Comments on: Hockey First-Timers Head to the Phone Booth http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/ A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:21:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: amy http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86791 amy Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:56:18 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86791 Great story...I went to my first game, gosh, 18 years ago (am I that old?!?) at USAir (I'm not even sure what it was called then) and remember having a great time, even though I knew nothing of the game except that they had to get the puck in the net. The pace was/is exhilarating and I am still a sucker for a good fight. As I am learning more about puck and feeding off my best friend's and my son's enthusiasm for the sport; I am wanting to invite friends to go with us to games! As I saw on a commercial yesterday, "There are no fans like hockey fans..." Hope your friends return to the phone booth! Great story…I went to my first game, gosh, 18 years ago (am I that old?!?) at USAir (I’m not even sure what it was called then) and remember having a great time, even though I knew nothing of the game except that they had to get the puck in the net. The pace was/is exhilarating and I am still a sucker for a good fight. As I am learning more about puck and feeding off my best friend’s and my son’s enthusiasm for the sport; I am wanting to invite friends to go with us to games! As I saw on a commercial yesterday, “There are no fans like hockey fans…” Hope your friends return to the phone booth!

]]> By: OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86564 OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:02:20 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86564 Agreed, Pepper -- it's always a crapshoot bringing someone to their first game, and the two days separating Thursday and Saturday made for very, very different experiences. Agreed, Pepper — it’s always a crapshoot bringing someone to their first game, and the two days separating Thursday and Saturday made for very, very different experiences.

]]> By: pepper http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86562 pepper Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:53:48 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86562 Great story! Thank goodness you didn't take them to Saturday's game. Great story! Thank goodness you didn’t take them to Saturday’s game.

]]> By: Roger http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86378 Roger Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:47:22 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-86378 I had my own experience with an usher at the game on thursday. At 6:15, I attempted to walk through the 118 portal. I told the usher that although my tickets were in 114, I just wanted to walk through (the entirely empty section) to check out warmups (which didn't start until 6:30 anyway). The usher told me warmups dont occur at this end of the rink and I had to watch from the sides. Obviously in warmups they caps shoot at the net right in front of that section, and people do come down to the first few rows to watch it. Two weeks earlier in 119 with 5 minutes left in the game after the scoreboard exhorted everyone to stand and "unleash the fury" the usher told people they had to sit down as the people behind them couldn't see. I had my own experience with an usher at the game on thursday. At 6:15, I attempted to walk through the 118 portal. I told the usher that although my tickets were in 114, I just wanted to walk through (the entirely empty section) to check out warmups (which didn’t start until 6:30 anyway).

The usher told me warmups dont occur at this end of the rink and I had to watch from the sides. Obviously in warmups they caps shoot at the net right in front of that section, and people do come down to the first few rows to watch it.

Two weeks earlier in 119 with 5 minutes left in the game after the scoreboard exhorted everyone to stand and “unleash the fury” the usher told people they had to sit down as the people behind them couldn’t see.

]]> By: vt caps fan http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85993 vt caps fan Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:51:08 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85993 With regards to the ushers at the VC; The ushers upstairs check EVERY ticket stub. The ushers downstairs don't care (for the most part). I find it funny I can walk down to the lower section at the first intermission, sit down in an empty row and not be bothered. My brother took his 5 year old god-son who had a ticket 5 rows behind my brother's seat, and the usher told my brother the kid couldn't sit there. After the usher took a few choice words from my brother he let the kid sit with him, but told him 'he may have to move'. I don't get the ushers in the VC. They don't make sense to me. With regards to the ushers at the VC; The ushers upstairs check EVERY ticket stub. The ushers downstairs don’t care (for the most part).

I find it funny I can walk down to the lower section at the first intermission, sit down in an empty row and not be bothered.

My brother took his 5 year old god-son who had a ticket 5 rows behind my brother’s seat, and the usher told my brother the kid couldn’t sit there. After the usher took a few choice words from my brother he let the kid sit with him, but told him ‘he may have to move’.

I don’t get the ushers in the VC. They don’t make sense to me.

]]> By: Paul http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85990 Paul Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:29:27 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85990 You had more success than I did at getting some fans hooked on hockey live. But the last time I tried, it was pre-Ovechkin, and the caps still had Jagr sitting on the bench with a broken thumbnail or something. You had more success than I did at getting some fans hooked on hockey live. But the last time I tried, it was pre-Ovechkin, and the caps still had Jagr sitting on the bench with a broken thumbnail or something.

