My god there is so little hockey news out there, hate this time of year, vacuum comes to mind.

I try to fill the void with other sports. Baseball and golf just aren't enough though. Luckily EPL starts soon, and that helps me get through to October.

Stay strong brother

EPL?

English Premier League. I'm an Arsenal fan. Between them and the Blues I get my fill of heartbreak

Doug Glatt wrote:English Premier League. I'm an Arsenal fan. Between them and the Blues I get my fill of heartbreak

SIGN A DAMN STRIKER WENGER

Is it soccer? Cricket?

Ozzies09tc wrote:Is it soccer? Cricket?

Football

UMSLBlues12 wrote:

Doug Glatt wrote:English Premier League. I'm an Arsenal fan. Between them and the Blues I get my fill of heartbreak

SIGN A DAMN STRIKER WENGER

Lol. You get it

BlueinNy wrote:My god there is so little hockey news out there, hate this time of year, vacuum comes to mind.

Sean McIndoe has shared your pain in a couple of his recent "Down Goes Brown's Grab Bag" blogs for Vice Sports: NHL Keeps Fans in the Dark and "Cottage time!"

JMC-STL wrote:

BlueinNy wrote:My god there is so little hockey news out there, hate this time of year, vacuum comes to mind.

Sean McIndoe has shared your pain in a couple of his recent "Down Goes Brown's Grab Bag" blogs for Vice Sports: NHL Keeps Fans in the Dark and "Cottage time!"

Sean is the best!

I don't get into baseball so usually the last 2 weeks in July and the entire month of August are the worst 6 weeks of the year for me. EPL and College football help a bit and the junior hockey camps open late August so there is that as well. This year won't be as bad though because we get the World Cup of hockey starting in like 8 weeks and that will pretty much carry us through to the start of the NHL season.

The Australian Ice Hockey League runs from the latter part of April through the last weekend in August each year. Yeah, I know, attending games would be a bit of an economic burden for most of us. But the League does offer free streaming sometimes.

I'm guessing the aussie hockey league is kinda like Jamaican bobsledding.

BlueinNy wrote:I'm guessing the aussie hockey league is kinda like Jamaican bobsledding.

JMC-STL wrote:The Australian Ice Hockey League runs from the latter part of April through the last weekend in August each year. Yeah, I know, attending games would be a bit of an economic burden for most of us. But the League does offer free streaming sometimes.

Where's the 'Roos, Wallabies and Koalas? Such generic hockey team names. Ice, North Stars, Thunder, Brave, Mustangs, Bears, Adrenaline, Ice Dogs. They need to spice it up for the international fans.

I wonder if they use Australian slang for ice hockey terms? Is the penalty box called "the Barby"? Do they call a slapshot a "ripper"?

BluesSK wrote:

JMC-STL wrote:The Australian Ice Hockey League runs from the latter part of April through the last weekend in August each year. Yeah, I know, attending games would be a bit of an economic burden for most of us. But the League does offer free streaming sometimes.

Where's the 'Roos, Wallabies and Koalas? Such generic hockey team names. Ice, North Stars, Thunder, Brave, Mustangs, Bears, Adrenaline, Ice Dogs. They need to spice it up for the international fans.

I wonder if they use Australian slang for ice hockey terms? Is the penalty box called "the Barby"? Do they call a slapshot a "ripper"?

BlueinNy wrote:I'm guessing the aussie hockey league is kinda like Jamaican bobsledding.

Actually, they're slightly more organized. AIHL level of play is roughly equivalent to North American Single-A pro hockey, without the paychecks. The most noteworthy oddity is that they play 2-fifteen minute periods & a 20-minute third period. I'm just guessing that's for the purpose of reducing the cost of ice time for the teams. Plus, most of them play in community rinks & there could be a group of impatient kangaroo boxing participants waiting for the space.

ETA: This is an enlightening article from the IIHF about the Down Under experiences of former NCAA Div III D-man Rob Malloy who played several years in the AIHL ... Malloy on Aussie ice

COOL RUNNING!!!

Capt. Well played sir, well played.

Something has to happen soon, liver can't go on like this for ever.

Yesterday was the most I felt the lack of hockey so far this summer. Today there have been a bunch of smaller news items like Carolina extending their coach and Mrazek signing a two year deal. It's not much, but I'll take it. August is gonna be brutal.

I'd been doing just fine until I opened my Twitter feed and the first two posts I saw were Backed in a Bruins jersey and Elliott in a Flames jersey. After that I sort of lost it.

Oates2Hullie450 wrote:I'd been doing just fine until I opened my Twitter feed and the first two posts I saw were Backed in a Bruins jersey and Elliott in a Flames jersey. After that I sort of lost it.

Seeing Elliott in a Flames jersey should make real Blues fans reach for the Preparation H every time.

Turk Sanderson wrote:

Oates2Hullie450 wrote:I'd been doing just fine until I opened my Twitter feed and the first two posts I saw were Backed in a Bruins jersey and Elliott in a Flames jersey. After that I sort of lost it.

Seeing Elliott in a Flames jersey should make real Blues fans reach for the Preparation H every time.

That's why they call it the Blues.

Getting in touch with your "Elton John"?