Baz
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Ties upset me. No game should end in a tie, it just complicates seeding and play-off scenarios in any sport......
Originally posted by madcow
Sorry Ice, It was 02 who said he wants it out of the US...I didn't just address you.
I've played both. That is not an ignorant comment by all means, thanks for insulting my intelligence btw....my opinion is from experience period. When I said more people play soccer because hockey is more difficult, I knew that would be misinterpreted. I should have said "of course more kids play it in school because its more difficult to organize in schools...with soccer, all you need are 4 cones and a ball:goof:
not an ice rink, goals, skates, sticks, pucks, pads, etc etc.....things alot of schools can't afford....yes IT IS easier to play in school. maybe i need to clarify that. Anyone can go out and kick a ball around and play soccer...not many kids get a chance to strap on skates get sticks and head out on the ice.
Like I said..I've played soccer in school and yes you run...sure..haven't played a sport yet where conditioning wasn't involved. Never said it was easy. I personally think hockey is more difficult because of the physical aspect of the game (monster hits or checks, stick and puck control, skating)
Sure, soccer has ball control, stamina, and some physical contact but puck control, physical hits, and the techniques in hockey are alot different.
I'm only giving my opinion because someone wanted to speak for all America (without a link?) saying more people like soccer in the US...not where I live...not even close. Again...the only person I know that gives a rats a$$ about it is someone who actually plays it...and its natural for soccer players to defend soccer.
I listen to FOX news radio and if you have never heard thier intro...they say we cover NFL, NBA, MLB, and the NHL....they never say a thing about soccer. Let me clarify this before it gets all you soccer players in a hissy...I'm not saying its not a popular/growing sport...but to make a comment that people in the US like soccer more then Hockey is just...well....IGNORANT.
Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate soccer...my niece has been scouted for a while and just joined the junior womans olympic team. She goes to the championship in Orlando? every year. We're proud and have fun watching her. I'm just not into pro-soccer...yet. At the time, I'm interested in other sports...and one of those is the one I'm defending.
sorry didn't mean to offend anyone.
I personally think hockey is more difficult because of the physical aspect of the game (monster hits or checks, stick and puck control, skating).
Originally posted by madcow
Sorry Ice, It was 02 who said he wants it out of the US...I didn't just address you.
I've played both. That is not an ignorant comment by all means, thanks for insulting my intelligence btw....my opinion is from experience period. When I said more people play soccer because hockey is more difficult, I knew that would be misinterpreted. I should have said "of course more kids play it in school because its more difficult to organize in schools...with soccer, all you need are 4 cones and a ball:goof:
not an ice rink, goals, skates, sticks, pucks, pads, etc etc.....things alot of schools can't afford....yes IT IS easier to play in school. maybe i need to clarify that. Anyone can go out and kick a ball around and play soccer...not many kids get a chance to strap on skates get sticks and head out on the ice.
Like I said..I've played soccer in school and yes you run...sure..haven't played a sport yet where conditioning wasn't involved. Never said it was easy. I personally think hockey is more difficult because of the physical aspect of the game (monster hits or checks, stick and puck control, skating)
Sure, soccer has ball control, stamina, and some physical contact but puck control, physical hits, and the techniques in hockey are alot different.
I'm only giving my opinion because someone wanted to speak for all America (without a link?) saying more people like soccer in the US...not where I live...not even close. Again...the only person I know that gives a rats a$$ about it is someone who actually plays it...and its natural for soccer players to defend soccer.
I listen to FOX news radio and if you have never heard thier intro...they say we cover NFL, NBA, MLB, and the NHL....they never say a thing about soccer. Let me clarify this before it gets all you soccer players in a hissy...I'm not saying its not a popular/growing sport...but to make a comment that people in the US like soccer more then Hockey is just...well....IGNORANT.
Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate soccer...my niece has been scouted for a while and just joined the junior womans olympic team. She goes to the championship in Orlando? every year. We're proud and have fun watching her. I'm just not into pro-soccer...yet. At the time, I'm interested in other sports...and one of those is the one I'm defending.
sorry didn't mean to offend anyone.
Originally posted by Dolfan02
Sorry but some of your comments are quite ridiculous.
The key right there is you played soccer in elementary school with "4 cones and a ball". So of course you're not going to get a REAL feel for the real game. When I was younger I played roller hockey alot here in Miami (no ice here, and with 4 cones) and I played ice hockey twice in Colorado. But I don't consider those experiences to be an appropriate opinion to compare it to the collegiate or professional levels. If you played organized soccer with men, not women or watching women play, you would experience the physical brutality of the sport. Guys sliding like monsters into your shins knocking you off your feet, the pushes, elbows, and battles for the ball, and BTW its massive running, not skating. Soccer players don't substitute every 5 minutes, no timeouts, one short halftime, no padding except for the shinguards. Consider it as running a marathon of sprints non-stop for 90 minutes while people are kicking you and pushing you. Some of the biggest team sports I admire, but not my favorites, are soccer and rugby.. and why? Because the same guys play the offense and defense, they play the whole game with no timeouts, and its physical and skillful.
I my intent was not to bash any sport and if it sounded like that, then I apologize. As a matter of fact, what I like about hockey is that it is played on a unique surface, I believe its the best team sport on ice. But what I did want to get across was that the league itself, the NHL, should be headquartered and administered in Canada. Look at my previous posts, I never questioned the toughness of hockey, read the title of the thread "Give the NHL to Canada"... its not "Get rid of hockey". What would be wrong of running the league from Canada, Toronto? Or calling ti the CHL? I don't think it would be much of a problem.
Originally posted by MarinoFan4Life
Okay. Let me speak as a person that lives in an area with only 2 MAJOR pro sports teams. We have an MLS team and an NHL team. When the Crew came to town, Columbus experienced a soccer boom, I was part of that movement. EVERYONE my age played soccer, and cheered for Brian McBride and the Crew. However, soccer was grown out of extremely fast. Now, the Crew has one of, if not the only, soccer - only stadiums in America, and has trouble filling it. Fans here just lost interest EXTREMELY quickly. However, the Blue Jackets came to town and are in their 4th year now. Now, the hockey boom wasn't QUITE as significant, but... it was significant. All the suburbanites are playing hockey. The Blue Jackets have their own radio shows on both of the major Talk Radio stations in the area as well as a contract with Fox Sports Net to air all the games, and a radio deal as well with an FM station. Now, I'm not hatin' on soccer or anything, but it's pretty obvious to me that in a town where those are the only 2 real "pro" choices, soccer is being destroyed by hockey. Thats just my observation guys... I'm not saying either sport is better... I'll watch either one, if there's no football, baseball, or basketball on... So, watch calling hockey a canadian only sport... or, just ask someone from Detroit what the biggest sport there is. Or, colorado. Heck, even St. Louis would put hockey up on their list... Just be careful how you word things.
Originally posted by t_scrible
I love the Boston Bruins
I even have my own Bruins website
http://www.bruinscage.com
I have many more years to cheer for the B's as I am only 12.
Originally posted by t_scrible
I also love the Revolution (MLS)