The Hockey Thread

[Webster]

Jerks

suck it Habs

Please, for the love of god, bring back the Quebec Nordiques so those goddamn Canadiens can get their asses whooped all up and down St. Catherines' Street!

 

[A Punched Face]

Quebec City should have a team for sure. The Nordiques should come back.

I'm happy with how things are looking for the Bruins right now, will be interesting to see how the year turns out without Bergy though. 6-0-0 with 3 Goals per game for and 1 goal per game against. That's about as good/consistent of a season as you can get.


As for the college ranks: UMass is showing that we have more than expected in us this year. Already splitting a series with Michigan and sweeping Minnesota State. We have a tough test this weekend against BU though. Hopefully we can get back to tournament form - it's been a couple of years since the National Championship, and it would be nice to make some noise again.

 

[Webster]

As for the college ranks: UMass is showing that we have more than expected in us this year. Already splitting a series with Michigan and sweeping Minnesota State. We have a tough test this weekend against BU though. Hopefully we can get back to tournament form - it's been a couple of years since the National Championship, and it would be nice to make some noise again.

Question: how will collegiate hockey adapt, if it has to, to all the realignment changes affecting FBS-level college football?

 

[A Punched Face]

Question: how will collegiate hockey adapt, if it has to, to all the realignment changes affecting FBS-level college football?

Most hockey conferences are single sport conferences (the B1G being a major exception). The only thing that would impact college hockey conferences would be a rule making single sport conferences no more. If that were to happen it would likely be the case that conferences like Hockey East would operate under the banner of another conference that at least one member is in, probably function the same way as the CAA where CAA football is separate from the rest if the sports.

For the hockey east, options would likely be the Big East (UConn and Providence), the ACC (Boston college), or America East (Maine, Vermont).


What I would like to see happen, that probably won't happen, is the 4 new B1G schools adding D1 programs. The LA area, Seattle, and Eugene could all easily support them and would be great areas to get teams.

 

[canadaguy]

Scary and sad story from a British league

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/fo...eak-accident-during-game-in-england-1.7011944

I know we've seen some of these in the NHL (Zednik is the first that comes to mind). Youth leagues all have mandatory neck guards. Hopefully the pro leagues institute something similar.

 

[A Punched Face]

That's horrifying. It's always crazy that they don't require more safety measures by default for things like this.

Think they might be phased in like helmets and then face shields were?

 

[Crystal]

I hope they mandate the use of neck and wrist guards. Watching some of these cuts down the years (lest we forget Clint Malarchuk), it's a miracle this is the first time in recent memory this has happened.

 

[canadaguy]

I hope they mandate the use of neck and wrist guards. Watching some of these cuts down the years (lest we forget Clint Malarchuk), it's a miracle this is the first time in recent memory this has happened.

Wrists too for sure.

Last season Evander Kane had a really nasty skate cut on his wrist. I think he missed a couple months, but it legitimately had the potential to be a career ender.

 

[Crystal]

Wrists too for sure.

Last season Evander Kane had a really nasty skate cut on his wrist. I think he missed a couple months, but it legitimately had the potential to be a career ender.

Yep, exactly! I look back on Patrik Nemeth's injury during his time with the Stars. He was out for months and came back fully armoured, neck guard, wrist guards, and he was much happier overall.

 

[Jon]

Truly scary. So sad for his family.

And especially for the guy whose skate caught him. I can't imagine the emotions of accidentally killing someone.

 

[Crystal]

Truly scary. So sad for his family.

And especially for the guy whose skate caught him. I can't imagine the emotions of accidentally killing someone.

Absolutely agreed, he's going to need a lot of support and lot of counseling to get beyond this.

 

[A Punched Face]

Winter Classic for two teams that have existed for a combined...7?...seasons? Throwbacks become difficult, so what do the jerseys look like?

The answer? Not bad: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id...-use-imagined-approach-winter-classic-jerseys



I actually like the Kraken one, though they did have the advantage of a team that existed 100 years ago in Seattle. I think the Vegas one is fine. Nothing special, but not offensive either.

 

[Jon]

EDIT- Damnit, this will forever be my 1000th post

 

[A Punched Face]

EDIT- Damnit, this will forever be my 1000th post

Congrats on the vomit party.

Which jersey did it?

 

[Jon]

Both. I loved Vegas' original jerseys. The yellow piss jerseys already make me sad. I hate the COLORS of the Kraken jerseys. And this doesn't help that.

 

[Webster]

Winter Classic

I'd love to see the Carolina Hurricanes do a throwback to their days as the Hartford Whalers, complete with classic jerseys and all....

 

[Jon]

I'd love to see the Carolina Hurricanes do a throwback to their days as the Hartford Whalers, complete with classic jerseys and all....

I'd love for Carolina to move back to Hartford where the fans deserve a team.

 

[Crystal]

At least the Kraken jerseys look decent.

