Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in an indoor or outdoor rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score goals. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually fielding six players at a time: one goaltender to stop the puck from going into their own net, two defensemen, and three forwards who skate the span of the ice trying to control the puck and score goals against the opposing team.
The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.
Junior hockey is a level of competitive ice hockey generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age. Junior hockey leagues in the United States and Canada are considered amateur and operate within regions of each country.
Kirk Edward McCaskill is a Canadian-American former Major League Baseball pitcher and former professional ice hockey player. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels and Chicago White Sox between 1985 and 1996, and played in the American Hockey League for the Sherbrooke Jets during the 1983–84 season.
Paul McGowan is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dundee in the Scottish Championship.
New Hampton School is an independent college preparatory high school in New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. It has 305 students from over 30 states and 22 countries. The average class size is eleven, and the student-faculty ratio is five to one. New Hampton School does not require a uniform.
The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL), was a semi-professional ice hockey league founded in 1896 and existing through the 1910s. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the league was the pre-eminent ice hockey league at the time in the United States. It was the first league to openly hire and trade players.
Neil William McGowan is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently player/first-team coach in the Scottish Juniors with Troon.
Gavin McGowan is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender. McGowan featured for Arsenal in the Premier League and for Luton Town in the Football League Second Division.
Jamie McGowan is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender; he spent all of his professional career in the Scottish leagues, with clubs including Dundee, Falkirk, Motherwell and St Mirren.
Frank Bernard "Beauty" McGowan was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in 375 games over five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns and Boston Bees. The native of Branford, Connecticut, threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
The Pittsburgh Bankers were one of the earliest professional ice hockey clubs. The club was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, the first league to openly hire hockey players, from 1900–1904 and 1907–1909. The team played all of its games at the Duquesne Gardens, and was involved, in the first known trade of professional hockey players.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were an early professional ice hockey club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League for the 1908 WPHL season. The team, and the league, played all of their games at the Duquesne Gardens. The Pirates are best known for being involved in the first known trade of professional hockey players.
Score: A Hockey Musical is a 2010 Canadian musical film written and directed by Michael McGowan starring Noah Reid, Allie MacDonald, Olivia Newton-John, Marc Jordan and Nelly Furtado.
Dylan John McGowan is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers.
Aaron Joseph McGowan is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership. He has previously played for Morecambe and Hamilton Academical.
Edward Everett McGowan was an American professional ice hockey player. He played with the Vancouver Maroons of the Western Canada Hockey League. He also played with the Winnipeg Maroons of the American Hockey Association, Edmonton Eskimos of the PrHL, and the Springfield Indians of the CAHL.
Hannah McGowan is an American retired ice hockey player. McGowan played for the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) during their inaugural 2015–16 season.
Kevin Michael McGowan is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets.
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