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orangesampson posted:I don't like hockey, but when you have a SABRES team, who would like it. Jack Eichel fans
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Dementedghost posted:Hockey is cool and fun to watch. Afterwards I enjoy starting riots See Vancouver   2011 is a hard year to look back on
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Oct 28, 2014 02:48
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Its ok, cause 2010 was an awesome year for hockey
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Windows 98 posted:This is the best hockey fight in history Wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7LZbJhi6Fo and then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJlCdIOWkYM Avs/Red Wings games back in the 90's were loving great. Infidel Castro fucked around with this message at 03:16 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Oct 28, 2014 03:12
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yorslHoS0aw the guy who started the fight literally went down to one punch which broke his face lmao
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Oct 28, 2014 03:53
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Flying Fortress posted:and hockey fans are the worst. the more you like hockey the dumber you are I like hockey and got my BA in English literature, so I have read many books, OP - probably more than you. Your move.
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Oct 28, 2014 07:33
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what kind of game just stops so two guys can beat the poo poo out of each other
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Oct 28, 2014 07:38
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what do you mean 'stops'?
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Oct 28, 2014 07:40
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Oh man that's a good fight, but I think Potvin/Hextall is better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaLO1m-08SI also Cloutier was a lovely goalie, but man this was cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZrdJpW3fbI
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Oct 28, 2014 07:44
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I just started watching hockey recently for stress relief, it's great. Don't follow any one team I just try and watch as many matches as I can. Question, how the flying gently caress do you identify players? Of course they have jersey numbers but it's so fast paced you often can't read them. It's alright in most other sports where players don't wear helmets and a ton of padding but in hockey everyone looks the same. Is it just that as you follow a team you learn to sort of subconsciously pick who's who by having learnt the way they skate, their usual positioning and such? I can hardly identify a single guy let alone every player in all 30 teams.
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Oct 28, 2014 07:50
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the more you watch it the more you start to be able to anticipate movement before it happens, like with where the puck is (probably) going to go, so following the puck and the players gets easier. I rarely have trouble picking out players at a glance now unless they're new to the team.
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Oct 28, 2014 07:52
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Yeah I thought it might be a skill acquired over time. Do you think it's weird to watch a sport you've never even played? Can you appreciate it? Hockey isn't really a thing in Australia. What we call hockey you call field hockey.
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Oct 28, 2014 07:56
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I played hockey as a kid, so I can't say really. I do know we've got at least a few AUS goons in SAS who are big hockey fans, you should head on over and post with us in the N/V thread.
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Oct 28, 2014 07:59
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I guess I watch a fair amount of Rugby despite never playing it, so I don't really think it's weird to watch a sport you've never played
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Oct 28, 2014 08:02
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Alright, will do. E: Might actually be able to play it next year though when I move to Brisbane (one of our 3 major cities), really would like to. But it's probably not so easy to get into since ice rinks aren't really in abundance here. krampster2 fucked around with this message at 08:05 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Oct 28, 2014 08:03
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krampster2 posted:Is it just that as you follow a team you learn to sort of subconsciously pick who's who by having learnt the way they skate, their usual positioning and such? That's how I learned when I started watching as a kid. Just knew all the guys on my team (Washington Capitals) based on their build, skating style, positioning, etc. Then I learned the other teams they played a lot. Between watching enough hockey, playing the EA NHL games, and playing fantasy hockey, I know pretty much every regular in the league.
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Oct 28, 2014 08:03
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Bregor posted:That's how I learned when I started watching as a kid. Just knew all the guys on my team (Washington Capitals) based on their build, skating style, positioning, etc. Then I learned the other teams they played a lot. Between watching enough hockey, playing the EA NHL games, and playing fantasy hockey, I know pretty much every regular in the league. I must play EA's NHL series. Never have, just heaps of FIFA.
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Oct 28, 2014 08:14
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I dunno about the other EA games but the NHL series (while fun) is a really poor facsimile of actual hockey, and buggy as hell.
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Oct 28, 2014 08:17
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Soccer is the sport I follow most intensely and I reckon EA's take on it is pretty accurate. Hockey though would be a much harder sport to put into video game format so it doesn't surprise me. Also there's a much bigger dev team for FIFA of course.
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Oct 28, 2014 08:23
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mutant league hockey
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From the NHL's Wikipedia page. quote:While the NHL does not hold one of the largest fan bases in North America, it does hold one of the most affluent fan bases.[149] Studies by the Sports Marketing Group conducted from 1998 to 2004 show that the NHL's fan base is much more affluent than that of the PGA Tour.[150] A study done by the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2004, found that NHL fans in America were the most educated and affluent of the four major leagues. They were also found to be substantially more computer literate than the other fans. Further it noted that season-ticket sales were more prominent in the NHL than the other three because of the ability of the NHL fan to purchase them, something more out of reach for fans of the other leagues.[149] According to Reuters in 2010, the largest demographic of NHL fans was highly sought after group males aged 18–34, who were also shown to be more "tech savvy" than most fans.[151]
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Oct 28, 2014 09:23
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JawKnee posted:I dunno about the other EA games but the NHL series (while fun) is a really poor facsimile of actual hockey, and buggy as hell. Yeah in terms of usefulness from a new fan's perspective, it's mostly just current players and roster construction. The gameplay isn't really accurate for real NHL games.
