Location: Has anyone discussed the standings today? Joined: 06.30.2006
Jan 24 @ 9:19 AM ET
im not a big football guy, but the Bills are the team I cheer for, and that game feels about right for my sports fandom. Leafs Jays ...Bills.. amazingly crushing seasons - senstroll
Not a Bills fan, but I was cheering for them yesterday.
I cannot believe they let the Chiefs get into field goal range soooooo easily. Leafy is the only word to describe it.
Location: God Leafs Satan The Oneness, ON Joined: 02.28.2011
Jan 24 @ 10:33 AM ET
Are we doing weekend reviews?
A nice ski day with the kids Saturday, a Leafs win Sat night, a quick visit with some family on Sunday and not a second of nfl to be seen.
Good weekend overall.
I watched a Tom Segura special on netflix, he's pretty funny.
I guess buffalo cant catch a break? Im ok with that. Rodgers and Brady eliminated? Im ok with that. Bengals win? My buddy has been a suffering Bengals fan for a long time....so good for him. - Fakepartofme
I did some urban slush biking. Contintental Speed Ride tires are a great value.
Location: The centre of the hockey universe Joined: 07.31.2006
Jan 24 @ 10:51 AM ET
Are we doing weekend reviews?
A nice ski day with the kids Saturday, a Leafs win Sat night, a quick visit with some family on Sunday and not a second of nfl to be seen.
Good weekend overall.
I watched a Tom Segura special on netflix, he's pretty funny.
I guess buffalo cant catch a break? Im ok with that. Rodgers and Brady eliminated? Im ok with that. Bengals win? My buddy has been a suffering Bengals fan for a long time....so good for him. - Fakepartofme
We were up at Blue Mountain for the weekend - rented a place with a couple of other families.
Skiing in Ontario is so frustrating - the foot of new snow we got Saturday night was scraped off the hills by noon on Sunday, revealing the ice and rocks.
I think my new plan is just to snowshoe and x-country ski from now on. My dog loved the snowshoeing on the Bruce Trail.
Also had two great dinners, with lots of beer and wine.
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh Joined: 04.06.2011
Jan 24 @ 10:54 AM ET
I don't know why the coach keeps playing little Billy Williamson. Sure, he leads the team in scoring, but he only weighs 85 lbs.
Why not give more icetime to Tommy Johnson? He probably weighs 110 lbs. now, and even if he can't skate, he adds an element the team lacks.
It's kids like Tommy Johnson that win Atom championships. - Atomic Wedgie
Kids like Williamson never need to learn how to adjust and use their hockey sense because they just blaze by other players. Tommy plays a more mature game that will translate to the NHL where timing is more important than physical speed.
Location: Whenever, wherever, ON Joined: 06.27.2013
Jan 24 @ 11:10 AM ET
I don't know why the coach keeps playing little Billy Williamson. Sure, he leads the team in scoring, but he only weighs 85 lbs.
Why not give more icetime to Tommy Johnson? He probably weighs 110 lbs. now, and even if he can't skate, he adds an element the team lacks.
It's kids like Tommy Johnson that win Atom championships. - Atomic Wedgie
My first team had this kid, Burt, or Burke, or Berk . . . I think it was honestly the latter. He was at least three times wider than anyone else on the team and he couldn't skate at all. He could almost turn around on skates, but it was a pretty tenuous experience for him and anyone watching.
So they made him the goalie. It was awful. He didn't like to go down because he couldn't get back up and because he was off balance he didn't even put his stick on the ice. Guys would just drift shots on the ice past him . . . eventually the coach's kid took over, and he was good. We were also sort of aided by the competitive balance alignment thing they do - although one kid we got, Rick, was awesome and also insane. I mean we were like 10 or 11, and in his second game a kid on the other team was looking over his shoulder and collided with him and Rick ripped the other kid's helmet off and started wailing on him. So . . . we didn't have him on our team after that.
From my perspective, it was great. I started out as an ankle burner and having Berk there made me not the target of the team's ire.
Location: Whenever, wherever, ON Joined: 06.27.2013
Jan 24 @ 11:13 AM ET
Billy has no heart, no drive. Once he knew we were getting McDonalds after the game he just floated out there. - Zezel
We all know the Billy's. They were paid for scoring goals, so they never passed. Sure they were great, but they played for the bucks not the team. You know, the Billy's.
Their parents would yell from the stands, "Don't pass to 42, Billy. He sucks!"
There's two I's in dividend, but none in team, Billy.
Location: The centre of the hockey universe Joined: 07.31.2006
Jan 24 @ 11:31 AM ET
My first team had this kid, Burt, or Burke, or Berk . . . I think it was honestly the latter. He was at least three times wider than anyone else on the team and he couldn't skate at all. He could almost turn around on skates, but it was a pretty tenuous experience for him and anyone watching.
So they made him the goalie. It was awful. He didn't like to go down because he couldn't get back up and because he was off balance he didn't even put his stick on the ice. Guys would just drift shots on the ice past him . . . eventually the coach's kid took over, and he was good. We were also sort of aided by the competitive balance alignment thing they do - although one kid we got, Rick, was awesome and also insane. I mean we were like 10 or 11, and in his second game a kid on the other team was looking over his shoulder and collided with him and Rick ripped the other kid's helmet off and started wailing on him. So . . . we didn't have him on our team after that.
