KSPN Curriculum - Violence in Hockey: The Road to Success or Failure?

Core Values: Fairness, Respect and Sportsmanship

Students will explore concepts of fairness, respect, and sportsmanship as they relate to hockey. They will identify various hockey teams and explore the impact of violence on the ice on the hottest new KSPN program: Violence in Hockey.

Violence in ice hockey continues to be a problem that confounds the sport. For many, it is part of the game.

Are ice hockey teams that play with more violence more or less likely to win?

In this learning activity, students will explore this question by providing statistical evidence as to the effect violence has on scoring opportunities and the win/loss records of various professional hockey teams. Students will assume the role of researchers, analysts, writers, producers and editors in order to create a video segment for the new KSPN documentary, Violence in Hockey: The Road to Success or Failure?

Working in small, cooperative groups, students will explore concepts of Fairness, Respect, and Sportsmanship and determine the importance of these core values in both amateur and professional team sports. Students will collect, analyze, and communicate statistical data to demonstrate the impact of violence on winning or losing