HOCKEY IS BAAAAAACK!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-n...ov=ap&type=lgns
i'm so excited.. i've missed it so much! the whole lockdown was pretty dumb if you ask me.. but whatever. at least its back now! i hear they're making some changes too, imo for the better.. like a few i heard..
- no more ties. they'll do a 5 min. OT if its a tie after regulation and then a shootout after OT if its still tied
- something about the red line? anyone know about this?
- something with offsides and / or iceing rules.. not sure about this one either. anyone know?
hehe and one more thing.. gotta show my team spirit..
LET`S GO FLYERS!
who's everyone else's fave nhl team?
Full Version: HOCKEY IS BACK!! <3
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Haha..this is the best news ever. Go Avalanche!!
Haha..this is the best news ever. Go Avalanche!!
Wow, people still care about hockey.
Let's go Sharks!
wow!!!! go...shit i dont know any hockey teams..oh except the nashville predators (because i live there) but i'm not really a fan
YOU ARE KIDDING ME. Wow. I'm so excited now! 
Woot! Canucks! =]
Woot! Canucks! =]
Hmm. I don't know any Hocky teams either..
I've never actually watched a game. I'm interested now..
I've never actually watched a game. I'm interested now..
why did they close it down for a whole season anyway? 
SOOO HAPPY IT'S BACK!!!
We got season tickets for Flyers//
LET'S GO FLYERS!!
We got season tickets for Flyers//
LET'S GO FLYERS!!
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why did they close it down for a whole season anyway?
'eh its kind of complicated.. but to put it simply the league wanted to put a salary cap on the teams.. meaning each team could only spend so much money total on their players.. and then the players association didnt really like this so they went on strike.. couldnt come to an agreement and they go into a lock down. for a whole season. pretty dumb if you ask me.. but at least its back now
oh and niiiice jeSs1cA - i'd soo love to be you w/ those season tickets. yay flyers fans!!
QUOTE(allthatglitterss @ Jul 18 2005, 2:37 PM)
YOU ARE KIDDING ME. Wow. I'm so excited now!
Woot! Canucks! =]
Woot! Canucks! =]
YOU LIKE THE CANUCKS?? I didn't think it was possible, Grace, but I think I love you MORE now!
Hockey's back, though that's kind of old news...anywho.
GO CANUCKS! ILU CLOUTIER! Oh yeah. =]
aww, adam foote is going to the blue jackets! my poor avalanche 
QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ Jul 20 2005, 10:15 PM)
YOU LIKE THE CANUCKS?? I didn't think it was possible, Grace, but I think I love you MORE now!
Hockey's back, though that's kind of old news...anywho.
GO CANUCKS! ILU CLOUTIER! Oh yeah. =]
Hockey's back, though that's kind of old news...anywho.
GO CANUCKS! ILU CLOUTIER! Oh yeah. =]
wee, agreed! yaaay canucks!
O_o... Ive never watched a full game of baseball, golf, soccer, and hockey. Ive seen the mighty ducks 1,2, and 3 looks fun 0.0.
^lol.
ohemgee. they gave forsberg away! I think I will just go and cry now.
ohemgee. they gave forsberg away!
I think I will just go and cry now.
... i don't know what's more boring hockey or golf -_-
only hockey related thing i ever liked was the movie mighty ducks :P
only hockey related thing i ever liked was the movie mighty ducks :P
QUOTE(Teesa @ Aug 4 2005, 1:51 PM)
^lol.
ohemgee. they gave forsberg away! I think I will just go and cry now.
ohemgee. they gave forsberg away!
I think I will just go and cry now.hehehe.. we got forsberg
. altho we had to trade JR to the kings for him. which i mean honestly, forsberg is one of the best players in the league and roenick is still amazing but not as good as him. altho i am giong to miss roenick, i really loved him as a person and a player. AND WE GOT RID OF RAGNERSON hehehehe. i never liked him.
But Forsberg will always be with Colorado, no matter what =] *sighhhhh*
Go Canucks Go......
NEW YEAR, SAME TEAM, SAME RESULTS!
Woooooohoooooooooooooooooooooo
I'm still angry about not getting Scotty Niedermayer
by the way Teesa..... what's your view on Todd Bertuzzi
NEW YEAR, SAME TEAM, SAME RESULTS!
Woooooohoooooooooooooooooooooo
I'm still angry about not getting Scotty Niedermayer
by the way Teesa..... what's your view on Todd Bertuzzi
^I hope he dies.
JK. But seriously, what he did was totally inexplicable, not to mention an incredibly cheap shot. I really, really despise him.
JK. But seriously, what he did was totally inexplicable, not to mention an incredibly cheap shot. I really, really despise him.
