Martin Brodeur who was the son of the Montreal Canadiens' official photographer, grew up idolizing the team.
In the spring of 1986 he and a friend rode went to downtown Montreal to celebrate the Canadiens 23rd Stanley Cup win. The parade of champions made it's way down St. Catherine's Street with the crowd cheering for their heroes. The veteran team members included captain Bob Gainey, top defenceman Larry Robinson and winger Mats Naslund as well as younger players. However the biggest star in that great game was 21-year goaltender Patrick Roy, a youngster whose future impact on the game was as yet unknown.
No one as yet knew yet how great Roy would later become, and how the young Martin Brodeur, admiring him in the parade, would one day surpass many of his achievements. On March 17, Brodeur, goaltender for the New Jersey Devils and certain to enter the Hall of Fame one day added a record to his NHL resume on March 17th by becoming the NHL's career wins leader and surpassing Roy's record with 552 victories.
The 36-year-old Brodeur has been pursuing Roy's numerous records since he entered the NHL in 1992. No doubt these two legendary goaltenders will alway be compared to one another.
Brodeur is a cool goaltender who is never fazed by anything, while Roy's high energy attitude has him looked upon by many hockey fans as one of the hardest playing goaltenders ever seen.
Brodeur has won four Vezina trophies and three Stanley Cups, but Roy will go down as possibly hockey's greatest playoff winner and he has three Conn Smythe trophies to confirm this position.
Roy still holds the record of 13 seasons with 30 or more wins per season. Brodeur's total of 12 in a row came to an abrupt end this season since he missed most the season with a serious injury which kept him off the ice for 50 games.
Brodeur holds the record of seven 40-win seasons while Roy leads in total combined regular-season and Stanley Cup playoff wins with 702 (Brodeur has only 644). Making comparisons between the two greats could be endless, but both of these great goaltenders will always be known as winners .
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
20 Best Hockey Goals Ever Scored
I just saw this on Youtube and had to pass it on.Great video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcu6rEOCws.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcu6rEOCws.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Guy Carbonneau Fired As Canadiens Head coach
The Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey fired head coach Guy Carbonneau on Monday and took his place behind the bench.Gainey's first appearance as coach will be on Tuesday when The Canadiens are host to the Edmonton Oilers. Carbonneau, was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award last year, and has been released after nearly three seasons as head coach of the Canadiens.
Gainey said on Monday that hiring Guy Carbonneau was the best decision had made as Canadien's GM. He stated that team performance has been below average for the last 8 weeks and that he believed that a change of direction at ice level was needed.
Gainey said "With 16 games left in the season I believe that the change was necessary to maximise our chances of being one of the teams to participate in the playoffs this spring".
"There were certain games when I had a real confusion about the overall ... it showed up as effort, but I felt like it was emotional engagement to a game," Gainey said.
"Our team (did) not seem to be emotionally engaged".
The Canadiens finished first in the Eastern Conference last year, but their 100th anniversary season in 2008-09 has not been going well. There has been much controversy about the team during the year and they have had to deal a number of on and off-ice issues.
Gainey said "I find ourselves in a position that requires my intervention, and the response is my decision today,". "I feel like its necessary to make a change, but the real answer will be the results 35 days from now."
The Canadiens started the year strongly, but of late have been struggling. The team was well set for a playoff position until Jan 25 and the All-Star game in Montreal. After this they won only three of 15 games to fall back into fighting for a playoff spot with a group of six teams. Montreal is now fifth in the Eastern Conference, just one point ahead of The Rangers, Florida, and Pittsburgh.
"I'm not going to make black-and-white changes, but we need to move toward being a better, stronger, more consistent team defensively and an offensive team that takes advantage of our opportunities," Gainey added.
Associate coach Doug Jarvis, along with the two assistant coaches Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson will be staying with the club. In addition to this, the Canadiens have taken Hamilton Bulldogs head coach Don Lever onto their staff.
This will be Bob Gainey's second term as head coach of the Canadiens. He previously was head coach after the firing of Claude Julien in the 2005-06 season. He carried the club to a 23-15-3-0 record. The Canadiens however lost in the first playoff round in that season.
