You Sure About That: Weekly Fights Recap
by David G. Little on Oct 27, 2011 8:19 AM MDT
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Cody McLeod gives Doug Janik a facelift on October 12, 2010.
Photo via FoxSportsDetroit
"Half the game is mental, the other half is being mental." - Jim McKenny
Not much to talk about in the last week. And by not much I mean nothing to talk about. But thanks to some great feedback, I have a different plan for this week. Lets just say you guys should enjoy the following clips. (There may or may not be some scum smashing) I went through the last couple of seasons to compile some of the better fights and there are a lot of beauties out there, but I am only including a couple this week. The Avalanche had a couple of days off too rest the hands so I will update this if anythings happens tonight. Thanks Again for reading, and hopefully this gets you pumped up for tonight, and the future.
First, A classic to get the blood flowing a bit. The Avs score a beauty goal, and a tussle occurs after the play where Sakic and Gilmour come out all on their lonesome and things get settled between them from there. The best part is the announcer...
Joe Sakic beats up Doug Gilmour (via colavsman)
The next one is also a beauty from a few years back. A little tussle after the face-off leads to a milehighhockey member requested spanking of the scum. I will let McLeod do the talking via his fists of fury, as you know, there can only be one.
Cody McLeod vs Doug Janik Oct 12, 2010 (via hockeyfightsdotcom)
My own version of PROSPECT WATCH:
From October 28th, 2010, David Liffiton tries to make an impression that will last on the Avalanche, and on Tim Jackman. I thought this may be appropriate for the game on the 26th....
David Liffiton vs Tim Jackman Oct 28, 2010 (via hockeyfightsdotcom)
Once again ladies and gentleman, thanks for reading. Hope this gets the blood flowing. Let me know what you think, about this post, about fighting in hockey, and about anything else in relation.
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The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
Love it thanks
I am not the best with these things
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
by David G. Little on Oct 27, 2011 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions
I think that most of the younger guys will be so used to wearing one that eventually you will see everyone wearing a visor. But for the old folks, and I believe this is an Olympic regulation, that if you are like 30+ you can choose not to wear one. I’m pro choice on this issue.
Living in the D, but It's All About The A.
I voted yes, but I agree that it there should still be some wiggle room for the 30+ crowd. Encourage, but don’t force. But for anyone under 30, I think they should be mandatory and that sometime in the next 10 years, it needs to become an NHL rule.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I’d agree with this except in O’Reilly’s first year, he ditched the visor just a few games into the season, saying he felt more comfortable that way.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Oct 27, 2011 11:25 AM MDT up reply actions
Its not the same but
I wore a visor in football due to a concussion and contusion to my eye area (I played tight end, and the best way to slow a tight end is to poke him in the eyes), and I found that it took a long time to get used to the visor. It effects not only vision, but breathing as well because you don’t have as much air flowing over your face.
But I believe it should be a choice. Younger guys will eventually take over, but it should always remain up to the preference of the players.
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
by David G. Little on Oct 27, 2011 11:54 AM MDT up reply actions
I think the best way to slow just about anybody down is to poke them in the eyes.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Its especially handy when someones trying to catch a ball thats whipped at them while they are in coverage :)
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
by David G. Little on Oct 27, 2011 1:03 PM MDT up reply actions
This must be the players choice
I wore a visor and still was cut near my eye and lost teeth. The visor doesn’t do too much but stop somethig moving directly toward the eyes. If it is a high stick coming up, it will still get you. If you want to prevent all eye injuries inforce a cage and see how that sits with the players. I think most of the people who voted yes haven’t played hockey before. You can’t just come in and change the game that some guys have known all their life and make them readjust to it if they don’t want too. LIke meantioned earlier, most kids are coming in with visors now anyways. After i got my tooth knocked out wearing a visor in an adult league team and had to pay $500 fr a new front tooth I decided to put a cage on to prevent that from happening again. Let the players choose.
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I wear a cage in adult hockey for just that reason. If anything the guys in the NHL are safer as they have much better control over their sticks than the average adult league scrub.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi
I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink
to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
hes a beauty for sure
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
by David G. Little on Oct 27, 2011 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I think it's our very own Mike Haynes calling that.
Either way, he was definitely drinking some of this:
And yes, that video is where the bag of apples reference came from.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I voted yes, but I would condition that on making it grandfathered as of next year. Kids coming up through Junior or from Europe have worn visors for a couple of years, and the guys coming from the NCAA have worn cages or full face shields. Are they perfect? No. They do change vision and they fog. Are the generally better than nothing? Yes. You can pretty much fix anything on the face surgically, but the eyeball is more complex, and it’s vital to the game and life after the game. This is one of those things where you can improve player safety without significantly changing the game (apologies to Milbury). It should be done.
In Sherman we trust
I voted for “take checking out of the league, make them use flexible rubber sticks, and encase everybody in a bubblewrap cocoon”. Dull the skate blades while we’re at it to, someone could get hurt running around on knives.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi
I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink
to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
by TheRed on Oct 27, 2011 5:51 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
The vast majority are saying yes
not going to lie, didnt expect that. Especially since this post had so many positive fight fans. Very interesting indeed
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
by David G. Little on Oct 27, 2011 10:40 PM MDT reply actions
I’m a fan of fighting and visors. I think all self-respecting scrappers should remove their helmets before engaging in fisticuffs, but those helmets should always have visors attached.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
The majority support for mandatory visors gives me hope for humanity.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
This will make things less safe
Visors make players more careless about high sticks. Back when goalies did not wear masks, guys were respectful of their noggins. But I am not quite that old, so I am going off of hearsay.
"Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins." - Brian Burke
I find it interesting that players have said college hockey is the dirtiest (lotsa stickwork and dirty checks) hockey they have ever played, due to the fact that they can’t fight and have full cages. I wonder if that is anecdotal or if there is a study to back that up.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi
I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink
to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
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