Things you Hated

Let's take some time to remember some hockey oddities past and present. Which ones did you clench your teeth over?? Vote for as many as you want..

am I missing something? wheres the poll?

the flyers pants in the early eighties. What was that? or the flying v Vancovers funky jersey a few years later.

Gary Bettman
Kerry Frasers hair
Dale Puritin backing down from Eric Cariens (pukes)
Peter Nedveds St. Louis contract
Fox trax
One piece sticks
Division and confrence name changes
Slap Shot 2
4-3 Overtime PP

Gary Bettman
Kerry Frasers hair
Dale Puritin backing down from Eric Cariens (pukes)
Peter Nedveds St. Louis contract
Fox trax
One piece sticks
Division and confrence name changes
Slap Shot 2
4-3 Overtime PP



NO LOVE FOR THE FOX TRAX?? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT??? :lol

Pat quinn's gum
Boston beating Mtl in Game 4 2004 overtime after Kovalev was slashed.

Pat quinn's gum
Boston beating Mtl in Game 4 2004 overtime after Kovalev was slashed.

Kovalev insulting every kid who dreamed of playing in the NHL by not participating in the play and causing his team to lose after getting slashed. Redeemed by Sheldon Souray telling the press that that isn't what NHLers do in the playoffs.

everything there is bad, but nothing beats the work stoppages. :mad:

Kovalev insulting every kid who dreamed of playing in the NHL by not participating in the play and causing his team to lose after getting slashed. Redeemed by Sheldon Souray telling the press that that isn't what NHLers do in the playoffs.

You obviously dont know how much it hurts when you're slashed during a game. It is soooo easy for Souray or anyone to say that you shouldnt stop playing after being slashed but I bet everyone would do that if it were to happen to them. Oh and Souray is also my favorite player so dont think that I'm saying that cuz I dont like him. One more thing, Souray is so stupid that instead of moving out of Kovalev's way he goes crashing into him which leads to the Boston goal.

Yeah, can't believe Cooperalls aren't on the list.

:lol

The Cooperalls are coming back! They're called Nike-Alls now. :joker:

NO LOVE FOR THE FOX TRAX?? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT??? :lol
Hey man, it was in a bulleted list, I have to give that respect. :D

-glowing puck
-Ville Nieminen's face
-Hasek's diving
-North Stars moving
-Nordiques moving
-everything Messier ever did in Vancouver
-making the light jerseys away, dark jerseys home

Gretzky for kicking the puck to Yzerman in game 7.
Owen Nolan for cheap shotting Courtnall.
Any Sharks player who can't control thier stick.

I voted Winnipeg leaving.

As for "others":

- This years Stanley Cup finals and how it was looked at as "Tampa Bay vs. Canada".

- People calling Bertuzzi a "crimminal"

- Game 7 of the 1994 finals

- Youngblood (Nearly stabbed my eyes out after watching that POS)

Losing the Whale too... :banghead:

I voted for the work stoppage

Mike Keenan as the Blues GM.

Third jerseys, Barasso, work stoppages.

You obviously dont know how much it hurts when you're slashed during a game. It is soooo easy for Souray or anyone to say that you shouldnt stop playing after being slashed but I bet everyone would do that if it were to happen to them. Oh and Souray is also my favorite player so dont think that I'm saying that cuz I dont like him. One more thing, Souray is so stupid that instead of moving out of Kovalev's way he goes crashing into him which leads to the Boston goal.

Sorry, I know exactly what it feels like. Ask Bob Baun or Bernie Geoffrion, who both played playoff games on broken legs, whether or not they think it's okay to give up on a play cause you have a boo-boo. Good thing Alexei wasn't on the '84 Oilers when he pulled that stunt, cause Messier may well have killed him in the dressing room. ;)

Sorry, I know exactly what it feels like. Ask Bob Baun or Bernie Geoffrion, who both played playoff games on broken legs, whether or not they think it's okay to give up on a play cause you have a boo-boo. Good thing Alexei wasn't on the '84 Oilers when he pulled that stunt, cause Messier may well have killed him in the dressing room. ;)

Ya but Kovalev was MTL's best player in the playoffs and in round 1 of the entire playoffs he was also the best player along with Sakic and someone else. Oh and Im glad kovalev redeemed himself in the next game with 2 goals and 1 assists performance :) cuz u only had to be in MTL to know how much the fans were pissed at him.