Guy Carbonneau took over from Gainey as head coach of the Canadiens on May 5, 2006. Prior to that he was an associate coach with the Habs. He was hired by Gainey's with the understanding that he would be head coach in time for the 2006-07 season.
Carbonneau's coaching record with the Canadiens was a combined 124-83-23. Montreal did not make the playoffs in that his first season, and last year were trounced in the second round by the Philadelphia Flyers. Carbonneau is seventh NHL head coach to be fired this season.
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Gainey said on Monday that hiring Guy Carbonneau was the best decision had made as Canadien's GM. He stated that team performance has been below average for the last 8 weeks and that he believed that a change of direction at ice level was needed.
Gainey said "With 16 games left in the season I believe that the change was necessary to maximise our chances of being one of the teams to participate in the playoffs this spring".
"There were certain games when I had a real confusion about the overall ... it showed up as effort, but I felt like it was emotional engagement to a game," Gainey said.
"Our team (did) not seem to be emotionally engaged".
The Canadiens finished first in the Eastern Conference last year, but their 100th anniversary season in 2008-09 has not been going well. There has been much controversy about the team during the year and they have had to deal a number of on and off-ice issues.
Gainey said "I find ourselves in a position that requires my intervention, and the response is my decision today,". "I feel like its necessary to make a change, but the real answer will be the results 35 days from now."
The Canadiens started the year strongly, but of late have been struggling. The team was well set for a playoff position until Jan 25 and the All-Star game in Montreal. After this they won only three of 15 games to fall back into fighting for a playoff spot with a group of six teams. Montreal is now fifth in the Eastern Conference, just one point ahead of The Rangers, Florida, and Pittsburgh.
"I'm not going to make black-and-white changes, but we need to move toward being a better, stronger, more consistent team defensively and an offensive team that takes advantage of our opportunities," Gainey added.
Associate coach Doug Jarvis, along with the two assistant coaches Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson will be staying with the club. In addition to this, the Canadiens have taken Hamilton Bulldogs head coach Don Lever onto their staff.
This will be Bob Gainey's second term as head coach of the Canadiens. He previously was head coach after the firing of Claude Julien in the 2005-06 season. He carried the club to a 23-15-3-0 record. The Canadiens however lost in the first playoff round in that season.
Guy Carbonneau took over from Gainey as head coach of the Canadiens on May 5, 2006. Prior to that he was an associate coach with the Habs. He was hired by Gainey's with the understanding that he would be head coach in time for the 2006-07 season.
Carbonneau's coaching record with the Canadiens was a combined 124-83-23. Montreal did not make the playoffs in that his first season, and last year were trounced in the second round by the Philadelphia Flyers. Carbonneau is seventh NHL head coach to be fired this season.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
NHL'S Intent To End Senseless Fighting Makes Good Sense
Georges Laraque the Montreal Canadiens enforcer is upset about NHL recommendations that propose 10-minute misconducts for players who fight right after the puck drops. No doubt he fears that his job is threatened which explains his vocal opposition to this move. But it is definitely high time that the NHL moved to put an end to senseless fights in hockey.
I do not propose that all fighting should end in the NHL but the number of staged fights is increasing steadily and this as far as I am concerned is nothing but bad for the game. According to NHL records, 108 of the first 500 fights in the 2008-09 season took place right after a faceoff.
I would be prepared to bet that most of those fights were between players who had just come off the bench, and not as a result of an altercation during play right before the whistle. To reduce the frequency of such fights, the league is proposing to hand out misconducts to players who fight right after the puck is dropped. This in my humble opinion would be good for the game.
I don't believe fighting will ever be fully stamped out. Even if it means ejection from the game, there will still be some fights and probably plenty of them. Some players are notably careless, if not absolutely dangerous, in the way they use their sticks, their elbows and their bodies without fear of any serious repercussions. Possibly the best thing we can do is to keep some fighting in hockey as a self-policing policy. Much better to have a fight if it curtails high sticking and the resulting injuries.
But needless fighting between two enforcers or others dropping their gloves in a misguided move to justify their place on the team must be stopped. Fights will still take place if they really need to -- all the would be combatants have to do is skate around for 15 seconds before squaring off for a fight. I know that legions of fans love hockey fighting, but this could cut the number of meaningless fights in half. Hockey in my opinion would be better for this.
