The 2007-08 NHL Hockey thread

[snowbunny00774]

Yeah, fantastic game. Shame you guys got stuck with the NBC coverage instead of the CBC though.

yeah, I switched back and forth between the two and there was no comparison. HNIC was great

 

[Canadiens1131]

Great day for the NHL, and for that I am happy. Packed stadium, snowing all day, and Crosby the hero won the shootout.

 

[No spoken words]

Yeah, fantastic game. Shame you guys got stuck with the NBC coverage instead of the CBC though.

I like when the playoffs roll around, because Versus will produce a lot of the games on their own, but they will also take CBC feeds and air them here in the States, and I enjoy that.

 

[BoMac]

Great game today. Lots of end-to-end action, fantastic atmosphere with the huge crowd, and you couldn't ask for a better finish.

 

[DaveC]

Is the Versus coverage any good? The Canadian version of that channel stayed as Outdoor Life Network (great decision, btw) and I've never seen a game on the Vs. Network.

I imagine it to be like the NFL Network is to football, or TBS to baseball.

 

[BoMac]

An amazing statistic from today is that there were 11,500 fans at HSBC Arena in downtown Buffalo watching the game!

 

[RavenBlue]

Really enjoyed watching this game on the telly. Must have been great to actually have been there. Great atmosphere.

 

[tpsreports2424]

Really enjoyed watching this game on the telly. Must have been great to actually have been there. Great atmosphere.

I thought it would be hard for the fans overal because I would think they would add seats like on the floor, that would of been better because it would seem like the fans would be more apart of the game instead of just watching from the GR seats..

But overal, I loved watching the game.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Great day for the NHL, and for that I am happy. Packed stadium, snowing all day, and Crosby the hero won the shootout.

It was a fantastic game, that's for sure.

Hockey Night in Canada ftw.

 

[CTU2fan]

They need to do this with the Wings. Wings vs. somebody in the Big House would rock. I'd say Hawks or Leafs, but maybe Avs would be cool?

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

They need to do this with the Wings. Wings vs. somebody in the Big House would rock. I'd say Hawks or Leafs, but maybe Avs would be cool?

The Avs for sure.

 

[phanan]

I actually watched the end of this game, and it was really cool to see them playing outside. They should do it more often.

 

[Canadiens1131]

Apparently Montreal, Detroit and a couple other major market cities have expressed interest in doing one next year.

Montreal is hosting the 2009 All-Star game, so maybe you can kill two birds with one stone there....

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

I actually watched the end of this game, and it was really cool to see them playing outside. They should do it more often.

You watched (the end of) a hockey game?

 

[phanan]

I know. What was I thinking?

I actually like hockey, just don't care for watching it that much on TV.

 

[tpsreports2424]

They need to do this with the Wings. Wings vs. somebody in the Big House would rock. I'd say Hawks or Leafs, but maybe Avs would be cool?

I would love to say either the Hawks or Avs, but the rivalry with the avs and wings isnt as big as it was a few years ago...

 

[Hewson]

An amazing statistic from today is that there were 11,500 fans at HSBC Arena in downtown Buffalo watching the game!

They missed the memo on the game being at RWS and showed up with their tickets at HSBC assuming the game was there.

 

[Mr. BAW]

I'm not really a hockey fan but I did enjoy watching some of yesterday's game especially when I overheard U2 singing "New Year's Day" while the crew repaired some of the ice...good stuff!

 

[UberBeaver]

I'm not really a hockey fan but I did enjoy watching some of yesterday's game especially when I overheard U2 singing "New Year's Day" while the crew repaired some of the ice...good stuff!

Hockey's great live. You should check out a Kings game sometime - or a Ducks game, maybe, as the Ducks actually are good. Not sure which is better for you geographically. San Jose also has a team.

Thinking about it now, why does California have some many teams? Canada has, what, 6 teams? And Cali has 3? lol, that's odd.

 

[BoMac]

^ Yes, that is odd. And Los Angeles has 0 NFL teams. Go figure.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Thinking about it now, why does California have some many teams? Canada has, what, 6 teams? And Cali has 3? lol, that's odd.

well...

The total population of California (2006 estimate) = 36,457,549
The total population of Canada (2007 estimate) = 33,390,141

 

[BoMac]

well...

The total population of California (2006 estimate) = 36,457,549
The total population of Canada (2007 estimate) = 33,390,141

Are there census figures for how many Californians actually care, or even know, about hockey versus Canadians?

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Are there census figures for how many Californians actually care, or even know, about hockey versus Canadians?

that would look more like:

California = 2
Canada = 33,390,141

 

[BoMac]

that would look more like:

California = 2
Canada = 33,390,141

Yeah, that sounds about right.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Yeah, that sounds about right.

and those two guys in CA are probably Mike Myers and Jim Carrey

 

[BoMac]

 

[No spoken words]

Jack Bauer loves Hockey.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

that makes 3 guys... They can almost challenge the Panthers attendance levels...

 

[Mr. BAW]

I've been to see the Ducks and Kings but I'm not just a devout follower of the game; I admit its much more fun in person...

Please no comments re: no NFL in our area, that suits us just fine because we get an EXTRA game during the weekends...

Without knowing the demographics, I don't what percentage is or is not in-tune with the local hockey...

Uber - we're 5 miles north of the Honda Center (Ducks) which is directly across the freeway from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim stadium...which is 3 miles east of Disneyland!

 

[DaveC]

Please no comments re: no NFL in our area, that suits us just fine because we get an EXTRA game during the weekends...

Does the NFL play a secret game in Northridge on Friday nights or something?