Hockey

[razz]

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[The Lady of Shadows]

because my dear razzle dazzle, hockey isn't a real sport.

now, what do you have to say to that????????????????

:P

[razz]

i say anyone who thinks that must hate Germans, Russians, American, Canadians, and Swedes, and can go rot.

[The Lady of Shadows]

well, you don't see anyone else posting here do you? that's because everyone knows that hockey is lame.

is it true that blood bounces on ice? i've always wondered if that was true.

my writing partner in law school was a hockey freak. i really think she would've done the entire cincinnati cyclones team if she wasn't married. :lol:

[razz]

well, you don't see anyone else posting here do you? that's because everyone knows that hockey is lame.

is it true that blood bounces on ice? i've always wondered if that was true.

my writing partner in law school was a hockey freak. i really think she would've done the entire cincinnati cyclones team if she wasn't married. :lol:
:rofl:
no, blood doesn't bounce. but heads do. especially when a Penguin gets clotheslined.

[The Lady of Shadows]

aren't penquins too short to get clotheslined? besides, penquins don't even have necks. and how does a wing play hockey anyway? and is it fried, broasted, baked, or broiled? mmmmmmmm - chicken. :lol:

[Sam]

THAT was a hell of a game there.

[razz]

well that was a ripoff.

[razz]

200 beambux says the wings win next game.

[Sam]

Very likely. The Wings beat the doggie doo out of the Penguins last night. If Fleury hadn't worked his ass off the series would be over. No telling if he can do it two more times.

[razz]

I've been hoping Crosby would break a rib or something. mostly so i can hear the NBC commentors cry over it. in the third and fourth game, that's all they talked about. They asked some Guy from the Washington team if he thought Crosby was better than him. Who the hell asks that?

[razz]

OKAY! Game six! We better win, this time!!!

[The Lady of Shadows]

god. how many fucking games are there already? what is this, the world series of useless ice games?

{*ducks so razzle dazzle can't shoot her*}

[Dawn]

go red wings!! :clap: im a fan so there! :P anway i really hope the win it tonight...the last game was hell on my husband lol. im excited!!! :excited:

[Kevin]

I called that Detroit would score in the first 5 minutes...I was off by 3 seconds. :P

[razz]

Did y'all see that? the goalie sat on the fucking puck and knocked it in!
:rofl:
poor penguin. He's never gonna live that down!

[The Lady of Shadows]

oh my god. razz, did you just use the f word???????

i'm so proud of you i could just bust! :) :lol:

[razz]

you've never heard...er...seen me say that?

[The Lady of Shadows]

only in one other post i think. and that was in response to me using it in like every other sentence. it's just so . . . . :excited:

[Dawn]

yuss yuss yuss!! its over and we won!!! :excited:

[razz]

Hell yeah. i just ran out and screamed at the top of my lungs. i made dogs bark and children cry. the heavens shook at the power of my voice. mountains cowered and rivers ran dry. the north pole melts, and the south sheds bitter tears
Oh, Glory the Wings are Victorious!

[The Lady of Shadows]

so now i have to ask this.

are you (you meaning razzle dazzle) originally from england? sometimes you just seem so very . . . british. then you go and pull something like this and you just seem so . . . michiganish. :lol:

[The Lady of Shadows]

wow. this must be important because the new york times sent out this:

Breaking News Alert
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 -- 10:47 PM ET
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Red Wings Win Stanley Cup

The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time
in 11 seasons Wednesday night. They beat the Pittsburgh
Penguis, 3-2, in Game 6 of the finals.

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[razz]

nope, i'm a life time troll. i get the British (actually Scottish) from my gran. she moved to Detroit when she was twelve.

[Ruthful]

I was shocked when I found out that NBC was airing the Stanley Cup finals. I didn't even think the NHL had a cable TV contract any more. And they air the NBA Western Conference Finals on TNT? What's up with that?

[razz]

well the wings won, si I'm content with that.

[The Lady of Shadows]

nope, i'm a life time troll. i get the British (actually Scottish) from my gran. she moved to Detroit when she was twelve.


troll. :lol:

[razz]

troll. Southern Peninsula Michigander.

[razz]

hey powers that be, could you rename this the Hockey thread or something like that, please? the season's over, there's no point in keeping this name, but i'd prefer not to make a new thread for hockey.

