Sports Babes & NHL & NBC : Is Hockey Dead in America?

[tom3999]

i bet you this chick has never even seen ice she looks mexican

[WheelSnipeUnited]

a fat black mexican grenade talking about hockey?!

[Fibr3Optix]

This woman is the smartest woman in all of sports.

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

DJURGÅRN!

[JimmyDasnitch92]

did she call the puck a "hoc"

[Movies411byJosie]

umm ok I'm a girl and I love Hockey! Only people that don't know or watch the sport may say no one cares. I used to think like that until my ex got me into it and now I see it everywhere! Its totally nerve wrecking and exciting so that fat girl needs to shut up (How is she a babe?) go watch some vs, o wait theres also all the other NHL channels guess working at taco bell must not pay for cable

[Fibr3Optix]

Everything this "Babe" said is 100% true

[viper850hp]

you just pissed off every hockey fan in the world, now you tell me if that is professional. Also don't compare NHL and NBA haha that sport is so slow and filled with a shit load of pussys

[viper850hp]

nice a 2 in a half rating

[Jaycee2525]

She's too dumb for this "sports babe" gimmick.

[tictacc456]

to bad basketball was invented by a Canadian stupid girl !!

[viper850hp]

This girl should get her facts right about hockey lol. She prob works at a taco bell and stuffs her fucking face with tacos lol. She is so dumb lol. How is hockey not exciting when it's so fast past and theirs fights and crushing hits , and bad ass goals lol. Their are less goals in hockey because it's way fucking harder then all the other sports. She should stick with working at del taco and not talk about sports because she is fucking retarded lol. She prob has too much fat in her brain.

[viper850hp]

What the fuck is this girl taking about lol. The nhl has it's own network lol they have three diffrent networks lol. This fat sack of shit chick has no clue what she is taking about lol. HAHA hockeys bigger then all american sports in the world by far lol. And america likes hockey think of this, blood, fighting, bone crushing hits, and amazing fast plays lol. This fat ass burreto eating girl has no clue what the fuck she is talking about lol. Why do they make hockey arenas and play bball in them

[BlankDVD]

For americans each goal in NHL should be 7 points maybe then they'll watch. LOL. They love their stop-and-timeout sports dictated by coaches. The most painful thing to watch in spectator sport is last min of a NBA game. Another Timeout really? drawing squiggly lines on a blank board, when its humanly impossible to score 11 points in remaining 0.5 secs to win the game? Every NBA game ends the same god-damn way.

[damoose28]

the nhl plays 82 games in the regular season and the nfl plays only 16. they only play once a week. does the "n" in nfl stand for nancy?

[JapanDan144]

Sorry, meant to say "isn't dissing hockey". Oops.

[JapanDan144]

Dudes, relax. This girl is dissing hockey. She's merely commenting on the general American mentality towards sports. Sounds obvious that she enjoys hockey. Hockey IS a tough game to follow if you don't grow up with it. People who know the game, also know you don't have to be able to see the puck to know what's going on.

[sidthekidisnumber1]

stupid nigger

[tictacc456]

shes not even black you fagget

[maxvincecarter15]

He's born in Canada and started doing id thing in Springfiels, MASS

[dementionX]

Tiger Woods made the same comments.... Umm nobody watches golf. Probably less than 1 arena full!

[charbel2477]

wow, whats this world coming to??

[sidcrosby2787]

this is EXACTLY why girls shouldnt be talk about sports because half of them dont know HORSE CRAP! duh, yea there are the fair few who watch it because of the passion for the game, but the others watch it because of the likeness of a player....... get that chick off the camera

[gnargnar99]

I'm American and I love hockey!!!...I just wish people would try to understand the game rather than brand it as nothing but violence...it's a lot funner than other sports too.

[sidcrosby2787]

this bitch is fake, shes prissy and HOCKEY IS THE BEST SPORT IN AMERICA, b.s.

