Hockey is a fast and exciting sport. The game is played by two teams skating and shooting a hard rubber disc called a puck with sticks. They score points by hitting the puck into the other team’s net, and which ever team scores more points wins. Hockey is definitely one of the most popular sports out there, and today, we’re going to look at 5 best poems about hockey.
1. The Hockey Game by Nicholaus Taphorn
The players get ready for their big game tonight.
The Stanley Cup final, this will be a big fight
Between two hockey teams from the East and the West,
But only one team, can be the very best.
The players step out on the ice for the warm-up,
With their cheering mascots of two little pups.
They skate around shooting puck after puck,
At their goalie as if to say “good luck”.
Then the first line players skate to center ice
From the announcer’s view, they look like mice.
The ref drops the puck and the battle is on,
This will be a good game, it will go until dawn.
The East team wins the draw, and drops it back to the defenseman,
Who passes it up to the right-winger captain.
He drives into the zone and gets ready to shoot,
But some of the audience give him a hoot.
He hesitates for a sec, but that is enough,
Because a guy from the West side gives him a rough.
He gets hammered into the boards, quite dazed by this hit
And then he decides to retaliate to it.
He skates at full speed after his hitter from the West,
He wants a fight and he will do his best,
To make the guy angry and turn around to punch,
And draw a penalty for his team to get past this whole bunch.
But he trips the guy instead and his plan back fires.
Now he is in the box, as if tangled with wires.
The West wins the draw after that stoppage in play,
and fires it at the net, to make the crowd’s day.
HE SCORES! Cries the announcer, with a lot of glee,
For his favorite team has now taken the lead.
The game begins again and it keeps going on,
With players rushing up and down the ice, then the puck is gone,
once again the West team has scored, another goal,
sliding the puck through the goalies five-hole.
The goalie slams his stick, in angry frustration,
While the other team celebrates this special occasion.
Play resumes once again and the other team fights back,
To score their first goal with a shot like a gun.
And this hockey games score, is now 2-1.
The period soon ends with the players quite tired,
But after this play, some of them are quite wired.
But they get a break, to rest and hold grins,
And wait until the second period begins.
And then soon enough as the zamboni finishes,
The teams are back out trying to get this game in their clutches.
The game starts again with the West winning the draw,
And the other team now acts against a hockey law.
A player is now injured on the side of the West,
For he took a slash, right into the chest.
5 Minute Major! The ref yells to the East.
For acting like a horrible beast.
The East is one-man short for 5 minutes or less,
For the West has a chance to do more then their best.
And they do! they push hard firing shot after shot,
Until the goalie is tangled in a knot.
Then a high, hard slap-shot comes from the slot,
Putting the puck right into the pot.
It is now 3-1 for the team from the West.
It looks like they are going to be the very best.
But the East team keeps pressing to get back in the game,
They score one goal, and another, now almost without shame.
And now the game is tied at 3-3,
Which team will win? Which team will it be?
The play goes from one end of the ice to another,
Some players trying to impress, their very proud mothers.
They are having a lot of fun here you see,
Except the one guy with an injured knee.
The West side then takes a penalty for tripping,
The East guy is flat on his nose, blood dripping.
The West takes the “power” out of “power play” though,
And then they get a breakaway, for a shorthanded goal.
With the score now 4-3, in favor of the West,
It looks like the East guys are doomed to their death.
But no, they press even harder still,
To get the tying goal, from their very strong will.
Then the second period comes to an end,
With the players each skating to opposite ends,
To go to their respective dressing rooms,
Getting ready for the 3rd period glooms.
The zamboni then drives out on the ice, to mend,
All the cuts in the ice made by player’s skate bends.
It fills them with water and makes the ice smoothed,
While the teams in their dressing get a themselves soothed.
Then he finally is done, and the players are back,
For 3rd period action, and no time for slack.
Right off the draw the East takes the puck clean,
And scores even though the goalies is quite keen.
The West then fights back with enormous strength,
And skates around the ice a full seven lengths.
They shoot and they pass, they hit and they take,
The puck away from the opposing team, with their game at stake.
Then finally after so much hard work,
They get the tying goal, and to the other team they smirk.
The game goes on with the West scoring again,
To make it 6-5, from the wills of the men.
Then with 1 minute left in the game the East side,
Pulls their goalie for the extra man Clyde.
They now have an empty net in their end,
But they have 6 attackers with a goal space to mend.
Then with a scramble by the net the goalie takes the puck,
And flips it down the ice hoping for lots of luck.
With ten seconds left then nine and then eight,
The puck hits the net like it just opened a gate.
The goalie he shouts with ever so much joy,
The West wins the cup and as if it were a new toy,
They scream, they shout, they give victory cries.
The cup is now theirs and I’m not telling lies.
They shake hands with the East and they say great game,
For without this hard working team,
It just wouldn’t of been the same,
Exciting game that it was, with no fame.
So that is the story of THE HOCKEY GAME.
I hoped you all liked. Michael Jordan said it was lame.
2. Ode To A Hockey Puck by John Soltis
You are just a little piece of round black vulcanized rubber
Three inches in diameter and one inch thick
Kept in a bucket in ice before every game
But Oh! how you can affect a dedicated team player, a nation, and
Many a devoted old and young fan
For your position on a stick, in a glove or out or in a net
Can affect the fortunes of so many
Yes – your just a hockey puck
But the future of every hockey game depends on
Where you end up every night
So what a great honour for you to have
So stay hard and tough cause we need you to last the whole game
3. My First Hockey Game by Jay W. Allen
I went to see the hockey game, during the day
They were practicing their moves
it was during the month of may.
it made me want some food.
The other team lost bad
but they played hard
they were very mad
we got a money card
I was extremely glad
but also very tired
I kind of felt bad a tad
I guess I can retire
the other team shook our hands
and said we’ll see you again
4. A 5 Minute Poem About Hockey by George Radcliffe
The sound of the blade,
Gliding through the ice.
The sound of the puck,
Hitting the wooden stick.
The chanting of the crowd,
After the winning goal.
The bells and whistles,
Of the finishing buzzers.
The cheering of your team.
(We won, We did it!)
That is the sound of winning,
The sound of victory.
After a well fought battle,
In hockey.
5. My Hockey Friend by Katie Briggs
A friend of mine, loving hockey
Watching it every day
She loves almost all the players
And the unique ways they play
She loves our team especially
With a wall full of stuff,
Dedicated to them
She can’t get enough!
Knowing certain player’s stats
Most of them, anyway
She gets all of her lucky charms
When they go to play
A little bit obsessed
Is what her family might say
She’d go and watch our team
Any night or day
Going to open practice
And alumni games
Collecting pics and signatures
To put them into frames
If she didn’t watch it every day
I believe she’d go insane
Hockey’s more than just a sport
The passion’s within the game
Final thoughts
Hockey is a beautiful game that requires a lot of practice and dedication. I hope you’ve enjoy the poems about hockey or even inspired to shoot the puck. If you haven’t played hockey before, definitely try it out, it’s one of the coolest sports on the planet!
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Thomas Dao is the guy who created Poem Home, a website where people can read about all things poetry related. When he’s not busy working on his next project, you can find him reading a good book or spending time with family and friends.
