Who do you love and hate?
by missy on Jun 3, 2010 11:30 AM PDT
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PrintRecently, over at Battle of California, Megalodon (the Sharks moderator) asked the readers to give their top 3-5 most liked and most hated NHL teams. He has posted their rather interesting results, and I felt compelled to try a similar experiment here at Nucks Misconduct. They said "do it!", so here we go.
Your assignment is to go into the comments on this post and list your top 3-5 favourite teams, as well as your top 3-5 most despised teams (commentary optional). Once I find there's enough data, I will figure out how Megalodon did the fancy graphs on Excel and post the results. I will likely use the same method of ranking when compiling the results. I will use my own rankings as an example:
Most Loved Teams:
1. Canucks (of course)
2. Capitals (yes, I'm an Ovie fan)
3. Coyotes (great team worthy of some support)
4. Maple Leafs (I think being at Pension Plan Puppets so much has influenced me)
5. Flyers (I think the playoffs are affecting this choice)
Most Hated Teams:
1. Flames (way too obvious)
2. Ducks (still haven't forgiven them for 2007)
3. Penguins (annoying)
4. Blackhawks (starting to piss me off)
5. Red Wings (just because it's the Scum)
If you want to see other examples for comments, check out what they had to say at BoC (some funny stuff in there, well worth a read).
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Yessssss
I’m glad to see our influence on you is paying off.
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by Karina on Jun 3, 2010 11:35 AM PDT reply actions
yeah, it might affect the results a little, i wouldn’t be surprised if i end up being the only one with a “like” vote for the Leafs…
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Love:
1: Canucks (duh)
2: Oilers (I was born in Edmonton and grew up in central alberta…it’s a legacy thing)
3: Chicago (Except Hossa and Burish)
4: Penguins (Sorry missy, I’m a fan of Sid)
5: Phoenix (cuz I like to cheer for an underdog)
Hate:
1: Flames (duh)
2: Calgary (see number one)
3: The team from that city south of Edmonton and Red Deer but north of Billings and Lethbridge (Did I mention I was born in Edmonton)
4: Leafs fans and GM (the team itself is too pathetic to have emotion for)
5: Colorado (They had Vancouver’s number in so many seasons past)
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Aww, you should’ve posted Spade’s list. IT was hilarious. Here’s mine from BoC
Like
Devils
Blues
Leafs
Wild
PredatorsDislike
Rangers
Flyers
Red Wings
Canadiens
Senators
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 3, 2010 11:40 AM PDT reply actions
well, i posted the link to all their comments, so that people can read through for a good laugh.
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fair enough. But you should’ve just blockquoted his as an example.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 3, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
i'll just blockquote it here, then.
Red Wings (How did they not make your list?
My five most liked:
1. Duck (most fuckin awesome team ever..even with the stupid 3rd Jerseys..bow down BOC bitches we got the cup)
2. Philly (they play like the 07 ducks… always have..I like ass kickers..there jerseys are ugly though.)
3. Maple Leafs (everyone seems to hate them..so that means I like them..and they seem to like ex-ducks and there colors are decent)
4. Panthers I guess?(We came into the leauge together? some commeraditery?)
5. Thrashers (For no good reason other than Ive had sex in Atlanta.)
My five most hated:
1. Red Wings (no explanation necessary.)
2. Kings (our little bitches…well before this year.)
3. Sharks (who likes chokers?)
4. Penguins (cuz crosby is on the team..but historicalyl theyve been good..so I hate them.)
5. Rudy Kelly (Cuz hes a bitch.) oh wait teams? um…Red wings again…they deserve to make the list twice
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That works.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 3, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Thrashers (For no good reason other than Ive had sex in Atlanta.)
lulz
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I will take a shot at this even though I don't have super strong feelings either way
Like:
1. Nucks
2. Sens
3. Hawks
Dislike:
1. Leafs
2. Rangers
3. Habs
4. Flames
5. Oilers/Wild
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by Section 312 on Jun 3, 2010 11:48 AM PDT reply actions
Likes:
1. San Jose Sharks
2. Worcester Sharks
3. Buffalo Ryan Millers (I’m ’Merican)
4. Nashville Predators (Not only do they roll over for us in the playoffs, they gave us Nichol)
5. Anaheim Ducks (Always had a soft spot for a team that goes by the name "Ducks" for personal reasons, and no Pronger means they’re easier not to hate..)
Dislikes
1. Brian Hayward (you have to listen to Ducks broadcasts to understand this)
2. Dallas Stars (Has Madano retired yet?)
3. Detroit Red Wings (Detroit, after visiting rotting in Hell seems like a good summer vacation spot.)
4. Chicago Blackhawks (Pronger needs to start breaking their faces instead of stealing their pucks)
5. Calgary Flames (Slightly less douchey since the remove of Phaneuf)
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yep, i knew i’d get infiltrators from BoC……..
btw, i said NHL teams, Worcester is AHL and Hayward isn’t even a team.
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Megadolon actually said the same thing in his original post.
