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Post by Mark Mac on Sept 23, 2018 7:33:36 GMT
Imagine my surprise this morning as I am reading through the Observer and get to the magazine to see the Sheffield Steelers with Tony Smith who “knew from day one [he] had to change the game itself”. To be fair to him, in the article it seems more like he is referring to Sheffield rather than the entire game although not entirely.
Still, it’s good work getting the league in the national press mid-September, especially with the multiple comparisons to football (made out to be inferior). They’ve also referenced the Freesports coverage,
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Post by pingchowchi on Sept 23, 2018 11:28:54 GMT
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Post by spik on Sept 23, 2018 13:51:46 GMT
Smith.....our hero,
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Sept 23, 2018 13:56:29 GMT
Good article especially for the mainstream press
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Post by Yotes on Sept 23, 2018 14:36:20 GMT
Yes, good to get coverage in the mainstream media. Can't hurt. I don't entirely recognise his image of hockey in 2011. The Yorks were a shambles with Ray Gun, but that didn't afflict the rest of us. He might have saved hockey in Sheffield, but not really sure how he saved it UK wide. It existed before them and would exist after. |
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Post by iginla on Sept 23, 2018 14:40:45 GMT
The Guardian....really ! 😳
Do normal people actually read papers like that. Lol
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Post by iginla on Sept 23, 2018 14:52:09 GMT
Most famous player......Robert Dowd.
Oh dear !!!! PMSL 🙄🙄🙄🙄😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by pantherlee on Sept 23, 2018 14:57:31 GMT
All hail St Tony 🤨
What a load of guff. That wasn’t an article about British ice hockey. It’s a piece of steelers propaganda
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Post by Mark Mac on Sept 23, 2018 17:32:32 GMT
Which is the Observer on Sundays. |
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Post by doug on Sept 23, 2018 17:59:21 GMT
Embarrassing in the extreme. Garbage.
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Post by hasdrubaal on Sept 23, 2018 18:01:35 GMT
Very funny that this Steelers article appears then they get stuffed on the ice. Great advert.
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Post by pingchowchi on Sept 23, 2018 18:09:21 GMT
Which is the Observer on Sundays. Ha, I honestly did not know that. |
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Post by spik on Sept 23, 2018 19:59:43 GMT
Which is the Observer on Sundays. Ha, I honestly did not know that. Same here. I went from the Daily Mirror to Record Mirror then only looked in my mirror. No papers delivered to me anymore. |
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Post by nightwish on Sept 24, 2018 6:55:02 GMT
Poor article - gawd I think we have issues with Neil Black - but Smith is in a league of his own in cloud cuckoo land.
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Post by Mark on Sept 24, 2018 8:45:41 GMT
Arrogance personified. And they wonder why nobody likes them. Conveniently leaves out how his club's attitude nearly destroyed top flight hockey in Britain.
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Post by cjones on Sept 24, 2018 9:03:12 GMT
Putting aside a few ‘club first’ comments that probably most owners would voice if being honest I had to chuckle at these two references;   Hopefully the sport will receive more mainstream media coverage as the season progresses |
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Post by messier1851 on Sept 24, 2018 12:38:45 GMT
Who would everyone say is the league's 'Most Famous Player'?
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Post by cjones on Sept 24, 2018 12:56:38 GMT
Outside UK hockey circles? I’d say Liam Kirk currently
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Post by pantherlee on Sept 24, 2018 13:27:28 GMT
Who would everyone say is the league's 'Most Famous Player'? Depends in what context. In the wider hockey world probably Jim Vandermeer, Aaron Johnson or Dylan Olsen with their NHL experience or Mike Garnett or Charles Linglet for their years in the KHL. Domestically maybe Joey Martin or Zack Fitzgerald as they've been around a while and are notable players If its brits probably Dowd or Bowns. Before this season i would have said O'Connor or Clarke |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 14:09:28 GMT
Arrogance personified. And they wonder why nobody likes them. Conveniently leaves out how his club's attitude nearly destroyed top flight hockey in Britain. Tbh that's all down to one man which makes the Steelers dislikeable. Their fans well most of them are very pleasent. I can talk to them a lot more than those of Giants and Devils |
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Post by texpef on Sept 24, 2018 14:31:36 GMT
Theo Fleury is the most famous player ever to grace our shores then its the NHL lockout players next...
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Post by Bagheera on Sept 24, 2018 15:14:22 GMT
Who would everyone say is the league's 'Most Famous Player'? Depends in what context. In the wider hockey world probably Jim Vandermeer, Aaron Johnson or Dylan Olsen with their NHL experience or Mike Garnett or Charles Linglet for their years in the KHL. Domestically maybe Joey Martin or Zack Fitzgerald as they've been around a while and are notable players If its brits probably Dowd or Bowns. Before this season i would have said O'Connor or Clarke I think his criteria must have been current EIHL and British. Otherwise currently it'd have to be Kirk as an active Brit anywhere. For me it'd be Bowns. To be active in EIHL and a Brit it means they need to be a Devil or a Panther. Both have had big european exposure the last few years. Bowns is top of the tree as goalies are generally more prominant. |
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Post by iginla on Sept 24, 2018 15:22:07 GMT
Tony Hand would have to be up there as the most famous player.
It’s certainly not Robert Dowd. 🙄
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Post by pantherlee on Sept 24, 2018 15:33:47 GMT
Depends in what context. In the wider hockey world probably Jim Vandermeer, Aaron Johnson or Dylan Olsen with their NHL experience or Mike Garnett or Charles Linglet for their years in the KHL. Domestically maybe Joey Martin or Zack Fitzgerald as they've been around a while and are notable players If its brits probably Dowd or Bowns. Before this season i would have said O'Connor or Clarke I think his criteria must have been current EIHL and British. Otherwise currently it'd have to be Kirk as an active Brit anywhere. For me it'd be Bowns. To be active in EIHL and a Brit it means they need to be a Devil or a Panther. Both have had big european exposure the last few years. Bowns is top of the tree as goalies are generally more prominant. I think his criteria must have been a steeler |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 15:50:09 GMT
Don't forget Glenn Anderson who played for cardiff he was a Edmonton Oiler during their glory years !
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