[razz]

need i say anything else in the title?
I think this is the best sport, period.
Think about it:
you got guys in armor, wearing boots on knives, gliding across ice (which is more dangerous than wood or grass). they carry weapons (ever heard of death by basketball? i don't think so) They swing these weapons at a heavy rubber disk, so they can go flying into a net.
There is ususally a fight once per game. When this happens,
There are 90 year old ladies screaming
"TEAR HIS FUCKING BALLS OFF!"

You can't finsd this kind of entertainment in any other sport. :P

[The Lady of Shadows]

again with the fucking hockey threads razzle dazzle? really, i'm beginning to wonder about your sanity. :P

[razz]

you're JUST beginning to wonder about my sanity?
:P

well the old one got sent to the clearing after the season was over.

[Ruthful]

I'll say this much for hockey. They use a goal that's about one-tenth the size of the one they use in soccer, and usually score more goals.

[jayson]

I'm with you Razz. Favorite sport by far.

I do think that the NHL has gotten too large and the product is not completely watered down, but I still watch because I love the sport itself (even if it's being played in that league by too many 18 year olds and guys who could only make a team in a league this big). My real enjoyment comes in the spring during the NCAA hockey tournament.

[Brice]

The reality is NOONE out there really knows what this game is about. There are no rules except for kill the enemy. In short it is what all games should aspire to be. Seriously, I know none of the rules. I'll just tune into a game if I catch one on for the fights. :rofl:

[TLC]

Razz, I agree, I love Hockey!!

Been a fan since 1987, I was 6yrs old!!!

[agrabin]

You got my attention. My team is the Belfast Giants and I'm a season ticket holder at the 'Big O' here in Northern Ireland.

It's the best spectator sport on the planet without doubt.

[Daghain]

How did I miss this thread?

Hockey? I LOVE hockey! I'm a died-in-the-wool Colorado Avalanche fan, so I suspect razz and I are going to have a little rivalry going on here. :D

[Whiplash]

Anyone here a big NHL (Hockey) fan? I know it is not big in the US, but in Canada it sure is. In any case I am a huge Montreal Canadiens fan! Open to discussion with anyone. Not sure if this belongs in the general discussion section or in the TV section (seeing as it's also a TV event) :grouphug:


http://www.sportslogos.net/images/logos/1/491/thumbs/wkue6hfkzqs2bnl0efw8sihf7.gif

[Bev Vincent]

I was a big fan of les canadiens back in the day. Ken Dryden and Guy LaFleur were my favorite players, but I also liked the Mahovlich brothers, Jacques Laperriere, Serge Savard, LaPointe, Yvan Cournoyer. Showing my age...

I remember Dryden's first season, how he came out of nowhere, played a few games at the end of the season and led the team to the Stanley cup. He had a distinctive goalie mask and a unique way of resting his arms on top of his goalie stick between plays -- which was something only someone his height could accomplish.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/KenDryden-TheGame.jpg

[Whiplash]

oh yeah! Those were the days Bev! Collecting stanley cups in the 70s. :)

[Bev Vincent]

My parents attended the only game that featured the Dryden brothers facing each other in goal. Montreal vs. Buffalo.

[velcro_fly]

Montreal Canadiens :wtf:

Actually I shouldn't say anything, I am a Oiler fan.:cry:

[Whiplash]

well....velcro....next year will likely be a lot more fun to watch for you guys (Hall/Seguin) ;)

[Lily-sai]

I've been a fan of the Habs since I was a wee girl. :) My dream to come true was to sit in the Bell Centre and watch Canadiens vs. Rangers maybe five or six years ago. A teenager Rangers fan sat beside me and shouted high and loud whenever the Rangers got the puck. Well, we won. :evil:

I was so proud to be a Finn when the whole audience gave an standing ovation when Saku Koivu emerged. ah.

[Whiplash]

Good stuff lily-sai! Saku was an amazing captain for us. His charity work in the city was exemplar. I really think he will go down as one of the best players to ever play for the Habs. Unfortunately he never won a championship. :(

[Odetta]

Montreal Canadiens :wtf:

Actually I shouldn't say anything, I am a Oiler fan.:cry:

Me too, velcro...


stupid losers:cry:

[velcro_fly]

well....velcro....next year will likely be a lot more fun to watch for you guys (Hall/Seguin) ;)



Me too, velcro...


stupid losers:cry:



Hey! Things are looking up.:excited:

[Odetta]

I don't know your age velcro, but I lived in Edmonton during the dynasty... so I'm a little bit spoiled when it comes to the Oilers

[velcro_fly]

I'm only 23, so I don't know how it feels to cheer for a winning hockey team. :lol:

[Stuffy-Guy]

As a Bruins fan, I have to think back to my very early youth to recall hoisting the Cup. The Canadiens were the nemesis more than once, especially in the 70s....

