[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

The Rangers and Islanders always get lower ratings than all other major sports here. If the Rangers are on ABC, they'll score a 1 rating, while even the Knicks will draw more viewers.

Don't get me wrong - the ones who are fans are great and passionate. When the teams are winning, both buildings sell out. But the majority of people in the whole metro area, do not care about hockey.

My best friend loves the Yankees,Knicks and Giants but doesn't care about hockey. My dad, who is a big sports fan and grew up a marginal Ranger fan, has the least interest in hockey. I don't know why. I love it.

While my friends and I growing up never played ice hockey, we played a TON of street hockey. A friend of mine lived on a dead end so we bought ply wood and had our own mini-rink. We played all the time. We bought nets, gloves, sticks, a hockey "ball," goalie equipment, used to have pretend fights,...occasional real ones. Ah the good old days of childhood.

I too had a deadend street rink...I use to make wooden hockey pucks in Shop calls in 7th grade...They hurt less when they hit you...

[blueandwhite]

Every kid in canada plays street hockey - it's cold out, there is tobogganing and street hockey, or go to the rink or the local frozen over pond. seems like second nature here.
Re the rink attendants - normally it's a couple of guys in green shirts and chinos. I know guys do just as idiotic things as women, but can you imagine this woman being told-
So you'll wear a shimmery blue mini skirt and a cut off top and you'll hold a broom? How's that?
Oh wow, cool, thanks. Um, by the way, what's haw-kee?
Where's the dignity?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

[quote=blueandwhite;83468]Every kid in canada plays street hockey - it's cold out, there is tobogganing and street hockey, or go to the rink or the local frozen over pond. seems like second nature here.
Re the rink attendants - normally it's a couple of guys in green shirts and chinos. I know guys do just as idiotic things as women, but can you imagine this woman being told-
So you'll wear a shimmery blue mini skirt and a cut off top and you'll hold a broom? How's that?
Oh wow, cool, thanks. Um, by the way, what's haw-kee?
Where's the dignity?[/quote]

Come on now, tell the full story...you forgot where they say, "and guys will fawn over you all night long..."...see without that part, it jsut doesn't make sense...

[ThePundit]

The Islanders have ice girls too.

[blueandwhite]

...where I guess part of the pre-requisite is that they have a nice ass.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

...where I guess part of the pre-requisite is that they have a nice ass.

Don't be silly, they get that way from the skating and the shoveling...

[blueandwhite]

of course. silly me. it's all about the exercise.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

of course. silly me. it's all about the exercise.

Well, skaters do develop a bit of a bubble butt...haven't seen to many Olympic skaters that didn't...of course, the assumption being that these girls actually skate...and are nto just using the shovel to prop themselves up...

[blueandwhite]

yeah give me a break. They didn't get the job because they know what a "salchow" is. and bets are, they're not quite sure about offside either.
Oh maybe i'm making a horrible assumption. they could very well be into the game.
Or the players.

[ThePundit]

When I'm at the game, I always check to see if the players are checking them out...I don't see anything too obvious. And that's sort of good. These kids are only about 16.