Hockey v. Baseball

[forgop]

I first started watching hockey when I was 16 years old as I took up ice skating. I never understood how these world class/professional hockey players were lucky to make it 90 seconds in a shift on the ice. I also never understood why these guys fight all the time

I started playing hockey in a midnight league when regular skating sessions were over. I got a quick sense of the frustration experienced by hockey players with all of the bumping, poking, tripping, and beatings in just a fun league...case closed.

Sure, it's nice to be a great basketball shooter, a nice hitter in baseball, or a great passer in football, but for my money, the professional hockey player has the biggest combination of skill between skating and handling a puck on a stick than any other sport out there.

[TonySmith]

I don't know about the players, but hockey "fans" busted up Vancouver

[Remo]

Originally Posted by TonySmith

I don't know about the players, but hockey "fans" busted up Vancouver

Nothing like destroying your own city when you win or lose a championship, seems like you should go to the other teams city to riot DUMBA$$'s

[TBone]

Originally Posted by TonySmith

I don't know about the players, but hockey "fans" busted up Vancouver

And the Bruins proudly celebrated on their ice...Go Bruins

[hotreds]

I remember seeing a ref fall over, and someone skating over his fingers and severing them. Gruesome. Saddest part was the crowd jeered him as he skated off with his hand in a towel dripping blood.

[SmokeyJoe]

Great read, Tom...

I expected to see Tuomo Ruutu mentioned. His first game with the Hurricanes back in February 2008, he took a stick to the face and needed 40 stitches to close a gash that went from the brow above his left eye to his nose.

He came back in and played...

[Eleven]

Originally Posted by forgop

Sure, it's nice to be a great basketball shooter, a nice hitter in baseball, or a great passer in football, but for my money, the professional hockey player has the biggest combination of skill between skating and handling a puck on a stick than any other sport out there.

QFMFT.

This is the exact reason we introduced our son to hockey, in my opinion they are the most physically fit athletes in the world, and they have mad skills.