Hockey
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Topic: Hockey
Posted By: karll
Subject: Hockey
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 5:58pm
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Is cool. Saw my first game in A LONG time at the Verizon center in DC. The Capitals lost 2 - 0 but it was still fun to watch. I won a Tshirt and everyone got flags for fan appreciation day. In short, I think I am going to start watching more hockey.
------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist." 
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 6:18pm
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You're in DC right now? Dude, I'm just north and west of Gallery-Place/Chinatown where the verizon center is located. Adams-Morgan FTW! ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 6:37pm
| Its baseball season. |
Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 7:23pm
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I was in DC since Thursday. I'm back in KC right now. If I would have known you lived there I would have broken into your place and stolen some of your PB crap. Darn. I guess hind sight is 20/20. It may be baseball season, but hockey is still cool. ------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: bishopisback
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 7:42pm
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Good time to start watching. Playoffs are here. ------------- 
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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 7:43pm
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Go ducks!
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 7:47pm
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I played for 13 years. It got to be more of a job than fun, so I quit when I was a junior in high school. Definitely a great sport. I've been thinking about getting back into it and playing pick-up games, but I doubt that's going to happen. -------------  irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 09 April 2007 at 7:54pm
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In other related skating/ice news, I saw Blades of Glory. It was a pretty good time. I suggest everyone who is a fan of Will Ferrel to check it out.
------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 4:07pm
Actually, most of my gear lives in the trunk of my car. The 'cocker is currently in the back seat. Nelly is in pieces (having been stripped and RE-Painted due to scratching) in the gun bag in the trunk, and the 'trix is in the marker bag in the front seat.... got a few '98's I'm doing repair jobs on in the house, but that's not the good stuff.  ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
karll wrote:Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 4:44pm
Wrong. Its playoff hockey season, no sport can match the intensity. Anyways, glad to see theres a new hockey fan. Lucky for you, you got to see Alexander Ovechkin of Washington. He's an amazing player. ------------- 
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 5:01pm
------------- irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 6:14pm
| hell yeah. devils play tomorrow to kickoff their first playoff game. |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 6:27pm
Haha. RIGHT. That's why SOOOO many people watch it! That's why during the lockout, no one really cared. MLB regular season > NHL playoffs. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> 
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Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 6:31pm
I'm not gonna argue about popularity. But I will argue that in no way is a bunch of guys standing around in a field more intense than guys skating, crashing and banging to score goals. -------------
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 6:49pm
This is a little off base, but I think MLB playoffs and the NCAA Men's basketball are both considerably more intense than hockey. When your championships are hanging on just one pitch, or your deep run in March are dependant on one defensive stop. Also, every play in an Alabama football game is more intense than hockey. I do think that my (and a good portion of the country's0 lack of interest in hockey is a direct result of regional exposure. If it's a place where there isn't ice, no one plays hockey. Nobody played hockey, so no one has interest. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 11:30pm
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I'd go to a hockey game over a baseball game anyday. I only care about one NCAA basketball team and one NCAA football team. So I would rather go to a hockey game than any other sporting event.
------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 11:38pm
Hahahahha, watching baseball....exciting?.... right..... I'll take hockey over baseball, hands down. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:00am
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Lacrosse ftw But yes, Playoff hockey is awesome. I wish it was Devils vs. Rangers in the first round again ------------- 
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:18am
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I actually saw part of a lacrosse game while in DC. It was interesting to watch. However, I wasn't dressed for the weather so I didn't stay very long. ------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: FlimFlam
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:34am
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MLB =
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 1:03pm
Well, you're in the minority. And if baseball is so damn boring why is it next to impossible to come up World Series tickets? The fact is, not many people care about hockey. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 1:14pm
You've never tried to buy NHL playoff tickets, have you? ------------- 
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Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 1:16pm
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wow, hockey is 10000x more popular in canada then baseball or basketball Personally i think baseball is the worst sport ever created. ------------- <1 meg sig = bad> |
Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 1:24pm
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I think baseball is incredibly fun to play, it's just a drag to watch.
------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 3:28pm
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Anyone watch the hockey game last night? Quad-OT. And since it's the playoffs, each OT is a full period, not just 5 minutes. Canucks won it though, with probably 2 minutes left in (technically) the 7th period.
