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Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:19 am 8 PM Game. Which never starts on time.Another juicy one to end the night.

CitiesSpudsGuy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:29 am

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:19 am 8 PM Game. Which never starts on time.Another juicy one to end the night.

This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. Why advertise the 2nd game will start 2 hours after the listed start time of the first game of the session? Games take approximately 2 hours, or more with TV timeouts, and then there's a 30 minute gap between the end of the first game and the start of the 2nd game. If the first game goes to OT, all bets are off as to what time the 2nd game will start.

The first game never gets started on time to begin with anyway. They have the player introductions and then the national anthem first. So the game doesn't get started until 10-15 minutes later than it's listed.

I realize there's no way for them to know exactly what time the 2nd game of the session will start, but at least set it for 2 hours + 30-45 minutes later than the start time of the first game.

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:31 pm

CitiesSpudsGuy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:29 am

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:19 am 8 PM Game. Which never starts on time.Another juicy one to end the night.

This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. Why advertise the 2nd game will start 2 hours after the listed start time of the first game of the session? Games take approximately 2 hours, or more with TV timeouts, and then there's a 30 minute gap between the end of the first game and the start of the 2nd game. If the first game goes to OT, all bets are off as to what time the 2nd game will start.

The first game never gets started on time to begin with anyway. They have the player introductions and then the national anthem first. So the game doesn't get started until 10-15 minutes later than it's listed.

I realize there's no way for them to know exactly what time the 2nd game of the session will start, but at least set it for 2 hours + 30-45 minutes later than the start time of the first game.

OK this has been a burr under my saddle for a long time as well. Trigger warning: Old Guy Yelling Get Off My Lawn Alert

If you go back to the late 70's the times listed were 12:00 and 2:15. In the 80's they got more realistic, giving an approximate start time of 2:45. Maybe 10 or 12 years ago the times were moved up an hour. The first game was listed as 11:00, but then the second game was listed as 1:00, which made no sense at all. (I know, I know, you're shocked to learn the MSHSL makes illogical decisions.)

And to top it off, over the years the puck drop for the first game got pushed back as far as 19 minutes after the hour. They said they moved the start times up by an hour so school kids wouldn't need to be up so late (works for Old Guys too!), then they let TV dictate the 19 minutes.

I saw on the MSHSL web site a couple weeks back that the puck drop would be at :08 after the hour, I just tuned in to the evening A games out of curiosity, and find the opening faceoff was right about :10.

This is in no way my biggest concern; life is pretty good when this is a burr under your saddle. But I do fell better getting this off my chest.

Potatohead9 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:04 pm

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:31 pm

CitiesSpudsGuy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:29 am
This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. Why advertise the 2nd game will start 2 hours after the listed start time of the first game of the session? Games take approximately 2 hours, or more with TV timeouts, and then there's a 30 minute gap between the end of the first game and the start of the 2nd game. If the first game goes to OT, all bets are off as to what time the 2nd game will start.

The first game never gets started on time to begin with anyway. They have the player introductions and then the national anthem first. So the game doesn't get started until 10-15 minutes later than it's listed.

I realize there's no way for them to know exactly what time the 2nd game of the session will start, but at least set it for 2 hours + 30-45 minutes later than the start time of the first game.

OK this has been a burr under my saddle for a long time as well. Trigger warning: Old Guy Yelling Get Off My Lawn Alert

If you go back to the late 70's the times listed were 12:00 and 2:15. In the 80's they got more realistic, giving an approximate start time of 2:45. Maybe 10 or 12 years ago the times were moved up an hour. The first game was listed as 11:00, but then the second game was listed as 1:00, which made no sense at all. (I know, I know, you're shocked to learn the MSHSL makes illogical decisions.)

And to top it off, over the years the puck drop for the first game got pushed back as far as 19 minutes after the hour. They said they moved the start times up by an hour so school kids wouldn't need to be up so late (works for Old Guys too!), then they let TV dictate the 19 minutes.

I saw on the MSHSL web site a couple weeks back that the puck drop would be at :08 after the hour, I just tuned in to the evening A games out of curiosity, and find the opening faceoff was right about :10.

This is in no way my biggest concern; life is pretty good when this is a burr under your saddle. But I do fell better getting this off my chest.

You guys should start a new topic about the game times. This is worth further discussion. It’s annoying for those watching on tv.

headsupsticksdown wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:35 pm Down goes the 218….