Informative Speech Outline
Speaker’s Name: Alex Gandy
Speech Topic: Why is the Chicago Blackhawks one of the best teams in the NHL today?
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: Why is the Chicago Blackhawks one of the best teams in the league?
Central Idea (Main Goal): to Inform people about the Chicago Blackhawks.
A. Introduction Good morning, I’m Alex and I’m going to talk about the Chicago Blackhawks.
Attention Grabber: Have my title wave
Background information: 1. they have won 5 Stanley cups, the trophy for the team that wins the NHL finals, in 1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, and2013 /2. they was a part of the original 6 which had Chicago, New York, Detroit, Boston, Toronto, and Montreal/3. They joined the league at the year 1926
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B. Body
Organizational Pattern:
First Major Point Staff
A. Roster
1. Players are hard working on and off the ice
2. Friends and play well together /3. Johnathon Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, and Corey Crawford
B. Coaches
1. The coaches help the players when they need some help on or off the ice
2. Hard working and they know the guys on a line/3. Joel Quennville, Mike Kitchen, and Kevin Dinenn are the main coaches
C. Team Work
1. The coaches and the players know what is going on at all times
2. They get along most of the time
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Second Major Point Schedule
A. Division
1. They are in one of the toughest division in the league
2. All of the teams don’t like each other/3. Play them 4 times a year/4. Dallas, Nashville, and Minnesota
B. Rivals
1. Most of Chicago’s rivals play them 4 times a year like Nashville
2. Some only play Chicago 2 times like Detroit and Columbus
C. League
1. The league is physical because hockey is a very physical sport
2. From New York all the way to California have hockey team, so it is a sport known by the country today/3. Fact- Atlanta had two hockey teams, the Atlanta Flames and the Atlanta Thrashers, would play Chicago one game to four games a year
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Third Major Point Others
A. Fans
1. The fans like Chicago and will cheer them on to victory in some games
2. The fans will also tell them when they are not doing so well on the ice
B. the United Center or where they play for home
1. It can hold a maximum of 19,717 people for regular or postseason games
2. It also is a 200 ft. by 85 ft. ice rink
C. Broadcasters
1. They tell what is going on during each period, and help people understand some stats that the team has or just one player has during that game
2. They also give the fans something to watch during the intermissions, and pre or postgame to help the fans know what is on the line for the Chicago Blackhawks
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C. Conclusion
Signal the End- Insert the words the end
Summarize your Ideas
That The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the best hockey teams in the NHL
D. Bibliography (MLA or APA): Full Citation
1. The Chicago Blackhawks website-http://blackhawks.nhl.com
2. http://www.google.com
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E. Visual Aids:
PowerPoint: Number of Slides: 11 to 12 slides which is all of the slides
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