-kj Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 well..... at least Puerto Rico has fans.... ... unlike the Montreal Impact's farm team in Toronto. (Where is Break-Wood these days, anyway?) 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...
FiddySicks Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 There is just no excuse to be booing the canadian anthem. That is just poor form. Yeah because Canadian fans NEVER boo our National Anthem. Will you pull your head out of your teal-painted, bandwagon-jumping ass for a moment, buc?I think you'll find that most people here have condemned it on both sides. Try reading without the "woe-is-us" Shark bias for a change and notice that.It's not cool in San Jose, it won't be cool if it happens in Edmonton, it was lame in Montreal, it was lame on Long Island, etc, etc, etc.The Sharks are not the persecuted little children of the NHL. They're a 90s expansion team that's worked their way through the lean early times that any new team has. They have, by any account I've seen, a great arena and a solid fan base that's been there since the Cow Palace days. Those are indisputable facts. However it's also undisputable fact that it's still a pretty damned young franchise, in NHL terms, and they haven't won a damned thing yet. (And, before you point it out.. yes, I know the Blues fit in that latter category, too. *sigh*) Grah. I've always had a soft spot for the Sharks. That goalpost against the Leafs in 1994? Brutal. But I'm getting close to putting them in the box with teams such as the Puerto Rico Islanders as having a whiny-assed, tin-foil-hat-wearing group of fans. </rant> Bandwagon Jumping ass? Where the do you get off calling me a bandwagoner? You need to chill out bud. All I was saying is that it happens everywhere, not just out in San Jose. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenomenal Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Sharks' fans boo anthem That's not cool.It's only cool when playing the Canadiens.Get your Canadian teams right, Shark fans. No, it's not cool, period. Booing the Canadain National Anthem is never cool. Especially at hockey games, if it wasn't for us, you wouldnt have this beautiful sport. So before you say something like that, think about it This post has been edited by zer0dotcom on some time in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 You would never see an 8 seed advance to the conference finals in the NBA. '99 Knicks ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 That was a lockout year and those are different, and the East was awful back then. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 That was a lockout year and those are different, and the East was awful back then. But there is no asterisk by it. Every team had the same opportunities to not only make the playoffs but also to take the top seed.Everyone was talking about what would happen if the NHL did have a much-shortened season last year, even shorter than the 1995 season. Would the eventually Stanley Cup winner from that season have a * by their victory, even if it was the lovable loser Toronto Maple Leafs? The answer is obviously no because EVERY team would have had the same opportunites to give themselves the advantages to make the playoffs and win the Cup. When the playing ground is even, the victor shall hold no handicap.--Roger "Time?" Clemente. Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Sharks' fans boo anthem That's not cool.It's only cool when playing the Canadiens.Get your Canadian teams right, Shark fans. No, it's not cool, period. Booing the Canadain National Anthem is never cool. Especially at hockey games, if it wasn't for us, you wouldnt have this beautiful sport. So before you say something like that, think about it BITCH! You're Dutch?http://www.sihrhockey.org/origins_report.cfm [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0dotcom Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Guys, for god sake, chill out. if you can't make your point without profanity, don't bother. Argue points, not the poster, othewise we'll shut all of this down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodAtFirstBite Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Booing any country's national anthem is a low. what happened to respect. I guess you can just throw that word out of the dictionary because it seems it doesn't exist anymore along honor, loyalty and compassion. The human race is going to hell baby. Get on for the wild ride down under (I don't mean Australia either baby!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Booing any country's national anthem is a low. what happened to respect. I guess you can just throw that word out of the dictionary because it seems it doesn't exist anymore along honor, loyalty and compassion. The human race is going to hell baby. Get on for the wild ride down under (I don't mean Australia either baby!) Thank you Dicky V. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckguy14 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Ok, everyone calm down! Please! 2004 San Jose Sharks 7th Man Fan of the Year San Jose Gold Miners - 4x Lombardi Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Helix- Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 You're Dutch? Beat me to it.Don't forget the British who invented Bandy. Which was the sport adopted by Canadians (also known as British colonists in Canada) who changed the rules into hockey. Which was known to Europeans for some time as "Canadian rules Bandy". Even Americans were playing games similar to hockey back in the original colonies.Or the many places that played field hockey and it's relatives since the days of the Pharohs.It always cracks me up when Canadians lay claim to all things hockey. And to act like it never would've been invented at a later time if it wasn't for Canada? Laughable.Considering the roller form of hockey, or roller polo, was invented at about the same time in a totally different region away from ice hockey. It's not hard to believe it would've been translated to an ice form much later.(And my first post was merely a fun-poking joke at the seemingly always-hammered Canadiens fans that like to boo stuff.