HF Habs: How much hockey do you watch?

[Le Barron de HF]

I thought it'd be an interesting poll while summer is close to an end. Simple enough question, during hockey season how much hockey do you typically watch?

Anonymous poll so some folks aren't exposed for lying

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[badfish]

Pretty close to all games.

 

[Naslundforever]

All hab games, ahl games, Mtl whl games and @montreal ‘s edits of prospects

Big step up from having cut off sports channels to close out the season before last after the holidays.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

As a father of a 1 year old, I try to watch all the games. Sometimes I resort to Canadiens express, especially for the late games. But I've always considered myself more of a Habs fan than hockey fan. So I'll only watch games that have a connection to Habs e.g. memorial cup games involving Habs etc.

 

[MasterD]

Used to watch all games, I knew all of the draftees and their stats by heart pretty much, but during the Bergevin era my interest dropped drastically. The team just wasn't really fun to watch or follow, basically since the Kovalev/Subban days.

It's been growing back the last few years, especially since Caufield joined the team I'd say. Can't wait for Demidov and Hudson to increase my interest even more!

 

[KevSkillz4]

That will be difficult to me to watch on TV because I will be sheduled Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday to 5pm at 3am. 40hours.

So, I want to watch 100%, but that will not that.

But I will 100% re-watch highlights when I can't.

 

[Habs]

I used to watch 90% I get them all for free still. However the digital boards and gambling ads have taken a toll on me, I'm about 60% now, and I'll catch the quick summary on youtube instead. I really can't watch anything sportsnet, I'd rather douse my eyes with bleach.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Try to watch all hab games, all Laval games and other games.

Unless the game is Friday night/Saturday night I miss a lot of the late ones, though.

If the habs/rocket aren't playing ill catch a sens, or Leafs, or the big ticket game if possible. For me, the big ticket game this year will once again be the devils and Rangers.

Does changing back and forth between two games count as two games ? If I can, because the NHL actually staggered their starts I'll do that.

Then there's world juniors I catch when I can.

Memorial cup, especially if there's a Habs prospect in there.

Playoffs when games are easiy to find, on the weekend in the first round there's nothing to it to watch 3 games in a day.

Why yes, you're correct, I don't have a personality.

 

[the]

I've got the game playing in the background and scroll on the GDT since I find the comments more entertaining than the actual game lol.

Hopefully with us finally having a more exciting roster I'll actually focus my attention more towards the game.

 

[Tyson]

As a retiree my passion is hockey which includes watching 90% of the Habs and Rocket games.

 

[Maitz]

I watch all Habs games and watch at least 1 NHL game every night

 

[WatchfulElm]

I think another way to make this poll with the same result would be :

How much of a life do you have?

1- Single, no job (as much hockey as humanly possible)
2- Single but working (all Habs games + Rockets + 5 other NHL games per week)
3- In couple with a job (all Habs games + a few others)
4- Currently raising a small family + working (most Habs games)
5- Currently raising a 4++ kids family + working full time + taking care of my old parents (watching some highlights only on my phone while falling asleep in my bed, and most likely not posting on this forum at all)

 

[GoodKiwi]

Over the last 3 or so years I haven't seen a single hockey game. Not really my sport anymore. Still follow it, strangely enough, through these forums.

 

[Deebs]

With family stuff and all my other activity going on, I still manage to get in a good chunk of games. In terms of full games, maybe 25% but I'll watch at least part of about 75% of their games during the season.

 

[Goldthorpe]

If I'm home that night I'll have the habs game open on a screen and I'll "watch" it if it turns out good, but may also just keep it as background noise unless I find something more interesting to do.

I used to be way more assiduous than that, but time took its toll.

During covid and after the miracle run I pretty much stopped watching the game, but instead start getting more interested in the NBA and the Raptors (who were on a roll back then, and won it all in 2019). It's interesting to start watching a game you don't know much about, learning the concepts and the plays, how teams are structured, and all the little rules and twirks of the sport. Had a lot of fun doing this. But now the Raptors sucks ass and the Habs are back at being interesting to follow, so I switched back my entertainment passtime of choice...

 

[KFlint]

All of them, but recorded in part, way too long otherwise when you can avoid it!

 

[digmor crusher]

78+ Habs games and 78+ Jets games, nothing else, all recorded to fast forward thru commercials, player interviews and lame intermission segments.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Pretty close to all games.

Same here, I could watch them all but I also let life happen (unless it’s playoffs ).

I do watch a handful of other games too, or at least have some on in the background while I do other stuff.

 

[Scintillating10]

Lately it's been about 75%. But when we had good team I watched every Habs game. Last few years suck, Mickey mouse hockey

 

[Paddyjack]

75% at least, but never completely the whole game. I usually watch the beginning with my oldest, miss the second period because of the bedtime routine, then catch the game in the third.

 

[Habs]

You young punks won't remember when fans could actually see the puck and there were very few distractions on the ice and boards. Used to be so nice to watch

 

[Shred]

I read every GDT does this count?
Probably watched less than 5 games of regular season.
Not gonna get cable again for sure but when they figure out some ways to distribute the game that work for me I’ll watch them.
Like the Amazon games this year.

 

[JianYang]

I used to watch virtually every game for years. But with the birth of my child combined with a painful rebuild, I have really gone down alot in my consumption.

 

[WeThreeKings]

All Habs games and games of each prospect.

I suspect with the little guy due in hours/days that the prospect watching will go down to major tournaments and highlight clips/twitter scouting.

 

[rickthegoon]

Just saw this on YouTube and it’s got me pumped for the start of the season