I am trying to come up with a comprehensive list of why college hockey is better than pro hockey. Things that come to mind for me are the penalties for fighting in college and no rule against the two line pass in college. Please help me add to my list. Thanks.
This may have been covered here already. If so, please point me to the link.
Go Red.
[Q]redredux Wrote:
I am trying to come up with a comprehensive list of why college hockey is better than pro hockey. Things that come to mind for me are the penalties for fighting in college and no rule against the two line pass in college. Please help me add to my list. Thanks.
This may have been covered here already. If so, please point me to the link.
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Someone posted this link on the forum before, but might be worth a look: NHL Fan's Guide to College Hockey -- http://www.uscho.com/news/2004/09/20_008649.php
LGR!
The players in college try every night as opposed to NHL players only trying during the playoffs, or only when they find out how many more wins they need to make the playoffs.
The fanbase is more consistent and in some cases more involved. Going to a college game with a group of students and alumni chanting standards is a lot more entertaining than reading "Go (insert team)s go!" scroll across the jumbotron at a pro rink with nobody saying it.
Cheaper team merchandise.
Player consistency... when you get a new guy on the college team, it's reasonable to expect he'll be there all four years, unless he's spectacular enough to get signed or disgruntled enough to transfer. No trading involved.
+ Fewer drunks.
+ Prettier women.
+ No trades.
College hockey has the capacity to be more intimate, at least when games are played in barns like Lynah, as opposed to overbloated commercial arenas; stuff like that should be reserved for the postseason only.
No lockouts.
[Q]strixvaria Wrote:
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Amen. I think this might top the list.
[Q]Section A Banshee Wrote:
The players in college try every night as opposed to NHL players only trying during the playoffs, or only when they find out how many more wins they need to make the playoffs.
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What about Harvard? They only come out to play in March.
;-)