Brass

I looked quick and thought the Prince of Wales banners were the Division Championship ones, which I believe they have/did have. The President Trophy and Division Winner banners are dumb.

1 hour ago, spartacat_12 said:

It will be interesting to see what Montreal decides to do. Currently the Bell Centre only has banners for Stanley Cups & retired numbers, but considering that this was their most successful run in nearly 30 years I'm sure they'll want to do something to acknowledge it. Unless I'm mistaken, every team that has lost in the finals since Montreal last did in '89 has a banner commemorating it

 

Maybe they take a page out of the Bruins books and add one banner highlighting every season when they were a Cup finalist but didn't win. The Bruins include the seasons they won, but this would be a bit redundant for the Habs.

 

 

 

Damn, I hate those banners. They look incredibly stupid next to the Stanley Cup banners and the iconic retired number ones. Just silly to need to recognize those mediocre accomplishments.

54 minutes ago, logo-maker said:

 

Is this what you are looking for (scroll to the FONTS NHL section)?

 

Paint Users Paradise - Concept Resource link (on CCSLC)

Legend! Thank you!

Anybody know if there is a place to snag Roger Clemente's NHL numbers and letters? The HJC blog used to have a hookup to Photobucket with them all, along with updated ones, but I cannot locate a link. Any help?

Half of that revenue for MiLB was from me in the Yard Goats team store.

On 4/11/2019 at 10:07 AM, McCarthy said:

I've decided this confirms what I've always suspected about Dave Lozo - he doesn't actually like hockey.

I've long thought the same. Maybe he likes hockey, but he definitely doesn't like the NHL. He also said he's played at a "very high level" of hockey, which I highly doubt.

New Zealand should have adopted that flag a kid made during the design contest that just said "Ben" on it.

Just in case anybody missed the most Boston thing to ever happen.

I need me one of those Kentucky Thoroughblades jerseys.

As a massive Seinfeld fan, those are all incredible. I have tickets to the game and plan on grabbing one of those jerseys from this year if they are on sale.

7 hours ago, McCarthy said:

Maybe this isn't true and he just needs to adjust his voice, but he always comes across like he truly loathes hockey fans and as if he loathes hockey as a sport. He sounds like he'd rather be covering the NBA or the NFL, but got stuck covering hockey as a young reporter and can't get out now. I don't know how you could cover this sport so joylessly.

Dave Lozo is Stephen A. Smith if was only allowed to commentate on hockey.

I knew that was Dave Lozo before even clicking the damn link. Every syllable he speaks is wrong.

He's also claimed in the past that he's played at a "high level" of hockey...does anybody know when and where he played? He speaks from the perspective of someone who hasn't.

I have a flag from the Whiskey Rebellion up in my classroom. Kids are always intrigued by it primarily because A.) they know it looks American but they have no idea what it stands for and B.) it's a pretty cool design.

15 hours ago, the admiral said:

 

Looks like Black Knight Sports & Entertainment really stepped in it here. George McPhee should punch another coach in the face over this.

This war is just setting started.

"We are not aware of a single complaint from anyone attending our games that they were expecting to see the parachute team and not a professional hockey game"

YOUR MOVE, ARMY!

Oh, Evander Kane. You'll never learn.

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“Shut the [expletive] up, you selfish [expletive],” Buffalo defenceman Justin Falk screamed at Evander Kane before shoving the Sabres’ star winger during a Wednesday practice...

 

If the Cincinnati Bengals were an NHL team, they would have acquired Evander Kane years ago.

9 hours ago, jlnhlfan said:

Anyone remember the time that I mentioned my human version of Sonic the Hedgehog in this?

No.

I like the new update. Seems much cleaner. I already forgot what the old format looks like anyway.

The Hartford Yard Goats are pulling a "What-If Night" at the park tonight and asking "what if" their next choice, the Hartford Praying Mantis, won...

6 minutes ago, dont care said:

I don't get the connection

On 3/13/2017 at 11:23 PM, MBurmy said:

^I think so...but with both of them as iconic to Brooklyn culture as they are, can you blame them?

 

A better look at the Biggie banner:

And still miles ahead of this...

7 hours ago, McCarthy said:

 

You'd think, but it was peewee for forever and then USA Hockey changed hitting age to Bantam. I have to assume they did studies and determined that was better. 

 

I remember peewees being a hitting free-for-all at a time when a lot of kids were still learning the game. My skill set definitely wasn't ready for that part of the sport and I got rocked a few times because of it. Shifting hitting age to 13 instead of 11 (or whatever it is) allow more time for the youths to develop skills first then they can avoid hits or learn how to stay out of vulnerable situations before they're asked to play the body rather than the other way around. 

I remember penalties going wayyyyy up in Pee-Wees due to hitting. I just thought it was awful coaching, because most of the coaches in our area were worse skaters than their 11 year players. I think a huge thing that decides how and why someones hits is coaching. I was lucky enough to have coaches who played the game and were interested in the development of players, instead of coaches who were there to make sure their kid got on a specific team. Those coaches told us why we hit and that it's not to stand over a player and look macho. We were taught how to hit and how to protect ourselves if we were hit. I don't know (and it could be rather arrogant of me to assume so) that these qualities are being taught.

I went to a local high school game recently and their hitting form was atrocious. Two kids got hurt delivering hits. Speaking of high school, it just seems to dumb to delay it to bantams because most bantams are high school freshmen. They're expected to step into the high school speed/physicality with only one year of hitting experience under the belts? Jeez. And I thought the roller hockey kids trying their hand at ice was a recipe for disaster...

But hey, the numbers/statistics/whatever USA Hockey is looking at aren't in my favor, so there's a grand chance I'm wrong.

16 hours ago, Ice_Cap said:

For all the crap I give Hockey Canada about the way they've managed youth hockey, I do have to give them credit. Last I saw? There was a real effort to stamp out the desire to hit for the sake of hitting at the younger levels of organised hockey. 

Is there an age restriction on hitting in youth hockey in Canada? Here in the States, it's bantam level, which is usually age 14/15. I always felt that if hitting is instilled at a young age (and its true meaning emphasized), then players are more apt to do it correctly when they reach their teenage years. I could be wrong though.

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Sooooo did Mike Tirico use his white privilege to get his new gig at Fox Sports or how does that work?

One of the big problems with Springfield was the constant turn over of parent clubs. Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Edmonton, Columbus, Phoenix again; all since like 2004. It's tough to get invested in a team with that type of roster turnover.