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I do not propose that all fighting should end in the NHL but the number of staged fights is increasing steadily and this as far as I am concerned is nothing but bad for the game. According to NHL records, 108 of the first 500 fights in the 2008-09 season took place right after a faceoff.
I would be prepared to bet that most of those fights were between players who had just come off the bench, and not as a result of an altercation during play right before the whistle. To reduce the frequency of such fights, the league is proposing to hand out misconducts to players who fight right after the puck is dropped. This in my humble opinion would be good for the game.
I don't believe fighting will ever be fully stamped out. Even if it means ejection from the game, there will still be some fights and probably plenty of them. Some players are notably careless, if not absolutely dangerous, in the way they use their sticks, their elbows and their bodies without fear of any serious repercussions. Possibly the best thing we can do is to keep some fighting in hockey as a self-policing policy. Much better to have a fight if it curtails high sticking and the resulting injuries.
But needless fighting between two enforcers or others dropping their gloves in a misguided move to justify their place on the team must be stopped. Fights will still take place if they really need to -- all the would be combatants have to do is skate around for 15 seconds before squaring off for a fight. I know that legions of fans love hockey fighting, but this could cut the number of meaningless fights in half. Hockey in my opinion would be better for this.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
NHL Fights--Enforcing The Instigator Penalty
NHL GMs have come up with the idea of enforcing the existing instigator rule to cut down on the increasing numbers of fights in NHL games. The two minute minor instigator penalty is seldom called. In fact it has been called in only about 5 percent of fights this season to date. This number should have been much higher because there has been a considerable increase in fights where a player instigated the fight to avenge a clean hit on a teammate.
Enforcing the instigator penalty more often would cut down the number of fights significantly. Enforcement of this penalty would cause players to think again before instigating a fight in support of a teammate who was legally checked. The fact that the team may be penalised and not just the player wiil undoubtedly cut down on fighting.
Statistics show that 20 percent of all fights start because a players was legally checked. Such a fight is the reason for the rule in the first place. Yet referees rarely invoke the instigator penalty.
GMs also recommended punishing staged fights and fights right after the puck is dropped with a 10 minute misconduct penalty. This would further reduce the incidence of fighting. Over 20 percent of all fights in the NHL this season were "staged" fights off a faceoff.
It would be the referee's responsibility to decide on what is a staged fight. The 10 minute misconduct however may be too little to put a serious dent in staged fights. A game misconduct on the other hand would put teeth in the enforcement. For enforcers, who do little except to fight, a 10 minute misconduct doesn't really mean very much but a game misconduct could change that. These recommendations will go now to the Competition Committee and finally to the NHL board of governors for approval and will therefore not come into force till next season.
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Enforcing the instigator penalty more often would cut down the number of fights significantly. Enforcement of this penalty would cause players to think again before instigating a fight in support of a teammate who was legally checked. The fact that the team may be penalised and not just the player wiil undoubtedly cut down on fighting.
Statistics show that 20 percent of all fights start because a players was legally checked. Such a fight is the reason for the rule in the first place. Yet referees rarely invoke the instigator penalty.
GMs also recommended punishing staged fights and fights right after the puck is dropped with a 10 minute misconduct penalty. This would further reduce the incidence of fighting. Over 20 percent of all fights in the NHL this season were "staged" fights off a faceoff.
It would be the referee's responsibility to decide on what is a staged fight. The 10 minute misconduct however may be too little to put a serious dent in staged fights. A game misconduct on the other hand would put teeth in the enforcement. For enforcers, who do little except to fight, a 10 minute misconduct doesn't really mean very much but a game misconduct could change that. These recommendations will go now to the Competition Committee and finally to the NHL board of governors for approval and will therefore not come into force till next season.
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Will The Calgary Flames Make A Run for The Stanley Cup?
The Calgary Flames are signalling their intention to be serious contenders for the Stanley Cup this season. Their acquisiton of Olli Jokinen and bringing back defenseman Jordan Leopold are clear signals that they are serious in their intention to win the much coveted trophy.
The asking price was high in a tight market and most managers were not willing to ante up so several top players remain with their teams. But The Flames GM Darryl Sutter was willing to put up the price for Olli Jokinen and thus to place his team in a strong position to contend for the Stanley Cup.
