(Too) Late game postponement due to weather

[LadyStanley]

Yep should have been postponed 3+ hours before puck drop.

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[LadyStanley]

OTOH



Announcement of another weather related postponement/cancellation. (Have to think game won't be rescheduled)

 

[Yukon Joe]

You guys know that although the article says "weather-related State of Emergency", it wasn't actually the weather itself they were worried about. After all there's no fans in the building.

No, they would have been more worried about the rolling blackouts that have been hitting Texas as a result of the cold weather. Can't play a hockey game in the dark.

 

[LadyStanley]

@Yukon Joe so they now have teleporters so the PA guy, ice cleaning staff, off ice officials don't have to drive to the arena?

 

[Yukon Joe]

@Yukon Joe so they now have teleporters so the PA guy, ice cleaning staff, off ice officials don't have to drive to the arena?

BUt the point was this - they called the game so late that those people were already there. And they had to drive home anyways, so why not play the game at that point.

And the reason was: the blackouts.

 

[tarheelhockey]

You guys know that although the article says "weather-related State of Emergency", it wasn't actually the weather itself they were worried about. After all there's no fans in the building.

No, they would have been more worried about the rolling blackouts that have been hitting Texas as a result of the cold weather. Can't play a hockey game in the dark.

Reading between the lines, it sounds like the mayor's office contacted them at the 11th hour with notice that they couldn't guarantee consistent power supply to the arena. Can't imagine the league deliberately waited until players were getting dressed to make that call.

 

[Slashers98]

Reading between the lines, it sounds like the mayor's office contacted them at the 11th hour with notice that they couldn't guarantee consistent power supply to the arena. Can't imagine the league deliberately waited until players were getting dressed to make that call.

I'm not surprised here. Bush league!

 

[gstommylee]

I'm not surprised here. Bush league!

This isn't something to make fun off. Texas is dealing with a rare rare rare ice/cold storm to the point where they are dealing with rolling blackouts.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

This isn't something to make fun off. Texas is dealing with a rare rare rare ice/cold storm to the point where they are dealing with rolling blackouts.

it's not just Texas it's Oklahoma including OKC, Arkansas, and Tennessee, AND HEADING toward DC

 

[Slashers98]

This isn't something to make fun off. Texas is dealing with a rare rare rare ice/cold storm to the point where they are dealing with rolling blackouts.

I'm talking about the NHL dude. They should have made that decision earlier.

 

[LadyStanley]

CNBC reporting yesterday that Texas power grid (an entity unto itself, does not connect to nationwide grids) is now under investigation over this.

 

[gstommylee]

nvm please delete.