http://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/288123260741246976NHL sends memo to clubs indicating no camps before Saturday (and may not open until Monday), 48-game season to begin Jan. 19
http://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun/status/288127980591534080NHL sent out memo to teams tonight saying Jan 19 puck drop is most probable, however if ratification process goes fast, Jan 15 still in play
they park under the X, so probably nowhere. you can usually see opposition teams or some of our guys on gamedays walking through rice park though. A few of them enjoy Starbucks over there.
I think if I were a star NHL'er I'd probably spend a good 5-10 minutes signing autos a day. Just part of the job, right?
I've heard there are people out there that just don't like JR and I guess I never really saw that. Top three all time American-born NHLer - and the guy is as classy as it gets.I've always loved Roenick. Then again I always like the outspoken guys that everyone else hates.
Really gotta get his book.
lol ESPN
Maybe it is because I don't get out of this state much, but it baffles me how much the country as a whole does not like hockey what-so-ever. I have tried watching basketball during the lockout but seriously, I just don't see the same amount of skill that is required for hockey vs. basketball. Baseball?.....Please, the only thing they have going is that they have to play 162 games, but that sport is like golf, you don't HAVE to be in shape to make an impact in the game (Prince Fielder). And the only thing that is as exciting would be football, but I put football fans on the same page as international soccer fans, them people are CRAZY. Plus in football you only have to play one direction either Offense or Defense.
My apologies for the rant, but I love this sport more than anything and I don't like how it is ALWAYS put on the back burner compared to the other big 4, even before the lockouts.
Too hard to get rinks and too expensive. Sticks are $300 dollars now? Icetime - I wouldn't have a clue what an hour is at Phalen over here now. It's just NOT a cheap sport and therefore not accessible to the masses. Combine that with it generally being a cold weather sport. Baseball, basketball, football, soccer = all free, basically, just find a group of guys or gals.
I agree, but for that reason it deserves bad cred? Even before this current lockout when the NHL was at it's "peak", it still didn't get any notoriety from the masses. NASCAR was argued to be at one time the most popular sports in the country. How expensive is it to get into a sport like that?
I've made this point before on FRB, but there is a big demographic difference between hockey fans and the other sports.
First major difference is the combination of education and affluence. Hockey fans tend to be more educated, which leads to having a higher median income. If FRB wasn't completely borqued on this computer... I'd do an archive search. Nevermind, found it.
Anecdotally, I can tell you that I have had conversations with basketball fans who trashed hockey to me. They did this without knowing that I was a hockey fan. I asked them, politely, what attracts them to basketball and what turns them off to hockey.
The typical conclusion, after being pushed, is that they just don’t understand the game. What is icing? What is offsides? Why is it so hard to put the puck in the net?
The saddest part is, that one guy argued with me about the skill that basketball requires is greater than that of hockey. His points were all about how a great basketball player understands the fundamental differences in how the ball will travel based on spins and angles.
I asked him to do a velocity differential based on a deflection off of the boards to hit a moving target, using a counter clockwise spinning puck while having thin blades of metal strapped on his feet.