why do you watch hockey?

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i thought i said

its the most popular sport in the world.

not in canada

In Canada curling is more popular then football


i don't see bus loads of cars, vans, school buses, charters, planes, etc.. following a team to every game of the year.

This is a regular thing in Europe. Go check it out.

[miss.myra]

I want to be a european football hooligan! =(


GOOO TARTAN ARMY

[rawb]

Originally posted by ~god~
They don't fight, but when they do, the stadium shakes :D
Whats the point of the hockey players fighting? They do no harm to eachother! Their faces are already deformed!! They don't have any teeth!! Them fightin' is like them kiddies @ WWF hittin eachother.

Im not that clear... this is what I mean: IF YOURE GONNA FIGHT, DO IT RIGHT, and atleast have one or two pple killed. Im not down to little cat fights, bitches scratchin' eachotha!

S.

hockey players can fight. soccer fights consist of dudes biting each other on the balls and overwight, drunk, lower middle class people in the stands shaking the fence between them and the other drunk, overweight, lower middle class people.

soccer is a great sport but don't front like it's played by tough people. it's quite a wimpy sport compared to hockey.

[Senior]

Originally posted by ninewells:
i thought i said

its the most popular sport in the world.

not in canada

In Canada curling is more popular then football


i don't see bus loads of cars, vans, school buses, charters, planes, etc.. following a team to every game of the year.

This is a regular thing in Europe. Go check it out.

If North America was the size of England you'd see plenty of people follow their favorite teams around.

[Cowboy]

Originally posted by ~god~
f00tball pridaz. (soccer for you American farts)

They don't fight, but when they do, the stadium shakes :D
Whats the point of the hockey players fighting? They do no harm to eachother! Their faces are already deformed!! They don't have any teeth!! Them fightin' is like them kiddies @ WWF hittin eachother.

Im not that clear... this is what I mean: IF YOURE GONNA FIGHT, DO IT RIGHT, and atleast have one or two pple killed. Im not down to little cat fights, bitches scratchin' eachotha!

S.

id love to see a couple soccer players strap on some skates and try fighting on FROZEN FUCKIN WATER!!!!its not as easy as it looks....and actually a lot of the time it jus doesn't look easy....its like the joust thing in gladiators...ur gotta knowck ur opponent off and at the same time be careful not to lose ur balance and take a tumble.....

i think fighting is totally necessary...somtimes theres a lot of bullshit going on down on the ice...lots of cluthchin and grabbin and all that cheap shit....sooner or later someone is gonna get frustrated...and someone also mentioned it...when someone jus laid a dirty hit on ur teams star player or fucks wit ur goalie someone has to step in and make sure that doesn't happen again....one of the only ways u can have heavyweights and feather weights playing together...someones gotta have ur back....

tie domi rulz!!

corrie

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Originally posted by Senior


If North America was the size of England you'd see plenty of people follow their favorite teams around.

I don't think you would.
I don't see herds of people in the sportsbars.
I don't see people glued to the television watching the nucks.


In the playoffs yes, in the regular season no way JOse.


31,629,677 Canadian Population (july 2003)
295,404,742 American Population


What hockey do you watch? (thats not at pro level)


And who said anything about england. Fuck england.
I can't wait to see band wagon beckham jersey holders jump on board this thread.

Traveling across the channel is more then a wee drive.
This is a dumb arguement.
hockey better then football.. haha
Its so lopsided its not even funny. so i'm done

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Originally posted by Cowboy


id love to see a couple soccer players strap on some skates and try fighting on FROZEN FUCKIN WATER!!!!its not as easy as it looks....and actually a lot of the time it jus doesn't look easy....its like the joust thing in gladiators...ur gotta knowck ur opponent off and at the same time be careful not to lose ur balance and take a tumble.....

i think fighting is totally necessary...somtimes theres a lot of bullshit going on down on the ice...lots of cluthchin and grabbin and all that cheap shit....sooner or later someone is gonna get frustrated...and someone also mentioned it...when someone jus laid a dirty hit on ur teams star player or fucks wit ur goalie someone has to step in and make sure that doesn't happen again....one of the only ways u can have heavyweights and feather weights playing together...someones gotta have ur back....

tie domi rulz!!

corrie

my dad can beat up ur dad talk
bada ba ba da - i'm lovin' it

[Filo]

the only reason hockey isn't the #1 sport in the world is because any poor kid can kick a ball around and be playing.... whereas it costs an arm and a leg to play hockey.


kenny..... don't cry... u're sport isn't as cool as hockey :tounge1:

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one day when i'm filthy rich i'll treat you to a game

you honestly have no idea man

none.

