That'd be because he has tourettes himself and does a lot of work to help fellow sufferers and to educate people who don't that there is a lot more to tourettes than just swearing randomly. People pick up on that because it stands out and can be used in a comical way but there are many other symptoms and the swearing thing isn't the most common of them. No points for guessing who brought that information to my attention
Having been born in the early 80's, I grew up in the time of #66 and #99 and talking hockey with people who weren't into the sport, they could usually name one or other but not much more. The usual comment about hockey related to how fighting was allowed. The speed, skill, teamwork aspects were totally overlooked. Shame, because when you show someone exactly what a hockey player is capable of, they tend to be impressed.
Do you play at all? I've played roller almost half my life and a few years of ice as well although had to give that up due to a hand injury that flares up in cold conditions. If you haven't, it's great fun, whether you go all in and play on an ice team (can be expensive though) or just some street hockey in your trainers like Waynes World. That's much cheaper and easier to get non-fans involved in. If you do that, you can wear a Preds jersey and tell someone on the other team that they can be Anaheim Ducks star forward Corey Perry.
Then you can beat the **** out of them
Yer I was aware he had it too, made me like him even more. Sitting behind him at Old Trafford in his early days his tick was rather noticeable. Haha no points indeed, same with me actually.
Ah I forgot about the fighting comments too, you're right it seems to be the only comment I have heard thus far about what goes on on the ice. Shame really.
Never played sadly, always wanted to pad up in goal on the ice as my uni have an ice hockey team but it costs a bomb to join etc. Roller hockey sounds like a good alternative though, might be something I consider for the future as I used to be a nifty rollerblader back in the day.
Haha tempting shame I'm not a fighter at all, people do love seeing the Preds jersey here though, always ask what sport its from and who is "Rin" or "Rinny"
Been following the Preds since last year, been a really exciting team this year and the Rinne signing was fantastic. Also meant that the Rinne home jersey I bought at the beginning of the season would be used a lot longer! Had a moment the other day ordering some NHL merchandise to the UK, ordered a hat of the Flames as they were my first team, it was only after purchasing I realised that this whole year my heart was no longer there so I altered it to a Preds draft hat. Reasons being that first thing I do when I wake up is see Preds scores and highlights, wear Rinne 35 to university and stay up to listen/watch their games. The Flames will always be special for introducing me to hockey but the organization does not make me love hockey or want to stay up at 1 till 3 or so in the morning to support them unlike the Preds. One thing I love is a solid defense and Nashville have that in abundance. Full support from me. I've only casually followed the NHL for a few seasons but I think now I've finally found out where my heart belongs regarding a team - which I think is a harder thing to find out living in the UK and having never sadly experienced live hockey. Go Preds! By the way, great game last night
I love reading **** like this. So awesome! I love it
hahahaha nice. My personal favorite term of the last 24 hours is "Show me your t*ts and your Pekka."
Could be adapted for the official Preds playoff drive marketing slogan.
We're putting on a show! Buy a ticket and we'll show you our T*ts and our Pekka.
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Never played sadly, always wanted to pad up in goal on the ice as my uni have an ice hockey team but it costs a bomb to join etc. Roller hockey sounds like a good alternative though, might be something I consider for the future as I used to be a nifty rollerblader back in the day.
Which uni are you at?
Word of advice, if you want to play goalie in street hockey, if you make your own pads, it's best to be on the safe side and over-pad yourself rather than the alternative. Ouch. Not played goal for over a decade as a result but have broken a goalies throat protector with a shot and a couple months ago, took a goalies helmet clean off his head at roller with a slapshot to the cage
Also, don't play street hockey near parked cars or windows. Because, erm... because nothing, I didn't do anything. It was already like that
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Haha tempting shame I'm not a fighter at all
I'm not a fighter either. Never fought in about 14 years of playing. I did piss one guy off (by checking him cleanly) so much though that he headbutted me.
I wear a full face cage.
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sorry, but that title, in my opinion, belongs to Vern Fiddler.
Unless we get a player some day whose last name is Banjo that one is going to be hard to beat
Haha, that'd be great. Hopefully, he'd be rubbish at checking. Then commentators could observe that Banjo couldn't hit a cows arse.
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Nashville has the most gracious, most accomodating fans in the NHL, hands down....the hospitality that has been shown to us Thrashers fans has been simply amazing, and I'm so proud to wear the blue and gold now. Life's been REALLY busy for me this winter so I haven't had a chance to be very active on the boards, but I don't miss a whole lot gamewise. Fortunately when I moved in January, I get all the Preds games on the alternate Fox Sports channel.
Also, why would anyone want to go to Old Trafford when you can watch a REAL soccer game at White Hart Lane? COYS.
Word of advice, if you want to play goalie in street hockey, if you make your own pads, it's best to be on the safe side and over-pad yourself rather than the alternative. Ouch. Not played goal for over a decade as a result but have broken a goalies throat protector with a shot and a couple months ago, took a goalies helmet clean off his head at roller with a slapshot to the cage
Also, don't play street hockey near parked cars or windows. Because, erm... because nothing, I didn't do anything. It was already like that
I'm not a fighter either. Never fought in about 14 years of playing. I did piss one guy off (by checking him cleanly) so much though that he headbutted me.
