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re: Baton Rouge hockey: Game Two 12/15! 3 games to bring back Kingfish - tickets $10 each.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 12:45 am to SoDakHawk
Posted on 12/9/22 at 12:45 am to SoDakHawk
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I love this thread as a northern boy. 4 pages on the MSB for minor league hockey. Awesome.
Pierre McGuire was our coach back in the day, true story
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Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:00 am to SoDakHawk
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I love this thread as a northern boy. 4 pages on the MSB for minor league hockey. Awesome. Leaving tomorrow morning for the Twin Cities for a weekend of Junior hockey myself. Support this team boys. It'll be fun.
Same here. Learn the rules baws, I know they can be confusing... kind of like football. Love to see hockey get exposure and spread.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:07 am to WaterLink
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Pierre McGuire was our coach back in the day, true story
So I take it the team was terrible then? Lol.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 6:37 am to maizegoblue
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Same here. Learn the rules baws, I know they can be confusing... kind of like football. Love to see hockey get exposure and spread.
Been watching the NHL for a few weeks now, learning the rules and really am enjoying it. Trying to decide on a favorite team right now.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 6:44 am to The Godfather
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Trying to decide on a favorite team right now.
I recommend the Islanders. Girl I used to date was from Bethpage & we used to go up there for holidays and such, probably went to 8 or 10 games at the old Coliseum. They have a ridiculous and dedicated fan base.
Went back to see UBS and it’s an awesome arena with direct train lines from Penn and Jamaica.
Whatever you do don’t pick Toronto (the Cowboys of the NHL) or NYR (fans are huge douche bags)
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 6:46 am
Posted on 12/9/22 at 6:48 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I recommend the Islanders.
They are one of the potential ones, dont know if its the colors (Mets fan, lol ) but i was drawn to them. Also really enjoy the Oilers when I watch them play.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 6:56 am to The Godfather
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Trying to decide on a favorite team right now
You should really have two: one from the "Original 6" NHL teams and a "newer" team. Mine are the Blackhawks and the Flames. But, I watch pretty much any game I can find. ESPN+ pretty much has them all (except your local blackout [Dallas Stars for Louisiana], and the TNT games).
Posted on 12/9/22 at 7:22 am to udtiger
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You should really have two: one from the "Original 6" NHL teams and a "newer" team. Mine are the Blackhawks and the Flames.
I really like the Flames logo, always have before I even cared about hockey at all so they are definitely on my radar as well.
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ESPN+ pretty much has them all (except your local blackout [Dallas Stars for Louisiana], and the TNT games).
This has been where I have been watching them. Usually next day replays I just pick a couple to put on while working. Just trying to pick a few teams to narrow it down to.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 7:24 am to udtiger
Is there a good breakdown of the teams for novices can get up to speed on?
History
Culture
Fandom
Etc.
History
Culture
Fandom
Etc.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 7:43 am to BuddyRoeaux
The original six NHL teams are:
NY Rangers
Montreal Canadians
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
These have the deepest history and lore.
Historical expansion "stars" are NY Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers (Gretzky).
Interesting new bloods are Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes.
NY Rangers
Montreal Canadians
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
These have the deepest history and lore.
Historical expansion "stars" are NY Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers (Gretzky).
Interesting new bloods are Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes.
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 8:15 am
Posted on 12/9/22 at 8:10 am to udtiger
Of the teams I have watched I like the Oilers, Islanders, Canadiens (They will probably be my original 6 team) Flames, Hurricanes, Penguins and the Blues.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 8:16 am to Draconian Sanctions
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NYR (fans are huge douche bags)
frick off!
The islanders suck arse!
Posted on 12/9/22 at 8:29 am to rutiger
I was there last night. Great crowd. I think I underestimated how many hockey fans there are in this city. I saw a multitude of jerseys of a bunch of different teams.
A couple of comments:
1. The configuration sucked. I’d think they would definitely address this if we got a team again.
2. It’s time to update the electronic boards and equipment in that building. It was like stepping back into 1996 with that old overhead scoreboard (which wasn’t even in use. Neither were the ribbon scoreboards around the 100 level.)
