The 2011-2012 NHL Season Thread

[robo]

Anyone see 24/7? Good episode, I don't know if I like the personal stuff, seems so dramatic...Its nice to see that they have lives outside of the rink but the way its done seems a bit over the top... Gaborik picking out a christmas tree was hilarious, not the smartest of the bunch. Definitely up there "in the universe"




I don't understand the pricing for the winter classic...Why are upper deck seats more expensive then field level tickets? (Phillies tickets are so cheap compared to yankee tickets)

I think I'm going to be one of the few ranger fans in attendance

The higher up the better the view? And there will be a ton of Ranger's fan there
I loved the Herb Brooks speech Peter Lavualette he gave to my boyz

 

[cuestakid]

For those interested, here is a more detailed version of the events that transpired at HP Pavilion when the Canucks fan who had brain tumor was attacked at a game earlier this week

http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_19643360?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com


nevertheless, this behavior is unacceptable and I hope the Sharks make this right-either by issuing an apology, offering to help with the hospital visit or something. This is not representative of the city, its fans and the arena.

 

[robo]

The hell with Recchi (and that's from a B's fan) -- Looks like Kathryn was there. Good gig you have!!!

Dude, you missed me and Barry Melrose comparing our mullets

 

[puckhead193]

NHL Network at CBP and I got to hang with Mark Recci too I love my job

awesome!! Mind if I ask what you do? Are you in TV production?

The higher up the better the view? And there will be a ton of Ranger's fan there
I loved the Herb Brooks speech Peter Lavualette he gave to my boyz

It seems that way... i guess it makes sense because of the boards etc.
It going to be a death match come the 2nd

 

[leekohler]

...and the Hawks beat the Redwings! Hell yes!

 

[steviem]

I love watching nhl vids over youtube but sadly no live streaming of nhl in india

Though india's national game is hockey and we had won 8 continues gold medels in hockey in olympics but now we are a cricket freek nation :/

Anyway I hope one day these matches are streamed live on net so that I could watch them

Love is eternal - Albus dumbledore

Field and Ice Hockey are at very far ends of a spectrum though. I went to a technical school in the UK and we'd only play field hockey if the male PE teacher was unwell, it's considered a girl's sport for most (apart from the upper class, private schools).

You'd probably be able to pay for NHL.com, but that is so expensive.

I figured that Ice Hockey isn't very much participated in the UK as there aren't too many Ice Rinks (my local one before moving to NY was being closed down), equipment is expensive and there aren't many teams. Cricket, whilst having equipment costs, is more participated because there are more teams who have the protective equipment for kids to use whilst they're growing. The only thing I noticed was our school stopped cricket because they mandated helmet use for children batting, and would've cost too much. Are there many ice rinks in India?

It's cool that you enjoy watching it though...

 

[robo]

awesome!! Mind if I ask what you do? Are you in TV production?
Yep,sort of stagehand


It seems that way... i guess it makes sense because of the boards etc.
It going to be a death match come the 2nd

Enjoy the game,should be a good one I'll be in the 400 level center ice watching

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...and the Hawks beat the Redwings! Hell yes!

Lee nice win last night But you got my boyz in our barn this week Good Luck, you're going to need it Happy New Year Brother

 

[robo]

Lee,you'll dig this A little old school for ya

 

[bruinsrme]

Lee,you'll dig this A little old school for ya

I bet those things smell ripe, not enough lysol in this world to take the stink out of those.

Great to see him out there.

 

[puckhead193]

I bet those things smell ripe, not enough lysol in this world to take the stink out of those.

Great to see him out there.

agreed.. Loved seeing Leetch score though, brings back memories

 

[Surely]

Lee,you'll dig this A little old school for ya

That's so awesome.

I've been so busy that I haven't been able to pay much attention to the Winter Classic stuff. Hopefully I'll get all caught up tonight with consuming a few drinks.

I've been watching 24/7, and it's been pretty good.

Leafs at Winnipeg tonight as well......hope it's a good one.

Happy New Year everyone.

 

[leekohler]

Lee,you'll dig this A little old school for ya

That...is...awesome!

 

[steviem]

It was great to watch him, his reflexes may have lost a few tenths of a second, but he was still good.

It was cool seeing players take to the ice without wearing helmets too

 

[robo]

It's a great morning for a little pond hockey " Philly Style "
Otav89

 

[cuestakid]

anyone know if a game is on today......

 

[S.B.G]

anyone know if a game is on today......

Flyers and Rangers Winter Classic is starting right now. BLACKED OUT on Apple TV2!

 

[cuestakid]

Flyers and Rangers Winter Classic is starting right now. BLACKED OUT on Apple TV2!

Not surprised. Any national broadcast will always be blacked out- regardless of where you are-they want you to watch on NBC.

 

[S.B.G]

Not surprised. Any national broadcast will always be blacked out- regardless of where you are-they want you to watch on NBC.

Yeah. I'm fed up with televisions' archaic, legacy business model. With the advancement of the Internet and streaming services, they render the barbaric TV model irrelevant.

I only pay the cable company for their Internet services and have no television service. They call me about every two months trying to do anything to get me to buy it.

Instead I have the Apple TV and Netflix which provides me all the entertainment I could want on my screen. The best part of all is it's inexpensive and commercial free. My dad recently visited me and I showed him my simple and cheap setup and he was awestruck by it. He has DirectTV at home and loathes it so much because of the commercials and the hundred's of channels of garbage he doesn't care for. He's since been telling the rest of the family and friends of my setup. Sadly for him, he lives in an area where all he can get is dial-up Internet service, making my solution impossible for him.