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I started rooting for the Oilers when I heard about the Sharks fans booing "O Canada."You don't boo another country's national anthem, unless it's maybe Iran. You especially don't boo a country's national anthem when that country shares the longest undefended border with your country, and is generally considered one of your country's best friends.This American stands up for our Canadian neighbors. Go Oilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 You're Dutch? Beat me to it.Don't forget the British who invented Bandy. Which was the sport adopted by Canadians (also known as British colonists in Canada) who changed the rules into hockey. Which was known to Europeans for some time as "Canadian rules Bandy". Even Americans were playing games similar to hockey back in the original colonies.Or the many places that played field hockey and it's relatives since the days of the Pharohs.It always cracks me up when Canadians lay claim to all things hockey. And to act like it never would've been invented at a later time if it wasn't for Canada? Laughable.Considering the roller form of hockey, or roller polo, was invented at about the same time in a totally different region away from ice hockey. It's not hard to believe it would've been translated to an ice form much later.(And my first post was merely a fun-poking joke at the seemingly always-hammered Canadiens fans that like to boo stuff.) Well, it's a little like basketball. American's like to focus on how it was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts, while Canadians prefer to remember that Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian, invented it.Hockey may have been invented in places other than Canada, but it was Canadians who made it what it is today. I think we can agree that the modern popularization of hockey began in Canada, and that is why we consider it Canada's game (even if lacrosse is our national sport).Today, hockey is a global game, and I'm cool with that. Although it has a ways to go until it reaches the popularity of soccer or basketball, it's done pretty well for being a sport that has a relatively high entry requirements (sheets of ice aren't exactly common in the tropics).While as a Canadian, I'm cheering for the last Canadian franchise in the Stanley Cup playoffs, I don't feel cheated that American franchises have won the last 10+ cups. That's largely due to economics, and that's the way things are, but I also think rivalries, be it intra-league, international, or otherwise, are good for sport, and so to have a bit of a Canada-USA thing going isn't necessarily a bad thing.When it gets to booing national anthems, that's a little classless - neither side has a spotless record in this regard, however, so I won't start acting like a few hooligans in San Jose are representative of San Jose or the United States in general. That'd be like judging Canada based on Lamicus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 You're Dutch? Beat me to it.Don't forget the British who invented Bandy. Which was the sport adopted by Canadians (also known as British colonists in Canada) who changed the rules into hockey. Which was known to Europeans for some time as "Canadian rules Bandy". Even Americans were playing games similar to hockey back in the original colonies.Or the many places that played field hockey and it's relatives since the days of the Pharohs.It always cracks me up when Canadians lay claim to all things hockey. And to act like it never would've been invented at a later time if it wasn't for Canada? Laughable.Considering the roller form of hockey, or roller polo, was invented at about the same time in a totally different region away from ice hockey. It's not hard to believe it would've been translated to an ice form much later.(And my first post was merely a fun-poking joke at the seemingly always-hammered Canadiens fans that like to boo stuff.) Well the British have a game called rounders--which is where baseball came from...Hey everybody puts their spin on it.Ice Hockey as we came to know it in the 20th century was a Canadian innovation.Yes there were people before who played variations of games like it--but Canadians took those influences and made what we call hockey.The same thing for Americans and baseball, and both Canadians and Americans with football--which developed from rugby, and we've "borrowed" from each other as well.As for the game--my first thought was, "Oh great the Oilers fans at work will be insufferable tomorrow!"Well I'd still like to see a team win their first Cup--so go Ducks, Hurricanes & Sabres. (Not neccessarily in that order.) Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Today, hockey is a global game, and I'm cool with that. Although it has a ways to go until it reaches the popularity of soccer or basketball, it's done pretty well for being a sport that has a relatively high entry requirements (sheets of ice aren't exactly common in the tropics). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158574464...5Fencoding=UTF8 [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 ChippyMod Edit: No baiting please, thanks. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. no funny nickname Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 You're Dutch? Beat me to it.Don't forget the British who invented Bandy. Which was the sport adopted by Canadians (also known as British colonists in Canada) who changed the rules into hockey. Which was known to Europeans for some time as "Canadian rules Bandy". Even Americans were playing games similar to hockey back in the original colonies.Or the many places that played field hockey and it's relatives since the days of the Pharohs.It always cracks me up when Canadians lay claim to all things hockey. And to act like it never would've been invented at a later time if it wasn't for Canada? Laughable.Considering the roller form of hockey, or roller polo, was invented at about the same time in a totally different region away from ice hockey. It's not hard to believe it would've been translated to an ice form much later.(And my first post was merely a fun-poking joke at the seemingly always-hammered Canadiens fans that like to boo stuff.) Unlike baseball which was purely an American invention right? I mean, if it wasn't for Abner Doubleday baseball would never have been invented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenomenal Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 See, us Edmontonians have class, we sung and cheered the American anthem after you disgustingly booed ours. Here's to Canada This post has been edited by zer0dotcom on some time in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakwood Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 well..... at least Puerto Rico has fans.... ... unlike the Montreal Impact's farm team in Toronto. (Where is Break-Wood these days, anyway?) Yeah it's true the Lynx don't have any fans, we're Toronto FC fans practising for next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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