I understand that you, as an Avs fan especially, will never support what Bertuzzi did (I don't and never will either)... but I encourage you to see that [with the signing of Brad May], what Bertuzzi did was entirely within the culture of the game. It all just went so wrong.
It was a split second of bad judgement followed by the worst possible result.
He needs to be reinstated. Moore is on the verge of being cleared to play (what team will want him, though, I do not know).
Enough is enough... both teams have to put it behind us. I greatly applaude your team for picking up May and fully showing that they understand why it happened, and also that they know these guys are not the monsters media was trying to portray them.
I know you guys will enjoy having May on your team. He's a character guy; he's got an awesome attitude and gives 110% every game. He'll stick up for your players now. The Avs are privileged to have him.
It was a split second of bad judgement followed by the worst possible result.
He needs to be reinstated. Moore is on the verge of being cleared to play (what team will want him, though, I do not know).
Enough is enough... both teams have to put it behind us. I greatly applaude your team for picking up May and fully showing that they understand why it happened, and also that they know these guys are not the monsters media was trying to portray them.
I know you guys will enjoy having May on your team. He's a character guy; he's got an awesome attitude and gives 110% every game. He'll stick up for your players now. The Avs are privileged to have him.
^I loved reading what you had to say...very nice =] And yes, I'm not disappointed that he is on the team now, but looking forward to seeing him play.
The Flyers are bringin home the cup 
I'm gonna miss Roenick though..
And, btw, Lauren.. just call me Jessica or Jess.
Do you live around Philadelphia?
Let's see what Forsberg can do for our team this year..
I'm gonna miss Roenick though..
And, btw, Lauren.. just call me Jessica or Jess.
Do you live around Philadelphia?
Let's see what Forsberg can do for our team this year..
WELCOME BACK, BERTUZZI.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/3872892
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NHL reinstates Bertuzzi for start of season
/ Associated Press
Posted: 8 hours ago
Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi, whose blindside punch left Colorado's Steve Moore with a broken neck, was reinstated by the NHL on Monday.
Bertuzzi was suspended for the final 13 regular-season games of the 2003-04 season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. His banishment continued throughout last season's NHL lockout, which kept Bertuzzi from playing in the World Cup of Hockey last September and the past two world championships.
He also was barred from playing in any European league last season.
Bertuzzi and Moore met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for Bertuzzi's reinstatement hearing on April 26. The Vancouver right wing needed the commissioner's approval before being allowed back into the league.
"I find that the appropriate discipline to be imposed for Mr. Bertuzzi's conduct on March 8, 2004 is the suspension that has been served to date," Bettman said in a statement.
The suspension cost Bertuzzi $501,926.39 in salary. He is due to earn $5,269,333 from the Canucks in the upcoming season.
Moore might never play again because of Bertuzzi's vicious blow in Vancouver on March 8, 2004. The NHL waited over a year to hold Bertuzzi's hearing because of the lockout. Bettman waited nearly four more months to announce his decision to let him onto the ice.
Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely following the hit. Moore was left with a broken neck, a concussion and no guarantee that he'd still be a professional hockey player.
With the Avalanche ahead 8-2 in the game, Bertuzzi grabbed Moore from behind, punched him on the side of his head and then landed on top of Moore, driving his head into the ice. The bloodied Colorado player was removed on a stretcher.
The attack was seen as retaliation for a hit Moore put on Vancouver star Markus Naslund that left the Canucks captain with a concussion and sidelined him for three games.
"Mr. Bertuzzi's actions were deserving of an appropriately harsh sanction," Bettman said. "There is no question that Mr. Bertuzzi's actions clearly went well beyond what could ever be considered acceptable behavior in the National Hockey League. Mr. Bertuzzi must be held responsible for the results of his actions, and the message must be delivered loudly and forcefully that the game will not tolerate this type of conduct."
Bertuzzi first asked for his reinstatement hearing last December, around the time he pleaded guilty in a Vancouver court to criminal assault and was given a conditional discharge. He faced up to 18 months in prison.
Moore is an unrestricted free agent after not being re-signed by the Avalanche.
/ Associated Press
Posted: 8 hours ago
Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi, whose blindside punch left Colorado's Steve Moore with a broken neck, was reinstated by the NHL on Monday.
Bertuzzi was suspended for the final 13 regular-season games of the 2003-04 season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. His banishment continued throughout last season's NHL lockout, which kept Bertuzzi from playing in the World Cup of Hockey last September and the past two world championships.
He also was barred from playing in any European league last season.
Bertuzzi and Moore met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for Bertuzzi's reinstatement hearing on April 26. The Vancouver right wing needed the commissioner's approval before being allowed back into the league.
