CitiesSpudsGuy wrote:
I completely agree with you, PuckU. Ridiculous comments by juiceman. The ice at the north end was unplayable, no question. I was worried somebody was going to break an ankle or tear up a knee every time some players hit that part of the ice and went down. I'm really glad nobody was seriously hurt.
I am not going to take away the fact that the City of Moorhead did a fantastic job hosting Hockey Day MN. The fans had fun, the players had fun (nice addition to the skills competition), and most viewers enjoyed watching the games. Great Job!
The weather conditions were a unfortunate curve-ball the maintenance crew had to deal with; dry ice and CO2 can only do so much. It was rough to see the players tip-toe behind the north net (at times funny), but the viewers and players didn't want to play a boot hockey game. The refs did the right thing by switching the sides of the goalies to even the game; the same happened for the Winter Classic this year if you didn't know. But this weather issue can be mitigated; push the Hockey Day MN to mid to late January. Colder temp. and less risk of poor ice surfaces like today.
Although there was a -30 temp game with a -45 windchill already for HDMN; what would you rather have: ice to skate on or ice to trip on? And IMO although it's going to be a lot colder; the players wont be cold because they're moving and staying active which keeps their body heat up and the parents, coaches, and other observers just have to dress warm and set up some fires or whatever! Just have this celebration earlier in the year IF the games will be played outside. Period.
I'm talking about comments like "I'm on edge watching them play" & "it's to close to playoffs for them to be playing this" & "they should have called it after the 2nd period". You are acting like these are professional players--they are HS kids playing an outside game for fun. Relax alittle bit.
Oh, by the way----it's won't, not wont and cruveball is one word.
It sounds like you are the one who needs to calm down, juice...
The posters on here do have some valid points, and they only want to see the best for the players. Pardon them for caring...
PuckU126 wrote:
I am not going to take away the fact that the City of Moorhead did a fantastic job hosting Hockey Day MN. The fans had fun, the players had fun (nice addition to the skills competition), and most viewers enjoyed watching the games. Great Job!
The weather conditions were a unfortunate curve-ball the maintenance crew had to deal with; dry ice and CO2 can only do so much. It was rough to see the players tip-toe behind the north net (at times funny), but the viewers and players didn't want to play a boot hockey game. The refs did the right thing by switching the sides of the goalies to even the game; the same happened for the Winter Classic this year if you didn't know. But this weather issue can be mitigated; push the Hockey Day MN to mid to late January. Colder temp. and less risk of poor ice surfaces like today.
Although there was a -30 temp game with a -45 windchill already for HDMN; what would you rather have: ice to skate on or ice to trip on? And IMO although it's going to be a lot colder; the players wont be cold because they're moving and staying active which keeps their body heat up and the parents, coaches, and other observers just have to dress warm and set up some fires or whatever! Just have this celebration earlier in the year IF the games will be played outside. Period.
I'm talking about comments like "I'm on edge watching them play" & "it's to close to playoffs for them to be playing this" & "they should have called it after the 2nd period". You are acting like these are professional players--they are HS kids playing an outside game for fun. Relax alittle bit.
Oh, by the way----it's won't, not wont and cruveball is one word.
It sounds like you are the one who needs to calm down, juice...
The posters on here do have some valid points, and they only want to see the best for the players. Pardon them for caring...
Yeah, you're right, I'm all worked up.
How dare they finish that game! I can't believe it! Totally unacceptable!
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For the pseudonymous informant, see Curveball (informant). For the Ugly Betty episode, see Curveball (Ugly Betty).
The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball causing it to dive in a downward path as it approaches the plate. Its close relatives are the slider and the slurve. The "curve" of the ball varies from pitcher to pitcher.
