Hockey

Other games derived from hockey or its predecessors include the following:. Nice was the birthplace of:. In southern European countries (such as Spain, Portugal and Italy) and certain South American countries, especially Brazil and Argentina), the dominant form of hockey is Inline Hockey. The ferry companies SNCM and Corsica Ferries operate from the Nice harbour and sail to several towns on Corsica. Rink hockey sticks have a curled "L" shape, and are about the same size as those in field hockey. A tramway is currently under construction and is expected to begin operation in 2006. Modern ones have a hooked blade and are only curved right, whereas ice hockey sticks have a long blade that can lie flat on the playing surface when the stick is held upright and can be curved both ways. Public transportation within the city and to neighboring areas is provided by the Ligne d'Azur company.

Field hockey sticks are smaller than ice hockey sticks. The city is served by Cote d'Azur International Airport and has a railway station. colleges, men in East Asia, and both sexes in Western Europe and Australia. The more famous is the farandole. Field hockey is popular among women at U.S. Traditions are still alive, specially in the folk music and the dances. Today, Hockey Night in Canada, which first broadcast at the beginning of the wireless age, is roundly agreed to be the most popular show on Canadian television every Saturday night. In the recent decades Nice, as the rest of France, has received immigrants from other parts of the world, mainly Northern and Western Africa as well as southeastern Asia, which has further enriched the cultural life of the city.

Others argue that ice hockey started in Montréal, Québec. Local food culture, which includes pissaladiere a pie with onions and anchovies paste; socca, a kind of pancake made from chickpea flour; bouillabaisse and fish soup; "Stockfish" (traditionally prounounced as "Stoquefiche" (French spelling) with special emphasis on the first "e"), farcis, vegetables stuffed with breadcrumbs; and salade nicoise, a tomato salad with green peppers of the "Corne" breed, baked eggs, tuna or anchovies, and olives. Some assert that the game was started in the early 19th century, in Nova Scotia, by Scottish immigrants to Canada, who played on Skinner's Pond with sticks and skates, using cow dung as the puck. Niçard is an Occitan dialect but strong Italian influence makes it less unintelligible with other non-extinct Provençal dialects that exist around. Ice hockey is played almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere and predominantly in colder regions such as Canada, Russia, the USA and northern Europe (particularly in Scandinavia). The local language Niçard is still spoken by a minority and there are strong Italian and Corsican influences as well as Occitan. For example, in North America, hockey refers to ice hockey, whereas in the UK the same word denotes field hockey. Nice has a distinct culture due to its unique history.

The dominant version of hockey in a particular region tends to be known simply as hockey, other forms being more fully specified. A controversial official report stated that de Montgolfier had made unwarranted accusations. The major forms of hockey are:. In 2003, local head prosecutor Eric de Montgolfier alleged that some judicial cases involving local personalities had been suspiciously derailed by the local judiciary, which he suspected of having unhealthy contacts, through Masonic lodges, with the very people that they are supposed to prosecute or judge. Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a hard, round disc, ball or hockey puck into the opponent's net or goal, past the goaltender or goalkeeper (often abbreviated goalie), using a hockey stick. Jacques Peyrat, the mayor of Nice since 1995, is a member of the UMP party and former member of the Front National. The game is played with many of the same rules as regular ice hockey. He was then convicted of several counts of corruption and associated crimes and sentenced to prison.

The players sit on sleds, and push themselves up and down the ice with picks on the butt end of their shortened hockey sticks. As accusations of political corruption against Jacques Medecin grew, he fled France in 1990 and was arrested in Uruguay in 1993, leading to his extradition in 1994. Sled Hockey is a form of ice hockey played by the disabled. October 16, 1979 23 people died when the coast of Nice was hit by a tsunami. It uses a plastic puck and plastic sticks. In the second half of the 20th century, Nice bore the influence of mayor Jean Medecin (mayor from 1947 to 1965) and his son Jacques (mayor from 1966 to 1990). Gym Hockey is a form of hockey played in a gymnasium.
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Hurling is an Irish game. By a treaty concluded in 1860 between the Sardinian king and Napoleon III it was again transferred to France, and the cession was ratified by over 25,000 electors out of a total of 30,700 although the plesbicite was most likely sabotaged by the French. Shinty is a Scottish Highlands game. Conquered in 1792 by the armies of the French republic, the county of Nice continued to be part of France until 1814; but after that date it reverted to Sardinia. The rules are basically the same as ice hockey, but one variation has an extra player on the ice called a "rover". In 1775 the king of Sardinia destroyed all that remained of the ancient liberties of the commune. A stick and puck are used as in hockey (the puck is a softer version called a "sponge puck"), and the same soft-soled shoes used in broomball are worn. From 1744 till the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) the French and Spaniards were again in possession.