"I find that the appropriate discipline to be imposed for Mr. Bertuzzi's conduct on March 8, 2004 is the suspension that has been served to date," Bettman said in a statement.
The suspension cost Bertuzzi $501,926.39 in salary. He is due to earn $5,269,333 from the Canucks in the upcoming season.
Moore might never play again because of Bertuzzi's vicious blow in Vancouver on March 8, 2004. The NHL waited over a year to hold Bertuzzi's hearing because of the lockout. Bettman waited nearly four more months to announce his decision to let him onto the ice.
Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely following the hit. Moore was left with a broken neck, a concussion and no guarantee that he'd still be a professional hockey player.
With the Avalanche ahead 8-2 in the game, Bertuzzi grabbed Moore from behind, punched him on the side of his head and then landed on top of Moore, driving his head into the ice. The bloodied Colorado player was removed on a stretcher.
The attack was seen as retaliation for a hit Moore put on Vancouver star Markus Naslund that left the Canucks captain with a concussion and sidelined him for three games.
"Mr. Bertuzzi's actions were deserving of an appropriately harsh sanction," Bettman said. "There is no question that Mr. Bertuzzi's actions clearly went well beyond what could ever be considered acceptable behavior in the National Hockey League. Mr. Bertuzzi must be held responsible for the results of his actions, and the message must be delivered loudly and forcefully that the game will not tolerate this type of conduct."
Bertuzzi first asked for his reinstatement hearing last December, around the time he pleaded guilty in a Vancouver court to criminal assault and was given a conditional discharge. He faced up to 18 months in prison.
Moore is an unrestricted free agent after not being re-signed by the Avalanche.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/3872892
^ 
jessica, trust me, forsberg will be awesome on your team.
jessica, trust me, forsberg will be awesome on your team.
Whoo hockey backkkkkk Welcome back Bertuzzi
Go Canucks
*sighhhhh* this news is so depressing.
QUOTE(jeSs1cA @ Aug 9 2005, 12:49 AM)
The Flyers are bringin home the cup
I'm gonna miss Roenick though..
And, btw, Lauren.. just call me Jessica or Jess.
Do you live around Philadelphia?
Let's see what Forsberg can do for our team this year..
I'm gonna miss Roenick though..
And, btw, Lauren.. just call me Jessica or Jess.
Do you live around Philadelphia?
Let's see what Forsberg can do for our team this year..
most definitely bringing home the cup this year *knock wood* aww and yeah i'm gonna miss roenick too.. he was one of my favorite players. but hopefully forsberg will live up to what everyone says about him.
and yes, i live in drexel hill which is like.. 'eh 10-20 minutes out of philly? 69th street isn't too far if that kind of put its in persepctive.. i guess (im really terrible at this sort of thing
). hbu?
So excited for this season, it's gonna rock!
Anyways, Lauren.. I live in Lansdale. Ahh, Drexel Hill is so close!
I'm so excited, I can't even begin to explain it. I really can't wait to see how Forsberg is on our team, and I can't wait to see the Flyers play the Kings. Misssin' Roenick!
Anyways, Lauren.. I live in Lansdale. Ahh, Drexel Hill is so close!
I'm so excited, I can't even begin to explain it. I really can't wait to see how Forsberg is on our team, and I can't wait to see the Flyers play the Kings. Misssin' Roenick!
WOOOTTTTTT!! Let the games begin! GO AVS!
GO AVS!
2-0 CANUCKS! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
YAYS:
3-2 Canucks (2 goals for Nazzy!)
5-1 Devils
4-3 Oilers
Shootout was fun to watch... and Sens won
NAYS:
BOO TSN for not showing puck drop even on split screen (I'm sorry, I didn't wait one and a half years to see my team play again!!!!)
Leafs using Where The Streets Have No Name for their player introduction
3-2 Canucks (2 goals for Nazzy!)
5-1 Devils
4-3 Oilers
Shootout was fun to watch... and Sens won
NAYS:
BOO TSN for not showing puck drop even on split screen (I'm sorry, I didn't wait one and a half years to see my team play again!!!!)
Leafs using Where The Streets Have No Name for their player introduction
GO CANUCKS!!! Go Mattias Ohlund! #44 IS BACK!
Go Mattias Ohlund! #44 IS BACK!
Damn, the Avs lost last night! Oh well, hopefully they'll win next time!
Oh well, hopefully they'll win next time!
Sorry I'm double posting! Forgive me 
SO, the Avs lost to the Canucks. How sad :(
SO, the Avs lost to the Canucks. How sad :(
I *heart* 3 teams...Ottawa senators, Toronto Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings.