[Bev Vincent]

Nice start to the playoffs for the Habs.

[velcro_fly]

Will you look at that, I start cheering for the Canucks and they start losing.:arg:

[Brice]

Yes, they just posted a special message on their website requesting that you not cheer for them. :P

[ICry4Oy]

Montreal Canadiens :wtf:

Actually I shouldn't say anything, I am a Oiler fan.:cry:

Me too, velcro...


stupid losers:cry:


What can I say - Stars fan here. :(

[velcro_fly]

Yes, they just posted a special message on their website requesting that you not cheer for them. :P

:lol:

[Brice]

;)

[Riostar]

I haven't watched a hockey game in a while but was big into it in high school. I am a Colorado Avalanche fan.

[Ruthful]

Montreal Canadiens :wtf:

Actually I shouldn't say anything, I am a Oiler fan.:cry:


GO ISLANDERS!

http://www.nysportscrunch.com/overtime/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Islanders-fisherman-logo.jpg

Trust the Gorton's Fisherman...

:)

[Russ]

23 years old Pens fan. Been a fan of them since I can remember. A lot of that has to do with the fact that I grew up watching the best player ever growing up (Sry Wayne fans ;)). Even supported them through the dark days when it seemed Pittsburgh forgot it had a hockey team. Now hockey is A LOT bigger in Pittsburgh than it was in the glory days of the 90's. Hell, the Pens even rival the Steelers now.

[Bev Vincent]

Montreal tied the series 3-3. Wow! Halek rocks.

[velcro_fly]

Halak had one hell of a game

I was like:o

[velcro_fly]

><Montreal beat out Washington.:arg:

[Bev Vincent]

Yahoo! How exciting!

[velcro_fly]

Any predictions on the second round?

[Bev Vincent]

I think it's going to be an uphill climb for Montreal vs. Pittsburgh. Montreal might just have been tired in game 1, but they got thrashed.

[velcro_fly]

No doubt, what a stupid schedule

[Bev Vincent]

I was really impressed with the way they played today -- and won! True, they didn't get nearly as many shots on goal, but the ones they did make counted...and Halek was outstanding. Again.

[Russ]

Sorry guys, Pens win last 2-0. MAF seemed to stand on his head. Can't wait for the game tomorrow night, first game off this series.

[Bev Vincent]

Bugger.

[Bev Vincent]

Two teams down...two to go. An amazing performance last night. I expected the game to be much closer, but 5-2 is a pretty convincing win over last year's Stanley Cup champs. So, will it be Boston or Philly they face next? Philly looked out of it, but now they've tied their series, too.

[velcro_fly]

I think Philly will take it, their on a roll.

[Russ]

A little late. Pens failed, Montreal wanted it more. Dono who to cheer for. Philly or Hossa :beat:

[disel24]

I'm in the same boat. To root for Philly almost feels like wanting the devil to win. With the exception of Hossa I enjoy the Hawks a whole lot more. Toews is definitely a captain worth admiring. Goal tending has been spot on and all of the roll players are doing just that. It's been fun to watch them play.

Hawks in 6:cowboy::excited::harrier:

[agrabin]

Please excuse if this is in the wrong forum.

As a Belfast Giants (ice-hockey) fan and season ticket holder I wondered if anyone here is a Boston Bruins fan. The Bruins are playing 2 NHL games in Prague in October against the Phoenix and are coming to Belfast to play in a warm-up game against a Belfast Giants select/all stars team on Saturday 2nd October. Are there any Bruins fans out there and (a really long shot I know) if so, is anyone coming to Belfast for the game?

[Jean]

I think it was the wrong forum, I have moved it here, hope it belongs in Fedic

[agrabin]

Thanks Jean...hey, now I realise, this is right up your street. :lol:

Visit Belfast, meet lots of your (bruin) cousins and have a jar with me.
What do you think?

[Jean]

this is a wonderful idea!!!

http://www.logoserver.com/hockey/BostonBruinsBear2.GIF

[agrabin]

this is a wonderful idea!!!

http://www.logoserver.com/hockey/BostonBruinsBear2.GIF


You can see my triple signed Gunslinger - Grant, King, Whelan...I may even let you hold it...BRIEFLY :evil:

[Jean]

I really wish I could! there's no hope I can get the visa by October, though... http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

[agrabin]

Maybe someday Jean, you'ld be most welcome...

...at least with your replies this thread isn't a 'dead duck in the water'...or should that be 'dead bear in the woods'... :unsure:

So, no Bruins fans out there...oh well.