[MasonsInquiries]

i din't look at her as being "prissy" at all. give her to me for one night. i'll show you how "DOWN to earth she can be"

[usaforlife]

No f1br30p7ix she's not right, I don't like hockey because it is irritating, it promotes UNECCESSARY and avoidable violence, IMMATURITY, and UNPROFFESSIONALISM.

I could care less where the sport came from.

In baseball and basketball, fighting and unacceptable behaviour is PUNISHED. In Hockey, it is viewed as PART of the game (Especially in the NHL), which is pathetically sad because it gives the image that Hockey has to rely on players harming one another to promote its image.

[razoramon989]

I don't understand why you think hockey is irritating, I don't see how anyone can find a sport irritating, if you don't like it just change the channel. The NHL does not promote fighting in any commercials, the NHL promotes itself as a hard hitting league that showcases skill.

[usaforlife]

--I don't understand why you think hockey is irritating,--

Then maybe you need to thoroughly read over what I stated, instead of putting blind faith in your damned sport.

--The NHL does not promote fighting in any commercials, --

WHERE did I ever state that the NHL advertises its violent nature in commercials? The promotion of violence and immaturity happens during the games themselves. What happens when a fight occurs?

[usaforlife]

Does the NHL apply severe punishments to the players involved? Absolutely not. What do they hand out? A slap in the wrist by placing them in a box for a short amount of time.

Wow, a real impressive display of discipline. What image does this approach give? That the NHL ACCEPTS violent, UNECCESSARY fighting in its games. Unless you are a complete zombie who follows the sport blindly, you'll KNOW that they endorse VIOLENCE in their image.

[usaforlife]

And what does it take for the league to hand out the appropriate punishments?

A life threatening neck injury.

Oh yea sure, the league doesn't endorse violence, would that Bertuzzi guy even have THOUGHT of attacking that Moore person had he known the the NHL does not tolerate violence?

No, instead, because of the pro-violence approach of the NHL, he thought of it and executed the act that nearly resulted in the death of a payer.

[usaforlife]

--the NHL promotes itself as a hard hitting league that showcases skill. --

What morons like you call toughness and skill, are actually called IMMATURITY, and DISGUSTING UNPROFFESIONALISM.

Hurting another person DOES NOT require skill. CAVEMEN can do that, PIGS can do that, CRIMINALS do that.

The only things you need to know to become a good hockey player are;

-How to skate

-How to hurt another person

And your still wondering why I despise this sad excuse for a sport?

[nevmin]

ignorant moron.

[usaforlife]

My favorite sport?

I love a LOT of sports except hockey, curling, and lacrosse.

[usaforlife]

Was a rare accident?

Excuses are like assholes, everybody's got one.

And what do you call the countless of fights that happen in the NHL each year?

Are they accidents too?

And what does their league do? They give em a slap in the wrist by putting them in a faggot box for a short time.

Unless your brain is half decayed, then you'd realize the league is viewing that as acceptable by not making any decent efforts of stopping them and actually make the sport look mature.

[TORLBC]

A. Canadians made hockey. B. America never really liked hockey. C. Versus. D. Versus. E. Versus. F. Versus. G. Versus. H. Versus. I. Versus. J. ESPN didn't like doing the NHL. K. Crosby & Ovechkin + Shitty TV=Doom. L. Did I mention Versus? M. In cities like Phoenix (Suns zone) and Tennessee (Grizz, Titan zone), they don't fit compared to Edmonton, Alberta or Hamilton, ON.

[usaforlife]

I HATE, DESPISE, LOATHE hockey. It is the MOST ANNOYING sports that has ever existed.

Hockey is bullshit, it's nothing more than GLORIFIED IMMATURITY.

It promotes violence and its fans brag about how great it is. Yea be proud that Hockey players are too fucking immature to play the sports in a professional manner.

Players beating each other up that makes them look like monkeys fighting over a bannana, douche bags slitting each other's throats with their skates, yea that's cool.