Thus far the Detroit Redwings and the San Jose Sharks looked to be the probable Western Conference finalists but The Calgary Flames must now ne added to this list as very strong contenders with this acquisition. Now all that is needed is for Jokinen to show that he can respond to the challenge and help pull the flames toward victory.
To be competitive in the West the Flames needed Jokinen--a big tough center who can score. The only downside is that he lacks playoff experience. But Jokinen himself says that "Its a good feeling right now" which suggests that he is up and ready for the challenge. He was obviously excited and he and Jordan Leopold should add a lot of energy to the Flames team.
Darryl sutter was willing to put up the money to make this happen and because of this the Calgary Flames have added a player with great talent who is excited and ready to make things happen. As jokinen says "If you are in the lineup you're going to play with great players.It's a good feeling".
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The asking price was high in a tight market and most managers were not willing to ante up so several top players remain with their teams. But The Flames GM Darryl Sutter was willing to put up the price for Olli Jokinen and thus to place his team in a strong position to contend for the Stanley Cup.
Thus far the Detroit Redwings and the San Jose Sharks looked to be the probable Western Conference finalists but The Calgary Flames must now ne added to this list as very strong contenders with this acquisition. Now all that is needed is for Jokinen to show that he can respond to the challenge and help pull the flames toward victory.
To be competitive in the West the Flames needed Jokinen--a big tough center who can score. The only downside is that he lacks playoff experience. But Jokinen himself says that "Its a good feeling right now" which suggests that he is up and ready for the challenge. He was obviously excited and he and Jordan Leopold should add a lot of energy to the Flames team.
Darryl sutter was willing to put up the money to make this happen and because of this the Calgary Flames have added a player with great talent who is excited and ready to make things happen. As jokinen says "If you are in the lineup you're going to play with great players.It's a good feeling".
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Hockey Fights--Should Hockey Fighting Be Banned?
Hockey fighting has always raised a lot of controversy. At the present time there are proposals to ban hockey fights and "clean up" the game. Many people are of the opinion that fighting detracts from the game. Most of these people however have never played hockey and don't understand the importance of fighting in hockey.
If you ban fighting this may lead to more illegal checks from behind,stick fouls and other infractions. Fighting helps keep hockey clean. Hockey is played under great pressure and a fight can be the relief valve for this pressure.
Without fighting you could very well have anarchy on the ice. All pro sports have some element of violence and intimidation. Hockey is the only sport which has a way to deal with this by fighting. Two opposing team players have at it and settle the matter.
Hockey fans mostly enjoy a good fight. Some seem to go to the game hoping for a fight. Two things will get fans on their feet,one is a goal and the other is a fight. When a top skill player is slashed or elbowed the enforcer will take to the ice and challenge the attacker to fight. This is the way in which top players are protected from injury. The most wanted player for any team is someone who can score,make plays and fight.
Hockey is a game which is played at high speed and the players have sticks and wear blades. Collisions constantly take place. There are bound to be disagreements which may lead to fighting. The fighters are then given penalties and the game goes on. No one wants to see continuous fouls,slashing and elbowing but this is what will probably happen without fighting.
Coaches also use fighting to bring a team to life. If the team is losing and everything seems to go wrong for them an enforcer takes the ice to throw some hard checks at the opposition. This will of course draw a response in kind and almost inevitably a good fight. This may wake up the struggling team and gets the crowd involved in the game also.
Fights often happen out of frustration. A lopsided score late in the game will cause the losing players to start an altercation. Coaches on the winning team tend to keep their highly skilled players off the ice at this point and throw in the enforcers and tough guys for this very reason.
Hockey fights are quite different from other forms of fighting. They are absolutely real and players are trying to pound one another into submission. The player who can land the most good punches and who lands on top when they go down is the unofficial winner. Quite often there is a knockout although many fights end in a draw.
Another factor in hockey fighting is that the opponents are on skates and balance is crucial. A well balanced small player can sometimes beat a larger opponent who is less well balanced. Skates are a great equalizer in fights. The majority of fans,players and the announcers like hockey fighting. It has been a vital part of hockey for years and will likely remain so.
