BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 27 Jun 10 - 04:33 PM

Sounds great. Especially the vintage Sherry. >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Jun 10 - 04:19 PM

We're in hockey/eye candy heaven here-- our cable company added NHL HD to the lineup and there is a lot of summer programming.

Some of it is very good, some of it is crap; we're using it to catch up on all the hockey we missed 1970-present. It's a big hole to fill in, but the picture is starting to tune in nicely.

Today it's vintage Don Cherry stuff (hilarious), and last week it was late 1980's draftees.

Of course all this comes at us out of chrono order and with a lot of questionable validity/hype, but the mind sorts it all out and it's one big, summer-long party for us.

Of especial interest to me (as folks here may recall from past years' hockey threads) is the view in on the business side of the game, and of course how it has changed (and not changed) over the years.

It's all good! Vintage games, too.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 24 Jun 10 - 01:39 PM

3... coool!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: 3refs
Date: 24 Jun 10 - 06:40 AM

Now, if we can just get Pat Stapleton to give up the puck!

http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/article/2008-11-13/pat-stapleton-ends-summit-series-puck-mystery

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 23 Jun 10 - 06:57 AM

MONTREAL - Paul Henderson's legendary hockey jersey fetched well over US$1 million at auction early Wednesday following a late surge of interest in the historic cloth.


The winner bid of US$1,067,538 was submitted by Mitchell Goldhar, the owner of SmartCentres, a private real estate development company based in Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto


Marc Juteau, president of Montreal area-based Classic Auctions, says Goldhar's bid was the 42nd entered for the 38-year-old red and white jersey.


Juteau also said once the auction fees were factored in, the final price to be paid by Goldhar is actually $1.275 million.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 22 Jun 10 - 05:50 AM

MONTREAL - The clock is ticking down for a unique chance to own a piece of Canadian hockey history, albeit a pricey one.


Potential bidders have until 9 p.m. to put in bids Tuesday for the legendary jersey worn by Paul Henderson when he scored Team Canada's deciding goal of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union.


The catch: you'll have to cough up a little more than $340,000 to have a chance of owning the scuffed-and-stained sweater.


The sale price of the game-worn jersey, which has created an impressive buzz since bidding began last month, will be at least $309,224.


That was the bid put forward by The Jim Pattison Group, a B.C.-based company that says the jersey would be destined for a Canada-wide tour before ending up donated to this country's sports hall of fame in Calgary.


As of Tuesday morning, 29 bids had been tendered for the white No. 19 jersey worn during what is arguably the most famous goal in Canadian history.


The jersey passed from Henderson, then to Canada's trainer as a gift, and then into the hands of an unidentified private American collector.


"(The buzz) is more than we expected, but as far as price we had an idea of what it could fetch," said Marc Juteau, president of Classic Auctions, the Montreal-area company in charge of selling the jersey.


"The attention that was given to the jersey has exceeded by far what we thought it would do."


Juteau said the final hours of an auction could be very hectic and he added that a bid for $340,147 _ the new minimum bid _ could come at any minute.


The Team Canada sweater went up on the Classic Auctions website last month with an opening bid of $10,000.


Since then, other Canadian-based companies, including Molson and The Forzani Group Ltd., have waded into the auction.


Canadian Tire initially bid $200,000 with plans to use it as a store-to-store attraction for customers, but has since dropped out.


B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison made an offer on June 17, a that was still the leading bid through Tuesday morning.


It's likely that the owner of the coveted jersey won't be known until the wee hours of Wednesday.


"To know 100 per cent for sure, you'll have to wait until the auction process is over," Juteau said.


The sweater's owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a cancer survivor who plans to donate some of the proceeds of the eventual sale to charity, Juteau said. Henderson himself was diagnosed with cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, last fall.

The jersey has already set a record for the highest price ever to be paid for a hockey item via auction, eclipsing a Bobby Orr rookie jersey that sold for $191,200.

It's also gotten more than a few Wayne Gretzky jerseys sold privately for about $250,000, believed to be the most expensive pieces in the history of hockey memorabilia.

Juteau said the Henderson item has generated about as much interest as the personal souvenir collections of Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard, when those went on sale.

"But for one given piece," he said, "(this is) the most attention we've ever gotten."

Henderson, 67, who donated another Team Canada jersey and a stick to the Hockey Hall of Fame, has said he'd like to see this one go to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Henderson was inducted into that hall in 1995.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 07:00 PM

Heheheee... you bet. I remember the rivalry in those games of yore. Bird was my man. Haven't seen any of it yet. The game is on at 10PM here, so I won't see much, but I will check it out.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: 3refs
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 06:39 PM

"Is there any good basketball on these days?"

Lakers vs Celtics!
Game 4 tonight!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 05:33 PM

What am I gonna do until tomorrow? And even then, my choice would be France and Uruguay... Uruguay? England plays on the 12th but at 15:30 my time.