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Yeah you’ll get a lot of joke answers, which were fine with me. I just ignored them or counted them if I could (like if somebody said “any team Pronger’s on” I counted it for the Flyers).
On BoC anyway it was best for me not to care to much about the rules or joke votes, because that was where most of the fun came from.
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yeah, that’s what i’ll have to end up doing.
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Rudy Kelly listed “Corey Perry” as his 2nd most hated team. And Spade listed Rudy Kelly as his 5th most hated team.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 3, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
i know
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Why does everyone in California hate Dallas so much? I noticed that on the BoC post too… did dallas kick u in the nards one time? Steal your girl friend? Call yer mom fat? They just aren’t that rivalry-ready of a team are they?
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Similar reasons to your hatred of Calgary I imagine.
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I see…so when Dallas plays california teams they actually don’t suck and have lots of chippiness and fight-i-ness? Also you run into them most every post season?
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You must not have seen the 2008 postseason.
And that was just icing on the cake — there was the Stars’ run of excellence in the late 90s/early 00s that sucked as well. And to top it off, they’re not even close to the goddamn Pacific Ocean!
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They should totally be in the Atlantic division then. They’re near the Atlantic ocean!
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 3, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate everything about Texas.
I remember one year the Sharks were playing the Stars in the playoffs and a Sharks guy in the penalty box was getting abused by the fans, they were shouting shit about his mother and everything, and the player asked the guard in the box if he could do anything about it. The guard told him to sit down and shut up.
Granted, the Sharks player was a bit of a pussy, but this kind of asshole behavior is why I hate the Stars.
Also Ed Belfour is one of the biggest villains in Sharks’ history. And Hatcher was a jerk too.
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Nice idea
Here goes.
Like:
1. Canucks (duh)
2. Penguins (parents lived in Steel City while I was at uni; loved Mario; like Crosby)
3. Maple Leafs (love to hate them as much as cheer for them… but most of my friends here in Toronto are fans)
4. Sabres (Canucks’ expansion brothers, with an equally passionate fanbase and barren history of success)
5. Capitals (one of the most fun teams to watch)
Hate:
1. Flames (deserve their own category – see <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CBgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nucksmisconduct.com%2F2010%2F3%2F28%2F1394698%2Fwhy-i-want-calgary-to-miss-the&ei=9fwHTJLfHoG88gazusGoAQ&usg=AFQjCNG0T8mDq6w7SVFzcVj1BdJdw7IC8w&sig2=NSJ4d6Kz9BNsbRD8yVcQIA" >my post a few months ago for explanation)
Dislike:
2. Blackhawks (see SC Playoffs 2009 and 2010)
3. Avalanche (I vividly remember the epic late-90s/early-00s rivalry)
4. Flyers (so much scum on that team – though I like Mike Richards)
5. Rangers (don’t care so much these days… but spectre of ’94 still haunts me)
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link fail
i remember that post though.
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here’s a better link, for those of you who want to know what we’re talking about.
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Thanks Missy. Don’t know what happened there, I used the link button but then it was all messed up when I posted the actual comment.
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by nucksandpucks on Jun 3, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
well, it looks like a seriously messed up link that you were trying to use…..
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Wow, epic HTML fail.
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by nucksandpucks on Jun 3, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Interested enough in the results to spout my useless opinion
Likes:
1. Canucks
2. Caps
3. Habs
4. Avs
5. Sharks
Dislikes:
1. Flames
2. Dallas
3. Blackhawks
4. Preds
5. Penguins
(Damn, Philly used to be a least number 2 on the hate list but this year is changing my mind)
Philly used to be a least number 2 on the hate list but this year is changing my mind
Me too, a bit. But I really hate Pronger and they’re just such a goon team – though getting rid of Downie helped me hate them a little less.
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by nucksandpucks on Jun 3, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Still goons, to be sure, but they are nevertheless exposing the understated goonishness of the Blackhawks.
Pronger > Eager
by Gabrielle Pope on Jun 3, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I am sooo good.
Anyways, my list:
Likes:
1) Canucks
2) Senators (used to live just outside Ottawa when I was a young’un)
3) Avs (I had boycrushes on Sakic and Roy, and Forsberg, and…damn that 1996 team was sweet)
4) Hawks (They have made a huge turnaround, and despite Buttfugly, Burish, etc., Toews is still the fucking man. And Keith/Seabrook are studs too)
5) Sabres (Loved Hasek, hated him for Nagano though)
Dislikes:
1) Leafs (mainly because of early childhood living in Ottawa, and them having the Sens number all the time)
2) Red Wings (Like someone said, Yankee syndrom)
3) Devils (I hated watching Lemaire’s boring ass hockey)
4) Stars (don’t know why, I just hated them when I was younger. Must have had something to do with Brett “I can cheat real good” Hull and that goal on Hasek in the 99 finals)
5) Flames
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NHL teams only
Go, Go, Go:
1. Canucks
2. Senators
3. Canadiens
4. Devils
5. Sharks
No, No, No:
1. Flames
2. Oilers (I am shocked on how few lists they are appearing here)
3. Avalanche
4. Wild
5. Maple Leafs
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
It’s not even fun to hate the Oilers anymore.
by Gabrielle Pope on Jun 3, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
My advice is not to take it too seriously, just as a fun way to get some info about your readers’ opinions.