[Mattrick]

Who else is a hockey fan? My team, Ottawa Senators is pulling together, they are 5 of 6. Makes it even better is after a great start, Leafs have a worse record.

Tampa Bay and Los Angelas look great so far.

[ICry4Oy]

GO STARS!!!!

[velcro_fly]

Oilers won YAY!

[ErinPatricia]

LET'S GO PENS!!

Or at least try? Please? Not sure whats up with them this season, it's like nothing is clicking.

[a fan]

the king are rooking this year

[velcro_fly]

DAMN OILERS:arg:

[Mattrick]

Yeah, Ottawa is on a four game streak, won 6 of last 7. This is what I like to see. The Leafs lost again...I ARE HAPPEE

[velcro_fly]

Is it just me or is Loungo the most over-rated goalie in the league. Don't get me wrong I think he he is very good, but I watched the Vancouver @ Toronto game and they make him sound like a god. Most of the "great" saves he made were mostly luck, like every tender. The guy hits his knees before the puck has even left the shooters stick. :wtf:

[Mattrick]

It's hard to say what Luongo can do. In Florida he couldn't shine because his team was shit. But he hasn't been as stellar in Vancouver as I assumed he would be. But he kills it in the international.


Sens won tonight, way to rebound after that shelacking from the Nucks.

[velcro_fly]

Anyone else watching the All-star weekend? What do you think of the new format?

I like it, It makes the whole thing a little more competitive IMO. Have you guys seen the "Guardians" (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34045&id=156199747751632) yet what do you think of them?

[ICry4Oy]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587792

It remains a horrible summer for hockey fans. Three NHL players dead this summer and now this - an entire Russian KHL team killed in a plane crash. Several former NHL players among the dead. :(

[Ben Staad]

I saw this earlier today:( My thoughts and well wishes go out to everyone affected by this tragedy.

[Jean]

Oh good Lord...

[ICry4Oy]

I'm still in shock about this. Karlis Skrastins played for the Dallas Stars the last couple years and I met and chatted with him several times. He was a super great guy and I feel so sad for his family. ...and of course for all the families affected by this. Some of my favorite players are Russian and I know the hockey world is like a family. Just so very sad today.

[Jon]

Surely, there is ice in Heaven.

[mae]

Now the lone surviving member of the team has passed away from his injuries.

As hockey is my sport, this was a tremendous shock to me. An entire team gone, unfathomable. What those families must be going through... And so many players that I remember watching, even as recently as this past season.

Incomprehensible loss to the world of hockey.

[RainInSpain]

We all hoped for a miracle... that a young healthy athlete would beat all odds and survive 90% burns.

So impossibly sad...

[Jean]

yes

[Bad Karma]

If there wasn't ice in heaven before, there should be now...

[Jean]

right

[mae]

http://deadspin.com/5936246/richard-bachman-will-wear-a-stephen-king+inspired-goalie-mask

It's got to suck to be the Dallas Stars' backup goalie. He'll never be the most famous person named Richard Bachman, even though the guy ahead of him isn't actually named Richard Bachman. But he's embracing it, with this new mask from David Gunnarsson, featuring art from The Shining.

Early in his career, Stephen King wrote under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. (His early excuse was a curiosity about whether people were buying his books for the content, or because a successful author's name was on the cover. These days he chalks it up to something more prosaic: his publisher didn't want to dilute the Stephen King brand by releasing more than one book a year. )

Bachman (the hockey one) worked with the artist to create this mask, despite the fact that The Shining wasn't a Bachman book, and King himself tried to distance himself from the Kubrick film that provides the iconography. It's chock full of details, like the Overlook Hotel's hexagonal carpet pattern showing up in the Stars logo, and meant to "have the same uncomfortable feeling you have when you just wake up after a nightmare."

Also, The Long Walk is the best Stephen King novel ever written. You're wrong if you disagree.

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17wkc2dhjps73jpg/original.jpg

In action:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYqkkw-MdpE

[mae]

http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/videos-commemorating-the-125th-anniversary-of-the-stanley-cup

The National Hockey League (NHL®) will unveil two new national TV spots to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup®, the most coveted trophy in sports. The TV spots will debut today during NHL programming in the U.S. and Canada.

In the spot “Imperfectly Perfect,” the Stanley Cup’s splendor and unique blemishes are illuminated in amazing intimate visuals of the 3-foot, 35-pound trophy. The wear of its 125-year existence is found in and around the names that are “forever etched into this scuffed and scarred, yet still beautiful silver skin,” making its imperfections “a testament to time spent in the grasp of heroes.”

