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Jared 
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 Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:48 |
^^ thanks for that; very helpful.
Yes, I was aware of lacrosse as a separate sport. In the UK, we get practically no coverage of either kind of hockey (unless you can find it on an obscure satellite channel)....
but we tend to cheer on our teams (mens and womens) every 4 years at the Olympics (on grass) until we get knocked out. We then briefly wonder why we aren't any good at it, declare that more investment should go into the grass roots of the sport, then promptly forget about it for another 4 years...  |
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:42 |
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fandango, two types of "grass hockey" in the US: field hockey and lacrosse. The former is played almost exclusively by women and is closer to traditional ice hockey in that a ball is hit with sticks between players and then shot at the net, whereas lacrosse involves the sticks with nets and the ball is carried around and passed through the air. I think there may be a professional or semi-pro men's lacrosse league, but the popularity of it is quite small, much less than the NHL, which itself has become a very minor sport in the American sphere.
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:39 |
might enhance their performance round the rink.... 
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Tony R
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:38 |
No,its a prohibited substance... 
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Jared
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:36 |
^^ ah thanks for that.... that's not implicit in the title 'National Hockey League' so I didn't know....
do they play on grass too??
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Padraic
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:31 |
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^^^ The NHL is a professional ice hockey league.
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Jared
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:29 |
^^^ forgive my ignorance, but is the NHL hockey which is played on grass or ice??
seriously, I'm not trying to be sarcastic; I genuinely have no clue...  |
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:19 |
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Used to play EA NHL Hockey a lot on the Mega drive and Playstation.
For some reason I always played as Chicago and Jeremy Roenick was my top scoring player..
Great game,two player or against the "computer".
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:16 |
 NaturalScience wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
ooops 
he played with Mario Lemieux in the Penguins, did he not then??
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He did indeed, and helped the Pens win back to back Stanley Cups. |
Good times....good times.
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 10:10 |
Sean Trane wrote:
ooops 
he played with Mario Lemieux in the Penguins, did he not then??
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He did indeed, and helped the Pens win back to back Stanley Cups.
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 08:17 |
NaturalScience wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
I did not know this guy was still playing. He was a Gretzky teammate with the Oilers , if I remember well. He must be close to 40, then!! |
Jaromir Jagr never played with the Oilers. He's played with the Penguins, the Washington Capitals, and now the NY Rangers.
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ooops
he played with Mario Lemieux in the Penguins, did he not then??
that would make more sense with the age thing
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prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 07:40 |
Sean Trane wrote:
I did not know this guy was still playing. He was a Gretzky teammate with the Oilers , if I remember well. He must be close to 40, then!! |
Jaromir Jagr never played with the Oilers. He's played with the Penguins, the Washington Capitals, and now the NY Rangers.
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 06:52 |
Gravity Eyelids wrote:
memowakeman wrote:
I used to watch hockey games long time ago when they were on mexican TV or another system, now i dont really know much about it, i remember i simpathize for Pittsburgh Penguins, i loved Jaromir Jagr , now i dont know if he is still playing... |
He plays for the Rangers now.  |
I did not know this guy was still playing. He was a Gretzky teammate with the Oilers , if I remember well. He must be close to 40, then!!
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 06:25 |
memowakeman wrote:
I used to watch hockey games long time ago when they were on mexican TV or another system, now i dont really know much about it, i remember i simpathize for Pittsburgh Penguins, i loved Jaromir Jagr , now i dont know if he is still playing... |
He plays for the Rangers now.
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Into this wild Abyss the fiend
Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,
Pondering his Voyage.
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 03:39 |
Jimbo wrote:
My favorite NHL team is possibly Colorado Avalanche. Don't know why though.
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Maybe because they are the descendent team from the Quebec Nordiques who were the first team to open the market to Czechs with the Statsny brothers.
I still root mainly for the Montreal Canadians even when I lived in Toronto. I hated the Leafs when they were under old bugger owner Harold Ballard, he was their main problem.
But in general I root for all the Canadian teams. (although there are less of them after the Winnipeg Jets and the Nordiques moved to US cities)
Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Posted: October 04 2006 at 23:06 |
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I used to watch hockey games long time ago when they were on mexican TV or another system, now i dont really know much about it, i remember i simpathize for Pittsburgh Penguins, i loved Jaromir Jagr , now i dont know if he is still playing...
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Zoot Allures
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Posted: October 04 2006 at 22:06 |
I'm watching the Ottawa VS Toronto Game at the moment. 3 period. 3-1 Ottawa.
I'm a Bruins fan  but cheer for the Sens since I live in the region and watch most of their games.
I'm all for hockey being played 12 months of the year!
......As for the previous post. Don't be shy to get some help with that. No point in going through life bitter and unhappy. 
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Posted: October 04 2006 at 20:20 |
I couldn't care less which group of millionaires (who aren't even from the cities they represent) can put the rubber disk in the net more often.
But enjoy your season.
Edited by Peter Rideout - October 05 2006 at 08:07
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Gravity Eyelids
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Posted: October 04 2006 at 19:54 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
I am a rabid Penguis fan and yearn for them to return to their former greatness,but that might take awhile.The Pens are also BADLY in need of a good goaltender.
Wait till Sydney Crosby really develops as a player,he is the next Mario Lemieux. |
I Think the Penn's will have a good team this year, espeacialy w/ the amazing rookie, Malkin who was second pick in the draft last year (He dindn't want to play pro just yet last year), and of course Crosby.
I'll be rooting for 'em too, except when it will hurt the Devils of course.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: October 04 2006 at 19:37 |
Yay hockey!
Rangers fan here (please no jokes.  ) |
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