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If you ban fighting this may lead to more illegal checks from behind,stick fouls and other infractions. Fighting helps keep hockey clean. Hockey is played under great pressure and a fight can be the relief valve for this pressure.
Without fighting you could very well have anarchy on the ice. All pro sports have some element of violence and intimidation. Hockey is the only sport which has a way to deal with this by fighting. Two opposing team players have at it and settle the matter.
Hockey fans mostly enjoy a good fight. Some seem to go to the game hoping for a fight. Two things will get fans on their feet,one is a goal and the other is a fight. When a top skill player is slashed or elbowed the enforcer will take to the ice and challenge the attacker to fight. This is the way in which top players are protected from injury. The most wanted player for any team is someone who can score,make plays and fight.
Hockey is a game which is played at high speed and the players have sticks and wear blades. Collisions constantly take place. There are bound to be disagreements which may lead to fighting. The fighters are then given penalties and the game goes on. No one wants to see continuous fouls,slashing and elbowing but this is what will probably happen without fighting.
Coaches also use fighting to bring a team to life. If the team is losing and everything seems to go wrong for them an enforcer takes the ice to throw some hard checks at the opposition. This will of course draw a response in kind and almost inevitably a good fight. This may wake up the struggling team and gets the crowd involved in the game also.
Fights often happen out of frustration. A lopsided score late in the game will cause the losing players to start an altercation. Coaches on the winning team tend to keep their highly skilled players off the ice at this point and throw in the enforcers and tough guys for this very reason.
Hockey fights are quite different from other forms of fighting. They are absolutely real and players are trying to pound one another into submission. The player who can land the most good punches and who lands on top when they go down is the unofficial winner. Quite often there is a knockout although many fights end in a draw.
Another factor in hockey fighting is that the opponents are on skates and balance is crucial. A well balanced small player can sometimes beat a larger opponent who is less well balanced. Skates are a great equalizer in fights. The majority of fans,players and the announcers like hockey fighting. It has been a vital part of hockey for years and will likely remain so.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
The Stanley Cup--NHL Champion Trophy
The Stanley Cup was introduced in 1892 by Lord Stanley who was governor general of Canada at that time. Lord stanley commissioned the making of the trophy for annual competition by all Canadian hockey teams.
In the 1910 to 1926 period professional hockey teams from several pro leagues and associations including the NHL competed for this trophy. In the year 1927 the trophy became an annual competition for NHL teams only. The winning NHL team keeps the trophy for one year till the next years winner is crowned and becomes the Stanley Cup holder.
The first winner of the Stanley Cup in the year 1893 was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association AAA team who became champions of the amateur hockey Association that year. The Stanley Cup was competed for by Canadian NHL teams only till the NHL expanded into the USA.
The competition is now international with teams from Canada and the USA competing for and winning it. The Stanley Cup is the oldest pro sports team trophy in North America. It is also one of the most coveted and hard fought for trophies. When the playoff season comes around all bets are off as every team puts forth maximum effort to keep its place in the playoffs. The outcome of any game is hard to predict as a team which seemed the weaker will sometimes burst out with exceptional play and take the game.
Watching the NHL regular season games on TV is almost a religion for some fans. With the high cost of tickets these days many can afford to go to only a few live games. The Stanley Cup playoffs are watched intently and discussed and analysed endlessly by keen team supporters.
Very few hockey fans realise that it is possible to watch the games on their computer screen. Yes that is correct you can download a simple program from the internet and watch as many as 3000 different Satellite TV channels on your PC at absolutely no cost. Gone are the monthly cablevision bills which are forever increasing. One payment to purchase and download the program on the internet and that is it. No further cost.
There are a number of these programs offered by various companies and they vary greatly in quality. Some are unfortunately not up to par and have poor picture quality with freezes and hangups. There are however some which have excellent picture quality and are a delight to use. We tested a number of these programs and found one in particular which was top notch. Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/dfh9mg
In the 1910 to 1926 period professional hockey teams from several pro leagues and associations including the NHL competed for this trophy. In the year 1927 the trophy became an annual competition for NHL teams only. The winning NHL team keeps the trophy for one year till the next years winner is crowned and becomes the Stanley Cup holder.
The first winner of the Stanley Cup in the year 1893 was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association AAA team who became champions of the amateur hockey Association that year. The Stanley Cup was competed for by Canadian NHL teams only till the NHL expanded into the USA.