 

[Webster]

I'd love for Carolina to move back to Hartford where the fans deserve a team.

Hartford had its' chance, now its' Carolina's 'cause we're a ....

 

[Crystal]

I'd love to see the Carolina Hurricanes do a throwback to their days as the Hartford Whalers, complete with classic jerseys and all....

Carolina Whalercanes

 

[A Punched Face]

At least the Kraken jerseys look decent.

Yeah that was my thought. It's a decent look and is at least a throwback to something.

 

[A Punched Face]

Quebec Nordiqualers

 

[Webster]

Carolina Whalercanes

Or the Hartford Hurriwhales..

 

[Webster]

Quebec Nordiqualers

Now there's a place that deserves an NHL club - Quebec, 'cause someone has to go beat the holy hell outta' those St. Catherine's Street ...

 

[Crystal]

Yeah that was my thought. It's a decent look and is at least a throwback to something.

Yeah, definitely!

Quebec Nordiqualers

I'd buy it!

Or the Hartford Hurriwhales..

Whales in a cyclone...I like it!

 

[Webster]

Whales in a cyclone...I like it!

#Whalenado!

 

[A Punched Face]

Quebec City is also a nice place to visit. They got the population and the will to support a team.

Plus they're a French Canadian city where I don't need to instantly hate their team.

 

[Webster]

Quebec City is also a nice place to visit.

Oh yes, definitely.

 

[A Punched Face]

It also helps that my ancestry is through Quebec City. I could use the excuse of family heritage stuff to squeeze in a hockey game.

 

[Webster]

Line Change! Hilarity Scored in the NHL As Every Skater From Both Teams Was Kicked Out of the Game

redstate.com

"Every player on the ice has a 10-minute misconduct, among other penalties."

 

[Crystal]

Line Change! Hilarity Scored in the NHL As Every Skater From Both Teams Was Kicked Out of the Game

redstate.com

"Every player on the ice has a 10-minute misconduct, among other penalties."

The Tkachuk factor

 

[Webster]

The Tkachuk factor

That should be a new show here, babe: The Tkachuk Factor!

 

[Crystal]

That should be a new show here, babe: The Tkachuk Factor!

Lol it could definitely be a show!

 

[Webster]

Lol it could definitely be a show!

"...hosted by Sean Avery!"

 

[Crystal]

"...hosted by Sean Avery!"

Sean Sloppy Seconds Avery

 

[Webster]

Sean Sloppy Seconds Avery

Directed by The Man of a Thousand Furniture Jackets....

 

[Jon]

I miss being able to watch Don Cherry

 

[Webster]

I miss being able to watch Don Cherry

Don Cherry's only redeeming quality was giving us Hurricanes fans a great informal moniker...

Why Hurricanes have embraced 'bunch of jerks' moniker

It's been a season to remember for Hurricanes fans for many different reasons.

www.nbcsports.com

Cherry's exact quote...

"Young men expressing themselves for joy of winning. You don't do this thing in professional hockey. What are these guys? Jerks or something?"

"I know what I'm talking about. You never do anything like that. They're still not drawing. They're a bunch of jerks as far as I'm concerned. Imagine Justin Williams doing stuff like that."

So we 'Canes fans ran with it...

 

[Jon]

I still miss the Whalers.

 

[Crystal]

Directed by The Man of a Thousand Furniture Jackets....

May those poor, poor couches rest in peace. They gave their lives for his jackets

 

[Webster]

May those poor, poor couches rest in peace. They gave their lives for his jackets

Yeah, but unlike Cherry's TV career, those jackets will live on.

 

[Crystal]

Yeah, but unlike Cherry's TV career, those jackets will live on.

Yay!

 

[Webster]

Yay!

#FurnitureJacketsRule

 

[Crystal]

#FurnitureJacketsRule

Keep the couches memories alive!

 

[Webster]

Keep the couches memories alive!

 

[MC74]

Been a quiet day for the Leafs on trade deadline day, but honestly, I feel more relieved Treliving didn't make any major moves. Going by the candidates he was looking at, it's more likely to be disappointing than any good.

 

[Crystal]

Been a quiet day for the Leafs on trade deadline day, but honestly, I feel more relieved Treliving didn't make any major moves. Going by the candidates he was looking at, it's more likely to be disappointing than any good.

Grit

 

[MC74]

Grit

Ilya Lyubushkin, Joel Edmundson. Yeah, not exactly the kind of players this team would benefit from imo.

 

[Crystal]

Ilya Lyubushkin, Joel Edmundson. Yeah, not exactly the kind of players this team would benefit from imo.

Yep, not ideal!

 

[MC74]

Yep, not ideal!

He's focusing on bringing in players who play that physical, gritty game, and that I don't have an issue with. The issue is when he's bringing in people who are just not good hockey players, or those who are past their prime (poor Klinger).