Sidney Crosby helped lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to victory in the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals
5 CHAPTER 1 STEM ON THE RINK It's the deciding game of the Stanley Cup Finals the championship series of the National Hockey League NHL A player takes control of the loose puck His skates slice smoothly across the rink as he pushes the puck with his high tech hockey stick Gentle taps to the puck are enough to keep it under control as it glides across the ice The player pulls the stick back then whacks the puck The curve of the blade at the end of the
6 stick lifts the puck off the ice sending it flying through the air It sails over the right shoulder of the goalie and goes into the net for a goal The player's team ends up taking home the Stanley Cup the oldest trophy in professional sports
7 Youth hockey is wildly popular in many parts of the United States Science technology engineering and math STEM play a big part in hockey STEM principles help determine the thickness of skate blades and how sharp they should be for the best performance STEM can predict the direction of a puck after it's shot allowing