The competition is now international with teams from Canada and the USA competing for and winning it. The Stanley Cup is the oldest pro sports team trophy in North America. It is also one of the most coveted and hard fought for trophies. When the playoff season comes around all bets are off as every team puts forth maximum effort to keep its place in the playoffs. The outcome of any game is hard to predict as a team which seemed the weaker will sometimes burst out with exceptional play and take the game.
Watching the NHL regular season games on TV is almost a religion for some fans. With the high cost of tickets these days many can afford to go to only a few live games. The Stanley Cup playoffs are watched intently and discussed and analysed endlessly by keen team supporters.
Very few hockey fans realise that it is possible to watch the games on their computer screen. Yes that is correct you can download a simple program from the internet and watch as many as 3000 different Satellite TV channels on your PC at absolutely no cost. Gone are the monthly cablevision bills which are forever increasing. One payment to purchase and download the program on the internet and that is it. No further cost.
There are a number of these programs offered by various companies and they vary greatly in quality. Some are unfortunately not up to par and have poor picture quality with freezes and hangups. There are however some which have excellent picture quality and are a delight to use. We tested a number of these programs and found one in particular which was top notch. Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/dfh9mg
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Watch NHL Games And Stanley Cup On Your PC
Are you usually out of luck when you want to view a particular NHL game on TV? Hockey fans experience this all too often. You can usually find a hockey game on your cable TV but often not the game you really wanted to see.
Actually there is a way to get around this very easily. Thousands of channels can be viewed on satellite TV and you will most often find the game you want to see. In fact if you want to watch any sports event you will usually find it somewhere on satellite TV in the season.
I really like to watch NHL games on TV. Like many people these days I can't afford to to see live games very often. In the golf season I love to spend an afternoon watching Tiger Woods and the other top golfers battling it out for a trophy. In the Nascar season I usually watch the great auto races which I find so exciting.
Don't get me wrong I do not spend a lot of time watching TV. If you like to do that well good for you but I certainly value my health and I make sure I get outdoors for lots of exercise at all times. I don't want my kids to become TV fixtures either. No obese kids around this house if you please.
However I do like to view sports on my computer when I feel like it. On my PC ??? Absolutely. I watch all myfavorite sports events online and it costs me nothing at all. How can I do that?? Actually it is very easy. After checking out several of the satellite TV for PC programs I found that a number of them are not very good. There can be both hangups and poor picture quality. Finally though I did find a really fine program which gives me really good quality TV on my PC monitor. Reception is tops and the quality of the picture is just great.
There is no monthly fee to pay either. Your cable TV gouges you monthly with ever increasing charges. This excellent software costs you just one small fee to download it. Then there are no more payments after that. You can watch thousands of channels from all over the globe at absolutely no charge. I find that there is nearly always a good NHL game to view and I can also watch the Stanley Cup playoff games and the finals.
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Actually there is a way to get around this very easily. Thousands of channels can be viewed on satellite TV and you will most often find the game you want to see. In fact if you want to watch any sports event you will usually find it somewhere on satellite TV in the season.
I really like to watch NHL games on TV. Like many people these days I can't afford to to see live games very often. In the golf season I love to spend an afternoon watching Tiger Woods and the other top golfers battling it out for a trophy. In the Nascar season I usually watch the great auto races which I find so exciting.
Don't get me wrong I do not spend a lot of time watching TV. If you like to do that well good for you but I certainly value my health and I make sure I get outdoors for lots of exercise at all times. I don't want my kids to become TV fixtures either. No obese kids around this house if you please.
However I do like to view sports on my computer when I feel like it. On my PC ??? Absolutely. I watch all myfavorite sports events online and it costs me nothing at all. How can I do that?? Actually it is very easy. After checking out several of the satellite TV for PC programs I found that a number of them are not very good. There can be both hangups and poor picture quality. Finally though I did find a really fine program which gives me really good quality TV on my PC monitor. Reception is tops and the quality of the picture is just great.
