Around the League Thread | Pre-Season Approaches

[F A N]

The other sports you can find parks to do that quietly with your kids (or if wealthy, have you big backyard to do it) and not draw attention to yourself.

Hockey players would have to go to their local rink and would draw attention.

That's a fair point but how much is it to book the local rink for a couple of hours?

 

[EpochLink]

The Yeti? Eh, if it was Outlaws or the Blizzard I’d be fine with it.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

I would have preferred the Utah Yutes.

 

[StreetHawk]

That's a fair point but how much is it to book the local rink for a couple of hours?

I think hockey players are pretty humble down to earth people, so the notion of booking an entire rink for 60-90 minutes probably not appealing to them. When it's just for a few people. If it's for their kid's birthday or something and there's a dozen kids with parents, maybe they'd do that.

Most people, for kid's birthdays have booked the gym for an hour to play floor hockey, basketball, etc. which is fine. That's a common occurrence.

 

[Hodgy]

Meh, Outlaws sound cool, but really, its like naming a team the "Criminals".

 

[tantalum]

Still think it should be the Utah Soakers....

 

[F A N]

I think hockey players are pretty humble down to earth people, so the notion of booking an entire rink for 60-90 minutes probably not appealing to them. When it's just for a few people. If it's for their kid's birthday or something and there's a dozen kids with parents, maybe they'd do that.

Most people, for kid's birthdays have booked the gym for an hour to play floor hockey, basketball, etc. which is fine. That's a common occurrence.

I don't see this as arrogance. We're talking about local ice rinks that anyone can book and people do book for training purposes.

 

[tradervik]

Meh, Outlaws sound cool, but really, its like naming a team the "Criminals".

The Utah In-laws would be more “on brand”

 

[Vector]

Delay of Game:
-coaches may now challenge the puck over the glass
-only for rescinding a penalty
-can not be applied to a judgement call
-applies to the puck hitting a stick, glass, or boards

Displaced Net:
-can no longer change lines when goalie accidentally dislodges the net
-treated the same as icing

Face-Off Procedure:
-offensive center will now receive one warning for a face-off violation

Sitting on Boards:
-players may no longer sit on the bench with their feet dangling over the edge
-will get one warning per game
-a 2nd warning will result in a penalty

Replacement Goalie Warm-Ups:
-a goalie replacing an injured one is now given some warm-up shots

 

[quat]

Still think it should be the Utah Soakers....

I can't un-hear "Utah City Soakers"

Delay of Game:
-coaches may now challenge the puck over the glass
-only for rescinding a penalty
-can not be applied to a judgement call
-applies to the puck hitting a stick, glass, or boards

Displaced Net:
-can no longer change lines when goalie accidentally dislodges the net
-treated the same as icing

Face-Off Procedure:
-offensive center will now receive one warning for a face-off violation

Sitting on Boards:
-players may no longer sit on the bench with their feet dangling over the edge
-will get one warning per game
-a 2nd warning will result in a penalty

Replacement Goalie Warm-Ups:
-a goalie replacing an injured one is now given some warm-up shots

players may no longer sit on the bench with their feet dangling over the edge

Wut?

 

[Hansen]

I can't un-hear "Utah City Soakers"


players may no longer sit on the bench with their feet dangling over the edge

Wut?

An official got cut by a skate in the last year or two because of this and so it was implemented

 

[quat]

An official got cut by a skate in the last year or two because of this and so it was implemented

I was joking around with the typo. It's written as "sitting on the bench" rather than "sitting on the boards". Was picturing how high a bench would be to have the players feet dangling over the edge.

But thanks just the same!

 

[Vector]

I can't un-hear "Utah City Soakers"


players may no longer sit on the bench with their feet dangling over the edge

Wut?

What Higgins is doing here @3:21.



Edit: Yeah, I should have wrote boards rather than bench.

 

[Hansen]

I was joking around with the typo. It's written as "sitting on the bench" rather than "sitting on the boards". Was picturing how high a bench would be to have the players feet dangling over the edge.

But thanks just the same!

oh lol I didnt catch that

 

[VanillaCoke]

Only a few million players have been sitting on the boards for a hundred years, but an official got a cut so better make another rule change that results in yet another penalty.

 

[ChilliBilly]

Did anyone else grow up swimming competitively as a kid/teenager and then get burnt out from all the practices/training/swim meets and just avoid pools/water completely for their whole adult life? Or am I just weird like that

Hear the same thing about some NHL players not putting skates on ever again after retirement and I totally get it

Went to a Canucks promo thing about 10 years ago. 25 - 30 season tickets holder, 10 or so staff. Me and my friend who buys my tickets went, and we sat with Trevor Linden through lunch. He and my friend had a great talk, they are both seriously into riding, and and had both toured Europe with a 4 -5 friends doing parts of the French and Italian routes the pros ride. (Tour de France)

Anyhow, Linden had said that he hadn't put on skates since he retired.

Edit - And shouldn't the Utah name be the Utah book of Mormons, or are they worried about Southpark suing them? Or being called the book of Morons? (I think all religions are pretty lame, but Scientologists and Mormons are kind of in a league of their own.)

Re edit - I got a cease and desist letter from Scientology about a TV show I did nearly 40 years ago, so I am a tad testy on the subject.

 

[vancityluongo]

Outlaws was the play but Yeti is alright. A little tacky with Kraken being the last new team. Resorting to mythical creatures is lazy

yeti is a fine name, but it strongly suggests they're keeping the boring black, white, powder blue colour scheme (also similar to seattle) and that's the real loss here

outlaws would've been cool cause they could use brown, orange, yellow/beige, cactus green, etc. as the palette - all of which are wildly underrepresented colors

 

[Vector]

 

[VanJack]

Looking around the league, there's a shocking number of front-line guys who won't be ready for the start of training camp after off-season surgery. Fortunately the start of the regular season is still three weeks away.

 

[credulous]

all lehner had to do to collect 4.5m was to show up for one physical. what an idiot

 

[Peen]

I usually fall pretty neutral on the Vegas shenanigans but there’s nothing to this and I’m 100% with Vegas. Guy has one job - show up. He didn’t. It’s that simple. Void it.

 

[tradervik]

Lehner to Canucks rumours in 3 2 1 …

 

[Sexy Necksy Garland]

Meh, Outlaws sound cool, but really, its like naming a team the "Criminals".

Portland Jail Blazers

 

[sting101]

Always blows my mind hearing about guys like Lehner Kuz Nuke and RyJo. Just jump through a few hoops and get millions.

Nope cant do it.

 

[credulous]

Lehner to Canucks rumours in 3 2 1 …

his career is over. his hips are shot. this just gets vegas out of ltir if they're allowed to void the contract