If there is no NHL season, what hockey will you follow?

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   bankscottageposted 11 years ago

   If there is no NHL season, what hockey will you follow?
   
   If there is no NHL-NHLPA agreement what hockey will you follow?  Will it be college, AHL, OHL, USHL, or NAHL?

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   mts1098posted 11 years ago

   I have 3 sources of hockey in mind...college div I & III, ahl and echl...if that does not work I will buy all the winter classics dvds )

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   point2makeposted 11 years ago

   I have been getting more interesting in  Junior hockey in the last few years. I find it more entertaining and more exciting than the Pro game now. If the NHL decides to blow off another season of greed and treat their fans with the usual contempt  so be it. I really don't care. Hockey is a great sport and it's amazing how "good" it can be when watched and enjoyed away from those who have turned the game into a money grab.

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   bankscottageposted 11 years ago

   Having had sons play hockey from Mites to Midgets and High School teams, including some AA and AAA travel teams, I may just go to a local rink and watch Mites (the youngest age group) play.  They play with an innocence and love of the game that can't be matched at any level, amateur or pro.

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   BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years ago

   I am going to be really pissed off if the NHL does this again. What are you thinking?
   
   There is a high school hockey team in my neighborhood that has won a couple of state championships, but not lately. I'll be paying more attention to them.

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      bankscottageposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      My son used to play for the Pgh Hornets.  Was the HS team, Mt. Lebo?  I may head to Hershey when Providence plays the Bears.  I'd like to see Pgh native and my son's former defensive partner, Matt Bartkowski play.

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      BLACKANDGOLDJACKposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Nope, not Mt. Lebo. Further north. Meadville. 8 state championships from 1987 to 2003. Go Bulldogs!

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      bankscottageposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I knew 1 or 2 kids that played there and in Pgh when we lived in Erie.  Would have been 2001-2003, then my son went away to school.

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   LauraGSpeaksposted 11 years ago

   I'll be watching my son's team--the Junior Carolina Hurricanes Bantam AA league,  the Frozen Four and Miracle on Ice for the bazillionth time!

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      bankscottageposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Best of luck to your son this season.  I miss youth hockey.  Frozen Four is in Pgh this year.  Tickets went on sale 10/1 for priority 16 purchasers.  I am a priority 10 so I'll get my tickets soon.  I like Hockey East and the Maine Blackbears.

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   hockey8mnposted 11 years ago

   Hockey only gets interesting after the all-star break when the players feel the need to try a little harder.  It would be great if the season just started then.

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   Lindy's Worldposted 11 years ago

   We will follow the AHL , Junior hockey and of course my son's Travel Hockey Club!

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      bankscottageposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Good luck to your son this season!

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      Lindy's Worldposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Banks my son's team is off to a good season.  As for watching youth hockey I honestly have to say it is just as fun to watch as the Pro's but the innocence and just plain joy that these kids have while playing the game is what is the best.

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