Notch Novelty Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=951128/16/2004MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - The Original Stars Hockey League, which says it has commitments from 78 players including Dave Andreychuk, Roberto Luongo and Dominik Hasek, will begin its schedule Sept. 18 with a tripleheader in Toronto if the NHL and its players' association are unable to get together on a new collective bargaining agreement by Sept. 15.Teams would bear the city names of the Original Six NHL cities - Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Detroit, New York and Chicago.Each team would have four skaters and a goalie on the ice at one time, periods would last 17 minutes, line changes would only be made on the fly, there would be no centre red-line, no-touch icing would be in effect and minor penalties would result in penalty shots.It all depends on what happens in the NHL-NHLPA talks. A draft would be held Sept. 16 to allocate the 72 skaters, six goalies and six coaches who committed to play, says OSHL president Randall Gumbley.Each of the six teams would play three games a week at separate venues across Canada till Nov. 8.Besides Toronto, games in Ontario would be played in Oshawa, Belleville, Kitchener, Mississauga, Hamilton, Barrie, Peterborough, London, Ottawa and Brampton. Other games would be played in Montreal, Winnipeg, Halifax, Vancouver and Calgary.Other players named so far include Dan Cloutier, Chris Osgood, Patrick Lalime, Daniel Briere, Martin Lapointe, Manny Fernandez, Mathieu Garon, Mike Comrie, Jeff Cowan, Jassen Cullimore, Anders Eriksson, Chris Drury, Mike Ricci, Peter Bondra, Bill Lindsay, Scott Barney, Dan Cleary, Shawn Horcoff, Dwayne Roloson and Darcy Hordichuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 It's actually the Original Stars Hockey League...Sounds like a travelling league, 4 of the teams are US based, but apparently there will be no games in the U.S.... that's odd.Either way, I'm all for more hockey options when the lockout is on... this league sounds like it will be fun to watch, especially with every matchup sounding traditional... and hey, games in Oshawa, no complaints here. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 So four of the teams will bear the names of American cities yet none of the games will be played in the US? That makes about as much sense as having 2 Canadian baseball teams play a Canada Day weekend series in Puerto Rico. It'll never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budbowl77 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 hmm...this sounds like it would be worth it to drive to canada to check out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notch Novelty Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 I know I just said that because they are using the Original 6 names.It's going to be like a tryout camp minus the tryout. Basically, teams without city names playing each other throughout Canada.So its Touring Hockey League meets the PBH without city rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notch Novelty Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 How about jets, nords, maroons, st pats, millionares, and wanderers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 My guess is they'll go without nicknames and just use generic one or two color uniforms. They're not going to invest a lot in this glorified pickup league.For those that are old enough to remember the 1982 NFL strike, the players union held a couple of exhibition games and used plain blue and white uniforms. Everyone wore white helmets with the NFLPA logo on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notch Novelty Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 I wish I could, I wasn't even born yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Hasek should sit this out. He's fragile enough with his groin, to risk an injury in a league where it could cost him his future. "It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of thepress. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom ofspeech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given usthe freedom to demonstrate. And it is the soldier who salutes theflag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, andwho allows the protester to burn the flag."Marine Chaplain Dennis Edward O' Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 and that's why they're called the 'good old days' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromaniac Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 HOW'S THIS IDEA LOOK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmee Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Considering that those logos are most likely still registered trademarks of their respective teams (and thus, owners) and not the players themselves, it is highly unlikely that any teams will be bearing anything close to those logos. The world's foremost practitioners of professional tag-team wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 It looks like history, history that should not be touched, and should not be brought back, doubly so for a one-off thing to pass the time during a strike. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 It appears Canadians aren't ready for 4-on-4 hockey. The Original Stars Hockey League experiment is over. The players' expenses were not covered, the league was poorly organized and the players have returned home. -- Sportsnet.ca "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 It appears Canadians aren't ready for 4-on-4 hockey. The Original Stars Hockey League experiment is over. The players' expenses were not covered, the league was poorly organized and the players have returned home. -- Sportsnet.ca It was a boring league... hitting was made illegal -- we could watch women's hockey and pay nothing to see the same thing. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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