Comments on: A Well-Built Band of Brothers http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/ A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rage http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38390 Rage Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:45:23 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38390 The NBA is undoubtedly more globally diverse than the NHL. Every continent (besides Antarctica) is covered by the NBA. How many South Americans, Australians, and Asians are there in the NHL? Less than 10, I'd guess. The Spurs have nearly that many by themselves (and with smaller roster sizes too)! The NBA is undoubtedly more globally diverse than the NHL. Every continent (besides Antarctica) is covered by the NBA. How many South Americans, Australians, and Asians are there in the NHL? Less than 10, I’d guess. The Spurs have nearly that many by themselves (and with smaller roster sizes too)!

]]> By: pucksandbooks http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38291 pucksandbooks Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:50:51 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38291 pepper, baseball is a remarkably individualized team sport. It's also, obviously, knee-deep in performance-enhancing controversy. And while it's greatly broadened its demographic participation, at the professional level, unlike hockey, it has done so at great cost: the evisceration of participation by American blacks, the trend of which has been the subject of some superb recent print journalism, including our own WashTimes. So color me unimpressed with the national pastime on any number of levels. pepper, baseball is a remarkably individualized team sport. It’s also, obviously, knee-deep in performance-enhancing controversy. And while it’s greatly broadened its demographic participation, at the professional level, unlike hockey, it has done so at great cost: the evisceration of participation by American blacks, the trend of which has been the subject of some superb recent print journalism, including our own WashTimes. So color me unimpressed with the national pastime on any number of levels.

]]> By: pepper http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38283 pepper Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38283 I'd argue that MLB is pretty "globally diverse" as well - Dominicans, Puerto-Ricans, Mexicans, Venezuelans, Japanese, Koreans, multiple "-Americans," even Canadians, eh? But you're right about the ethos of hockey as being unique, and of course the sport is so much more physically demanding and requires a constant cooperative effort (rather than generally only the half of the game when ball players are in the field). Clark definitely gets a lot of credit for rallying the guys early, but Ovechkin is a huge part of the atmosphere as well on his own. You have to think that Ovie convinced Semin to go with him to watch (at least I did). I would have enjoyed being a Russian-speaking fly buzzing around on that short road trip. I’d argue that MLB is pretty “globally diverse” as well - Dominicans, Puerto-Ricans, Mexicans, Venezuelans, Japanese, Koreans, multiple “-Americans,” even Canadians, eh? But you’re right about the ethos of hockey as being unique, and of course the sport is so much more physically demanding and requires a constant cooperative effort (rather than generally only the half of the game when ball players are in the field).

Clark definitely gets a lot of credit for rallying the guys early, but Ovechkin is a huge part of the atmosphere as well on his own. You have to think that Ovie convinced Semin to go with him to watch (at least I did). I would have enjoyed being a Russian-speaking fly buzzing around on that short road trip.

]]> By: Mark Tucker http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38235 Mark Tucker Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:12:06 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/09/27/a-well-built-band-of-brothers/#comment-38235 Nice. Gotta love it. Can't wait to see it equal overtime, and come from behind, and scrap-it-out wins! Nice. Gotta love it.
Can’t wait to see it equal overtime, and come from behind, and scrap-it-out wins!

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