Jim Belushi: Doesn't do much for the image of us hockey fans Arena Music getting more frequent, more redundant and alot louder Gary Thorne 2 line offside stopping a break away Bettman's annual officiating crackdown The Rangers payroll Bertuzzi Apologia Jornos like Max Kellerman dismising the sport out of hand Red Wings fans who fled Michigan to live here constantly high horsing the Denver Hockey community Brian Marchment Larry Brook's latest rumor

Arena Music getting more frequent, more redundant and alot louder

I agree - I miss the organs and have had enough with the cheesy Jock Jam music.

Others:

Changing the Smythe, Adams, Norris & Parick divisions to cheesy vanilla names like Central, Northwest, etc.

These coporate arena names. I miss Northlands Coliseum and Olympic Saddledome, etc.

Can I vote more than once for Hull's NO GOAL that gave the Stars the cup...

What drove me over the edge, and lead me to drop my Bruins season tickets four years ago, was overexpansion. The NHL was a decent league until it grew to from 26 to 30 teams. This meant that nights when the Flyers came to town were replaced with nights watching Nashville and Atlanta. UUGGHHH!! I'd like to see a CBA resolution, but consider this: there are FOUR Division I college games to go see in Boston tonight. Hockey options abound everywhere, for fans as well as members of the NHLPA.

Let's take some time to remember some hockey oddities past and present. Which ones did you clench your teeth over?? Vote for as many as you want..



"other "....Kate Smith .

I can't say I hate anything on that list other than Nick Kypreos.

I hated what happened to Norm Leveille.
I hated what happened to Pelle Lindbergh
I hated what happened to Michel Briere
I hated what happened to Tim Horton
what happened to Bill Barilko, Steve Chiasson, Dmitri Tertyshny.



What you listed for the most part (exception being Winnipeg having to go through the loss of a team they really shouldn't have had in the first place) are all just things that make hockey the great game that it is. All the colourful characters, with their faults, but their enthusiasm.

Hull's '96 World Cup Illegal goal that killed Canada with 3:18 remaining. (Ok, ok it was eight years ago and we've mopped the floor with them every time since, but still!)

Lindros hitting the post in the shootout vs. the Czechs in Nagano and Hasek not even knowing what happened and then acting like he made the save!

- Nik Antropov
- almost everything Jeremy Roenick does
- Matthew Barnaby

Norm Green :madfire:

[QUOTE=Big Phil]Hull's '96 World Cup Illegal goal

You gotta admit the guy's a specialist at scoring big time goals illegally!

Oakland Seals wearing figure skates.

I vote for annoying arena music, too. Even worse is the stupid games played during breaks in play. The kiss-cam, guys dancing badly for a chance at a $20 gift certificate -- all that stuff that seems to be borrowed from inning breaks at baseball games.

I'd throw dancing girls in tight outfits in there, too, just because they look ridiculous trying to do cheerleading moves on arena steps. Of course, they're clearly not there to entertain those of us not interested in other women's breasts.

Can't hate on Tom Barrasso. He doesn't have a real winning personality, and he was never one of my favorite players. But I always got the impression he had more issues than anyone was willing to talk about.

Oakland Seals wearing figure skates.

I forgot about the white skates. I was almost too young to remember those. wow flashback!!

I'd go with all the team re-locations. Passionate fans losing their teams....

Definitely work stoppages.

A few more to add to this list:

1. TV timeouts. Hate, hate, hate them. Momentum killers.

2. The noticeable decline in good hitting. Used to be whan certain teams were coming to town you knew there were going to be be good, hard, clean checks all over the place. Now? I'll go 3 or 4 games in row before I see one good hit.

3. Ridiculous music at every stoppage in play. Wish Reg Dunlop would go up to the DJ booth or whatever is is and threaten the guy if he ever plays 2 Unlimited ever again.

