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Bigger ice. Fewer whistles, stoppages of play, pissant penalty calls, and faceoffs. Playoffs that go on and on well into the heat of summer. Stupid boring neverending overtimes.
The one thing the NHL has gone out of its way to ruin--the intimacy and democracy of the stadiums. I believe the Igloo is the last of the old stadiums where tickets were cheap, luxury boxes non existent, and no seat was 3/4 of a mile from the ice?
I hate the new and improved 20,000 seat hockey stadiums with catering and valet service. Where they charge you 50 bucks for the worst seat in the house in the last row half way to the moon.
Meh. I've seen a number of European hockey games and they were all better than the NHL. They've definitely lost me as a fan.
Bigger ice. Fewer whistles, stoppages of play, pissant penalty calls, and faceoffs. Playoffs that go on and on well into the heat of summer. Stupid boring neverending overtimes.
The one thing the NHL has gone out of its way to ruin--the intimacy and democracy of the stadiums. I believe the Igloo is the last of the old stadiums where tickets were cheap, luxury boxes non existent, and no seat was 3/4 of a mile from the ice?
I hate the new and improved 20,000 seat hockey stadiums with catering and valet service. Where they charge you 50 bucks for the worst seat in the house in the last row half way to the moon.
Meh. I've seen a number of European hockey games and they were all better than the NHL. They've definitely lost me as a fan.
i think I disagree with about all of this - the xcel center and jobing.com arena are both great hockey venues - not a bad seat in the house
here in phoenix the in game experience is very family friendly - on some nights that $50 would get you behind the goal with a snack in hand
i think as a spectator sport hockey is doing fine
it's TV that remains the issue
for that I think the emergence of HD is key - makes it easier to follow the puck - I also think the angles can be improved to show more of the developing play
the hard part is translating the speed, size and energy of the game into TV
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I just need a more visible puck....
Oh, you beat me to it!!!! I was gonna suggest a puck that was bright orange or green and blinked off and on at various intervals... with bright lights embedded in them.
the hard part is translating the speed, size and energy of the game into TV
That's kind of my point. Too many bodies on a smaller ice surface significantly reduces speed and energy. Then add all the tedious stoppages of play. If you've watched Olympic hockey you've seen how much more room and speed there is on the bigger ice surface.
I guess I really don't care how well hockey plays on TV, I'm more interested in live games. Or games that show a glimmer of life between whistle calls......
There's a HUGE part of me that says, "NOTHING!!! Stop the tinkering!" but I do agree with the bigger ice surface. I've always loved playing on Olympic ice. Whether it would attract more fans or not, I don't know but the extra space is excellent.
Aside from that, let's leave it alone for a few years.
Oh, you beat me to it!!!! I was gonna suggest a puck that was bright orange or green and blinked off and on at various intervals... with bright lights embedded in them.
They experimented with that several years back. It was a big flop as was the idea.
I say just leave hockey alone, its perfect (minus some penalties ie instigator rule). The UC has perfect seats, not too expensive, etc.
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I was gonna suggest a puck that was bright orange or green and blinked off and on at various intervals...
with bright lights embedded in them.
