| Re: Why don't you like hockey?
I used to play street hockey every day in the summer as a kid. There are rinks all over the place around here as well. When I entered high school ('97), we didn't have a high school hockey team, but by the time I was a senior we had one. From what I hear we still have it, and it's thriving. It always bugged me going through junior high and early H.S. why we didn't have one.
I think when the strike happened a few years back and ESPN cut their ties with the NHL (in regards to airing games on their channel) it hurt them. And as SS mentioned, hockey on "VS." just sucks. Hardly anyone knows what that channel is, and if it wasn't for Fox Sports Network here in Michigan, I wouldn't watch many games.
In fact, I used to have season tickets to the Wings (well my dad did) and we went to 20+ games a year. Now, after seeing them hoist the cup in '02, we figured we have seen it all, and I have been to probably 5 games since then. I don't really know why - I guess I just got burned out, if that makes any sense. |