Indeed a few srcums are fine but there was almost a hockey game

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Originally posted by chuckv97

What an absolutely bush league piece of b.s. ,,, this guy belongs in the old Eastern League ,, what a jerk, and with 2 seconds left they let the clock run out and so no penalty on the play. BUSH !!

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Any prior "gamesmanship"?   

Oh there might’ve been, dunno,,, but to cold cock a guy who’s still holding his stick not looking to engage?  Jackoff might be happy in the Quebec Senior League...

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Originally posted by Owen

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Originally posted by chuckv97

What an absolutely bush league piece of b.s. ,,, this guy belongs in the old Eastern League ,, what a jerk, and with 2 seconds left they let the clock run out and so no penalty on the play. BUSH !!

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Any prior "gamesmanship"?   

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Quite a bit, including running Montreal's goalie. Always a no-no.

The league dished out some fines for both teams.

Bettweeh WWE and the NHL, it's clear that Jackie has no issue with guys mixin' it up.

"Looking to engage.... "????? 

I didn't "study" the video clip, but IMNSHumbleO, in general terms the game doesn't need chicken-**** guys grabbing onto somebody and the looking the other way awaiting the linesman to step in so as to signal it's time for a jerk [i.e. tug] or two or a facewash. 

Grabbing hold = you damned well better be looking to engage.    Standing back on the perimeter with your hands by your sides = NOT looking to engage,  [At least that's how it should be.   ]

The guy was along the boards in the mixup with 8 others with his hands still holding his stick. I just don’t go for the haymaker right by Xoff

Like I said, I only took a quick glance at the clip, but what I thought I saw was two relatively quick, short, gloves-on jabs .... one with the left to get his attention, and then a bit more emphatic one with the right.  But, but, but, I will be going for my annual eye exam probably in July.  

Fwiw, a friend who came within a badly broken ankle of making the Nats* in the 60s used to advise me ... on all manner of things.   One of his tid-bits w.r.t. hockey was: "Don't be the first to drop your stick. IF the other guy decides to hang onto his, you could get cut up pretty bad."

* IMNSHumbleO.

^^^ the Eddie Shack - Larry Zeidel stick fight

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Larry “The Rock” Zeidel,,, we even get our former thread-theme guy into the mix. Interesting doc ,, 100 concussions, 10 times knocked unconscious ,,, sheesh

youtu.be/hBtgZUyZFts?si=9sRZmIDH089RlXGc

Slow on the draw t’day,, but what’s with Torts locking the dressing room after the game last night,, I mean they won! $100k fine and losing 2nd round draft pick. Sheesh…

That's ^^ the first I'm hearing of it ... apparently you're faster on the draw than moi.    If he's in form he'll be able to use it to demonstrate his brilliance by ridiculing/embarrassing some reporter trying to demonstrate his own brilliance.    

But, but, but, more importantly the Niverville Nighthawks [4W/0L] are in the Centennial Cup semi-finals.   

I remember the Guelph CMC’s winning said Cup in 1972, defeating Red Deer. We used to call those leagues “Tier Two” Junior. I played with a fella from Dauphin in that league when I was toiling for the Red Lake Rockets. Also another guy (heckuva smooth skater) that played for the Brantford Alexanders when I was cruising the right wing and killing penalties for the Simcoe Chiefs. Go Niverville ! (I often drove down 75 on the way to the Emerson/Pembina crossing, cruisin by à mere few miles west of that burg; used to haul pork out of the Scheiders/Maple Leaf plant in the Peg to southern Virginia) 

Flin Flon Bombers are in the Saskabush junior league?  What gives?

a bit o' dread thrift - 

so here ya go,, à nice retirement job fer ya,, but if they give ya the bum rush for being too long in da tooth, maybe you can refer a lazy nephew or somethin who fingers life owes him sumpin'

I read something 'bout FF in the SK league a week or two back, but alas in-one-ear-and-out-the-other is gaining ground as I age.  IIRC it's been since the mid-80s and I think distance and level of competition were cited as factors. Without getting out a map and calculator, it seems that distance in either league would be a big factor, although conference alignments could play a role. [Back in the day (?), I think Kenora had a team in the MJHL.] 

