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Post by girdeaux on Nov 7, 2004 21:22:45 GMT
" A hockey backwater" according to this article from The Sports Network, and it makes for an interesting read. |
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Post by masked_man on Nov 7, 2004 21:53:24 GMT
lol its good that our league is getting noticed, but maybe for the right reasons.
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Milkman™
Les Strongman
Always Delivers
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Post by Milkman™ on Nov 7, 2004 22:54:55 GMT
Here's a good idea Mr French (sorry Andy i did txt and ring you about this but you never got back to me).
This week the annual nhl all star game was cancelled.
Why not talk to the half dozen or so nhl'ers we now have gracing the league...get them to talk to some buddies and lets spend the money getting these guys over here to play an all star game.
I reckon sky could and would cover it, and recoup costs selling it to ESPN, we could probably sell out the MEN with such an event and put this backwater league on the map once and for all.
Rant over, but thats why i left hockey work (no money and mainly no ambition from the powers that be) and now find myself in premiership circles.
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Helen
Ross Lambert
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Post by Helen on Nov 8, 2004 13:30:18 GMT
This week the annual nhl all star game was cancelled. Why not talk to the half dozen or so nhl'ers we now have gracing the league...get them to talk to some buddies and lets spend the money getting these guys over here to play an all star game. That would be an amazing event. When discussing the big announcement due today in the chatroom last night I said that I thought an NHL exhibition game would be a possibility. What could be better than a) A team of NHLers (first teamers) playing British teams b) Two teams of NHL players playing against each other in Britain? I for one would pay good money to see either ! |
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Post by girdeaux on Nov 8, 2004 14:27:16 GMT
b) Two teams of NHL players playing against each other in Britain? It happened both in 1992 with Montreal playing Chicago & 1993, when the Leafs played the Rangers. On both occassions the teams played back-to-back games and it was organised by French's Mustard. Shame they haven't done it again |
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Post by Chubbs on Nov 8, 2004 15:40:21 GMT
What about NHL all stars v. Elite league all stars 2003/2004 (what's left of them).
Question:- If there is a NHL lockout and players come over here to "keep their hand in" , couldn't they have brought some of their refs with them? ;D
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Keyring
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Post by Keyring on Nov 9, 2004 10:46:22 GMT
it mentions this:
The cramped, one-story metal building is the kind of place where slapshots sound like shotgun blasts; where the London Racers hockey team practises immediately after a local morning figure skating class.
Very Very True
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Warren
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Post by Warren on Nov 9, 2004 11:07:06 GMT
it mentions this: The cramped, one-story metal building is the kind of place where slapshots sound like shotgun blasts; where the London Racers hockey team practises immediately after a local morning figure skating class. Very Very True Surely this is a catch 22 situation? No fans means no big arenas. No big arena's and were hockey's back water. Being hockey's back water means minimal fans. I am sure if a team in the uK could support a large multi teared arena, then we would have one. Look at Football over here, Unless you are in the top 2 leagues you normaly don't have a second tier. Where as Barcalona have multi thousand( I think around 30K) seater training stadium! |
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