[CrazyCoach]

yeah lets talk AMerican sports shall we.

Baseball-roid monkeys who pitch inside after a HR. Real mature. World Series? Yeah Boston Vs. Colorado. The world exist outside the US if you didn't know it yet.

Football-They only play once a week. WTF the lure to the sport is the other 6 days of the week I'll never know.

Basketball-The only sport I kinda like cause Steve Nash kicks Yankee ass and the best players aren't even American.

Hockey's the best

[usaforlife]

Haha, your comparing baseball with the maturity of hockey?

Players fighting one another that promotes VIOLENCE and UNPROFFESIONALISM and the NHL GLORIFYING it? Yea, compared to Hockey, Baseball is a mature sport.

Football- The most famous of the sports in NA and makes the most money, enough said.

[usaforlife]

Basketball- Since when was Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and John Stockton Canadian? And how many championship rings does Nash has? (Don't get me wrong though he is good but not the best)

''Hockey's the best ''

In the fanatic Hockey world of Canada yes, but the rest of the planet?

More than half of the Earth's population haven't even heard of Hockey.

The world exist outside Canada if you didn't know it yet.

[usaforlife]

Hahaha, at slitting other players throats with skates?

Beating each other up because they think its cool and tough?

Cavemen in the past have done that.

[SharksKid]

i hate to admit it but she's right....about the southwest anyway. i live in the midwest and the only thing people care about less than hockey and events outside indiana is soccer. but i guess it would be the same in say regina, saskatchewan. people prefer a certain sport in a certain region. the NHL is the only league which has the misfortune of containing more teams in the country it's not too popular in than the one where it's practically a religion.

[CrazyCoach]

OK, stupid comment made by a dumbass idiot who only relies on the cleavage factor to even get on here.

Ask fans in Buffalo or Detroit if they care about hockey.

The only reason fans in the US can't get into hockey is that they can't pronounce a city name like Edmonton, let alone point to it on a map.

[usaforlife]

Oh yea sure blame it on American demographic skills. People in the US hate it because Hockey is fucking inferior compared to the other North American sports.

That's not opinion, that's fact.

[Sabrestrainsfan]

ok first of all who cares what one person says about hockey, especially a girl like her and 2nd, GO SABRES!!!!!

[Sabrestrainsfan]

wtf, have u even watched a game. boring? what the hell do u watch, golf?

[nameaku]

I am an asian and I grew up watching soccer.But I also watch how Manny Ramirez smash his way to the world series and I also enjoys the way terrell owens performs together with Tony and not to forget Jason Kidd's smart assits. I do agree with what she says. The scores for soccer is not as much as other American sports.

[treshnefix]

basketball is only for the skilled and talent, ppl like you who don't have it won't be able to appreciate it....

meanwhile ice hockey is just about few retards bashing each other and punching each other and occasionally the score

[spitfiressniper07]

is that a joke? watch any skill video of even amateur hockey athletes, they do things with the puck you could not even dream of. Basketball is only exciting in the last 2 minutes when the score is close like 92-91, the rest of the game is a bunch of pussies getting fouled and complaining about a slap on the arm

[singingkicker]

Hockey is not big in Southern California because most Mexicans don't understand the game. There, I said it.

[VallaeBoy]

Only white people understand Hockey

[ernasputnik7]

she's an idiot! just bc its not a huge sport on the west coast it doesnt mean it's a dead sport. come to any state in north east and try to tell someone it's a dead sport! go sabres

[Sabrestrainsfan]

hell yea, i agree

[cerqs76]

Did she say that baseball is exciting, SHUTUP!

what do you know.

[RealLightningFans]

bASEBall iS boRiNG! fOOTbALL BLoWS, bASKeTBALL, Well NOTHiNG Worse thAn A BUnCh oF Sweaty AfrICan aMeRICans rUNnIng up aNd DOwN wOOD....