My recollection from a decade or two back is that the top MJHL team [or some years two teams] would be middle of the pack in the SJHL. I think there's more parity lately .... although the "rebuild cycle" seems to make a b-i-g diff in "tier two" (?) IMNSHumbleO.    Mercifully some of the other leagues [Maritime, Quebec, North Superior (?), etc.] seem more competitive at the national level than they were years back.

On occasion one hears about the rest of the teams in a league balking at travel ... I think the U18 MB AAA  [old "midget" league] went through that a couple of years ago.... teams in the "south" didn't relish traveling to Thompson [NorMan] to play a decidedly mediocre team.... I think NorMan is still in the league, but I don't think their competitiveness has improved, so, I dunno.

As to being gainfully employed, I think I'd prefer running a combine or a tractor during the "busy" seasons, 'cept I haven't operated one since 2000 [and never one with GPS], so I'm not sure how the farmer would feel handing over the keys to his million dollaar machine.

From BabylonBee:

^^^ exactly my beef with admirers of fisticuffs galore mixed in with a bit of hockey….

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Originally posted by chuckv97

^^^ exactly my beef with admirers of fisticuffs galore mixed in with a bit of hockey….

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The most hardcore NASCAR fan I ever met lived across the street from me up in Maine. He'd have rotating parties with other NASCAR fans - he hosted about once a month. Moved the big screen outside, fired up the smoker, cars up and down the street. Rowdy bunch who loved the races.

I never understood NASCAR. The only thing I ever saw while watching it that was even MODESTLY interesting was when a car spun out, or worse, a wreck. I had to believe that there was more to NASCAR than the crashes. Backstory on the drivers? The incredible coordination and training of the pit crews? The intrigue of big dollars - and attendance-wise, NASCAR draws more spectators than any other "sport," to say nothing of the big bucks the sponsors, TV nets and car brands put into it. I figured this, as much as anything, was the real appeal.

So I asked my neighbor what made NASCAR so appealing.

"Mostly, we like seeing the crashes," he said.

I'm glad we're beyond the days when every NHL team had a designated goon. There's a restaurant about two miles north of me called The Courtyard. It's owned by Jay Miller, who was a goon for both the Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings. Sweetest guy in the world. There's a small section overlooking the bar, four tables, overseen by one of his Bruins sweaters, called the Penalty Box. You'd never know that he was basically paid to beat the bejeezis out of people.

I have no problem with fights in hockey, as long as they're a serious part of the game. I still think three-in-nine seconds at the Four Nations Faceoff was hilarious. But I'm glad that fighting is only a component of the game, and not its major feature.

10 minutes til the Cabers, Habs start.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the last VGK- Ducks game didn't even have a penalty in the 1st period. Love me a skills game. Chip and chase, zero to zero for 2 periods, gets me crazy. Nobody forces me to watch, yet. . . .

There ya go,, Big Bird Robinson,, farm boy tough, only fought occasionally to quell the dirty idiots

I wonder if Wendell Clarke's fights were primarily a part of the game or done for the hilarity?? 

^^^ not sure what ya mean , Owen

I don't keep close tabs on such matters, so maybe W.C. isn't the best example.   If you answer the question, my "meaning"* should become sorta clear.   

* i.e. I [and possibly W.C.?] don't see a lot of hilarity in staged fights, fights to energize the team/crowd, fights to "set that stage" for the next game, and associated b.s.   Apparently others see things differently.   

Edit:  Niverville vs. Summerside, in Summerside, in the Centennial Cup final .... the place should be rocking.

But who mentioned hilarity in the first place? Did I miss something?

Skip found the "stuff" (?) at the start of the 4-nations game (?) hilarious.

Oh thnx,, dats wut eye misst. I admired Wendy Clark's passion but his smaller size + boisterous play gave him a short career, unfortunately.