“If This Cup Could Talk” showcases the pure adulation and exhilaration the Stanley Cup® inspires in players and fans alike. In the spot, photos and video feature players and teams celebrating their championship wins with the Stanley Cup®, while fans revel in the company of the iconic, globetrotting trophy. As the narration notes, “If this Cup could talk . . . it would recall countless hearts it has touched . . . and all of the places it has been.”

Both TV spots were developed by Las Vegas-based creative shop R&R Partneres, in collaboration with the NHL. The agency also worked with the NHL on a long-form video piece featuring the Stanley Cup® that will be released next week.

“As we commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup, we take a moment to recognize its significance in the NHL’s 100-year history,” said Brian Jennings, NHL Chief Brand Officer and Executive Vice President. “The Stanley Cup continues to dutifully serve in its mission as a worldwide hockey ambassador and our symbol of excellence. This campaign celebrates the Stanley Cup’s continued impact in the growth of the game, on and off the ice.”

March 18 marks the 125th anniversary of the 1892 donation of the Stanley Cup® by Sir Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston and son of the Earl of Derby, to be presented to “the championship hockey club of the Dominion of Canada.”

“Imperfectly Perfect” and “If This Cup Could Talk” will run across the media platforms of NBC, Rogers and the NHL – including NHL Network™, NHL.com, in-arena, digital and social media. Fans can follow the conversation via the hashtag #StanleyCup.

[mae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6_eNg14iXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha6NTUGdO0I

[Girlystevedave]

Eff those Penguins, man. :lol:

[mae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTrox33ppDc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1JlqcUm-1U


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHrG5ko22m0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNQMGMh3MMM

[webstar1000]

Anyone looking to buy the Molsen Stanly Cup display case and all the cups? A friend has it for sale.. only a few made with the case!

[mae]

So I don't know if many here are hockey fans, seems this is a pretty quiet thread, but I was watching the home opener for the new NHL team, the Vegas Golden Knights, the first ever pro sports game in Vegas, and of course given what recently happened there, the opening ceremonies were quite different and heartbreaking. I sat there for half an hour in tears and even when the actual game began and Vegas got off to an early lead with a few quick goals. A tremendous job by the team to honor the city!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMim4zWN0Bs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SGDCWcBziM

[cit74]

Thanks for the clip - hadn’t seen it. Big hockey fan - our 9 year old son had his first game of season last night - after we traveled close to 2 hours to get to the away rink in San Jose. Caleb stoned their best played on 3 different breakaways and made 21 out of 23 saves to help secure the teams 9-2 win, always fun to watch

[mae]

The whole story of the Vegas Golden Knights is amazing. And now they've won Game 1 of the finals.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpRD1aRajcA

[ICry4Oy]

This is the first time for me watching the finals where I didn't hate either (or both) team(s). I find myself cheering for every goal made and am okay with whoever wins. I feel so dirty!

[Ben Staad]

I watched some of the game last night and it was what the NHL needed. Fast and fun paced for the causal or new fan. As an added bonus the story of the Vegas team is great.

[mae]

Well, the fairy tale in Vegas is over, for now.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mMy0029Z8E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiezsZrOHAo

[St. Troy]

Congrats to Ovechkin and the Caps, long time coming.

[Cordial Jim]

I've lived in the DC Metro area my entire life. I remember the Rod Langway days back in the early 80's. This is special! I wish my grandfather could have seen this!

44 years in the making! Decades of heartbreak erased! "The Great 8", Alex Ovechkin, the greatest lamp-lighter, and all-around hockey player, since Wayne Gretzky, and Nicklas Backstrom, the "Smooth Swede", "The Assist God", finally win a championship for DC after 11 years of playing together! All of DC goes completely nuts! :)

Thank you Ovie and Backie and Oshie and Holtby, and everyone else! This town needed it! :)

http://magnum-mania.com/images/caps.jpg


youtu.be/hxwJxkdCqYw


youtu.be/MoughszpMYc

[mae]

The NHL has a new team:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xyGFR3CB2g

[St. Troy]

That’s pretty badass.

[M_O_O_N]

Word on the ice is that it won't be long before people are Kraken jokes about the name.

[St. Troy]

I sea what you did there.

[mae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlIjnd6X2Tk

[OldCrow88]

I really, really wanted them to play pre-recorded booing in the arena when Gary Bettman appeared to bestow the Cup.

[mae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V93GDRDg2fE