Due to my frenchieness Im rooting for Montreal Canadians...in the past theyve done poorly but so far theyre doing fairly well!
Due to my frenchieness Im rooting for Montreal Canadians...in the past theyve done poorly but so far theyre doing fairly well!
QUOTE(Soleil @ Nov 10 2005, 11:52 PM)
I *heart* 3 teams...Ottawa senators, Toronto Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings.
Due to my frenchieness Im rooting for Montreal Canadians...in the past theyve done poorly but so far theyre doing fairly well!
Due to my frenchieness Im rooting for Montreal Canadians...in the past theyve done poorly but so far theyre doing fairly well!
How is it humanly possible to be both a Sens and Leafs fan?
QUOTE(jennypie @ Nov 10 2005, 10:02 PM)
How is it humanly possible to be both a Sens and Leafs fan?
Er...you took the words out of my mouth.
QUOTE(Soleil @ Nov 10 2005, 11:52 PM)
I *heart* 3 teams...Ottawa senators, Toronto Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings.
Due to my frenchieness Im rooting for Montreal Canadians...in the past theyve done poorly but so far theyre doing fairly well!
Due to my frenchieness Im rooting for Montreal Canadians...in the past theyve done poorly but so far theyre doing fairly well!
You're a Red Wings fan??
Haha, jk, but I dislike the Red Wings so much, you just have no idea.
hockeys weird
I am soo excited! I dnt really understand hockey bt i love the fights nd stuff!...i aready went 2 an Islanders game! it was sickkk
QUOTE(xl0stxThoughtx @ Nov 12 2005, 12:12 AM)
hockeys weird
Please tell us how it's weird.
Living in the south, no one really gives a damn about hockey, Football on the other hand, is god
^Football is awesome
Goshhh, I hope the Avs can pull off a win tonight..they lost two in a row already
Goshhh, I hope the Avs can pull off a win tonight..they lost two in a row already
BUMP.
C'mon, I know there are more of you hockey fans out there!
C'mon, I know there are more of you hockey fans out there!
QUOTE(Teesa @ Dec 13 2005, 7:12 PM)
BUMP.
C'mon, I know there are more of you hockey fans out there!
C'mon, I know there are more of you hockey fans out there!
RAWR! back from half a year of cB vacation! so many canucks fans! that's right GO CANUCKS GO! canucks won like 1 out of their last 6? pitiful =[
lol, SENS and LEAFS fan? possible? no.
''But Forsberg will always be with Colorado, no matter what =] *sighhhhh* ''
lol...ouch, sorry i just read that. he's playing well with the FLYERS though
and...MAY in avs..not so good? but he's more of a grinder.
POST YOU HOCKEY FANS!
Haha, I miss Peter sooo much! But, I gotta get over it =] Eesh, the Avs aren't doing too well right now. But hopefully the 2006 year will be better!!
Vancouver is doing well..except for the fact that I highly dislike Mr. Bertuzzi. For obvious reasons
Lol about Brad May..he gets into fights almost every game!
Vancouver is doing well..except for the fact that I highly dislike Mr. Bertuzzi. For obvious reasons
Lol about Brad May..he gets into fights almost every game!
QUOTE(Teesa @ Jan 2 2006, 7:17 PM)
Haha, I miss Peter sooo much! But, I gotta get over it =] Eesh, the Avs aren't doing too well right now. But hopefully the 2006 year will be better!!
Vancouver is doing well..except for the fact that I highly dislike Mr. Bertuzzi. For obvious reasons
Lol about Brad May..he gets into fights almost every game!
Vancouver is doing well..except for the fact that I highly dislike Mr. Bertuzzi. For obvious reasons
Lol about Brad May..he gets into fights almost every game!
lol you didn't expect brad may to score goals like mr. Forsberg did ya? canucks won 1 out of their last 7!? doing well?! afriad not.
Haha, Brad May is definitely NOT Forsberg. Oh well =D He's out with an injury now anyway
Well, Vancouver is still ahead of the Avs!
Well, Vancouver is still ahead of the Avs!
QUOTE(Teesa @ Jan 4 2006, 1:00 AM)
Haha, Brad May is definitely NOT Forsberg. Oh well =D He's out with an injury now anyway
Well, Vancouver is still ahead of the Avs!
Well, Vancouver is still ahead of the Avs!
yeah, avs is like second last, what happened? i mean....your team is still good without forsberg with hejduk and tanguay. and svatos just got a hat trick last night.
to me, the best rookie isn't ovechikin nor crosby but svatos =)
and u still have blake and liles too!
and turgeron, sakic, konawalchuk, brunette, lapierrie
those are all the players i can think of...
but if they still had foote and forsberg, it'd be great
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