Spongee is a cross between ice hockey and broomball and is most popular in Manitoba, Canada. The treaty of Utrecht in 1713 once more gave the city back to Savoy; and in the peaceful years which followed the "new town" was built. Instead of using skates, special shoes are used that have very soft rubbery soles to maximize grip while running around. Captured by Catinat in 1691, Nice was restored to Savoy in 1696; but it was again besieged by the French in 1705, and in the following year its citadel and ramparts were demolished. Broomball is played on an ice hockey rink, but with a ball instead of a puck and a "broom" (actually a stick with a small plastic implement on the end) in place of the ice hockey stick. By opening the ports of the countship to all nations, and proclaiming full freedom of trade, Charles Emmanuel in 1626 gave a great stimulus to the commerce of the city, whose noble families took part in its mercantile enterprises. Ringette is an ice hockey variant that was designed for female players; it uses a straight stick and a rubber ring in place of a puck. In 1600 Nice was taken by the duke of Guise.

Because the game is played in the middle of the road, it is often interrupted by traffic, at which point someone will yell "car" and players stand to the side of the road to allow the vehicle to pass. Pestilence appeared again in 1550 and 1580. Games are usually informal with no referee and no set teams. In 1543 Nice was attacked by the united forces of Francis I and Barbarossa; and, though the inhabitants repulsed the assault which succeeded the terrible bombardment, they were ultimately compelled to surrender, and Barbarossa was allowed to pillage the city and to carry off 2,500 captives. Street hockey is a version of ice hockey played (most typically) on residential streets with or without inline skates, on bare pavement. It was in Nice that the two monarchs in 1538 concluded, through the mediation of Pope Paul III, a truce of ten years. Underwater hockey is played on the bottom of a swimming pool. During the struggle between Francis I and Charles V great damage was caused by the passage of the armies invading Provence; pestilence and famine raged in the city for several years.

Air hockey and table hockey are played on tables indoors. The maritime strength of Nice now rapidly increased until it was able to cope with the Barbary pirates; the fortifications were largely extended and the roads to the city improved. Shinny is an informal version of ice hockey. In the course of the 13th and 14th centuries it fell more than once into the hands of the Counts of Provence; and at length in 1388 the commune placed itself under the protection of the Counts of Savoy. Roller hockey is also known as rink hockey and Inline hockey. As an ally of Pisa it was the enemy of Genoa, and both the King of France and the Emperor endeavoured to subjugate it; but in spite of all it maintained its municipal liberties. Roller hockey is a variant of ice hockey that is played on concrete, asphalt or (ideally) a roller rink using inline roller skates, and is often played by ice hockey players for training purposes when ice is not available. During the Middle Ages Nice had its share in the wars and disasters of Italy.

Floorball is played in sport halls. In 729 it repulsed the Saracens; but in 859 and 880 they pillaged and burned it, and for the most of the 10th century remained masters of the surrounding country. It is in many ways field hockey played on ice. In the 7th century Nice joined the Genoese league formed by the towns of Liguria. Bandy is played with a ball on a football-sized ice arena, typically outdoors. It soon became one of the busiest trading stations on the Ligurian coast; but as a city it had an important rival in the Roman town of Cemenelum, which continued to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions, and has left its ruins at Cimiez, which is now a quarter of Nice. Indoor field hockey is an indoor variation of field hockey. Nice (Nicaea) was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks of Marseille and received the name of Νικαία ("Nikaia") in honour of a victory over the neighbouring Ligurians (Nike being the goddess of victory).

This is popular throughout North America, though it has not yet made the jump to Europe. There were settlements in the Nice area approximately 400,000 years ago: the site of Terra Amata shows one of the earliest uses of fire and construction of houses. They shoot into miniature goals as well. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, Nice is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Alpes-Maritimes département. Players get down on their knees, using a miniature plastic stick, usually about 1 1/4 feet long. . Mini Sticks is a form of hockey which is played in basements of houses. The city is a major tourist center and a leading resort on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur).

Most widely played in in North America and Europe. Nice (pronounced [nis]) (Occitan: Niça or Nissa; Italian: Nizza) is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. Ice hockey, played on ice with a small, 168-gram (6-oz) rubber disc called a puck. "Nice the very loyal city" (loyal to the House of Savoy), but the motto was shortened in 1860 when Nice became French.. Inline hockey, played in an indoor rink with a ball or or a plastic puck. ¹ The original city motto was Nicæa civitas fidelissima, i.e. Field hockey, played with a ball on gravel, grass, sand- or water-based astroturf. Christian Wolff (born 1934), American composer of experimental classical music.