Positions are also not necessary in shinny, including that of the goaltender. However many leagues opt to have positions, or at the very least goaltenders, because it helps make the game less chaotic and more closely resemble professional hockey. But even though shinny leagues may imitate professional hockey in some ways, they are inherently different when it comes to rules regarding safety. At face value, the biggest rule change between hockey and shinny is the removal of checking and most other forms of physical contact.
Originally there were even rules against slapshots which cause the puck to leave the surface of the ice. This was due to the fact that not all players wore protective gear in the early days of shinny, but now helmets and other pads are commonplace. Shinny is meant to be a recreational activity that can be enjoyed by players of all ages and skill levels, and the inclusion of contact such as checking would fundamentally alter that basic principle. There are plenty of other ways to get the puck away from the opposing team without sending one of their players into the boards.
Shinny has been around far longer than most people realize. From its humble roots as a derivative of the Scottish shinty, to the more regulated version played by millions around the world today, shinny has held onto its founding principle of being a sport that anyone can participate in at any level.
While their matches are still highly regulated, the NHL has incorporated a few outdoor games into each season ever since Think field hockey, but you can actually use the back part of your stick! Before ice hockey was officially established as a sport of its own, the first iteration of the game involved players using tree branches as sticks and "road apples" as the puck.
In case you're unfamiliar with what a road apple is Now there's a puck you wouldn't want to drop! Since the game closely resembled shinty, it's believed that European settlers began referring to pond hockey as shinny. And there you have it, the etymology of the name shinny. So the next time you want to pull a Cliff Claven on your friends when you're playing puck outdoors, let them know where the term shinny actually comes from.
These sticks could be purposefully carved or simply pulled off a tree, and were typically painted with bright colors. It seems that there was no standard with regard to the stick, and that each player could craft their own. The ball also featured great variation, both in craftsmanship and material.
Among different tribes, the ball would have been made of, to name a few examples, carved wood, bone, or sewn animal hide. Some balls were more pouch-like, made of stuff buckskin sewn at one end. It seems buckskin was the most common material with which the balls were made, though each tribe had a lot of liberty with the craft.
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