Is there any good basketball on these days?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: DannyC
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 08:49 AM

Well then, cheers and good health to all here... till next year

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 07:56 AM

Great game (saw the last 5 minutes of the overtime)and as Gnu says "See ya next year".
"GO WINGS GO"
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 06:47 AM

Unreal... I fell asleep sometime after the end of third period. Probably about ten seconds after. Damn that LazyBoy is comfy.

Man that was great hockey in the playoffs.

See yas next year.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Art Thieme
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 12:48 AM

I'm proud of the Hawks! Good on ya!!

An aside:

The BLACK HAWK WAR of 1832, named after the Sak chief who that name, was the only war in American history to be named after a person.

Art

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 12:07 AM

Great game... good series... The Flyers stood up and made CHI earn it - and they did. Congrats to The Blackhawks - they deserve it!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 08:57 PM

Did you see that slash by Keith? That kinda crap turns my stomach. Glad the slashee, Hartnell, got a goal on that play.

Pretty hard to watch. I may give it up and go to bed if that shit continues.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 01:55 PM

I wanna see a game 7... go phlyers (but keep it a close score)... THEN GO BLACKHAWKS!

Is that toooo much to ask?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Rapparee
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 01:00 PM

They have the same chance as the Cubs.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: DannyC
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 12:35 PM

Flyers surely needed the extra day off after the physical pounding they received while splitting game 4 & 5. It'll be good for the NHL if they can force a Game 7.

On facebook over the past 2 months I have been in direct touch with:

(a) Rangers fans who were sure they'd Deep 6 us on the weekend B4 the playoffs commenced. (Also Pens & Caps fans who knew for certain PHI had no chance.)

(b) Verbose (and now silent) backers of the #2 seed N J Devils (who priorly had gotten great results vs. PHI)

(c) Bruins fans who surely had us beaten, down, out, gone, history, mocked, eulogized (and whatever other treatment you can render to a corpse)

(d) Habs fans who were certain history was calling their own name.

(e) And now, CHI fans who are certainly on the threshold...

Yet, let it be noted that on this date, June 9th of Anno Domini 2010, The Philadelphia Flyers are in it with a chance. That, my friends, is all you can really ask of a season or a life.

Let's Go Flyers!!!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Rapparee
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 11:38 AM

Hey, how about them Cubs, huh?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 11:26 AM

GO HAWKS!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 09:13 PM

Sorry about all the missssspellings. Jst no time to be careful.
Ad.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 09:10 PM

Danny C,
you are a welcome addition on this thread. i have been here for a number of years and this is by far one of the most respected threads to be had. there are the odd disagreements but nothing gets nasty like in so many other posts. Funny though as this can become a very nasty sport at times.

Sorry that i have not been perticipating of late but I have been busy and away from home on family issues. In fact i have seen about a total of one period so far and I was hoping to watch it all as i thought this would be a great series. Go Chi. and if my Red Wings don't make it next year than I will pull for Totonto.
Beer (adrien)
"Go Wings Go"

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 08:28 PM

No game tonight? Soooo... it WILL go 7... more beer to sell eh? Wias I had some coin to "sure" bet.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 03:09 PM

go phliers

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 08:53 AM

Only saw the first period as I had an early appt this AM. Gooood hockey. 7 games would be nice.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 08:25 AM

To be fair, there's loads of high sticks and late cross-checks being dealt out by both squads...   I'm hoping The Flyers can push it to a seventh game.

DannyC
(Who is wondering where all the hockey chat went now that the media darlings are sidelined. There's some terrific players still alive for The Cup.)

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 01:44 PM

Hit the nail on the head... CHI is a big, rough team and they laid on the body. Philly did pretty well too.

When I said chippy, I meant the dirty stuff behind the play. Especially the cross checking by CHI - that was abusive and hard to watch. Philly did their share as well... or maybe not so well. As far as ding-dong getting a penalty after 6 seconds on the ice for the first time on the ice in games, ya KNOW the coach said go out their and injure. Just glad he didn't.

I don't think we'll see much chippy stuff or stupid penatlties tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 01:30 PM

That chippy action really wore down The Flyers on Friday night to the point where CHI almost got the equalizer. I'd say tonight the Blackhawks will try to lay a physical pounding on PHI and get the benefit that you'd expect for a home team. It's been four one goal games... a very good series. The Flyers have done well to hang in there, but I'm apprehensive about the ultimate outcome... ah well, we'll know soon enuff, won't we?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 09:14 PM

I dunno... after all that chippy crap by Chicago... I might just go to bed early. It's okay hockey but geeeeze oh eh? Buddy's on the ice for 5 seconds and draws a penalty??? And the penalty calling is crap.