For the Excel stuff I just kept a tally of love and hate votes for each team (3 points for first, 2 for second, 1 for each other team mentioned) in two separate tables. The love and hate points don’t cancel out – they’re separate rankings.
Once you’re done (I let it run for 24 hours) do a sum( ) for each team to get the totals and then sort the teams from high to low. After that just select the teams you want to display (I picked the top 10 for each category) and click the “graph” button in Excel and then play around with bar graphs until you get what you like.
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yeah, i’ve got that part. what i can’t figure out was to format the graphs, then get them from Excel onto my NM story-creation page. (i already tried a couple trial runs)
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Oh I just zoomed in on the graphs in Excel, took a screenshot, pasted into Paint, saved as a .png, then put it up as an image. It looks like shit but it’s the easiest way.
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ah, i have no idea how to take screenshots.
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hit “PrtScn” … then open up Paint and paste it in … :)
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baha i figured it out!!
thanks guys :)
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btw, sorry about constantly misspelling your username.
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You can’t take him anywhere.
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i was mixing up the l and d
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From being a Leafs and Canucks fan for over 30 years:
Hate:
1. Penguins. Fuck you Mario, Samuelsson, Larr “Wee!” Murphy, etc
2. Red Wings. Probert, Fedorov, Vernon, Osgood, Cicarelli, Primeau, etc etc
3. Rangers. Especially the 90’s Rangers
4. Flames. Hakan Loob. Jim Peplinski, Joel Otto, Mike Vernon = BOOOO
5. Blues. Suck it, Brett Hull
Like
1. Canucks
2. Leafs. Gilmour is still my fave
3. Blackhawks. Esposito, Makita, Savard, Dirk Graham, Belfour
4. Bruins. Neeley, Wesley, Oates, Moog, Middleton, Cherry’s squad
5. Sabres. Love Lindy Ruff’s coaching style and the effort his guys always put out. Oh and the French Connection in the 70’s
4. Bruins. Neeley, Wesley, Oates, Moog, Middleton, Cherry’s squad
I went to high school with Glenn Wesley. He was in my drama class in grade 11, no lie.
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Sneaking in from BoC ...
Likes:
1) Sharks
2) Capitals
3) Blues
4) Leafs
5) Rangers
Hate:
1) Ducks
2) Red Wings
3) Stars
4) Flames
5) Kings
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LIKES:
1. Canucks
2. Edmonton (still thinking back to the 1980s)
3. Bruins
4. Sharks (gotta love a team that keeps on failing spectacularly once the playoffs come round)
5. Erm…
DISLIKES:
1. Flames
2. Avs (they’ve beaten us too many times in the last decade and a half)
3. Blackhawks (the last few years have been painful…)
4. Red Wings (like most other people)
5. Rangers (94 just won’t go away)
Favourites:
Ottawa Senators: Though the Canucks, traditionally my ‘west team’ may jump ahead very soon. With Media and fans determined to run every good player out of town when he goes through a rough patch…it’s turning into a real sham of an organisation. I just needed to get that out.
Vancouver Canucks: As alluded to above, my ‘west team’. The last few seasons, they’ve been right up there with the Sens, and could soon pass them.
Winnipeg Jets: They will be back, motherf*****s!
Least Favourite:
Toronto Maple Leafs: I respect Brian Burke, but I hate the Leafs for everything that they stand for…
Phoenix Coyotes: As Canada and the Northern United States once watched as great hockey markets in Winnipeg, Minnesota, Hartford and Quebec City were allowed to move without a fight, we now watch the NHL fight to the last for a team that no one cares about.
Chicago Blackhawks: I have to admit: Johnathon Toews and Duncan Keith are two of my favourite players. I’d have Patrick Sharp, Brent Seabrook and Nik Hjalmarsson on my team anyday. But this team just screams to be hated for their cocky attitude and never-say-die approach….in the (paraphrased) words of Wes Mantooth…..I hate you, but godd*****t do I respect you.
by GelatinousMutantCoconut on Jun 3, 2010 1:40 PM PDT reply actions
Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll have most of the hockey world believing that Spezza is a cancer, loner, loser, soft player who can’t win, by the end of the summer.
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Redonkolous.
Spezza plays hard.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't want to
for Ottawa.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
If that is true
then fuck him, he can leave.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what he says
I’m thinking it’s more about Ottawa these days than the players that want out.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Who is the kill-joy?
Murray or Clouston?
You know, usually when a team has a player that wants to leave, its when a team is doing terribly (Heater last year, Pronger last year and in Edmonton, Mayers in T.O., Phaneuf in Calgary). Ottawa did well this year. So why would Spezza want out? Just because he got booed at the end of this year? Is he pulling a Patrick Roy?
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That seems to be the general concensus
But this is coming from the same media that labeled Heatley as locker room cancer and cried because he didn’t get to be on the top line of the power play.