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Oct 28, 2014 09:38
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When is Vancouver going to stop using a racist name for their team?
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krampster2 posted:Yeah I thought it might be a skill acquired over time. Do you think it's weird to watch a sport you've never even played? Can you appreciate it? There is an Australian Ice Hockey league. http://www.theaihl.com/ Most of the best players are Canadians that washed out in juniors. Like this guy who had 36 goals in 24 games. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/rosters_profile.cfm?clientID=3856&teamID=398467&leagueID=11464&playerID=1146317 Two dozen games is more than enough for a hockey season. One game a week; get rid of that nonsense of the best goalie not starting every game. Make them go back to leather pads too.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:09
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Antifreeze Head posted:There is an Australian Ice Hockey league. Wow that's bigger than I would have expected, even airs on FOX. Real shame there's no Brisbane team. Is it gaining in popularity do you know?
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Oct 28, 2014 13:17
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krampster2 posted:I just started watching hockey recently for stress relief, it's great. Don't follow any one team I just try and watch as many matches as I can. Learn your teams stars names and numbers, they'll be on the ice the most and being the best players obv means they're the dudes making poo poo happen most often and be generally being conspicuous. Then after that you gradually figure out the rest of the team when like #4 makes a really dumb play so you look him up and find out his name is Rob Scuderi and he makes 3.5 mil/year to be your worst defenseman which is hard to forget once you know
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Oct 28, 2014 13:18
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Pornographic Memory posted:Learn your teams stars names and numbers, they'll be on the ice the most and being the best players obv means they're the dudes making poo poo happen most often and be generally being conspicuous. Then after that you gradually figure out the rest of the team when like #4 makes a really dumb play so you look him up and find out his name is Rob Scuderi and he makes 3.5 mil/year to be your worst defenseman which is hard to forget once you know Guess I'll have to pick a team to support eventually. Kind of hard to stick to watching a sport if you don't have an attachment to any one team. Just a bit weird because I have no connection to North America whatsoever, so no reason to support a team other than just because I like the way they play.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:32
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well guys I've been thinking, and even though hockey is still lame it obviously makes you people happy and that's what really matters, so I retract my previous abusive comments. Please think of this thread a safe place to talk about your favorite touchdowns or memories of locker-room hijinks or whatever. I hope your team wins and the other team loses, that'll show those fuckers
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Oct 28, 2014 13:32
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one of us! one of us! one of us!
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krampster2 posted:Yeah I thought it might be a skill acquired over time. Do you think it's weird to watch a sport you've never even played? Can you appreciate it? I watched hockey for over 20 years before I got the chance to try and play.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:39
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That's cool, it's hard to get into sports when you're older.
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krampster2 posted:That's cool, it's hard to get into sports when you're older. It is. Luckily many places have beginner Adult league/instructional things and I was lucky enough to get involved in those. Kind of sucks though since my brain knows what to do and where I should be and my old fat body is like "LOL, no." I DID score a goal last night for Flying Fortress though. It was the only goal our team scored. You're welcome, OP.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:46
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krampster2 posted:Is it gaining in popularity do you know? I'm in Canada, so I really have no idea. Something on the site indicates paid attendance was up 25%, which sounds good I guess. If you need a team to cheer for, pick the Toronto Maple Leafs if you want all of Canada to hate you, the Los Angeles Kings if you think bandwagons are neat, and the Hartford Whalers if you want to strut around with a cool logo on your hat.
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Flyinglemur posted:It is. Luckily many places have beginner Adult league/instructional things and I was lucky enough to get involved in those. Kind of sucks though since my brain knows what to do and where I should be and my old fat body is like "LOL, no." You give me hope I can still play soccer. quote:If you need a team to cheer for, pick the Toronto Maple Leafs if you want all of Canada to hate you, the Los Angeles Kings if you think bandwagons are neat, and the Hartford Whalers if you want to strut around with a cool logo on your hat. I think I'll pick a Canadian team because I like Canada more. Anyway I'm going to bed. Sweet dreams gbs.
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Flyinglemur posted:It is. Luckily many places have beginner Adult league/instructional things and I was lucky enough to get involved in those. Kind of sucks though since my brain knows what to do and where I should be and my old fat body is like "LOL, no." You're alright FlyingLemur Now that you mention it I DID feel a strange tingle in my nether regions last night, was that from your goal? AS FORETOLD IN THE PROPHECY
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Oct 28, 2014 14:02
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hockey is good although it's a shame that national hockey isn't as good because all the good players left to play for the nhl
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Flying Fortress posted:You're alright FlyingLemur If it was around 10:15 Eastern Time, that was it. I tickled the net, which tickled your nethers. In some cultures we would now be married.
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Oct 28, 2014 14:05
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krampster2 posted:From the NHL's Wikipedia page. Yeah we own pretty good eh
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krampster2 posted:From the NHL's Wikipedia page. Also the farm teams for the NHL are pretty accessible for the average fan. Single games start at about  , season tickets are reasonable. The players you're watching will literally get called up the pros and then you can be all "Hell yeah i used to watch that guy play here!"I work an arena with a team and we get 5000-6000 attendance for a game so that pretty much fills the place. The team used to be UHL or one of the other scrub tier leagues, but a couple years ago changed over to AHL(the NHL farm system) and the calibre of play is much higher, much faster, much closer to what you'll see on the national ice UHL was awesome though because it was totally Goon with all the brawlers fighting
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