This whole business of markets, regions and blackouts needs to be revisited and re-worked, if not eliminated altogether. I understand that the blackout rules are there to "protect" the local telecasters, but more and more, folks are switching to streaming services and dumping their cable/satellite/OTA sources.

What gets me the most upset with the NHL on Apple TV, is I (we) have paid the NHL directly for their content and we should have full access to every game, everywhere. I half-understand that if I wanted to watch a local game on cable/satellite etc... that they would black it out, due to advertising on the local OTA channels; but not when I pay directly for the content.

 

[steviem]

Plus what about us poor souls with Time Warner Cable and no local hockey whatsoever?!

 

[MooneyFlyer]

It's a great morning for a little pond hockey " Philly Style "
Otav89

Interesting game. NY was LAZY the first 2 periods but got the better of Philly late in the second and into the 3rd.

Flyers and Rangers Winter Classic is starting right now. BLACKED OUT on Apple TV2!

I think this means blacked out on NHL Game Center. I subscribed to game center last season to watch the B's while traveling. However, they blackout all of the Bruins games which completely eliminates the value for me. I ended up purchasing a Slingbox HD and the iOS app for about $250 total (I think). This works for me because I do have cable TV. The alternative was to have my brother subscribe from AZ with his address then they would block out the Phoenix games..

Regarding the business model - I agree. But you can see how this happens. They are getting major licensing fees from the networks and for these fees the networks don't want competition. If the NHL was making enough money with online subscriptions they could afford to license the broadcasts non-exclusively for a lower price but it is tough to see how they would get there.

Personally I wish the NHL would put the game on iTunes for $2 the day after. I would likely get those since the downside of the Sling setup I have is that I have to have a live internet connection (and a decent one).

 

[Moyank24]

Interesting game. NY was LAZY the first 2 periods but got the better of Philly late in the second and into the 3rd.



I think this means blacked out on NHL Game Center. I subscribed to game center last season to watch the B's while traveling. However, they blackout all of the Bruins games which completely eliminates the value for me. I ended up purchasing a Slingbox HD and the iOS app for about $250 total (I think). This works for me because I do have cable TV. The alternative was to have my brother subscribe from AZ with his address then they would block out the Phoenix games..

Regarding the business model - I agree. But you can see how this happens. They are getting major licensing fees from the networks and for these fees the networks don't want competition. If the NHL was making enough money with online subscriptions they could afford to license the broadcasts non-exclusively for a lower price but it is tough to see how they would get there.

Personally I wish the NHL would put the game on iTunes for $2 the day after. I would likely get those since the downside of the Sling setup I have is that I have to have a live internet connection (and a decent one).

If it's anything like the MLB package...it's not where you live...it's where you are at the time you're watching the games. For instance - every year my dad, who lived in Florida, would purchase the MLB.com package..I used to sign in on my account here in Texas, so I would still be blacked out of the Rangers and Astros games. With a jailbroken phone there are apps to change your location..which I did when the Yanks would play the Rangers.

 

[MooneyFlyer]

If it's anything like the MLB package...it's not where you live...it's where you are at the time you're watching the games. For instance - every year my dad, who lived in Florida, would purchase the MLB.com package..I used to sign in on my account here in Texas, so I would still be blacked out of the Rangers and Astros games. With a jailbroken phone there are apps to change your location..which I did when the Yanks would play the Rangers.

hmm.. that is worth noting. Thank you very much for that info.

 

[S.B.G]

If it's anything like the MLB package...it's not where you live...it's where you are at the time you're watching the games. For instance - every year my dad, who lived in Florida, would purchase the MLB.com package..I used to sign in on my account here in Texas, so I would still be blacked out of the Rangers and Astros games. With a jailbroken phone there are apps to change your location..which I did when the Yanks would play the Rangers.

So I wonder then, is it known if a JB ATV2 can change it's location so that I could trick the NHL into thinking I am somewhere else in order to get my Red Wings games?

 

[cuestakid]

hmm.. that is worth noting. Thank you very much for that info.

You idea for slingbox is likely the most efficient-and most reliable.

So I wonder then, is it known if a JB ATV2 can change it's location so that I could trick the NHL into thinking I am somewhere else in order to get my Red Wings games?

When I was in college in San Luis Obispo, CA (which is roughly half-way between SF and LA), I decided to get the Center Ice package thinking I would get the Sharks games-I didnt. The reason-my cable provider, Charter Communications, fell into the blackout restriction region of California; meaning that they could offer the sports networks in the Bay Area that show the games. However, because they didnt, and instead showed the LA sports networks, I was blacked out, as I could see the games but because my provider chose not to.What makes this even stranger is that I couldn't see the Ducks games on Prime Ticket which normally shows the Ducks games, but I could see them on Center Ice

Bottom line-if you really want to see the games, either get really good at proxies, find them "online", or get a slingbox. Blackout restrictions are dumb and as you can see from above, have several loopholes.

 

[cuestakid]

watching the Canada Russia WJC game-
If I were a Canadian fan, I would want to pummel those Russians for their over celebration-I mean the home plate slide for a hat trick after your teammate destroys their goalie?

Talk about a bitter, intense and nasty rivalry...