]]> By: Gustafsson http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85976 Gustafsson Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:33:36 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85976 <blockquote>Andrew wrote: Guinnae? </blockquote> I guess it depends on the gender of Guinness, eh?

Andrew wrote:
Guinnae?

I guess it depends on the gender of Guinness, eh?

]]> By: DC Sports Chick http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85971 DC Sports Chick Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:22:01 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85971 The ushers at VC are such a joke. Either they don't do a damn thing when opposing fans are harassing Caps fans, or they get the Caps fans kicked out. Not to mention that some of them are really bad about preventing people from coming back to their seats during play. So I'm not surprised that the usher was surly. The ushers at VC are such a joke. Either they don’t do a damn thing when opposing fans are harassing Caps fans, or they get the Caps fans kicked out. Not to mention that some of them are really bad about preventing people from coming back to their seats during play. So I’m not surprised that the usher was surly.

]]> By: dmg http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85969 dmg Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:02:43 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85969 Hockey is indeed contagious and I've always felt that one of the problems was that the league focused too much on changing the product so people would like it more rather than trying to get people to go to a game. It's very much anecdotal, but I've found that while everyone has been to a baseball game or watched football on tv, not to many have really been exposed to hockey and once they are they want to go to more games. I've even had people here in Atlanta who I took to a Thrashers game* and liked hockey so much they started coming to my games and trust me, my league isn't very good good (though maybe that makes the entertainment values higher...) Hockey is indeed contagious and I’ve always felt that one of the problems was that the league focused too much on changing the product so people would like it more rather than trying to get people to go to a game. It’s very much anecdotal, but I’ve found that while everyone has been to a baseball game or watched football on tv, not to many have really been exposed to hockey and once they are they want to go to more games. I’ve even had people here in Atlanta who I took to a Thrashers game* and liked hockey so much they started coming to my games and trust me, my league isn’t very good good (though maybe that makes the entertainment values higher…)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85967 Andrew Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:59:37 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85967 Guinnae? Guinnae?

]]> By: Whiskey Run http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85961 Whiskey Run Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:38:17 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85961 Friends and I were enjoying a post game brew Thrusday at Clyde's, decked out in our Hockey Finest, and discussing the game, when the Englishman at the bar leaned over and said "Just what is the facination with ice hockey?" What could we say? How can you sum it up in a few words, especially with the amazing game we had just watched? I think we went with the "speed of the game" and the "fights". But there's so much more and it starts with Alex and the Caps awesome fans. Friends and I were enjoying a post game brew Thrusday at Clyde’s, decked out in our Hockey Finest, and discussing the game, when the Englishman at the bar leaned over and said “Just what is the facination with ice hockey?” What could we say? How can you sum it up in a few words, especially with the amazing game we had just watched? I think we went with the “speed of the game” and the “fights”. But there’s so much more and it starts with Alex and the Caps awesome fans.

]]> By: Capital Fanatic http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85960 Capital Fanatic Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:31:24 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85960 A very nice story. This should stand as a message to all Caps fans. Get your friends involved and take them to a game. A very nice story. This should stand as a message to all Caps fans. Get your friends involved and take them to a game.

]]> By: vt caps fan http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85940 vt caps fan Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:10:24 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/02/02/hockey-first-timers-head-to-the-phone-booth/#comment-85940 Earlier in the week, I was telling some coworkers, that are on a business trip up here for a few months, about how fun a hockey game was. Of the 4, 3 of them have never seen hockey at all, the last 1 hadn't been to a game in 15 years. Yesterday morning, one of them stopped by my desk and told me he'd never seen a more exciting game in his life. And really wants to go to a game in a few weeks. I warned him that Hockey is contagious. But we already know that. Earlier in the week, I was telling some coworkers, that are on a business trip up here for a few months, about how fun a hockey game was. Of the 4, 3 of them have never seen hockey at all, the last 1 hadn’t been to a game in 15 years.

Yesterday morning, one of them stopped by my desk and told me he’d never seen a more exciting game in his life. And really wants to go to a game in a few weeks. I warned him that Hockey is contagious.

But we already know that.

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