He ended up in SJ where not only did he often get pulled off the top PP unit, but we made him play the PK and never complained at all about it.
All I know is big name players are wanting out of Ottawa. Not only has Spezza apparently asked to be traded, but Volchenkov apparently wants no part of coming back there and has put his house up for sale.
Something is going on there and it’s not the players.
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I wonder why.
Maybe Clouston is an asshole. Could it be the town? The media?(If so, they should try to play in Montreal/Vancouver/Toronto) Ottawa is an okay city, I havent been there since 2005, so maybe its improved or declined? Maybe Murray micro-manages?
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably some combination of the above, but I bet the majority is the management / ownership. Players tend to not want to play for teams where the feel management isn’t trying to win or even improve. When you start to see an exodus of players that’s where I’d tend to look for problems.
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Karlsson
is good, a step in the right direction. They took the defending Stanley Cup champs to 6 games. Alfie and Volchenkov will be coming off the books soon, so they’ll have cap space. They have good young goaltenders coming through. Why jump off the ship when its not even sinking, at least compared to other franchises?
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I’m saying, something is wrong when a team isn’t bad and people are bailing out.
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Maybe
Scotiabank Place is on top of an Indian burial ground.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 4, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Likes:
1. Canucks
2. Bruins (see: my name)
3. Canadiens
4. Senators
5. Sabres (our friendly expansion cousins)
Hates:
1. Chicago. They have hurt me a lot.
2. Calgary. Gross.
3. Toronto. The city, the fans, the management, the team.
4. Phoenix. Should not exist. Although this is just another way of saying I hate Bettman.
5. Rangers. 94.
My turn
Favorite:
Vancouver (Rolling with the homies since 1992)
Chicago (My dad’s lifelong favorite team)
Carolina (I wish they were the Whalers/I wish Cam Ward was our goalie)
Toronto (My favorite ex-girlfriend’s favorite team. We have a mutual respect for one another)
Philadelphia (It’s the white patches on the back of the orange jerseys, or something)
Least favorites:
Calgary (This is unquestioned)
Detroit (Monsters scare me)
Colorado (Not nearly as much now with the likes of Sakic and Forsberg long gone)
Minnesota (Most boring team in the NHL)
NY Rangers (The tears I cried when I was ten will never be forgotten)
Like
1. Islanders
2. Canucks
3. Kings (when I started watching Hockey, Gretzky was in LA)
Hate
1. Rangers (Duh)
2. Pens (Crosby Sucks)
3. Devils (Brodeur is grossly overrated)
4. Detroit (Sick of them winning)
5. Capitals (Hate Ovie, Hate Dale Hunter, Hate their Fans)
The Islanders went from Marty McInnis and a 2nd Overall pick to Jesse Joensuu.
Like
1. Canucks (Duh)
2. Sabers (Been a fan since the early NHL games, if I couldn’t be the canucks I would be the Sabers – Howerchuck, Mogilny, Lafontaine)
3. Avalanche (Even though they were Canuck killers for a long time, was a big fan of Roy, and how can you not be a fan of Sakic)
4. Capitals (Most exiting team to watch but glad I’m not more of a fan, as I am starting to think they are the San Jose Sharks of the East)
5. Devils (Like the way they play a team game, always been a fan of Brodeur)
Dislike
1. Hawks (2 years in a row, 2 jersey bets, $100 of dollars lost, these guys blow)
2. Penguins (Let’s suck so bad for a decade that we get 10 #1 overall picks then build a dynasty)
3. Flames (Does it really need an explanation)
4. Leafs (Center of the Universe Much)
5. Rangers (Stanley Cup Anyone)
Like:
Canucks
you have to like other teams? OK…
Oilers (have lots of Oiler fan friends who I feel sorry for)
Sabres (had their jersey when I was a kid)
Hate:
Leafs (for the obvious reasons, HNIC BS, etc)
Bruins (they’ve always just rubbed me the wrong way
Rangers (overpaid superstar graveyard)
I’m leaving the Flames off the list as I like Iginla but indifferent about the team.
Beautiful People
1. Vank.
2. San Jose Sharkpeople. I’ll never understand the hate for Jumbo, plus they’ve Pavelski, Malhotra and Murray. Too bad they bothered to bring in Heatley.
3. Washington Capitals. Sure, why not?
4. Edmonton Oilers. As long as they employ Dustin Penner, I’ll have a soft spot for them. Probably because I wasn’t around for the 1980’s.
5. Atlanta Thrashers. Have m’babies, Evander.
Hideous Goons
1. That one team that sucks from that city that sucks.
2. Chicago Blackhawks. Toews seems like he might not be an utter and complete ‘bag. The rest are child molesters, AFAIC.
3. Colorado Avalanche. This is partly in anticipation of Matt Duchene and Paul Stastny crushing us for the next decade.
4. Philadelphia Flyers. I can’t explain this one (well, Pronger, but it goes back before that) at all, but they just seem detestable. And I even like the colour orange.
