Hockey? Ice Hockey?
I know you are probably shocked, but there is hockey news to report. The University of Denver Pioneers won their second straight NCAA hockey title, defeating the North Dakota Fighting Souix 4-1. The Pioneers finished the season with a 32-9-1 record. It is good to see that while the Avs and the rest of the NHL are sitting out this season, the State of Colorado is still representing (DU knocked off Colorado College in the Frozen Four). But despite this brief interruption in the wasteland that is hockey news, I must admit that I really don't miss the NHL all that much. I think some serious changes are needed to bring life back into the game. You know that something is wrong when Arena Football has higher ratings on the same day as the NHL All-star game or when one NFL team has a larger TV contract than the entire league.
posted by Me @ 2:35 PM
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Nialita -
Why the heck are all the good college hockey teams from big money private schools? Is it an elitist sport in America? The sport seems to have a real working class mentality to it that I personally admire. People work as a real team, fight, endure the cold conditions, have serious medical problems, missing teeth - but shit, they're tough as nails and endure the blows. Shit - hockey movies glorify the blue-collar issue. So what's the deal with small liberal arts money schools having the tough teams? I wish this country were on a path in which the lower and middle classes were increasingly upwardly mobile - but I don't think it is the case.
Please educate me.
Private liberal arts schools have the money to spend on hockey (at least in Colorado). The Frozen Final had a North Dakota, which is probably a school that you could think of as being more of a classic hockey school. But DU is a rich kid school that has the money for scholarships and equipment.
As a kid growing up playing hockey, you have some obstacles. Hockey now requires a lot of equipment, which is expensive. To make it to the top, you have to have access to ice arenas, which aren't always available in working class neighborhoods. That is all just my speculation though.
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