[Expo86inDecember]

Well, football(soccer) is by far the cheapest sport to play, all you need is a ball, you don't ever need hoops like in basketball. But yet, football suffers an even worse fate than hockey in america. It took the spice boy to incite even any interest at all, and I doubt this will be a lasting interest as Becks is out for another long period.

[UnclePenner7]

Blah, Blah, Blah, Ramble, Ramble, Ramble.. Where is she going with this.? Here let me prove her point,... Americans love their criminal atheletes. If you can't commit a crime and have the funds to buy your way out of trouble we don't want you as a role model for our children. Those hockey players never get in trouble. What kind of lesson are we teacher the children?

[showstoppa01]

AMERCIAN ATHLETES ARE CRIMINAls. WHAT ABOUT YA CRAZY ASS HOCKEY PLAYERS HITTING PEOPLE IN THE FACE WITH THEIR STICKS CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE AND THEY GETTING SUSPENDED FOR 25 GAMES TO A YEAR. WHOS THE REAL CRIMINALS.

[Sabrestrainsfan]

the guy who did it and he will never play hockey again

[rizos71]

wow this is dumb hockey is easy to understand if u watch and that was dumb that she said american dont like sports outside of america cause they like soccer and it did not start here and lets go rangers

[tbeezy1]

Hockey is still alive.. fuck the critics.. Go Flyers!!!

[david25105]

NBA is Canadian you douche bag

[policeeatdoughnuts]

it could have been worse for the NHL the game could have been preempted for poker or blackjack

one reason hockey is dead is because of the 2005 lockout the other sports were dead for a few years after they ended strike baseball relied on a home run race between Mark mcfraud and Sammy "speak no English" Sosa hockey needs a goal race between Sidney Crosby And Alex Ovechkin

[KronikLad]

Ya basketball was invented by a Canadian from Almonte, Ontario. And I hope hockey doesn't change at all just because not enough goals are being scored. So stupid! Every play is faster than any other sport, there's amazing crunching against the boards, there's fist fights and I have to say when there is a goal the wait is well worth it 'cause they look insane!!!

[corsterthegreat]

Football ain't American grown.

[jddh1]

yeah, but in football you get like 5 points in one play. If you give 1pt for a TD, then the scores would be 5-3 or 4-3.

And you forgot San Jose Sharks in Cali also.

[MeAsInMe]

uhh isn't basketball canadian?! lol

[Shaeem87]

FUCK U BICTH!!!..... GO SUCK DICK!!!

[smallman33]

basketball wasnt invented in canada morons, it was invented by a canadian, much like Jim Carey, Celine Dion and Shania, they all had to leave for greener pastures

[skaalex]

the problem is the instigator rule. nobody fights anymore!

[Kitijima]

I guess she doesnt know that Basketball is created in Canada. (foreign sport huh)

[msam007562]

Kitijime - Actually while basketball was invented by Canadian born James Naismith, he was teaching at Springfield College (in Massachusetts) when he technically invented and created the rules for basketball. So while he was Canadian the game originates in America, was first played in America in 1892 and is primarily known for its roots in the NBA and ABA, both American leagues. So yes, basketball is American grown.

[Kitijima]

My bad, my msg should have said invented by a Canadian.

Regardless, hockey and basketball are both great sports.

[msam007562]

Kit - no problem, we love to hear feedback. And on that note, I totally agree with you, hockey and basketball are both great sports. And it's unfortunate that hockey is getting dissed the way it is by the American media and it's not getting the attention it deserves. Playoff hockey is as exciting as it gets, and unfortunately American sports fans are missing the boat.

[Kitijima]

msam, that is you in the video? It's nice to know there are some hockey fans in california. =o)

[msam007562]

Kit - yep that would be me. Southern Cali is going nuts right now with the Ducks on the brink of winning the Stanley Cup. Kobe and the Lakers will always be king here, but So Cal also loves its other sports teams =)

[Kitijima]

Apparantly some people don't read before they comment. Tough crowd...

