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| Name: | W Jones |
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Is ESPN Killing the National Hockey League by Influencing Public Attitudes? By creating and reinforcing an expectation of failure regarding the NHL, ESPN is shaping public perception and contributing to the “death” of the NHL in the United States.
posted by Mookieproof at 03:15 PM on July 08
NHL#s > NBA #s. So says Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban "I would be doing the same thing if I was the NHL. And suddenly your numbers are bigger than basketball's."
posted by garfield at 12:28 PM on January 17
And a hockey player who's just been hit in the eye with a stick exaggerates the effects some times to draw the power play. And if the player has that bottle of NHL Approved "Fake Blood" when he gets high sticked, he can even make it a 4 minute power play. How about the way hockey players fake those bruises and broken bones when they get hit by the puck laying blocking shots? You'd think they just hit by a piece of hard rubber going 90 mph.
posted at 09:22 PM on January 17
NHL#s > NBA #s. So says Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban "I would be doing the same thing if I was the NHL. And suddenly your numbers are bigger than basketball's."
posted by garfield at 12:28 PM on January 17
To heck with Mark Cuban buying the Penguins. Maybe Tom Hicks is ready to sell the Stars again. Mark could buy the Stars and save a bundle on commuting costs.
posted at 12:42 PM on January 17
I'll just ice this one and... oooaugh! Patrik Stefan of the Dallas Stars was on a breakaway towards an open net in the absolute dying moments of a game with his team up by one... only the puck took a bad hop... and he missed the net... and the puck went back up the ice... and the Oilers tied the game with only two seconds left in one of the craziest endings* to a hockey game you will ever see. *of course, the game didn't end there but went into OT and a shootout wherein Stefan's teammates bailed him out and got the win.
posted by gspm at 11:53 AM on January 06
I was watching this game. I had just started celebrating in front of the TV when Stefan screwed up the easiest goal of his life. When Hemsky scored I was thinking about going to the local Naval Air Station to borrow an F-18 so I could send Stefan down, with prejudice. Luckily what followed was the 5 minute OT that went the full 5 at full speed without any stoppage. That gave me time to rethink the act while waiting for Zubov to redeem himself from Wednesday Night in Vancouver.
posted at 03:44 PM on January 06
You dare sully the good name of Jefferson Davis?!? An outraged North Carolinian tore Hurricanes jerseys off state monuments during Carolina's run to the Stanley Cup. A charge of injuring the personal property of the state against Davis Jones, 49, was dropped after the team chose not to pursue the case.
posted by wfrazerjr at 06:08 PM on August 01
A charge of damaging personal STATE property was dropped after the TEAM decided not to pursue charges? Who is running that State?
posted at 11:21 PM on August 01
Cuban on ice with a side of Marino Mark Cuban and Dan Marino join up to bid on their hometown Pittsburgh Penguins.
posted by SummersEve at 12:50 PM on June 28
It would be funny watching Cuban try to keep his balance while running onto the ice to argue a penalty call though. Do you think the NHL would devise a Technical (penalty shot into an open net) just for Mark?
posted at 07:04 PM on June 28
Backyard Zamboni ice resurfacing machine After successfully developing the Porta-Rinx backyard ice rink, a Connecticut man turned his attention to the surface of the ice. Years of work have resulted in the Bambini Revolution available for order by the home enthusiast or municipality. Ice resurfacing machines were first invented by Frank J. Zamboni to smooth the ice at his Iceland rink in what is now Paramount, California.
posted by geekyguy at 08:38 PM on June 27
"Then again, I live in Texas, so take my opinion with a grain of cayenne." I agree Ufez, although we could make use of it that 1 hour of winter that shows up around Fort Worth Stock Show time in late January.
posted at 11:31 PM on June 27
Cuban on ice with a side of Marino Mark Cuban and Dan Marino join up to bid on their hometown Pittsburgh Penguins.
posted by SummersEve at 12:50 PM on June 27
Tom Hicks had the Stars up for sale in 2003. Cuban showed some interest, but decided to take a wait and see approach with the lockout loomimg. The Penguins' FANS would be the big winners if Cuban bought the team. Of the three owners of major sports teams in DFW, Cuban treats the fans a lot better than Jerry Jones or Tom Hicks could ever imagine.
posted at 11:23 PM on June 27
Two words: job security. He can't be traded, bought out, waived, dealt and probably looked at the wrong way under the terms of the new agreement. Bryan McCabe's crazy contract.
posted by MrFrisby at 06:13 PM on June 01
This deal demonstrates the year without Hockey was due primarily to Owner stupidity. They got what they wanted but not what they needed the most. Protection from themselves.
posted at 06:54 PM on June 01
ESPN has had a master plan all along. Kill Hockey so more people will attend the new ESPN must watch sport .... Competetive Eating!! Watch for your new ESPN Sportsman of the Year, Joey Chestnut, at all Arenas, Ballparks, Stadiums and Race Tracks across this great nation. Just a friendly hint though, get the cheap seats in back in case there is, as ESPN terms it, a "Reversal Of Fortune". Of course, that is what I personally experienced in the first 3 minutes of the 4th of July coverage.