2. San Jose Sharkpeople. I’ll never understand the hate for Jumbo, plus they’ve Pavelski, Malhotra and Murray.
Wooo!
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
The hate for Jumbo is simple
He’s just too happy all the damn time.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Likes:
1) Canucks, man they’re great
2) Sabres (if there are any other fans in the league that can feel our pain exactly its them, plus that whole Brett Hull skate in the crease thing)
3) Predators, always liked their style of play…love Weber and TooToo
Hate:
1) Flames, living in Vancity there are tons of their fans here and they are annoying as hell
2) Pens…Crosby can suck it
3) Blackhawks, I’ll admit thats a recent grudge
4) Flames, I’m glad Sutter is still around so they can trade away more picks for garbage. Maybe Bernier to the Flames for a 2nd?
Love:
1) Canucks
2) Habs (have lived in MTL, love their history, love their current core)
3) Red Wings (really respect the way they’ve built their teams)
4) Flames (oddly enough. I love certain players (Iginla, Kipper, Langkow, Phanuef (not anymore obvs but I liked him as a Flame) etc. Plus how classy they were after Trevor Linden’s last game)
5) Philly (really just reaching here, but I hope to hell they beat the Hawks, and that 3-0 comeback was awesome)
Hate:
1) Blackhawks (cocky, dirty, asshole players. Beat us twice. Just arrogant fucks, and I can’t even stand looking at most of them)
2) Toronto (their fans bug me, and they just go about everything terribly)
3) Capitals (again, hate their fans and they don’t have any heart)
4) Atlanta
5) Phoenix
Don’t actually hate those last two, just don’t think there should be franchises in those cities.
by sfont on Jun 3, 2010 3:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
here goes
Like
-VAN
-Buffalo I’ve always liked them for some reason, maybe just their division opponents, rooting for the city, I dunno
-Phoenix I really respect their style, even if their team’s existence clashes with that of one of my hate teams
Hate
-Flames
-Chicago
-Detroit
-Pittsburgh
-Toronto
-Dallas-They took my first hockey love away from me, in Minnesota.
The statistics you don't compile never lie.
-Stephen Colbert
<3
1. Us
2. Sens
3. Pens
4. Sharks
5. Red Wings coaching staff and developtment system
</3
1. Rangers save for Lundqvist
2. Devils
3. Chicago save for Toews, Keith, and Sharp
4. Avs for actually challenging for our division now
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We have a shared understanding of disappointment and longing :)
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 3, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Likes
1. Canucks. Closest NHL team to me.
2. Sharks. Closest NHL team to me that’s in my country. :)
3. Red Wings. Well-run organization, plus my Spokane siblings love him from his time with the Chiefs.
4. Sabres. A good friend of mine lives and dies with Buffalo.
5. Blues. Have a picture book from the early 1970s of the St. Louis team.
Dislikes
1. Devlis. Tried to ruin the game.
2. Islanders. One of the biggest jerks I know roots for them.
3. Flyers. See above.
I know, I know, I should put Calgary and Edmonton on this list. But I just can’t. Don’t really get into the irrational hate thing too often, although I do have my moments.
My lists:
Likes:
1. Love the Canucks, my favourite team (12 years supporting them, heart-broken every year)
2. Sens (Born in Ottawa, lived there till I was 8, cheered for them when I was a kid.
3. Habs (My uncle used to live in MTL, I used to visit him every 2 weeks when I lived in Ottawa. Great city, great food, motherfucking CRAZY fans. My cousins are Habs fans and they’re nuts, and if you watched the coverage of the MTL playoff run this year, you’ll see why I think MTL fans are fucking nuts. Want to go there this summer with my girlfriend)
4. Flyers (ONLY when Carcillo doesn’t suit up, I fucking hate that guy. I actually hate him more than any other player in the entire league. He is single-handedly killing hockey more than a thousand Harry Buttmans ever could). Other than that I think they play with more heart than anyone else in the East, except for maybe the Habs during these playoffs.
5. Sabres/Bruins. Sabres because a friend of mine really likes them and Ryan Miller is a good guy. Bruins because they are screwing over T.O. and will dominate the Leafs for the next while with T.O.’s first round pick, LULZ.
Dislikes:
1. Flames. I dislike this team (save for Iggy, he is just a genuinely good human being, I like him and I hope he gets out of Calgary and wins a Cup before its too late) with the fire of a thousand suns. Terribly run organization, marginal players (except for Jay Bouw, Backlund, Iggy, Bourque, Kipper, Langkow), and M&G banned me when I made fun of the fact that they signed Matt Stajan for 4 more years for basically the same amount as Kesler. I still laugh about that signing to this day (see, badly run organization!)
2. Leafs. Honestly, Im not sure why. Probably because of my love for the Canucks, Sens, and Habs. I just can’t bring myself to not dislike them. Plus Colton Orr angers me. Oh and ToskaLOL. Oh god never in my life have I seen such a terrible goalie signed for so much. Absolutely horrible. I wish there was a DVD of all his bad goaltending plays. I would watch that shit nonstop. Other than that, Down Goes Brown is fucking hilarious and he would be the only reason ever why I would cheer for the Leafs.