[XxMissionaryxX]

She makes good points but was wrong about one thing. When the ducks win the cup they will displace the lakers and anaheim will be excited. It is the best trophy in sports to win.

[msam007562]

XXMiss - yanno what, I'm a lifelong Lakers fan but to be honest, when the Ducks win, I hope you're right. Frankly, I'm sick of all the Lakers drama and the Stanley Cup is certainly the most prized and revered trophy in sports. I hope the Ducks along with the NHL get some much deserved attention here in So Cal, it's about damn time! =)

[Nightangl]

apperently this bitch doesnt know about what hockey are. she can just shut up imo!!

[wildbio2000]

the faceoffhockeyshow dot com made a good point about why the preakness overshadowed the hockey game. b/c its one of 3 big horse races and there are lots of bets on it, plus the preakness people probably paid nbc more money. and wasn't the first indoor hockey rink in the US?, which led to it being a legitimate sport.

[Epsony123]

Another thing, why is football called football? soccer is football you use your feet thats it, not your hands to throw a ball.stupid.

[Epsony123]

are you out of your mind? not enough scoring hah your even dumber looking than you are, lets see here pittsburgh 8 toronto 2 yes toronto blows too.

[Epsony123]

but honestly most of the time there is at least 5 goals a game, soccer might be scoreless sometimes or 1-0 but still, hockey is 20x more exciting than football, honestly football has a few good moments the tackle during a rush, a big break into a touchdown, a 2 pt conversion but still thats about it, hockey is always hard hitting fast pace, fights, goals it has a ton more than football.

[swflyers30]

Not enough scoring?  Get off the crack bitch.

[ChubbyGibbon]

Hockey rules.

[dougdougdoug456]

All Your Base Are Belong To Us

[intb28]

i agree 100%. Out of the big 4 sports, hockey is the classiest and most respectful, which gives the media nothing to grab onto. If you have a basketball game where guys are shoving eachother around and trash talking, the media can run with that for a good half hour. However, one thing most members of the sports media agree on is that hockey is the most exciting game to watch live and in person, and television does not do it much justice.

[mathieudesro]

Ho yeah, you're sport is soooo truly beautiful that now in montreal (24 stanley cups, raise some of the best hockey players in this world) prefer to sold tickets for Bob Dylan or Def leppard show rather than present some hockey games. Lot of fanatics do not think like you anymore.

[hiccupofirony]

the average american bum can't handle the intensity of the game. i'd hate to think they're too stupid, as she suggested, to understand the game. i've been watching basketball for a year now, and i still don't understand most of the fouling rules. she says we need quick quick quick -- well that doesn't speak very highly of americans, and i abhore your opinion and view of life, if that's what it is. HOCKEY FOR LIFE !

[msam007562]

I appreciate your passion for the sport, but I think you're missing the point here. This was made to be critical of NBC's snub of the NHL and to open discourse as to why hockey lacks support and priority in the American sports culture. As stated in the end, it was bullshit what NBC did especially considering it was an OT playoff game that could essentially determine the immediate fate of one of the teams involved.

[msam007562]

And if you think its deplorable to state that American's have short attention spans, it's actually a sad but true fact. Why do you think commercials are no longer than 30 secs on average? Why do you think news stations aim for stories that are 45 sec or less? This is a fast paced society, no time to stop and always on the go. It's unfortunate, but its reality. Patience is a rare breed, especially when it comes to sports and as the old saying goes "offense sells tickets . . .

[mathieudesro]

Hockey really suck. NHL is a sick organization, hockey cities like montreal, winnipeg and calgary couldn't afford good player because they only wanna play in cities like tempa bays where the taxes are low, the sunshine is good and where nobody cares about them. Have you ever heard a player like Brett Favre said: Ho.. I would like to play for some fans in Europa). All good hockey player said thing like that in the NHL. This sport deserve to die.

