Hockey sucks
Published 3 years ago in Love, Life, and Cam NeelyGeorge was kind enough to send me this depressing bit:
ON THE BRINK OF IRRELEVANCE: Hockey Through American Eyes
Congratulations are surely in order. It took nearly a decade, but the NHL has finally been run into the ground. While it would certainly be convenient to place all of the blame on the shoulders of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players’ Association President Bob Goodenow, the decay of the National Hockey League in the United States has, in actuality, been the result of negative associations (everything from annoying glowing pucks, crazed hockey dads, low ratings, and even un-Americanness) that have crept into the subconscious of the average American. With the 2004-05 season officially over, and the chances of a season next year becoming doubtful, the lone silver lining of the league’s uncertain future is the opportunity to re-introduce the game of hockey to Americans, free of all these damaging stereotypes.
Sad but true. At this point I think the best thing that could happen is a total restructuring of the professional game.
The one good thing is that it’s been a banner year for minor league and college hockey. True hockey fans do exist, and they will watch hockey whereever they can find it.
Hockey sucks
Published 3 years ago in Love, Life, and Cam NeelyGeorge was kind enough to send me this depressing bit:
ON THE BRINK OF IRRELEVANCE: Hockey Through American Eyes
Congratulations are surely in order. It took nearly a decade, but the NHL has finally been run into the ground. While it would certainly be convenient to place all of the blame on the shoulders of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players’ Association President Bob Goodenow, the decay of the National Hockey League in the United States has, in actuality, been the result of negative associations (everything from annoying glowing pucks, crazed hockey dads, low ratings, and even un-Americanness) that have crept into the subconscious of the average American. With the 2004-05 season officially over, and the chances of a season next year becoming doubtful, the lone silver lining of the league’s uncertain future is the opportunity to re-introduce the game of hockey to Americans, free of all these damaging stereotypes.
Sad but true. At this point I think the best thing that could happen is a total restructuring of the professional game.
The one good thing is that it’s been a banner year for minor league and college hockey. True hockey fans do exist, and they will watch hockey whereever they can find it.
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we at HABS INSIDE/OUT think that hockey is the best, and so are canadians. we love our sport, country, and dont start wars we cant finish.
You at HABS INSIDE/OUT apparently don’t read date-stamps on posts, either.
I am an American; I play hockey, I love hockey and I watch hockey, but the post-lockout NHL is irrelevant. Why? New rules. People who were fringe fans before don’t want to re-understand a game they thought they knew. The NHL should have gone to international rules and bigger rinks. That would have made the game and the league better. Now? Make sure you don’t play it outside of the trapezoid and rub off a guy who has the puck and can score at will. I guess people like goals better more than a well-played game.
You at HABS inside/out can go eat a snail for all I care. Hockey sucks period (besides the fights) and you Canadians must be one of the most boring people in the world to think that hockey is interesting.
What do you play in the summertime? Water hockey?