Cisse Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Should I come to coach your kids for stardom ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Yeaaahhh! Coach Cisse! Its a bit pricey to get into playing IH too. You have to pay for skating lessons, equipment, club fees. It's probably cheaper to bring your kid up wanting to be a formula 1 driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 It is a bit pricey at least here. Although when I used to coach and we counted how much was the hourly rate it wasn't so much after all. But it takes a lot of hours on ice to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I only know two people who have played themselves. One is a pro playing for panthers, the other plays for Peterborough pirates (not sure if he's a pro). Maybe I should start playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Peterborough Pirates. There's a cool name. I think I start supporting them. Where the heck is Peterborough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Oh the team is no more. And they had a copy of Philadelphia Flyers logo. Hate them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 It's where the nearest passport is. I think its norhamptonshire (if that county exists) they're actually the Peterborough Phantoms. Changed their name in 2005. Their in the epihl which is the second tier in england after the elite ice hockey league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Checked Panthers and they have one Finnish player too. Greg Jacina played in our Elite league for a while but wasn't too succesful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Jacina is a great player, although I'm basing this on the quality of the eihl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I got pretty hooked whilst in Vancouver. I watched the Canucks a few times, one of my best friends is Czech so we were watching all of the Olympic gaes whilst there too... It's a fantatsic sport, and would be my number one if I lived in the States - well if the State had a team. Funnily enough I never really took to the Canucks because at the time they played a really defensive style despite having quality players like the Sedins. I got hooked on Chicago's fast all-out-attack style but felt guilty going for a club which isn't a 'West-Coaster' despite being in the Western Division. So the closest I could get to fast style plus West Coast was the Anaheim Ducks. Only problem they have is being 'California-based' they're hardly popular because of the weather. I love America though. If I was rich and could choose to live anywhere in the US, it would probably take me a year to decide given how many fascinating places there are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Jacina is a great player, although I'm basing this on the quality of the eihl! Jacina should be a star there. While playing here he had difficulties with injuries but I believe he could have done the job here too if he had found the right line for himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I think it's great. Just a shame it's on early hours of the morning or you have to subscribe to yet another channel to watch it. Not even a highlights package anywhere. It was the only thing I watched when the Winter Olympics was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I think it's great. Just a shame it's on early hours of the morning or you have to subscribe to yet another channel to watch it. Not even a highlights package anywhere. It was the only thing I watched when the Winter Olympics was on. NHL.com have highlights, goals and round-ups etc. and it's free to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I went to watch Manchester Phoneix yesterday, 2nd division in this country i think, and had a great time. Cheap tickets, beer, food and a really good atmosphere. I would have put the quality on par with the University league games i watched whilst in Canada last year. I try and watch a few NHL games over here but it's a struggle seeing the whole match through at 2am three times a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 I don't have those pay channels so I don't see a lot NHL nowadays. I remember fondly the mid 80's when Sky Channel used to show once a week a match usually by Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky, Kurri, Messier, Coffey, Fuhr, Anderson and the lot. It was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 NHL.com have highlights, goals and round-ups etc. and it's free to watch Yeah I watch some on my NHL/Anaheim Ducks app but it'll be nice to see it on the TV & not some dodgy website on the laptop! I'm no expert on the game but I got the general idea of it since playing EA's NHL '92 on me Mega Drive as a teenager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Ice Hockey is legitimately brilliant. It's got everything that's good about America and American sport. It's aggressive, fast, entertaining and very skillful. I got into it a few years ago and started following a few of the New York Rangers games, the team I always picked on the NHL game. I've considered going to watch the Panthers but I struggle to bring myself to support any team from Nottingham in all honesty, one thing that's bad about it. I've played actual Hockey to a decent level and always thought that if I could ice skate I'd be all right at it (my best friend is a Team GB synchro skater so I would have someone to teach me). Wouldn't know how to go about joining a team or anything though. My second favourite sport after football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammie002 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 LOVE Ice Hockey, Leafs fan here though. (Unsure why) Been following since about 2005, just before I left school, keep up to date alot around the leafs camp, but not so much on the overall NHL other than point leaders/tables etc. Watch alot of games as I barely sleep, cricfree.tv show almost every game for streaming online.. Plus anyone with a smartphone, the NHL app is free and includes highlights for free, and they're always up by the time I'm at work the next day! Been to a couple of Panthers games, but can tell the level of hockey is alot lower than the NHL. Still a very good night out though, looking forward to the playoffs soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 At least a few hockey fans here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love it when they beat eachother. Makes the world better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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