There is no monthly fee to pay either. Your cable TV gouges you monthly with ever increasing charges. This excellent software costs you just one small fee to download it. Then there are no more payments after that. You can watch thousands of channels from all over the globe at absolutely no charge. I find that there is nearly always a good NHL game to view and I can also watch the Stanley Cup playoff games and the finals.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
The NHL Stanley Cup--It's History
The Stanley cup is one of the most prestigious and hotly contested awards in professional sports.It's history goes back a long way and is most interesting and in fact dates as far back as the year 1892.In that year Lord Stanley who was then the Governor General Of Canada came up with the idea that a challenge cup should be awarded yearly to the champion hockey team in Canada.This would be a trophy which would not be held permanently by any team but would be returned annually by the winning team so that it could be awarded to the next winner.There was no trophy to be played for at that time so Lord Stanley commissioned the making of a silver cup which was 7 i/2 inches high and 11 1/2 inches wide.The cost of the cup was about $50 which was a fair bit of money at that time.The cup had room on the base for the attachment of rings which would have the winning team names engraved on them annually.Lord stanley named two trustees to administer the award and safekeeping of the cup.these were Philip D. Ross and Sheriff John Sweetland of Ottawa,Ontario. Stanley also set up a set of rules and conditions for the annual competition.The winning champions every year must return the stanley Cup to the trustees so that it could be awarded to the next winnimng team.The winner every year would have the date and team name engraved on the silver ring which was fitted to the cup.No team could ever own the cup it was simply a trophy which must always be available for the annual competition.When the trustees resigned or died they would be replaced by new trustees who would carry on the caretaking of the cup.Lord Stanley actually never watched a playoff game and was never there to present the Stanley Cup to the winning team. He had returned to his English estate.However the competition for the Stanley cup has become ever more fierce over the years and what was once a national trophy presented to only a Canadian winning team has now become an international trophy with National Hockey League teams from the United states joining in the competition.Now more than 100 years later the Stanley Cup is one of the most coveted awards in professional sports.The regular season NHL games are watched on TV by millions of fans.When the playoff season comes around fan interest is particularly intense and the competition is followed even more intensely. Relatively few hockey fans know that they can watch the playoffs and the regular season games on their computer screen.They are usually astonished to find out that they can in fact watch thousands of TV channels from all over the world on their computer.This phenomenon known as Satellite TV For PC is absolutely yhe best way to watch professional sports.whether it be hockey,baseball,football,soccer or any other sport you can find just the game you wanted to watch and view it on your monitor.All that is required is to download a simple program from the internet and you are all set to watch any kind of satellite TV program from thousands of channels.It's amazing but true and the cost is so low compared to cable TV that it is a no brainer.Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/dfh9mg
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Dumb Polish Joke?
This is off topic but I just had such a belly laugh that I thought a lot of people would enjoy it.This is a true story by the way.
It seems that the whole Irish police force had been searching all over Ireland for the worst driver in Ireland. All they knew was that he was from Poland and that his address was constantly changing. Every time he was stopped for another traffic violation he had a different address so they were never able to catch up with him. They knew his name which was Kierowca Koncesja but his address was different every time.
One fine day someone who knew the Polish language pointed out that kieowca koncesja translated means DRIVERS LICENCE.
Oh yeah every time a policeman stopped "him" they thought this was his name. Mystery solved there were a lot of Poles with Drivers Licence as their name. Go on laugh. I did.
It seems that the whole Irish police force had been searching all over Ireland for the worst driver in Ireland. All they knew was that he was from Poland and that his address was constantly changing. Every time he was stopped for another traffic violation he had a different address so they were never able to catch up with him. They knew his name which was Kierowca Koncesja but his address was different every time.
One fine day someone who knew the Polish language pointed out that kieowca koncesja translated means DRIVERS LICENCE.