3. Sharks. They fail, every year, despite on paper being a ridiculously good team. Remember when Jumbo was the shit? Remember?
4. Ducks. Knocked us out of the playoffs in 2007, forcing the Canucks to blow a 2-0 game 4 lead in the process and making me complete lose my shit in the process and scream an un-repeatable string of obscenities that would make Ozzy Osbourne himself cower in fear.
5. Rangers. Calgary Flames of the East. Over paid old superstar graveyard. Demo will sign there for 10 years, 10 mill a year. Sather will do it. Mark my words, he will.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 6:00 PM PDT reply actions
Interesting – hate for the Sharks AND the Ducks.
I’m so glad you’re doing this on this site – really interesting perspectives.
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Battle of California
I’m thinking you need to get every site to do this :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
I hold
grudges.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
“3. Sharks. They fail, every year, despite on paper being a ridiculously good team. Remember when Jumbo was the shit? Remember?”
I think you’re projecting hate on something that looks alike.
Wears blue… big name players that don’t come up big in the playoffs… never wins…
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
6 > 4
On the bright side Im a huge fan of Patty Marleau. But Heater has lost my respect since the whole I-want-out-of-Ottawa-because-Im-not-getting-1st-PP-unit-minutes debacle, despite his enormous talent.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
6 what?
We’ve only been a cap team for 2 years (consequently won the conference those 2 years).
We’ve been a top 3 seed for 3 years now?
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
6 games.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Vs. the Hawks?
Really? That’s what you’re comparing?
WCF > WCSF
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Its almost
like you never went at all. But I’d rather go then not even get the chance to go, yeah. Now give us Gooch.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Having done that for the last couple of years, not so much.
You can have Gooch if we get Kessler. You already owe us for Error.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
No.
His new name is Blasthoff. You can have Bernier back. Give us Pavs or Gooch.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Blasthoff? Because every puck he shoots goes closer to orbit than to any form of hockey net?
Pavs is off limits and why would we want the Bear back? He only plays 1 out of 10 games.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Blasthoff played
quite well for us this year. He was arguably our number 1 D-man since Mitch went down. He had a career year in goals and in overall points. His shots were good and he was only very occasionally terrible defensively. Last error by Error-hoff I remember when was when the Canucks were facing the Wings and he lost his stick on the play and let Z score with 1 second left in OT. He could have thrown his glove or helmet at Z, he wouldn’t have been penalized!
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Sometimes you just need a change in scenery. I’m only mad that we didn’t get more for him not that we lost him (and said so at the time)
We got robbed on that deal (even if it did open up the space for Heater)
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Just to rub it in.
Greatest goal celebration/reaction EVAR.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh please
like we miss Luko. You guys were nearly out of d-men and still didn’t have him playing in the playoffs.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
He had
a season ending shoulder injury/surgery.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 4, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
So yeah, really not missing him.
He also didn’t make the big club when he was healthy.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
That was when the canucks D were healthy
We have a habit of losing 3-4 defensemen a year due to injury. We could have used him when those guys went down if he hadn’t gone ahead with surgery.
Bernier
is called Stone Hands. He angers me so much, he needs to go back to the Eastern Conference where he belongs.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t know why the Wings are among the most hated. To me, they’re a very “clean” team which just goes about its business (and is in kind of a decline at the moment). Maybe having a kind of a bottom feeder in Osgood win a couple of Cups is partially the reason, but they’re a competent, smart team which seems to use its pieces in a positive, winning way. Maybe Babcock is a genius as a coach. But why hate them?
The only team I love is the Canucks. My evolution re sports has led me to only following hockey and only rooting for the ‘Nucks, but that’s me.
Ultimately, if any team other than my team wins the Cup I don’t care. I only hope in my lifetime that the Canucks win one. Other than the Canucks winning the Cup. I really couldn’t care less who wins it. Am rooting for the Flyers because “rags to riches” is always a good story, but if the ‘Hawks win, I don’t care.
Everybody on BOC hated the Red Wings but they didn’t make my most hated at all. I think it’s cause I always saw them as the good guys in the battle against the Avalanche.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
The Ducks have made the playoffs seven times and faced the Red Wings in five of those postseasons; it’s not an imaginary or arbitrary hatred for Ducks fans, at least.
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Sharks have faced them 4 or 5 times now, I’m losing count.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Sure, but the Sharks get eliminated by plenty of teams. In Anaheim’s case, the Wings have eliminated the Ducks as many times as the rest of the league combined.
We pretty much have to have Detroit on our hate list — math pretty much says so.
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/
They’re the repeat team though. Them and the Stars.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
We pretty much have to have Detroit on our hate list — math pretty much says so.
fucking rights
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 4, 2010 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
PS
I was Ranger fan (zealously) while growing up in NYC, but since moving out here I’ve been only a Canucks fan. The Rangers mean as little to me as any NHL team other than the Canucks.