3. The lighting was bad. Probably because nobody has changed a bulb in that place in decades. Easy fix.
4. Sound system was way too low volume wise, but understandable for a pop up exhibition game.
5. Parking was an abject nightmare and the plaza entrance on St Louis, while cool, still can’t be the only entry point.
All that said, those should be easy fixes to return the River Center to its past Hockey glory. I am jacked up about the possible return of the Fish. Granted the 2 teams we saw last night were some kind of awful, it was still a lot of fun and was easy to catch a glimpse of what it could be like once again. I’m all for it. Ready to get my season tickets!
A couple of comments:
1. The configuration sucked. I’d think they would definitely address this if we got a team again.
2. It’s time to update the electronic boards and equipment in that building. It was like stepping back into 1996 with that old overhead scoreboard (which wasn’t even in use. Neither were the ribbon scoreboards around the 100 level.)
3. The lighting was bad. Probably because nobody has changed a bulb in that place in decades. Easy fix.
4. Sound system was way too low volume wise, but understandable for a pop up exhibition game.
5. Parking was an abject nightmare and the plaza entrance on St Louis, while cool, still can’t be the only entry point.
All that said, those should be easy fixes to return the River Center to its past Hockey glory. I am jacked up about the possible return of the Fish. Granted the 2 teams we saw last night were some kind of awful, it was still a lot of fun and was easy to catch a glimpse of what it could be like once again. I’m all for it. Ready to get my season tickets!
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 8:31 am
Posted on 12/9/22 at 8:59 am to TXGunslinger10
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Parking was an abject nightmare
Exit on North not Government and park on the street near Little Village and Mathernes. Easy in easy out zero traffic either way. It’s only like a 6 block walk.
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 8:59 am
Posted on 12/9/22 at 9:13 am to Draconian Sanctions
Good showing last night! Ready to load up on fish gear if we get them back!
Park north and avoid government exit haha. Noobs
Park north and avoid government exit haha. Noobs
Posted on 12/9/22 at 9:38 am to TXGunslinger10
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and the plaza entrance on St Louis, while cool, still can’t be the only entry point.
it's not.
there's a street level entrance by the original ticket office on River Road by the crossover b/w RC and Planetarium.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 9:39 am to udtiger
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there's a street level entrance by the original ticket office on River Road by the crossover b/w RC and Planetarium
I remember going to see WCW there in the late 90’s and you could enter the place at almost any of those upper level doors that were closed last night.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 10:01 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I remember going to see WCW there in the late 90’s and you could enter the place at almost any of those upper level doors that were closed last night.
security was a lot different back then. also, those hand scanners for electronic tickets ain't cheap.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 2:22 pm to TXGunslinger10
Agreed with all your points.
Also, I’m not sure why they didn’t use the actual lower seating. There were no real “glass seats” but only platform that was about 4 foot from the glass and a pretty dangerous height if you stood up on the front row.
And I’m not sure if it was just our area but we couldn’t understand anything. Just a loud echo from the speakers.
That said we had an absolute blast and I would be first in line to buy season tickets if we got a team.
Also, I’m not sure why they didn’t use the actual lower seating. There were no real “glass seats” but only platform that was about 4 foot from the glass and a pretty dangerous height if you stood up on the front row.
And I’m not sure if it was just our area but we couldn’t understand anything. Just a loud echo from the speakers.
That said we had an absolute blast and I would be first in line to buy season tickets if we got a team.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:31 pm to udtiger
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security was a lot different back then. also, those hand scanners for electronic tickets ain't cheap.
If you’ve ever been to an arena that knows what they’re doing they have scanners at every door like that. If Baton Rouge wants to make this a real thing and not a flash in the pan that leaves after two years because everyone is tired of bullshite trying to get to the game Baton Rouge need to step up and put a little effort into it.
They can’t treat this like Garfield on Ice. There are going to be a bunch of games in the arena every season. They need to turn the arena into a place people actually want to go.
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