Technology Advancement in the NHL for the past 100 years

As the NHL approaches its centennial year next year, the advancement in technology has gone out of this world. One, some teams have tv shows where you can watch and listen to each player whether it is at practice, during a game or when they are not at the rink but everyday life. For example, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a tv show called Inside the Pens Locker Room. It's where the cameras follow the team around throughout the season and get to listen to what the players, coaches and staff are saying. Another example of a tv show is when NBCSN did a short mini series called NHL 36. This series is about where the cameras follow one specific player for 36 hours to see what he does in preparation before a hockey game and what he does off the ice. Second, the NHL has been making lots of rule changes now and some rules are very helpful during a game. An example would be a review to determine whether its a goal or no goal. What it does is help the refs make choices whether puck crossed the line or whether the puck was knocked in by the players body or a high stick. This year the NHL has allowed the coaches to challenge goals to determine whether the play was offsides or was there goalie interference. Another example would be instant replay. What it has done is allow the fans to be able to look back at highlights of the previous play.  Third, the scoreboards and jumbotron screens have made a big difference at the ice arenas. Back then the scoreboards run on regular battery clocks and now the scoreboards are bigger and run on electricity and light bulbs. Jumbotron screens now can show highlights, follow the game for fans that are sitting way up high, promote commercials, make big announcements and even have fun activities to get the fans involved in. Fourth is the way how cameras can film at very different angles so fans that are not at the game can have an up close experience of a hockey game. Back then there was Without these technologies and advancement the NHL wouldn't probably be around today. As we move on into the future the technology will keep advancing and pretty soon you could be watching  the game from a players view.