Hockey Town USA - Page 2

Griff · 01-20-2003, 07:07 AM

BTW -Some friends of a friend were there with their boys sportin' Jr. Senators jackets, pretty cool. They get to play on the same ice as the big boys, that has to be a kick. There is quite a bit of youth hockey played on the Arenas ice. Does that happen in the bigger towns?

Undertoad · 01-20-2003, 09:36 AM

No. As a kid I skated on the Hershey Bears ice many times over a winter. But in the big town they don't keep the ice open and have no skate rental down at the FU Center, nor even at the old Spectrum where the Phantoms play. Off hours they convert for basketball and indoor soccer and concerts. It's wherever the money is to be made.

Also, most of the rinks around here are suburban anyway; it takes real estate, and skating (on ice) isn't exactly an urban activity in the lower 48.

Griff · 01-20-2003, 10:07 AM

Maybe its just our area but icetime seems more valuable than court time. Every school has a bball court or two. High School hockey has a bit of a presence and I guess figure skating is bigger than you'd expect as well. They justified the new rink at BBC saying ice time has become dear. Of course, the folks at the privately owned Polar Cap rink thought otherwise...

Griff · 01-28-2003, 06:36 AM

It really looks like the Sens are building.

"I think he's going to be a player," Muckler said of the Binghamton Senators' 'other' center prospect, Antoine Vermette, who scored two power-play goals off Spezza feeds in a 5-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at a sold-out Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. "It may take him some more time (than Spezza), but I think he'll be a player."

AHL Standings! Who's your Daddy!?

warch · 01-28-2003, 10:15 AM

Looks like a well run farm, but its not the only one! Yo mama. Perhaps we'll dance for the Calder...

I'm glad you're getting to some games! Sens seem to be a hard working team with talent and a bit of an edge.

Griff · 01-30-2003, 12:24 PM

I'm lookin at my schedule here and i'm seeing the AHL allstar game next monday. I'm not sure if they mean its at Binghamton. Has anyone ever caught the event? worthwhile?

Griff · 01-30-2003, 12:26 PM

Bah! Its at Portland.

warch · 02-13-2003, 12:54 PM

OK the home/home Wild/Flyers series is history.

I would have settled for a split, but apparently the Wild wouldnt.
Wild take both games, both shut outs, One for Manny and one for Roli. 4 more points. I was at last night's game and it was a hard, close checked affair. The flyers lacked LeClair and Gagne, still Roenick, Kappanen,and crew couldnt score. Primeau had his elbows up and Brashear was looking for bodies.

Little speedy ol' Cliff Ronning scores as does little speedy ol' Wes Walz.

It was a big two wins, Ive not heard the coach speak like this before:

"The defensemen were perfect, our goalie was perfect. Our small players on the board, they were just great. They handled the puck well. All that is all part of it,” summed up a happy Jacques Lemaire.

Its Feb 13 and the 3rd year Wild are tied with Detroit and Toronto with 67 points. Holy crap.

Undertoad · 02-13-2003, 01:32 PM

I missed game two entirely

The Wild are definitely amongst the league's most interesting teams and Lemaire is showing genius for building a great D without the trap.

The Flyers are a team in a land of confusion. Despite having a pretty good record, not a month goes by when there isn't something seriously wrong, or so it seems.

Griff · 02-14-2003, 06:28 PM

Spezza just got called up to the mother club. *sniff*

warch · 02-27-2003, 03:37 PM

I hesitate to tempt fate, but then what the hell, I stop hesitating and barrel on in cause thats my way. Just received PLAYOFF tix info in the mail from the Wild.

elSicomoro · 02-27-2003, 09:00 PM

Awww! Look at Warch...she actually thinks the Wild can hold onto the 7th spot...aren't you cute!

Sorry...had to do that.

For what it's worth, I hope they make it in...the NHL needs more feel good stories on the ice right now.

Undertoad · 02-27-2003, 09:54 PM

Now 50 minutes later, they hold the #6 spot... with a game up on the #7! With the 2nd best GA in the conference...

02-28-2003, 07:21 AM

I long ago stopped listening to sycamore.

warch · 02-28-2003, 10:37 AM

Meet me in Saint Louis.