Likes:
1. Vancouver Canucks….even though the word fuck is usually mentioned in the same sentence.
2. Christmas dinner (team consists of Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy and homemade buns)
3. Detroit – if I like Swedes on Van…..
4. Philly – but I miss Hextall.
5. Phoenix – Cinderella team….Canucks ending
Hate
1.FuckingChicagoCockSuckingBlackCocks
2. 1981-82 Los Angeles Kings – They beat my Oilers…..and then lost to the Canucks. Talk about a letdown for Dionne Simmer and Taylor
3. Quebec Nordiques – I can’t blame Lindros for dodging that city like the black plague.
4. Calgary Flamers—-I hated you when I loved the Oilers and hate you now.
5. Washington – Ovechkin….all your flash and scoring…blew your load too quickly
"I can do stuff" ~ Jesse G.
Best and Worst for Broadcast
I’ll base my rankings on what I’ve watched on Centre Ice over the last few seasons, so the order in which I’d watch the home team broadcasts. I know this is highly subjective, so I will put on my flame-retardant clothes and wait for your blasts.
All-Neilsen
1) Canucks. Shorty and John Garrett have great interplay and they routinely pick up on subtle nuance that a great majority of crews miss.
2) Stars — Strangis is solid, but Daryl Reaugh is a total superstar. I’m so glad Versus picked him up for the playoffs.
3) Sharks — I don’t understand why HNIC didn’t renew Drew Remenda’s gig. He does have a unique delivery, but he is really insightful. Randy Hahn’s is very solid, too.
4) Sabres — I’d listen to Rick Jeanneret read me the bus schedule and pairing him with Harry Neale makes for a classic broadcast pairing.
5) Hurricanes — I was amazed the first time I watched a game done by John Forslund and Tripp Tracy. I was not expecting much and was very nicely surprised.
What else is on?
1) Colorado — Hands down the worst crew in the league. Homerish, obvious, slow. There is nothing o redeem them.
2) Predators — Lame, boring in jokes. Like being trapped at dinner with your terminally unfunny uncles who like nothing better than to repeatedly try and fail to yuk it up.
3) Kings — Bob Miller is ok, but the color guy, Jim Fox is exasperating. Every single thing he ever says comes out with the exact same cadence. At first it’s noticeable, than it’s amusing and finally, it’s infuriating.
Honorable mention
The goal cells of Randy Moller, the Panther’s radio play by play guy, are always really funny.
My hopes exceed my expectations
-WeepingTile
Worst broadcast teams:
1. Ducks (mostly Brian Hayward)
2. Red Wings (Homer announcers make me sick)
3. Capitals (also Homer announcers that make me sick)
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
You should really check out an Avs broadcast. Their homerism dwarfs the others you’ve mentioned — and you’ve mentioned some straight up homers.
My hopes exceed my expectations
-WeepingTile
I listened to them during the Sharks Avs series.
They’re bad… and don’t know what a kicking motion is, but the Capitals are worse. I actually liked the Caps until I watched a few of their home broadcasts… You know it’s bad when you like a team and their homer announcers annoy you.
Ducks fans despise Hayward… the guy is easily the worst in all of Hockey broadcasting.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
This is
without a doubt the best sports call I have ever heard or seen. Watch here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exlBHTyB1R0
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
DENNIS BERGKAMP
DENNIS BERGKAMP
DENNIS BERGKAMP
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DENNIS BERGKAMP
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Im stoked.
Allez les Bleus!
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
England.
Even though as a France supporter it pains me to say that. Section will be pleased.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 3, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then
France wins it for sure.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 4, 2010 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
France just lost to China 1-0 in a friendly. Watching NZ v Slovenia at the moment. There are no obvious favourites at the WC, maybe Spain. Hopefully it’s a good tournament
oh god
we’re fucked
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 4, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
we’re used to it at some point.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 4, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
The weather in SA is perfect for England
won’t be very hot and that’s good for a team that will look to press and close down their opposition at every opportunity. I think England have a great chance this year. Semis and then with a little luck who knows. Capello will have them well drilled for each opponent and as long as Rooney stays healthy they can beat anyone.
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by Section 312 on Jun 4, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit that guy totally blew a gasket! Would be awesome to have guys like that calling nucks games, but just once in a while.
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Yeah
its pretty awesome
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 4, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
RudyKelly will love that you noticed Jim Fox’s speech thing. And yeah the Avalanche guys are just awful.
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Battle of California
Like:
1. Canucks (LOVE)
2. Oilers (like)
3. Habs (cheer for occasionally, especially when in the presence of Leafs fans)
4. Sharks (fun to watch in regular season, fun to watch choke in playoffs; great arena)
HATE:
1a. Leafs
1b. Rangers
3. Flames (strong dislike)
4. Flyers (falling off the hate list, but still have Prongersucks)
—> VERY surprised by the love for the Sens on here. I don’t hate them, but I certainly don’t like them either
well, it’s only a couple of you, actually. lots of people are just signing up their SBNation accounts to comment on here.