4. The Wave. Sit Down.

5. People who read books at the game. Stay home.

6. People who listen to their radios at the game. You're sitting right there... you need someone to describe what you're seeing in person with your own eyes!?!

7. Boards and glass that doesn't rattle enough. Is it too much to ask?

8. Between period interviews. Absolutely pointless waste of time.

9. Player cliches. Either be funny, interesting, insulting to your opponents or shut up.

And finally 10. Players with the puck, skating up the ice on an open wing, under no pressure, who dump it in the corner. As far as I'm concerned this is the equivalent of an on ice-cliche. Doesn't risk anything, doesn't force the defenceman to stop you, doesn't make the goalie make a save and bores the hell out of anyone unfortunate enough to see it.

Ya but Kovalev was MTL's best player in the playoffs and in round 1 of the entire playoffs he was also the best player along with Sakic and someone else. Oh and Im glad kovalev redeemed himself in the next game with 2 goals and 1 assists performance :) cuz u only had to be in MTL to know how much the fans were pissed at him.

What does that have to do with him blowing a play because his hand was hurt.

Bob Baun played on a broken leg. Kovalev didn't play on what might have left a bruise...

great list malefic!

Jim Belushi: Doesn't do much for the image of us hockey fans

Not to mention his advice blows!

He tells his TV brother while watching a game "You don't follow the puck you follow the player!"

BULLS*IT! I've been following the puck more than the players for years and thats the only way I watch the damn game. UP YOURS JIM, YOU'RE NOT HALF THE MAN YOU'RE BROTHER WAS! :p:

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Out of the things listed I went with the 3rd Jerseys. Add the ******** commercial with Michelle Quan and Kristi Yamaguchi in last years playoffs.

Work stoppages :madfire: :mad:

overexpansion
half empty buildings
that guy who attacked Tie Domi in the penalty box acting like a hero and acting all tough, And then the bizarre lawsuit with no basis at all. I mean, I dislike Domi and all, but :shakehead
The Trap
The way mark messier and Mike Keenan joined and ruined the canucks
Lockouts
how Heatley is the innocent hero who never did anything criminal :shakehead
The inconclusive goal in the finals that was said out to be in for sure
boring games

Gary Bettman
Kerry Frasers hair
Dale Puritin backing down from Eric Cariens (pukes)
Peter Nedveds St. Louis contract
Fox trax
One piece sticks
Division and confrence name changes
Slap Shot 2
4-3 Overtime PP


This is pretty close to my list, as well. Add third jerseys (or better yet, get RID of them!), and that's about it.

A few more to add to this list:

1. TV timeouts. Hate, hate, hate them. Momentum killers.

2. The noticeable decline in good hitting. Used to be whan certain teams were coming to town you knew there were going to be be good, hard, clean checks all over the place. Now? I'll go 3 or 4 games in row before I see one good hit.

3. Ridiculous music at every stoppage in play. Wish Reg Dunlop would go up to the DJ booth or whatever is is and threaten the guy if he ever plays 2 Unlimited ever again.

4. The Wave. Sit Down.

5. People who read books at the game. Stay home.

6. People who listen to their radios at the game. You're sitting right there... you need someone to describe what you're seeing in person with your own eyes!?!

7. Boards and glass that doesn't rattle enough. Is it too much to ask?

8. Between period interviews. Absolutely pointless waste of time.

9. Player cliches. Either be funny, interesting, insulting to your opponents or shut up.

And finally 10. Players with the puck, skating up the ice on an open wing, under no pressure, who dump it in the corner. As far as I'm concerned this is the equivalent of an on ice-cliche. Doesn't risk anything, doesn't force the defenceman to stop you, doesn't make the goalie make a save and bores the hell out of anyone unfortunate enough to see it.

OK, THESE make my list complete! Good calls! Especially #10. This is the equivalent of a basketball player crossing the halfcourt line, not seeing any teammates with him, and throwing the ball out-of-bounds. Or a quarterback just fumbling on purpose because he didn't "see any play". WTF? MAKE a play! DO something with the puck besides give it to the other team! Circle back and start over! Sigh....

I voted for Glen Healey & Nick Kypreos . Both of these guys are absolute boneheads.

Kypreos was nothing but a goon. His Hockey insight is terrible.