Oh yeah every time a policeman stopped "him" they thought this was his name. Mystery solved there were a lot of Poles with Drivers Licence as their name. Go on laugh. I did.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Watch NHL Games And Stanley Cup On Your Computer
How many times have you been stymied when you want to watch a particulat NHL game on TV? Most hockey fans have had this experience too many times to remember. You can find one or two games available on your cable sevice but not the one you really wanted to watch. Well you can get around this very easily. The thousands of channels available on satellite TV will nearly always enable you to watch any NHL game or in fact any sports event. Whether you are an NHL fan or prefer football you will find it there on Satellite TV during the playing season. Ilove to watch NHL games on TV. Like many others I can't afford to go to see the games live very often. In the golf season I really like to spend a lazy afternoon watching Tiger Woods battle it out against the other top players. In the Nascar season you will find me watching auto racing at its best and most exciting. Don't get me wrong I don't spend all my time watching TV. If you like to do that good for you but I value my health and I make sure I get outdoors for plenty exercise at all times. I don't let my kids become TV fixtures either. No obese kids around this house please. But I do like to sit down in front of my computer and watch my favorite sports when I feel like it. Sit down in front of my computer??? Yes thats right I watch my sports online and it costs me nothing. How can that be you might ask. Well it's pretty simple actually. After checking a lot of the available satellite TV on PC programs which are offered I found that many of them are not that great. The picture quality can be poor or there may be a lot of hangups. But In my search I finally did find a really good program which gives me excellent quality TV on my computer monitor. The picture is sharp and colorful and the reception is just great. It really does have no monthly fee. You can ditch your cable TV which costs you an arm and a leg and is always going up in price. Just pay once to download the software online from the internet and thats it. From then on you have thousands of channels from around the world totally free. I can always find a great NHL game to watch and I can watch the Stanley cup playoff and finals. It doesn't get any better than that. Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/dfh9mg
Monday, February 23, 2009
The National Hockey League And Stanley Cup
During the season each NHL team plays a complex roster of 41 regular season games at home and 41 games away. Each team plays 10 inter conference games(not in their own conference) during the season. This consists of one game played against each team in two of the three divisions of the opposing conference. Every team also plays 40 games against other teams in the opposing conference. This totals four games against each of ten teams. All teams also play 32 games in their own division consisting of eight games against each of the four teams.
Winning a game gains the team 2 points. A loss in a shootout or overtime is worth 1 point. A loss in regulation time is worth no points. The team gaining the most points in its own division during the course of the regular season becomes the division champion.
There are 3 divisions in each conference and the three division champions along with the five next best teams in total points make up the playoff roster for each conference. Hence a total of eight teams from each conference enter the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Two teams play a best of seven series of games in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The losing team is eliminated and the winner of the best of seven games advances to the next round. Overtime periods are played until a winner is decided in the case of a draw at the end of the three regular game periods.Each overtime period is twenty minutes of full team hockey. The first team to score a goal is declared the winner during overtime and the game ends. This is generally referred to as sudden death.
The Stanley Cup playoffs are one of the most popular and most watched spectacles in sports. Millions of fans are glued to their TV sets to watch the intense rivalry leading up to the winning of the coveted Stanley Cup. Relatively few people are aware that they can watch the NHL reguar season games and the playoffs on their computer monitor. In fact you can watch thousands of sports events from around the world with the phenomenon of Satellite TV on your PC. You simply have to download a program from the internet to do this. Take a look at this website http://tinyurl.com/dfh9mg and download the satellite TV program for your own viewing pleasure. You will be able to watch thousands of channels on your PC monitor.
Winning a game gains the team 2 points. A loss in a shootout or overtime is worth 1 point. A loss in regulation time is worth no points. The team gaining the most points in its own division during the course of the regular season becomes the division champion.
There are 3 divisions in each conference and the three division champions along with the five next best teams in total points make up the playoff roster for each conference. Hence a total of eight teams from each conference enter the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Two teams play a best of seven series of games in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The losing team is eliminated and the winner of the best of seven games advances to the next round. Overtime periods are played until a winner is decided in the case of a draw at the end of the three regular game periods.Each overtime period is twenty minutes of full team hockey. The first team to score a goal is declared the winner during overtime and the game ends. This is generally referred to as sudden death.
The Stanley Cup playoffs are one of the most popular and most watched spectacles in sports. Millions of fans are glued to their TV sets to watch the intense rivalry leading up to the winning of the coveted Stanley Cup. Relatively few people are aware that they can watch the NHL reguar season games and the playoffs on their computer monitor. In fact you can watch thousands of sports events from around the world with the phenomenon of Satellite TV on your PC. You simply have to download a program from the internet to do this. Take a look at this website http://tinyurl.com/dfh9mg and download the satellite TV program for your own viewing pleasure. You will be able to watch thousands of channels on your PC monitor.
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