*edit* Besides, how often does THIS happen in baseball: 
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 8:23pm
Obviously, you aren't talking about the same type of intensity that 'freak is talking about. Mental intensity is one thing, but you can't seriously think that there is the same physcial intensity involved in pitching a baseball, even a 100 mph fastball, as there is for a winger to bring the puck from his own blue line, skating as hard as he can, through defensemen who will stop you any way possible, including a crunching body check, to make a shot on net. |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 8:36pm
More sarcasm. There is no debating this fact: hockey is less popular in the United States, whatever the reason may be. That's all I was saying and then every hockey fan on the forum tries to give me their opinion as to why it's so OMG AWESOME. PEOPLES NECKS GET SLICED OPEN AND THATS SOO COOOL. Frankly, I don't care, and neither does most of America. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 8:38pm
| Not everyone will like hockey...I'm not trying to sell you on it...but don't attempt to diminish the skill and talent and physical ability of those who play the game. |
Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:19pm
Choop who is that? I remember reading about it but I forget the player. -------------
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:21pm
Absolutely not. That was not what I was trying to do. I respect any professional athlete, whether golfer, basketball player, football player, hockey player, et cetera for their absolute physical and mental dedication to the game. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:35pm
Personally, the fact that an average american likes something, doesnt indicate any sort of quality to me... Look at average american cars, restaurants, and so forth. Not at all an indicator of quality or entertainment. |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:55pm
Maybe not for cars, restaurants, etc., but you know as well as I do that Americans love their entertainment. Athletics in the US have a much higher quality than many other countries. Some NBA players won't even play in the Olympics because winning an NBA championship is a much, much higher honor than a gold medal at the Olympics. Why? The quality of competition is exponentially higher. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:05pm
| devils win woot |
Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:16pm
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you do know that hockeys is the 4th most popular sports in the states, and the most popular in canada so i think some people do care anyway, I think calgary is going to get knocked out fast, they got in the playoff froma fluke and there luck isnt going to last very long. ------------- <1 meg sig = bad> |
Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:19pm
Shh come on man, don't jinx the Wings! -------------
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:41pm
Yeah...thats why all the best players are from the states.... |
Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:48pm
ya man, i have been a wings fan ever since i started hockey (like 6 years old), ill admit i fist liked them because of my dad, but im still a wings fan to date, I hate those band wagon jumpers that only like them cuz of the last couple of cup wins Im so pumped, ill be moving home with my parents, and i will be able to watch almost the entire series with my dad, good times ------------- <1 meg sig = bad> |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:07pm
Thank you for helping prove my point. Why do Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash come to the NBA? It's the best league in the world. And, even if you were trying to prove something else, here are the top ten players this year in the NBA:
Just to be fair, we should add Steve Nash, South Africa. 8/11 is a pretty solid amount. And as far as all time, this list is the top 10: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2003-02-06-dup ree-team_x.htm Zero of them hail from foreign countries. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:08pm
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um...ny ranger playoff tickets sold out in under 2 minutes...i guess no one cares
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:09pm
| I'm talking about hockey... Notice the topic of the thread, Hockey. |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:30pm
The only way to get season tickets to Alabama football is to wait 5-10 years for somebody to die. And the average ebay price for single tickets last year- $600. Chewp, the best American athletes go into either football, basketball, or baseball... that's why there isn't the plethora of great American athletes in the NHL. Whatever, the University of Kentucky basketball has higher average attendance than any NHL team, and the avg NBA attendance is more than double that of the NHL. I realize arena size plays a part, but if there were the demand for larger NHL arenas there would be. You all can carry on talking about your less popular sport. (g) ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:33pm
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Roll Tide needs a reality check being an amazing athlete at one thing dosnt mean you can even medicore at another. ------------- <1 meg sig = bad> |
Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:42pm
and the blue jays are kickin ass! ------------- Canadians do it on top. 
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:42pm
What? If hockey was as popular as football, basketball, or baseball in the United States, those great high school athletes would work to be in the NHL. How can you think otherwise? ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:55pm
you really think pro basketball or baseball or even football players could play hockey? ------------- <1 meg sig = bad> |
Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 12:02am
If they spent as much time training for hockey as they do their respective sports, hell yes. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind. I think you'd be crazy to think otherwise. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 12:05am
then call me crazy, i dont see how baseball and hockey relate in ANY way. ------------- <1 meg sig = bad> |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 12:11am
You're retarded. I dont care how much shaq trains, he couldnt fight on skates. |
Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 12:13am
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I don't think anyone can train enough and just become good enough for the Pros...
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 12:51am
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Since I really don't have anything intelligent to add the the conversation, I am just going to fuel the fire by saying, Hockey > *.
------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: Roll Tide
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 1:13am
They wouldn't be playing baseball, that's the damn point. I didn't mean that you could take Kobe Bryant right now and put him in the NHL. I meant, and previously stated, that if you took Kobe Bryant when he was 8 and he played hockey everyday instead of basketball, he could play in the NHL. Crazy? I think not. Several people have been highly succesful at two major sports... Bo Jackson played in both the NFL and the MLB, as did Michael Jordan and others. Also, the #1 high school athlete in Pennslyvania, Terrelle Pryor, is a 5 star in both football and basketball. Choopie, and you kind of, missed what I was saying and just took my last quote. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules>
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 1:15am
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Did Jordan blow in the MLB? Are there any black people who play hockey? ------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 1:19am
Jordan sucked at baseball if space jam taught me anything. |
Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 1:21am
Theres a hand full. Most of them are goons with the exception of Jarome Iginla (whos one of the best players in the league) and Anson Carter. Grant Fuhr, although he didn't look black, was. He was a really good goalie. -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 5:16pm
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I have come to realize you hate most things American. Speaking of Cars, last time I checked Canada wasn't exporting too many of them... -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 5:37pm
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Theres a few. I know Kevin Weeks is or was the goalie for the Rangers. -------------
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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 5:46pm
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I feel the need to once again point out that ice hockey is superior to any other sport. Also, LETS GO BOLTS!  -------------
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 5:49pm
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Capitals ftw. EDIT: Or ftl rather. But hey that means they get a good draft pick. I think? ------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 6:01pm
This is not a valid argument. Most NFL football players come from college football teams. They were recruited into college football from scouts in high school. That's the way it works in most American sports leagues. Most American high schools don't have an ice rink in their gym...high school hockey teams play where there is already an ice rink. It's more of a budget thing than a popularity thing. Think of how many less high schools would have football teams if there were only one field available in a town, and there were a dozen high schools to compete for time on the field, along with the general public. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 6:56pm
Oh really? http://www.canadianmade.com/automotive.shtml - http://www.canadianmade.com/automotive.shtml That h-core crown vic could have been made in Canada. I never claimed that canadian cars are better, nor did I ever claim canada is a major exporter of cars. |
Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 9:30pm
Yeah, who said anything about cars anyways?
I'm pretty sure they get the 5th overall pick, but there is talk that they'll probably use it to trade for a top forward since they already have a ton of good prospects. Look out for Washington, they're gonna get really good, real soon. -------------
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