I wear a full face cage.
Kent.
Sounds brutal, but very appealing for that reason. People say football is a weak sport and I wholeheartedly agree but as a goalie its very different. Used to have bleed a lot from the nose /mouth/head area from close range saves or diving at peoples feet etc. Have a lot of scars on my body as well surprisingly.
Haha what a moron! I'm more of an agitator in sports, wind them up and let my team deal with it
Nashville has the most gracious, most accomodating fans in the NHL, hands down....the hospitality that has been shown to us Thrashers fans has been simply amazing, and I'm so proud to wear the blue and gold now. Life's been REALLY busy for me this winter so I haven't had a chance to be very active on the boards, but I don't miss a whole lot gamewise. Fortunately when I moved in January, I get all the Preds games on the alternate Fox Sports channel.
Also, why would anyone want to go to Old Trafford when you can watch a REAL soccer game at White Hart Lane? COYS.
Have to agree, a very welcoming bunch indeed, kudos to the Preds guys on here for that Haha Spurs do produce a lot of noise to their credit. Saw the goalkeeping performance of my life vs Tottenham, Kasey Keller was stopping the likes of Beckham, Scholes and company, the only goal we got past was from the spot. USA do have some fantastic goalies
Have to agree, a very welcoming bunch indeed, kudos to the Preds guys on here for that Haha Spurs do produce a lot of noise to their credit. Saw the goalkeeping performance of my life vs Tottenham, Kasey Keller was stopping the likes of Beckham, Scholes and company, the only goal we got past was from the spot. USA do have some fantastic goalies
We have quite an American striker over at the Cottage as well........
4. Does your captain speak French? How about your coach? The mascot? Any players ever driven through Quebec?
Our coach communicates primarily through his eyebrows. Occasionally he throws out something in English but it, too, is in code. You may find this helpful, though it hasn't been updated in awhile.
As for traditions, we do things our way. Our games are usually energetic, loud, and a bit crass...it's as close to a hybrid between college football, the ECHL, traditional hockey, and a honky tonk as you'll find. Alice Cooper and Vince Gill singing at the intermission...yeah, we've done that. Red Wing slung octopus being sliced up by our player's skate? On purpose? Yes, that brought the house down. Catfish held aloft with no "ewwww" by the ice girl? You betcha! That's what happens when you get to grow your own team.
Unusual/Cool Names on the Preds: Bubba Berenzweig Chet Pickard ToooooooTooooooo Goc MAGNUS HELLBERG (gotta say it with power!)
Sounds brutal, but very appealing for that reason. People say football is a weak sport and I wholeheartedly agree but as a goalie its very different.
Haha what a moron! I'm more of an agitator in sports, wind them up and let my team deal with it
Not sure I know anyone at Kent, will have an ask around at training when it's next on. If there is anyone there, might be able to find you someone to play against.
I don't think playing goalie in hockey is especially brutal, once you have the right pads Although shots can still hurt in full pads, I think the worst of it comes from people going after loose pucks, covered pucks and people crashing the net. I've met a bunch of goalies since I started playing, they all seemed to enjoy moaning about how hard it is to stand pretty much still for 60 minutes sorry goalie nation
Yeah, couldn't believe he did that. I had a good laugh about that later. I wasn't alone in doing so. No accounting for some people.
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This is great, thanks QGD
Glad you like. I'll probably update it when I have a pic of him in a Preds jersey.
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Question: does having Habs fan join our bandwagon bring with it the luck of the winningest franchise in the history of the sport?
Erm, yeah. Sure. That's exactly what it does. Especially this season. No bad luck or jinx's here. Oooh, look over there --> Is that Shea Weber's beard or a majestic Ox?
Hopefully we bring good luck. More likely we bring one or two idiots but never mind about that
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Our coach communicates primarily through his eyebrows. Occasionally he throws out something in English but it, too, is in code. You may find this helpful, though it hasn't been updated in awhile.
Thanks for that. I'll have a proper read of it later but after a quick look it seems like an invaluable resource.
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Welcome bandwagoners!
Don't get in the way of my slapper. It has been known to fracture bones of teammates and opposing players alike.
Oh, it was your beard. I temporarily mistook it for a majestic Ox. Sorry about that. Watch out for Andrei's slapshot in training, it's almost as fast as yours.
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Nashville has the most gracious, most accomodating fans in the NHL, hands down....the hospitality that has been shown to us Thrashers fans has been simply amazing, and I'm so proud to wear the blue and gold now.
I can't comment on whether they are the most gracious or accomodating fans in the NHL, I'd need a better knowledge of various other fanbases. But you all seem like a super bunch of people so far who are very welcoming and willing to accept the odd idiot who strays your way (howdy)
If my boy AK re-signs with you in the summer, that would probably make you my team out west, ahead of the Avs. Loving my time here so far. Cheers
Edit: By the way, which are the best online media sources for the Preds?
Im curious what your pre-conceived ideas of the Predators are. How are we seen by other fanbases? Do you still hear quips about our attendance in Montreal and Buffalo? If you bring up the Preds to the average fan in a "traditional market", what response do you get?
sorry goalie nation
