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February 18, 2013
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THE AHL AT ITS BEST
Where the NHL failed, the American League delivered for fans nostalgic of hockey played in the elements. In mid-January, the AHL held its annual Outdoor Classic at Hersheypark Stadium. In below-freezing temperatures, decked out in toques and eye black, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Hershey Bears faced off in front of a sellout crowd of 17,311. Fans watched the Eastern Conference rivals battle in rebellious conditions as the game came down to the wire. With the wind blowing and sun setting, the Pens won 2-1 thanks to Paul Thompson’s overtime heroics.…
JUST ONE THING MISSING
RICK JEANNERET’S VOICE IS IMITATED BY FANS OF ALL AGES throughout Buffalo and beyond. His exuberant style of calling games has poured energy into the heart of Sabres nation for more than four decades and he’s a large part of not only the NHL team, but the entire city. Jeanneret, now 70, first landed behind the microphone 50 years ago, though it wasn’t by design. One night in 1963, he took over the play-by-play duties because for a Niagara Falls Flyers Jr. A game because the regular announcer was ill. Jeanneret was in his seat when someone asked him if he knew anything about calling a game. Though already in the broadcast business, Jeanneret had never done any play-by-play hockey prior to that night. “I did the game and next thing…
U.S.A. BETTER THAN OK
THE SOUTH HAS RISEN AGAIN. In 2003-04, 162 U.S. players donned NHL sweaters. Since then, the American demographic has seen a strong and steady rise. There were 235 different U.S. players who suited up in the NHL during 2011-12. And there’s a large contingent of Red, White and Blue on draft day, too. Since 2004, the United States has laid claim to 26.4 per cent of the NHL draftees, with 527 players selected. Canada, at 46 percent, is the only other nation to top that mark. Sweden, with 8.9 percent, is a distant third. Plus, there’s quality to go with quantity: Defenseman Seth Jones could become the third American-born player since 2004 to be selected first overall, after Erik Johnson in 2006 and Patrick Kane the following year. Dan Marr, the director of…
NHL FANS COME BAA-CK IN DROVES
NEW YORK – I RECEIVED A TWEET from an old friend after the first weekend of the season that read: “NHL fans=sheep.” I asked him if that meant he had cancelled his Calgary Flames season tickets this season. “Did not,” was the reply. “But gave away some Flames gear and will not eat/drink in Saddledome again.” If everyone who threatened to totally boycott the NHL after the lockout had followed through with his/her threat when the rubber hit the road, there might have been a problem. But admit it: commissioner Gary Bettman was right all along. The NHL does have the best fans in the world – people who can’t stay away in spite of those who run the sport. And in eight or 10 years when the league puts its…
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