[Filo]

i understand all that man... i'm just saying if HALF as many kids played hockey as the kids that play soccer worldwide..... there would be a BIG debate as to what game rules the world!

[Senior]

Originally posted by ninewells:



I don't think you would.
I don't see herds of people in the sportsbars.
I don't see people glued to the television watching the nucks.


In the playoffs yes, in the regular season no way JOse.


31,629,677 Canadian Population (july 2003)
295,404,742 American Population


What hockey do you watch? (thats not at pro level)


And who said anything about england. Fuck england.
I can't wait to see band wagon beckham jersey holders jump on board this thread.

Traveling across the channel is more then a wee drive.
This is a dumb arguement.
hockey better then football.. haha
Its so lopsided its not even funny. so i'm done

There was a bunch of people that drove to Minnisota for the Wild games last year in the playoff's. Also most hockey fans watch just abot every regular season game and every play off game for sure.

One thing you're right about, this argument is dumb! We're in CANADA not Europe and soccer is wack! That's right, it might be fun to play and watch but it's no where even close to hockey. A Brit would say the same thing about soccer but guess what? We're not in Brittain! No ice, no stick, no deal.

[Senior]

Originally posted by Senior:


There was a bunch of people that drove to Minnisota for the Wild games last year in the playoff's.

P.S. Driving non stop in ideal road conditions with out any stops or delays that's a 27 hour drive distancing over 1800 miles!

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u work for travel agency right?

GO TRAVEL, check out the big picture

[Belms]

Hockey is number 1 here, just like futbol is number 1 in europe/south america..well every continent cept for here. Hockey is an awsome sport, that has had me watching since i can remember. Which had to be in 94, and we lost to the rangers. The fighting is just a bonus i think. Only entertainment value but even at that its ok. I watch cuz of the skill the game has. Just like soccer. To make a league of Ice Fighting makes me think how whack society is becoming. :finger: Society!

[rawb]

i've been to a ranger v celtic match @ ibrox

i was at the man u vs celtic match in seattle

i've been to countless canucks & giants games

they're all experiences. i can't say the excitement at the r v c game was any more exciting than the atmosphere at a canucks vs wild/detroit/colorado/toronto game.

though im sure ninewells is just trolling. the original hockey vs soccer point was 'which is tougher?', and it really is no contest. soccer cant even hold a candle. which is better is personal taste.

[Senior]

London to Paris is a 7 hour drive... Oooooh!

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Originally posted by Senior


P.S. Driving non stop in ideal road conditions with out any stops or delays that's a 27 hour drive distancing over 1800 miles!

a bunch of people

5?10?20?

wahoo


As for my population stats, i was stating those facts Vs stadium seats Vs football grounds in UK

I wont embarass you with gm place vs lets say Ibrox

haha

ok i will

18,422 VS 51,114

y?

not enough people would go

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Originally posted by Belms
Hockey is number 1 here, just like futbol is number 1 in europe/south america..well every continent cept for here. Hockey is an awsome sport, that has had me watching since i can remember. Which had to be in 94, and we lost to the rangers. The fighting is just a bonus i think. Only entertainment value but even at that its ok. I watch cuz of the skill the game has. Just like soccer. To make a league of Ice Fighting makes me think how whack society is becoming. :finger: Society!

u guys are great

let me guess.. you were a grizzly fan too?

[Senior]

There was 80'000+ people at the Heritage Classic... they had requests for 5 times more tickets... Again it looks like Canadians like hockey...

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Originally posted by rawb
i've been to a ranger v celtic match @ ibrox

i was at the man u vs celtic match in seattle

i've been to countless canucks & giants games

they're all experiences. i can't say the excitement at the r v c game was any more exciting than the atmosphere at a canucks vs wild/detroit/colorado/toronto game.

though im sure ninewells is just trolling. the original hockey vs soccer point was 'which is tougher?', and it really is no contest. soccer cant even hold a candle. which is better is personal taste.

'which is tougher?'


dumb arguement

big men with sticks or some m8 with a pair of trainers?

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Originally posted by Senior
There was 80'000+ people at the Heritage Classic... they had requests for 5 times more tickets... Again it looks like Canadians like hockey...

120,000 people


canada who?

[rawb]

hi!

[Senior]

Minus 20 celcius!



Oh Canada...

[rawb]

Originally posted by ninewells






120,000 people


canada who?

lol. you can't feasbly build a hockey rink that large and still climate control it for the ice, dumbass.

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Originally posted by rawb


let me guess, you have no idea how to respond to my personal experience except by making shit up?

i quoted the wrong post

haha

i was talking to Belms