Having being born in hockey here in Canada, I have played the game and watched an indecent number of games (Pro and non pro) live or on TV.
The best advice I could give is to go watch a game (any decent level) live. This way, you will not be limited at what the TV producer is giving you.
I remember talking hockey more than 30 years ago with an Irish guy while travelling in Europe. He was telling me how he was blowned out of his seat when he watched a game live in Toronto. He was telling me about a very small player that was lightning fast and super gritty. I immediately guess that he was talking about Theo Fleury.
And while you are watching the game live, take the time to observe the fans reactions. That's pretty funny in itself.
I watched it as a kid, I didn't understand it with all of the fighting (back then when the Islanders were good). When the Stars moved here, my wife wanted to watch a game as she had a Churla and a Tinordi in her preschool class. I told her it was a lot of fighting and she might not like it.
Churla gave us tickets, dead center lower bowl. She was hooked despite them losing and Churla getting into a fight (that we couldn't cheer for since we tried to teach our elementary school-age kids not to fight). Shane apologized to my wife for it being a bad game to watch!
The kids started roller skating that year. I started soon after. Ice was too expensive for us, so I stuck with inline. I've learned to understand the game well, but I am analytical and always wanted to sit high enough to see all of the players, not the puck. I was not a great skater but saw the game well. I coached kids and adults for 11 years. The 10 and under was the best (talk about chaos), the adults the least pleasant. My oldest played high school hockey, but he dropped it his senior year (he played with the Ludwig twins) as he got tired of some of the other kids cocky attitudes.
Once you get the game though you can sit up high and still follow it. I remember watching games with early streaming on phones and the luck was maybe only a pixel in size, but you knew where it was based off what was said in the article.
LOL, the chaos with very young players is quite the norm.
I remember one time, when I was coaching my son's team, one of the referee lifted in the air a player to put him on side...during the play! This because, 50% of the kids were ALWAYS off side.
The kids were about 6 or 7 years old. That moment was priceless as we all got a good laught out of it.
Why did you have to bring up Luka, though. That trade is going to occupy the same type of space in my brain as the Challenger accident and I wasn't prepared to have it mentioned in the middle of my dang hockey content.
I was born near the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.. Never attended a hockey game until I moved to San Angelo, Texas. Went to a San Angelo Outlaws (CHL) game, sat near another who clued me in, and was Season Ticket holder ever since. Don’t do sports that have a ball…thanx to Colin Krapernik, because if you disrespect the country that allows to the opportunity to play……you are an a$$hole. Dallas Stars hockey is IT.
This series is a great idea.
Having being born in hockey here in Canada, I have played the game and watched an indecent number of games (Pro and non pro) live or on TV.
The best advice I could give is to go watch a game (any decent level) live. This way, you will not be limited at what the TV producer is giving you.
I remember talking hockey more than 30 years ago with an Irish guy while travelling in Europe. He was telling me how he was blowned out of his seat when he watched a game live in Toronto. He was telling me about a very small player that was lightning fast and super gritty. I immediately guess that he was talking about Theo Fleury.
And while you are watching the game live, take the time to observe the fans reactions. That's pretty funny in itself.
I watched it as a kid, I didn't understand it with all of the fighting (back then when the Islanders were good). When the Stars moved here, my wife wanted to watch a game as she had a Churla and a Tinordi in her preschool class. I told her it was a lot of fighting and she might not like it.
Churla gave us tickets, dead center lower bowl. She was hooked despite them losing and Churla getting into a fight (that we couldn't cheer for since we tried to teach our elementary school-age kids not to fight). Shane apologized to my wife for it being a bad game to watch!
The kids started roller skating that year. I started soon after. Ice was too expensive for us, so I stuck with inline. I've learned to understand the game well, but I am analytical and always wanted to sit high enough to see all of the players, not the puck. I was not a great skater but saw the game well. I coached kids and adults for 11 years. The 10 and under was the best (talk about chaos), the adults the least pleasant. My oldest played high school hockey, but he dropped it his senior year (he played with the Ludwig twins) as he got tired of some of the other kids cocky attitudes.
Once you get the game though you can sit up high and still follow it. I remember watching games with early streaming on phones and the luck was maybe only a pixel in size, but you knew where it was based off what was said in the article.
LOL, the chaos with very young players is quite the norm.
I remember one time, when I was coaching my son's team, one of the referee lifted in the air a player to put him on side...during the play! This because, 50% of the kids were ALWAYS off side.
The kids were about 6 or 7 years old. That moment was priceless as we all got a good laught out of it.
Why did you have to bring up Luka, though. That trade is going to occupy the same type of space in my brain as the Challenger accident and I wasn't prepared to have it mentioned in the middle of my dang hockey content.
I was born near the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.. Never attended a hockey game until I moved to San Angelo, Texas. Went to a San Angelo Outlaws (CHL) game, sat near another who clued me in, and was Season Ticket holder ever since. Don’t do sports that have a ball…thanx to Colin Krapernik, because if you disrespect the country that allows to the opportunity to play……you are an a$$hole. Dallas Stars hockey is IT.
Just to be clear, you need to do some independent research on the how and why of kaepernick's protest. I think you'll change your mind about him.
If this is Duo, I need to know where the penguin gets his skates sharpened or otherwise useless phrases.