To: airborne
Back in the ‘70s we called this ‘expansion’ hockey - fights brought crowds! I stopped watching until The Great One appeared.
Gretzky and Bettman saved the NHL twice over.
Btw, great Flames-Canucks game last night - finally, the Canucks have a fearsome offense, even if they did lose this one.
9 posted on
01/10/2010 8:10:09 AM PST by
headsonpikes
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To: headsonpikes
Funny how fighting has been pushed out of main stream hockey here in North America, in favor of a faster, more “European style”, and here we have Europeans in the biggest fighting incident in hockey.
BTW, I hate the original ‘Slapshot’ movie.
11 posted on
01/10/2010 8:13:32 AM PST by
airborne
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To: headsonpikes
Back in the 70s we called this expansion hockey - fights brought crowds! I stopped watching until The Great One appeared. It was ugly. They damn near ruined a great sport with that crap.
16 posted on
01/10/2010 8:23:13 AM PST by
Ditto
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To: headsonpikes
Back in the 70s we called this expansion hockey - fights brought crowds! I stopped watching until The Great One appeared. The first minor league hockey game I attended had a big fight in it. The redneck granny next to me held her three year old grandkid above her head so he could get a better view of that fight. Ahh, memories.
21 posted on
01/10/2010 8:47:36 AM PST by
KarlInOhio
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To: headsonpikes
Gretzky and Bettman saved the NHL twice over.
Errr what? Buttman hasn't saved anything and has instead made things noticeably worse with over-expansion and "wonderful" TV deals....
22 posted on
01/10/2010 8:51:52 AM PST by
MikefromOhio
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To: headsonpikes
Back in the 70s we called this expansion hockey - fights brought crowds! I stopped watching until The Great One appeared.
Gretzky and Bettman saved the NHL twice over.
Btw, great Flames-Canucks game last night - finally, the Canucks have a fearsome offense, even if they did lose this one. Hehe I have a standing arguement with my kids and co-workers about this.
Professional hockey has the same flavor as professional wrestling. IMHO It is rigged, just like pro wresting is now.
The "pure fan" knows hockey and enjoys it for what it is. The average "Joe Sixpack" fan just watches Pro Hockey for the fights. Don't believe me? Ask 100 people you know. I bet you more than 90 of 'em will say the best part of Hockey "is the fights!"
The team owners KNOW this and recruit kids who will "pump up the sagging sales" of seats with fights.
Fights are what attacts the average fan. Sickening, IMHO, but true.
OTOH, watch a College hockey game. MUCH more technical hockey, and no fights!
Of course, no big crowds/public interest either...Hmmm, I wonder why?
33 posted on
01/10/2010 10:44:41 AM PST by
China Clipper
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