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All-purpose hockey thread...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by hockeybeat, Nov 2, 2005.

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How do you like the new NHL, compared to what the sport used to be?

  1. I love it!

    39 vote(s)
    38.6%

  2. I hate it!

    4 vote(s)
    4.0%

  3. I could not care less!

    11 vote(s)
    10.9%

  4. They're playing hockey? When did this happen?

    10 vote(s)
    9.9%

  5. I don't like hockey, but I love the fights.

    2 vote(s)
    2.0%

  6. Is Wayne Gretzky still playing?

    1 vote(s)
    1.0%

  7. Is Sidney Crosby a girl?

    5 vote(s)
    5.0%

  8. I like what I've seen so far but I'm not sure if I love it yet

    29 vote(s)
    28.7%
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  1. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    "Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode, he's Ebeneezer Goode...."
     
    Double J, Aug 15, 2006
    #2881
  2. North61

    North61 Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Probably going to laugh at me here-

    Is it easier to get a higher paying newspaper job covering hockey in canada?
     
    North61, Aug 15, 2006
    #2882
  3. Beef03

    Beef03 Active Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...


    Not to be a nit picking asshole, but isn't the OHL considered Major Junior as is the WHL and the QMJHL? Or do they like to confuse even this out there? Junior A hockey out here is the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and the 10 leagues that fall under its umbrella (the BCHL, AJHL, SJHL, MJHL, SIJHL, NOJHL, the OPJHL, the CJHL, LHJAAAQ, and the MJAHL)
     
    Beef03, Aug 15, 2006
    #2883
  4. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Yes.
     
    Sea Bass, Aug 15, 2006
    #2884
  5. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    They pay in pelts up there.

    Comes in handy in the winter though.
     
    Armchair_QB, Aug 15, 2006
    #2885
  6. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Yes. But many people still call it Junior A and refer to the other brand of Junior A as Tier II. In Ontario, there are very few differences between Tier II and Junior B. From a competitive standpoint, there is pretty much no difference at all.
     
    Double J, Aug 16, 2006
    #2886
  7. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Agreed. Tier Two is Junior B with pretensions.
     
    JR, Aug 16, 2006
    #2887
  8. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Wings sign Greg Johnson for a second go-around. What is it, they have a reunion scheduled at Joe Louis Arena in a few months?


     
    Hank_Scorpio, Aug 16, 2006
    #2888
  9. Beef03

    Beef03 Active Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    I see. That's where my confusion came in. The difference between Jr. B and Jr. A out here is night and day. Huge difference in calibre.
     
    Beef03, Aug 16, 2006
    #2889
  10. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Hell, there's a Junior D league here.
     
    JR, Aug 16, 2006
    #2890
  11. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Yes, and it has changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League to eliminate the stigma of being a Junior D league surrounded by B and C leagues. They already tried calling it "Junior Development" but that didn't work.

    Two of the three B leagues in southern Ontario -- the Western and Mid-Western loops -- have also dropped "B" from their names and the Western league isn't calling itself "junior" at all. It's now just the Western Ontario Hockey League.

    You know, it might soon get to the point where the various levels of junior hockey in Ontario become indistinguishable. And I'm not necessarily sure that would be a bad thing.
     
    Double J, Aug 17, 2006
    #2891
  12. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Re: All-purpose hockey (NHL and Olympics) thread...

    Hinske got traded to Boston. Oh, whoops, that's the other sport. :)

    I don't know but I'd guess that once you drop below Major Junior, the talent pool is pretty much the same in Junior, B, C, or D.
     
    JR, Aug 17, 2006
    #2892
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