Velocity, strength, impact.

Sounds like your average night around the Honda Center in Anaheim, or any other NHL rink. But if you were to peel back the outer skin of a hockey game, what would those terms -- velocity, strength, impact -- mean? What is their very nature, and how do they apply to pro sports' fastest game?

Leave it to the Anaheim Ducks, seemingly always on the vanguard of thinking outside the hockey box, to bring science and hockey together in an unlikely yet wholly fascinating marriage ... The Science of Hockey.

- Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Science of Hockey Exhibits

	You Be the Goalie This high energy hockey experience puts you in the skates of an NHL Goalie! Gear up as you attempt to block shots the opposing team's players. Learn about reaction processes in the body and how goalies are able to block a shot in as little as .15 seconds.
	You Be the Shooter This interactive exhibit allows you to test your skills and shoot the puck at a virtual goalie! Better put your game face on, or else the virtual goalie will block your shot! Learn about Newton's first law of motion and why objects tend to stay in place or in motion. Virtual Jiggy is better than real Jiggy, I think. That guy's pretty good in net there. They did a really job with him. Jiggy's been shooting on him, trying to get some tips. -- Anaheim Ducks star player Ryan Getzlaf, talking about the virtual Anaheim Ducks goaltender J.S. Giguere inside of The Science of Hockey’s You Be the Shooter interactive
	Broadcast Booth  Select your favorite Ducks play and become the broadcaster as you record your own play-by-play! Follow the script of scientific explanations of the game, or create your own narrative. After you have finished recording, listen to your play-by-play and email it to yourself so you can share it with your friends and family! Photo Credit: Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register
	Reaction Time Test your reaction time to sound, light, and vibration. Place your hands on the surface of the exhibit, and then wait.... when the sound, light or vibration is activated, a timer begins and you must hit the stop button as fast as you can!
	Friction Table Why is ice the best playing surface for the game of hockey? Test and compare how pucks move on various surfaces and learn about the effect that friction has on movement of the puck.  Science and hockey. Sir Isaac Newton surely didn't see his three laws of motion used to explain the breakdown of a slap shot, but if the renowned physicist were alive today, he might appreciate his concepts being used in an innovative manner.
	Penalty Box When the referee sends you to the penalty box, you will have to use your brain to get back out onto the ice! Players in the penality box will have to answer at least 4 hockey-based math questions before they can get back into the game!
	Uniforms, Weights and Measures Learn the physical energy it takes to play hockey and how the materials and design of players’ uniforms can affect their speed, comfort level, and performance.
	Skater Challenge Test your skating skills against a professional hockey player and discover the skill behind their movement on the ice. Skate behind a player, as if following him through a drill in the NHL SuperSkills competition. The Science of Hockey will give you a perspective to see how amazing our players are at what they do. Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner
	Coach's Corner Watch a video to learn all about fitness and nutrition and play along with a quiz show by answering questions on how to make positive decisions about exercise, nutrition, and sportsmanship.
	Zamboni Machine Climb inside this full-size replica of a 500 series Zamboni Machine to learn about how ice is resurfaced during hockey games. Move levers and push buttons to find out how to activate various functions of the Zamboni Machine and how this affects the ice. Photo Credit: Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register

Video courtesy of Kent French and the Anaheim Ducks

Footage courtesy of the OC Register