[kabez777]

u stupid stupid woman, please dont talk about things u know nothing about, maybe u should lose some weight before u start dribbling crap out of your mouth!! oh and by the way, where did basketball originate?? hmmmm america? no, a canadian dude called naismith invented basketball

[msam007562]

Kabez: actually while basketball was invented by Canadian born James Naismith, he was teaching at Springfield College (in Massachusetts) when he technically invented and created the rules for basketball. So while the inventor was Canadian the game originates in America, was first played in America in 1892 and is primarily known for the NBA and ABA, both American leagues. Anything else you'd like to say?

[perryfan10]

Matter of perspective. Baseball and basketball .....you couldn't pay me to watch either one they are soooo boring. I used to watch the police get my brothers out off the hockey arena so I know that;s exciting.

[juanito1975]

Hockey was 4th on the totem pole, but was knocked down a notch for horse racing! Hockey is not a popular sport in the states and I'm sick of the treatment it gets! My solution is to relocate some of the american teams to canadian cities! We support our hockey 100%. Sayonara Nashville predators! Only a matter of time they come to canada!!

[atomicsparrow]

That, and if you honestly cannot see the puck, you need a greater attention span.

[atomicsparrow]

Hockey is by far my favorite sport, and I am American, I love baseball and football, but in my mind neither of them compare to hockey. And luckily enough, I get VS, but for the people who only have NBC, they can't even watch games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup, which truly is shameful.

[atomicsparrow]

And even if a hockey game is 1-0, or 2-1...how does that make it boring. Watch game 5 of the Sabres and Rangers series, and tell me that's boring. To be honest, too much scoring is boring. If you can score at will, like in basketball, it takes the importance out of each score. In hockey, you see the work that goes into each goal, and can truly respect how hard it is to do, especially against an NHL goaltender.

[atomicsparrow]

How is baseball not foreign? They have Dominicans and Venezuelans being imported like hot cakes. And last I checked, basketball (which I do not follow) has a European MVP, and plenty of other Europeans behind him. And football isn't cold-blooded American, it's completely derived from Rugby which is Australian.

[nukirk]

I think she meant that the sports you mentioned were so embedded into American Culture that something "new" like hockey just don't catch on.

What can you expect from the only country that calls Football "soccer"?

[msam007562]

Baseball has tons of foreign players but is well known as an America's fav. pastime, a sport well ingrained into American society from the roots of its history. Basketball while invented by a Canadian born man, was created in the U.S. and first played on U.S. soil. Football, yes derives from rugby, but what is football all around the world known for? The NFL and Superbowl, both huge parts of American culture.

[twags82]

Hockey's still my favorite sport. It puts baseball to shame. And yes, I'm American.

[noesteem219]

its sad when hockey is overshadowed by horses getting blankets put on them.

[lemonrind]

Hockey isn't popular in coastal California because California doesn't have any naturally occuring ice. Where I'm from, kids play hockey every night in their backyard rinks. It makes a difference.

[hockeyrocks77]

I couldnt believe how NBC went to HORSERACING instead of an OT that sent the sens into the Stanley Cup. Hockey needs respect! Bettman needs to demand respect. get a network that CARES about hockey and its' fans. Another good thing to do would be to allow commercial breaks during OT, that way, the networks dont cringe at the thought of OT.

[77RYENCOKE]

Duck's suck just as hard as the OC

[bryantulsa]

I don't think we necessarily need constant scoring. Constant scoring is the main problem with arena football. Slightly more scoring in hockey would help. Same with soccer, though I am getting into soccer more.

[gr8pumpkin]

The blame for what happened falls squarely at the feet of Bettman. If he handles things better, there's no lockout season, the networks don't shy away from broadcasting the game and the fans are there to watch. NBC really crapped the bed with what happened in the OTT/BUF game and a real league president would be pulling their rights to future broadcasts ASAP out of principle.