From my perspective, it was great. I started out as an ankle burner and having Berk there made me not the target of the team's ire. - Monkeypunk
My daughter's first year of hockey, she wanted her BFF to be on the team. We had done Learn to Play, so our kid could skate and hold a stick.
BFF hadn't started yet. But her brother was a hockey player, so no problem.
First game, BFF can't skate. She's a franking pylon. Doesn't get near the puck.
My wife (the assistant coach) dies an agonizing death on the bench every game, worrying about if the kid is enjoying herself or not (she is). I keep telling her that it's house league, just relax.
It comes time for BFF to take a turn in net. She's not bad. Loves it. We joke with the parents about never wanting your child to become a goalie, but the kid wants to keep doing it.
That kid is now being actively recruited by US colleges - she's going to get a full ride to a top school.
My daughter is still in house league (for the record, I love house league).
Location: I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high", ON Joined: 08.11.2011
Jan 24 @ 11:35 AM ET
We all know the Billy's. They were paid for scoring goals, so they never passed. Sure they were great, but they played for the bucks not the team. You know, the Billy's.
Their parents would yell from the stands, "Don't pass to 42, Billy. He sucks!"
There's two I's in dividend, but none in team, Billy. - Monkeypunk
We had a kid like that on my team growing up, on our under 14 team, that played RW.. kid's name was Godfrey. kid had a ton of speed and a good wrist shot.. Didn't like to pass though.. One practice, as a defenseman, I took it upon myself to just lay him out with a hit. I was told by our coach to sit on the bench for the rest of practice.
Location: Whenever, wherever, ON Joined: 06.27.2013
Jan 24 @ 11:44 AM ET
My daughter's first year of hockey, she wanted her BFF to be on the team. We had done Learn to Play, so our kid could skate and hold a stick.
BFF hadn't started yet. But her brother was a hockey player, so no problem.
First game, BFF can't skate. She's a franking pylon. Doesn't get near the puck.
My wife (the assistant coach) dies an agonizing death on the bench every game, worrying about if the kid is enjoying herself or not (she is). I keep telling her that it's house league, just relax.
It comes time for BFF to take a turn in net. She's not bad. Loves it. We joke with the parents about never wanting your child to become a goalie, but the kid wants to keep doing it.
That kid is now being actively recruited by US colleges - she's going to get a full ride to a top school.
My daughter is still in house league (for the record, I love house league). - Atomic Wedgie
Those are good stories.
I had my son in hockey at 7 or so. He'd done 2 years of skating lessons - which I quickly learned was the wrong approach. Kids learn better with a goal in mind, and my son really didn't know anything about hockey. He still doesn't watch it. He doesn't really care about watching any sports - but he does like to play them.
Anyway, this year - he'll be 14 in March - he has decided after 7 years that he would like to play again. So we have him in a hockey school starting at the end of this month. I've warned him that it's going to be hard and he's going to suck and he's going to have to stick to it and work if he wants to at least make progress - and he seems willing, so we'll see. Sadly I think his interest is because a girl he likes plays hockey.
It was around $600 bucks or so to just get him outfitted before we can even find out if he's actually interested and another $250 or whatever for the lessons. Kids are a money pit.
That all said, I never really got to play hockey when I was younger despite desperately wanting to. I finally played when I was like 11, 12 and part of 13. At 13 I got in trouble and my dad grounded me from hockey and that was that. I didn't play again until I was in my 20s in ASHL and I sucked - but I did what I could to get better and I have to admit I had a ton of fun playing in pickup games and late night rink rentals through the 90's and 2000's. So hopefully he'll find something from it.
We all know the Billy's. They were paid for scoring goals, so they never passed. Sure they were great, but they played for the bucks not the team. You know, the Billy's.
Their parents would yell from the stands, "Don't pass to 42, Billy. He sucks!"
There's two I's in dividend, but none in team, Billy. - Monkeypunk
Location: The centre of the hockey universe Joined: 07.31.2006
Jan 24 @ 11:49 AM ET
Those are good stories.
I had my son in hockey at 7 or so. He'd done 2 years of skating lessons - which I quickly learned was the wrong approach. Kids learn better with a goal in mind, and my son really didn't know anything about hockey. He still doesn't watch it. He doesn't really care about watching any sports - but he does like to play them.
Anyway, this year - he'll be 14 in March - he has decided after 7 years that he would like to play again. So we have him in a hockey school starting at the end of this month. I've warned him that it's going to be hard and he's going to suck and he's going to have to stick to it and work if he wants to at least make progress - and he seems willing, so we'll see. Sadly I think his interest is because a girl he likes plays hockey.
It was around $600 bucks or so to just get him outfitted before we can even find out if he's actually interested and another $250 or whatever for the lessons. Kids are a money pit.
That all said, I never really got to play hockey when I was younger despite desperately wanting to. I finally played when I was like 11, 12 and part of 13. At 13 I got in trouble and my dad grounded me from hockey and that was that. I didn't play again until I was in my 20s in ASHL and I sucked - but I did what I could to get better and I have to admit I had a ton of fun playing in pickup games and late night rink rentals through the 90's and 2000's. So hopefully he'll find something from it. - Monkeypunk
