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Title: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: raptorsfan29 on April 26, 2006, 12:37:27 am
Stupid Question but i want to know how many of you went back to watching hockey after the long cancellation?

Me, i watched a few Toronto Maple leafs games but thats about it. It was the only ones i could wacth since they played the bruins


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: jtex316 on April 26, 2006, 12:42:34 am
the only hockey i've watched all year long was that clip i posted here yesterday.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: bsfins on April 26, 2006, 01:12:24 am
You mean they still play hockey?


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: Thundergod on April 26, 2006, 03:02:24 am
Went to 4 Panthers games this past season,  watched a few on TV during weekends cuz that's when I didn't work.  Hockey rox,  argument ends there.

Ottawa takes it all this season. 
 


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: Philly Fin Fan on April 26, 2006, 06:04:32 am
As much as I wanted to watch this year, it was impossible for me to watch more than about 3 Flyers games all year. I have Direct TV (for the NFL Sunday Ticket), and since the Flyers are owned by Comcast Cable, they play on Comcast Sportsnet channel. Comcast does not sell this channel to Direct TV, so fans like me get screwed, unless I want to pay an additional $60 a month for cable (which I don't), or unless I want to go out to bars to watch the games (which I don't). The only games I got to watch were the select few that were broadcast on OLN this year, up until the playoffs.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on April 26, 2006, 07:37:06 am
As much as I wanted to watch this year, it was impossible for me to watch more than about 3 Flyers games all year. I have Direct TV (for the NFL Sunday Ticket), and since the Flyers are owned by Comcast Cable, they play on Comcast Sportsnet channel. Comcast does not sell this channel to Direct TV, so fans like me get screwed, unless I want to pay an additional $60 a month for cable (which I don't), or unless I want to go out to bars to watch the games (which I don't). The only games I got to watch were the select few that were broadcast on OLN this year, up until the playoffs.

Agreed there.  Additionally, hockey is more fun to watch in person than on TV.  Did you manage to catch any games at the Wachovia Center?


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: Brian Fein on April 26, 2006, 08:44:44 am
I haven't watched nearly as much hockey this season as I used to.   I only went to one game this season, towards the end of the season, and enjoyed it very much.

I've been watching some playoff hockey on TV now, and I'm enjoying that alot more than playoff basketball...


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: Phishfan on April 26, 2006, 10:18:36 am
I followed the standings and watched a little bit of a number of games. I have gotten into playing in a pool league and have tried to practice quite a bt in the evenings so I would have it on, but not really pay attention.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: Fau Teixeira on April 26, 2006, 11:05:58 am
ice is for drinks


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: BeefStewert on April 26, 2006, 01:12:07 pm
I'm a Blues fan, so there was nothing for me to come back to.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: Dave Gray on April 26, 2006, 03:57:59 pm
I used to watch a lot of hockey.  Now I watch none, except dudes getting knocked out.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: EDGECRUSHER on April 27, 2006, 02:01:40 am
I always loved hockey, even with the Rangers in such sorry shape for almost a decade. I feel the NHL playoffs are the best playoffs of the 4 major sports. Most football games don't have enough drama. The NBA disgusts me with all that pussy foul calling and MLB can get boring at times.

Truth is, almost every series I've seen of hockey has been great except the Devils/Rangers one this year, and that's becaus einjuries made the Rangers play like an AHL team.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: Philly Fin Fan on April 27, 2006, 07:23:51 am
I feel the NHL playoffs are the best playoffs of the 4 major sports. 

I've always said that the best thing in sports is overtime playoff hockey (because its sudden death). I remember watching the Flyers Penguins game years ago that went into 6 overtimes. It was like 4 in the morning when it ended.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: BeefStewert on April 27, 2006, 12:43:40 pm
I've always said that the best thing in sports is overtime playoff hockey (because its sudden death). I remember watching the Flyers Penguins game years ago that went into 6 overtimes. It was like 4 in the morning when it ended.

I remember that too.  I think it was 1996.


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: TonyB0D on April 27, 2006, 03:37:35 pm
i LOVE hockey.....diehard devils fan since i was young....i go to a lot of games since i live a few miles from the sports complex......we've been really lucky with some of the awesome players we've had over the years....i mean 4 hall of fame defenders on the same team for so many years....just unbelievable


Title: Re: How many of you came back to Hockey?
Post by: gocowboys31 on April 27, 2006, 04:18:20 pm
I havent followed hockey that closely ever since the early 90's. I loved those edmonton oiler teams with gretzky, messier, kurri, and grant fuhr. They had an intense rivalry with the calgary flames. Now that it's playoff time im all over it. Go EDMONTON OILERS!!!!!!!