01-20-2003, 07:07 AM	#16
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	BTW -Some friends of a friend were there with their boys sportin' Jr. Senators jackets, pretty cool. They get to play on the same ice as the big boys, that has to be a kick. There is quite a bit of youth hockey played on the Arenas ice. Does that happen in the bigger towns? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-20-2003, 10:07 AM	#18
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Maybe its just our area but icetime seems more valuable than court time. Every school has a bball court or two. High School hockey has a bit of a presence and I guess figure skating is bigger than you'd expect as well. They justified the new rink at BBC saying ice time has become dear. Of course, the folks at the privately owned Polar Cap rink thought otherwise... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-28-2003, 06:36 AM	#19
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It really looks like the Sens are building. "I think he's going to be a player," Muckler said of the Binghamton Senators' 'other' center prospect, Antoine Vermette, who scored two power-play goals off Spezza feeds in a 5-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at a sold-out Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. "It may take him some more time (than Spezza), but I think he'll be a player." AHL Standings! Who's your Daddy!? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-30-2003, 12:24 PM	#21
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm lookin at my schedule here and i'm seeing the AHL allstar game next monday. I'm not sure if they mean its at Binghamton. Has anyone ever caught the event? worthwhile? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-30-2003, 12:26 PM	#22
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Bah! Its at Portland. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-20-2003, 09:36 AM	#17
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	No. As a kid I skated on the Hershey Bears ice many times over a winter. But in the big town they don't keep the ice open and have no skate rental down at the FU Center, nor even at the old Spectrum where the Phantoms play. Off hours they convert for basketball and indoor soccer and concerts. It's wherever the money is to be made. Also, most of the rinks around here are suburban anyway; it takes real estate, and skating (on ice) isn't exactly an urban activity in the lower 48.

01-28-2003, 10:15 AM	#20
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Looks like a well run farm, but its not the only one! Yo mama. Perhaps we'll dance for the Calder... I'm glad you're getting to some games! Sens seem to be a hard working team with talent and a bit of an edge.

02-13-2003, 12:54 PM	#23
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I hafta rub it in... OK the home/home Wild/Flyers series is history. I would have settled for a split, but apparently the Wild wouldnt. Wild take both games, both shut outs, One for Manny and one for Roli. 4 more points. I was at last night's game and it was a hard, close checked affair. The flyers lacked LeClair and Gagne, still Roenick, Kappanen,and crew couldnt score. Primeau had his elbows up and Brashear was looking for bodies. Little speedy ol' Cliff Ronning scores as does little speedy ol' Wes Walz. It was a big two wins, Ive not heard the coach speak like this before: "The defensemen were perfect, our goalie was perfect. Our small players on the board, they were just great. They handled the puck well. All that is all part of it,” summed up a happy Jacques Lemaire. Its Feb 13 and the 3rd year Wild are tied with Detroit and Toronto with 67 points. Holy crap.

02-13-2003, 01:32 PM	#24
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I missed game two entirely The Wild are definitely amongst the league's most interesting teams and Lemaire is showing genius for building a great D without the trap. The Flyers are a team in a land of confusion. Despite having a pretty good record, not a month goes by when there isn't something seriously wrong, or so it seems.

02-14-2003, 06:28 PM	#25
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Spezza just got called up to the mother club. sniff

02-27-2003, 03:37 PM	#26
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I hesitate to tempt fate, but then what the hell, I stop hesitating and barrel on in cause thats my way. Just received PLAYOFF tix info in the mail from the Wild.

02-27-2003, 09:00 PM	#27
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Awww! Look at Warch...she actually thinks the Wild can hold onto the 7th spot...aren't you cute! Sorry...had to do that. For what it's worth, I hope they make it in...the NHL needs more feel good stories on the ice right now.

02-27-2003, 09:54 PM	#28
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Now 50 minutes later, they hold the #6 spot... with a game up on the #7! With the 2nd best GA in the conference...

02-28-2003, 07:21 AM	#29
dave Guest Posts: n/a	I long ago stopped listening to sycamore.

02-28-2003, 10:37 AM	#30
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Meet me in Saint Louis.

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