NHL

[jenovajunkie]

Is there any hockey fans out here in the world of EoFF?

[escobert]

I am but, the NHL is evil and took my Hartford Whalers away from me. Sooooo I don't really have anyone to root for since the local teams were all their rivals.

[Ayen]

The closest I got to the NHL was a video game and the Mighty Duck movies.

[jenovajunkie]

Well in any case the NHL is expanded to LV, and I think the proposed a team in Seattle called the Mammoth's. The legendary Martin Brodeur is retiring with 691 victories, he is the NHL's all-time wins leader and boasts 125 shutouts, also a league record. If anyone cares. Hey the Maple Leafs play tomorrow!

[Pumpkin]

I'm Canadian so I'm a hockey fan by default

[escobert]

I loosely cheer for the Bruins, Flyers and Blackhawks.

[jenovajunkie]

I'm Canadian so I'm a hockey fan by default
Oh what part of Canada? Do you have a favorite team?

[Pumpkin]

I'm from Ottawa Ontario. I guess my favourite would be Montreal Canadiens but I'm not a very loyal fan


When I was little I would root for New Jersey Devils to troll the adult I was living with

[jenovajunkie]

So what do you think of the Senators? Canadians, always the Montreal Canadians. Why do I meet so many Habs fans.

[Pumpkin]

I don't mind the senators. I used to make some decent money in high school betting against them though :3:

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I was a Thrashers fan because geography. They were scrappy, but it didn't last and they went to Winnipeg. (I think)

Atlanta can't keep a hockey team. /poors some beer on the ground for the Atlanta Flames.

[jenovajunkie]

Atlanta Flames didn't really have a great impact on the NHL. I didn't see many Atlanta fans anywhere really, although I kind of liked their color scheme!

I don't mind the senators. I used to make some decent money in high school betting against them though :3:

Well Pumpkin you can't rely on that anymore because they are quite the force now!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Yeah, the Flames weren't around long, and gone before I was born. I just know there's a small yet loyal group of hockey fans down in Atlanta.

Sadly there's just not enough of them to support a team. No monies, no funnies.

I just learned that Calgary still uses the flaming A logo to designate a team captain. That's pretty cool. I just wonder how many people up there realize the Flame logo comes from the fact that Atlanta was burned to the ground (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_in_the_American_Civil_War#The_fall_of_Atlanta). :p

http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nhl/blog/092013_giordano.jpg

[jenovajunkie]

Yeah, the Flames weren't around long, and gone before I was born. I just know there's a small yet loyal group of hockey fans down in Atlanta.

Sadly there's just not enough of them to support a team. No monies, no funnies.

I just learned that Calgary still uses the flaming A logo to designate a team captain. That's pretty cool. I just wonder how many people up there realize the Flame logo comes from the fact that Atlanta was burned to the ground (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_in_the_American_Civil_War#The_fall_of_Atlanta). :p

http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nhl/blog/092013_giordano.jpg

Yeah I don't think many people would know that Atlanta Flames became Calgary, but the Thrashers actually became the Jets! :shobon:

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I think it's funny one of the most southerly located NHL teams ended up in one of the more culturally similar areas of Canada. It's like they just sent the team to the South of the True North.

I should just say screw it, and claim to be a Red Wings fan. I think they're consistently decent.

[jenovajunkie]

The Red Wings I find are a team where players go at the end of their careers. Detroit is a solid team, they always have been. They also always had a great line up, since Chelios, Yzerman I mean since I can remember Detroit has always made good playoff runs.

I think the teams that move up north are just financial solutions. Hockey will always be big in Canada, but look at the number of teams in the States and the number of teams in Canada. Culturally hockey is all over Canada, so it's probably a *if all else fails* move lol. :)

[escobert]

The South stole the Whalers from me :mad2:

[Yar]

Love my Jackets :)

Wings and Predators can suck it

[jenovajunkie]

Love my Jackets :)

Wings and Predators can suck it

Only because you don't know any better :lol:

[Bubba]

I used to go and watch the Manchester Phoenix with my ex and I loved it! She was from Nottingham and therefore cheered for the far superior Nottingham Panthers. Inevitably, we got battered every time we played them.

Most of the English ice hockey teams are made up of failed Canadian players who come over here after not making it in USA/Canada. They literally turn up only having one leg and they're still better than all the UK players.

I remember one guy who played for us called Mark Thomas. He came from Stockport (not far from Manchester) and he was my favourite player. He never scored, could hardly skate... and he had more penalty minutes then anyone in the league. I remember one time we lost 2-0 at home to the Sheffield Steelers. Highlight of the game though was Thomas beating the crap out of their star player in the second period. Good times.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Interesting interview on that aspect of the game. I've thought about picking up the book. (http://www.npr.org/2014/09/26/351248975/boy-on-ice-explores-the-emotional-and-physical-toll-of-dropping-the-gloves)

[jenovajunkie]

I've seen this a lot in documentaries, it's hard for the enforcer. The league has really weeded those players out of the game.

[escobert]

I actually prefer less fighting and more of the Olympics style Hockey.

I need to get back into following Hockey more but I dunno who to root for. I just can't root for the Bruins with all of my heart since they were the Whalers biggest rival. Think I might start watching Flyers games.

I loved playing Hockey as a kid but, we moved and my new school didn't have it. But, I did get to start playing football after the move!

[jenovajunkie]

Flyers? Oh man I'm so going to be in your face, like all the time! Toronto Philly rivalries are always a great game to watch! Especially live, fighting may have been getting bad, however when I played hockey it provided a monstrous energy boost and would make the game so much more intense/meaningful. The problem is a lot of guys would take it out of hand, that's when injuries happen that shouldn't of. But not allowing fighting makes more players getting "creative" to get back at opponents. Maybe not immediately but I think there is more of a probability now.

[escobert]

Yeah I dunno how into it I'll be lol. Too many games in a season. And its just not the same without those horrible ugly blue and green whalers jerseys.

[jenovajunkie]

They weren't that bad. There really wasn't a jersey I haven't liked. I mean everything goes together so well in the NHL. Except that Mullets jersey, one of the proposed team. Maybe it's the name that threw me off. I actually don't like some of the old Ottawa Senators layouts, or the Buffalo Sabres.

EDIT: It's not like I have anything against other people who like it, I just don't.