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Likes:
1. Canucks – obv
2. Red Wings – Classy, well-run organization. Zetterberg is my favourite player, Datsyuk and Lidstrom are up there too.
3. Predators – Rodney Dangerfield of hockey. Another well-run team that drafts so well and plays good hockey.
4. Flyers – I still like rough and tough hockey.
5. Blackhawks – Hard not to like the skill they have and style they play right now.
Dislikes:
1. Flames – obv
2. Maple Leafs – Don’t like their fans.
3. Canadiens – Same as Leafs.
4. Rangers – ’94, but not so much nowadays.
Poutine & Meatballs
LIKE
1. Canucks (easy…)
2. Blackhawks (the Sopels are family friends. Also like Toews, Keith & Seabrook. Lots of respect for this club. Have money on them right now.)
3. Sharks (Marleau is a hometown boy and usually the only one to show up for the Sharks when it matters…)
4. Avalanche (grew up watching Sakic play for our local WHL franchise)
5. Bruins (Ray Bourque is one classy motherfucker…)
HATE
1. Leafs – Canada’s team my ass. Overhyped ALWAYS. ‘67 what?
2. Rangers – ’94 SCF aside, I hate this team mostly because Sather singlehandedly set the table for the league to NEED a salary cap.
3. Devil – Invented the trap and almost destroyed hockey in the process in the late 90s.
4. Wild – Watching them play Anaheim in ’03 was quite possibly the biggest waste of time in my life. See #3.
5. Canadiens – my dad was an ABM fan (anyone BUT Montreal). He didn’t allow us to watch them growing up, didn’t want us watching garbage on television…
I would legitimately like to know why most of you have the FLames on your hate list. Is it just because Canucks fan=Flames hate or what? What is to dislike about an organization that basically provided one of the best moments in Canucks history (Trevor Linden’s final game)?
1989, 1994, 2004.
The fact one of my best friends cheers for them helps. :-)
-playoffs
-they’ve been our biggest NW rival for the last couple of years
-our games against them are always either goaltending clinics or blowouts.
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No, Jarome Iginla provided that, the rest of the team grudgingly did as he asked. Much as Flames hate here is irrationally strong, iginla love is equally irrationally strong. I don’t think there’s many people in the NHL fan world who don’t think iggy would be an awesome addition to their team, but its still real easy to hate the flames.
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"You'll be playing in England the rest of your career" Alex Burrows
"I'm not a water dwelling mammal, where did you get that preposterous hypothesis, did steve tell you that?" FotC
My list
Likes:
1. Canucks (duh).
2. Senators (lived in Montreal for a couple of years).
3. Sabres (expansion bretheren)
4. Canadiens (…lived in Montreal for a couple of years…yeah I know).
5. Capitals (not sure why…)
Hates:
1. Red Wings (history…plus my inlaws live in Detroit and are huge fans…and remind me of it it constantly)
2. Flames (but I have a soft spot for Iggy…Blazers Fan)
3. Avs
4. Wild
5. Blackhawks (though I’m rooting for them right now…with me holding my nose).
3.
4.
Cool:
1) Sabres
2) Sharks (entirely due to Randy Hahn/Drew Remada. Also the only NHL arena i’ve ever been in, even though i lived in New York)
3) Leafs (PPP)
4) Coyotes (Just to spite the Globe & Mail, mainly)
5) Vanc (Just to fit in!)
Uncool
1) Senators (Words cannot describe my hate)
2) Stars (Brett Hull sucks)
3) Philly (Signs every player i hate except Corey Perry)
4) Ducks (has Corey Perry)
5) Penguins (MAF is a sham!)
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
I was in San Jose for a chess tourney in the mid-90s(1994?) and the shark tank was brand spanking new at the time, so my parents booked a tour. Some player I knew of gave me a puck which i still have (i checked the early 90s shark rosters and there aren’t that many choices). Being as i was in 5th or 6th grade, this was the pretty much the best day ever.
I just realized may well have met Drew Remada (i met a broadcaster, but i can’t remember who it was).
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
nope, some year between 1993 and 1996, but not 1994.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
Favs:
1. Canucks
2. Kings (home away from home team, cool venue good group of hardcore fans)
3. Ducks (same as above – Anaheim fans are lamer and bug me a little. But I there when they raised the Cup against the Sens. All time coolest hockey moment for me. Free lower bowl tix too! Ahhhhh Socal hockey)
4. Caps (my main hockey buddy down here’s home team. I got his back for all the years of Canucks support he has thrown at me)
5. Flames (my favorite bartender down here is a die hard fan. Mild support of the Flames = free drinks = happy me)
Hates:
1. Detroit (they are Detroit)
2. Pittsburgh (Crosby is a douche)
3. Toronto (will always be annoying, I dread the day they are relevant again)
4. Chicago (starting to grate on me)
5. Anyone else in the East
Hard to narrow my hate list to five
LIkes:
1. Vancouver.
2. Phoenix.
3. Nashville.
Extreme and utter hatred for:
1. Calgary
2. Detroit
3. Colorado
4. New Jersey
5. Chicago
submissions closed
you can still put up your choices, but i won’t be counting them in the results.
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