Maybe I am just a cranky old man that needs to sack out.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 08:28 PM

Mike Richards just got us off to a good start... ttyl

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 08:27 PM

When I was a young man I'd swim that River out to the abutment under the Burlington-Bristol Bridge. Long strong strokes like I was some Beowulf. Never gave a thought to what U S Steel was dumping in just up River. I lived like I was an immortal and I'm glad I got away with that notion while I could.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 08:15 PM

Da da da da da dadaaaa... welcome hockey fans...

Do any of youse Yanks get the CBC? The theme song for Hockey Night in Canada is a cell phone ring I have heard many times in the past week or two. Many conversations between total strangers start with "Blackhawks?" or "Fliers?". Well, I do.

While standing in line at the grocery store today with Mum and my aunt (83, 85) a lad wearing a Philly jersey got in line. My aunt struck up a conversation with him and within a minute, 20 people were talking hockey and not minding the long checkout lines so much.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 09:39 AM

Ron MacLean to the resue.

Chicago tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: DannyC
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 11:29 PM

This series now has a chance of turning into something really good. Terrific efforts from both sides.   The Flyers dominated late - like the Blackhawks had done in ChiTown - and deserved the 'W'.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 09:05 PM

Certainly interesting so far. But I dunno if I can stand the chippy shit that seems to be starting... what a dumb penalty after the end of the first period. Strange.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 06:46 AM

Tonight will be "interesting".

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 09:55 PM

I thought it was a much better played game than Game 1, and that both goalies redeemed themselves.
I am a little encouraged that The Flyers were able to keep the final tally in both games to one goal.
We'll know alot more come Wed. night.   The Hawks are big and fast and skilled but The Flyers are hanging right in with them. It sure was tough to find some space to operate in Game 2 (and, imho, that's the way a Cup Finals should be).
I'd call it 'good hockey'. (I don't miss the lopsided reffing that regrettably seems to be mandatory when some glamour boy is involved... their absence makes the game more pure... again, imho)

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 05:10 PM

Susan... you started it and you chose to keep it up. I will not let you twist my words or slag me in any way. Every time you bring it up again, I will respond. I do not care that some people think the best thing to do is ignore you. What part of "leave me alone" do you NOT understand?

As far as "rules", you started that too as everyone can read from your own words in the auction thread... and not just with me and not just in the auction thread or this thread.

Now, we should not be doing this in public. That is why I PMd you. But, like I said, since you want to make a public spectacle of yourself, no more PMs... only in public. You wanna mess me over in public, I will respond in public. Period.

You can take your overbearing, arrogant, and sanctimonious diatribe and shove it. YOUR CALL, once again.

Leave me alone. Drop it!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 03:55 PM

Don't post at me, then. :~) Or give me any more "rules," either.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 01:32 PM

I did not threaten you, Susan. Leave me alone.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 12:25 PM

No more threats, gnu.

===

GO HAWKS!

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 11:09 AM

Good game?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 31 May 10 - 06:03 PM

I have a 9AM that I have to be "on deck" for and I have prep to do for it so I shall hit the bunk without even thinking of watching even any pregame.

Philly by at least two. If I had any coin, I'd take bets on a Philly win. I dunno why... just a feeling... normally, I would say Chicago, then Philly wins two at home. Then it's all out hockey in a three game series.

Either way, it's gonna be great hockey.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 30 May 10 - 06:31 PM

Susan... you can't? Read back. Obvious to me... and to others... uncalled for and rude. Just as your comments in your latest post.

No more polite PMs from me. I am tired of it. Ya wanna talk hockey, great. Just leave me alone.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 May 10 - 06:03 PM

No, I missed Cherry, but then I am distracted by remembering how much crap I got for suggesting we move to a playoffs thread-- since this one is clearly titled for the "Reg Season."

LOL, eh.

I ALSO cannot believe how much crap I got for trying to raise funds to benefit a hockey fan I have not seen in this hockey thread, in forever. (Am I the only one missing Tex?)

Play on, dudes [shaking head].... and if any of your pockets have topped up lately and you'd like to own your own ex-Pens cup, there is an Auction still running, that would love some action.

GO HAWKS!

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 30 May 10 - 02:29 PM

BTW, was anybody else momentarily blinded by The Cherry's suit?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 30 May 10 - 09:25 AM

Blackhawks really asserted themselves in the 3rd Period...   that Hossa dude wrecked us about 8 yrs ago when in Ottawa and he walloped the Flyers pretty good last night at key moments...   but one game does not a Series make.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 29 May 10 - 09:57 PM

Penalties.... what did I say? And it is a barnburner, but I am gonna fall dead asleep soon... long day gardening. Missed four goals so far.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: 3refs
Date: 29 May 10 - 06:45 PM

Gotta take Chicago on this one!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 May 10 - 04:21 PM

Lav's edge as a coach-- wasn't he the one who used to say, "Just win THIS period." If you win each one, you win the game.

~S~