Healey's just taken too many pucks in the head.

They're both Maple Leaf biased, IMO.

Nordiques Going To Colorado...

:cry:

And Winning The Cup The First Year!!!

:banghead:

And I Hate The Ex-Nordiques Fans That Will Never Stop Hating Canadiens...

:mad:

I hate it when everytime the Canucks do well in the playoffs it in a year when their not supopse to do well. :mad:

Expansion
Goalies with equipment that's too big.

Nordiques leaving Quebec. My stomach was sick for 4 days.

Loosing the Nordiques

I hated them. But I love to hate them

- Crappy music at the arena
- TV timeouts
- Interview cliches
- The Legion of Doom
- The Ottawa Senators for always losing to the Leafs in the playoffs
- Rejean Houle and Mario Tremblay - who the hell thought of that combo?

Theo Fleury celebrating a goal !! It was painful to watch ! But it was still funny sometimes !! :)

McSorely's illegal stick.
Robitaille for Tocchet.
Firing Doug MacLean
Trading Pavel Bure for Petr Taticek/Filip Novak
Anaheim hiring bryan murray, period.
Giguere's hold out.

To expand on the lockout, how about the guys who went to Europe willing to play for about 10% of what they would make in the NHL if they would work with the owners? Granted, there are two sides to every argument. But like I said before, the NHLPA won't accept a salary cap but will play in Europe for considerably less money? Somehow it doesn't exactly make sense to me.

the NORTH Stars Leaving MINNESOTA!!!!

Any and all arena gimmickry or atmosphere that did not exist in the Boston Garden.

Any and all carpetbagging by NHL owners from 1993-97.

Any and all moves or decisions made by Gary Bettman.

Any and all pain-free days for Ulf Samuelsson.

Winnipeg Jets

work stopages

I like Theo celebrating the goal

Pure unadultered joy...he looked lik ea little kid out there (his stature helped). Sure, I'd want to kill him if I was on the opposing team, but he llooks so damn happy....

Jets leave Winnipeg

2. The noticeable decline in good hitting. Used to be whan certain teams were coming to town you knew there were going to be be good, hard, clean checks all over the place. Now? I'll go 3 or 4 games in row before I see one good hit.


I couldn't disagree more with this point. The game today is far more physical than it used to be. Less fighting, but far more hitting.

Pat quinn's gum
Boston beating Mtl in Game 4 2004 overtime after Kovalev was slashed.

LOL. You mean: Boston beating MTL in game 4 2004 ot after Kovalev decided to show off his acting skills midway through an OT period?

You obviously dont know how much it hurts when you're slashed during a game. It is soooo easy for Souray or anyone to say that you shouldnt stop playing after being slashed but I bet everyone would do that if it were to happen to them. Oh and Souray is also my favorite player so dont think that I'm saying that cuz I dont like him. One more thing, Souray is so stupid that instead of moving out of Kovalev's way he goes crashing into him which leads to the Boston goal.

R u KIDDING me? Your seriously sticking up for Kovy and saying it hurt him? Wow...if that hurt him then get him a FAR away has hockey as you get get him...he just isnt a man. They wear $200 gloves so if someones stick tabs you in the hand it wont HURT. But I guess Kovy bought the cheap gloves? :dunno:

Work stoppages, nothing else comes close.

R u KIDDING me? Your seriously sticking up for Kovy and saying it hurt him? Wow...if that hurt him then get him a FAR away has hockey as you get get him...he just isnt a man. They wear $200 gloves so if someones stick tabs you in the hand it wont HURT. But I guess Kovy bought the cheap gloves? :dunno:

Bro just think about it for a sec. Kovalev, the man who was cheered more then anyone else in Montreal including Koivu during that playoff series and who had lead the habs to winning the third game and almost the 4th game.. all of a sudden would leave the puck there and start putting on an act seeing that he's the only man back and that there is a Boston forward coming his way? I dont think so man but I dont think I could convince you as you live in New York and judging by that you're probably angry about the fact that he didnt play well when he was sporting the Rangers jersey :)

everything there is bad, but nothing beats the work stoppages. :mad:
81 out of 151 voted for it?