This is an old posting, that never got posted, as I wanted to crystalize a few more ideas before posting it. but seeing that if i dont post it now it will just be neglcted forever, and I need to update the blog, and this is an easy half assed way of doing so.
Playoffs: Habs look like shit, but i hope like hell they can get it together. Im pulling for Calgary because of all the great old bastards on the team, San Jose is for fags. My money is on Rangers coming out of the east. Those sluts in Anaheim might just beat the shit out of everyone and pull it off. I guess we will have to wait and see. Ottawa looks fucking pathetic. Spezza is shit, and Heatley doesn't look much better. Also if this country wants to see the Male half of the species to stop slipping behind the ladies academically, they might want to move exams, or the playoffs. its not helping.
RANT ABOUT A NEW HOCKEY LEAUGE BEGINS HERE:
Anyhow to all those who said the idea of Premier Canadian Hockey League is impossible.
I've got two rich billionaires that want a team. This
Guy and Basillie. Thats one team in Toronto, and then another in Hamilton. I am sure there is some rich oil fuckers that can put a team in Alberta, and there has to be at least one french-canadian billionaire to put a team in Quebec.
2 more and you have a league right.
Have the league entierly transparent, and rather then have corporate boxes, run large charity based lotterys/raffles, and give the tickets out that way. You could even sell the tickets via auction sites in order to create a fair market value for the cost of tickets. Throw all scalpers in jail and you would have full arenas every damn night. Season ticket holders that don't show up to the game on time (they could call in if they were going to be late) would have their tickets sold at game time at the rate of the average cost of a ticket in the arena. Nothing worst then seeing the best seats in the house empty. Currently at least 50% of the value of a ticket is going to 3rd party middlemen (ticketmaster, scaplers, ebay, and other 3rd party ticket brokers). A league that was capable of setting up its own ticket broker would see a massive increase in ticket sales.
The only thing that would fluctuate would be how much money the team is either making or losing on a nightly basis, which information would be published to the public. You could then balance out the cost of running a team against the cost fans are paying for the tickets.
Really there are enough wealthy Canadians that are addicted to hockey like crack cocaine that they could find a way to run a team like a co-op. Display how much money they are spending on staff, players, and the arena, and then explain to the local population that they require this much money to run the team.
You could also find a new way of paying players that would remove the need for shitty "agents". Create a standard wage that everyone receives, add bonuses for hits, +/-, goals, assists, time on ice, blocked shots, fights, etc... Then have local fans rank the players on their teams of importance adding more additional cash to each player. This would help create an effective ranking system as well. Also create a strong pension fund for players that get injured. Why should shitty players get paid a lot that they don't deserve?
Have the strongest cash incentives for playoff performance, and overall team performance.
Players would then be all on the same paying level, and the constant negotiating, and fucking about with lawyers would be removed from the sport. Players would make more money, as a large portion would no longer go to their agents and lawyers.
Remember people the reason why the league sucks (not as good as it could be) is because its run by A FUCKING LAWYER!
The league could also film the games themselves and sell it directly to bars and consumers via the internet. No need to get short changed by the big TV companies. The NHL doesn't have a contract with a single major american network!? And we are supposed to believe this is a "professional" sport in America!? you must be shitting me. I would be curious to see how insignificant the tv revenue from Versus is for the NHL compared to their contract with the CBC.
My friends have recently come to the conclusion that the best hockey season would be 20 teams, 60 games. That would be great, but
I prefer two divisions of 15 teams playing 60 games. Premiership consisting of the top 15, and then a second league consisting of the bottom 15. With the top 5 and bottom 5 switching spots each season.
So who would be in this hypothetical 30 team league?
1. Toronto
2. Toronto
3. Montreal
4. Montreal
5. Ottawa
6. Hamilton
7. Quebec City
8. Winnipeg
9. Calgary
10. Edmonton
11. Regina
12. Vancouver
13. Halifax
14. Somewhere else in Ontario
15. Possibly St. Johns
16. NY (long island)
17. NY (Manhattan)
18.
Philadelphia
17. Boston
18. Pittsburgh
19. Detroit
20. Chicago
21. Denver
22. Dallas
23. Los Angeles.
24. Buffalo
25. Anaheim
26. San Jose
27. Washington
28. Minnesota
29. Carolina/Hartford
30. Somewhere in Ohio
obvious rule changes: no touch icing. Get rid of the instigator rule. Goalies can get hit when they leave the crease, but can skate anywhere and play the puck. Take those useless line refs off the ice, replace with electronic location detectors in players skates and the puck to see when people are offside. Its the 21st century fuckers, we have computers and electronics! Similar thing for puck going across the red line when scoring. Penalites can be called after the whistle is blown if they are missed and of signifcance. Have a room full of people watching every inch of the ice via video cameras. IF A BAD CALL IS MADE, the ref can decide it was stupid and negate it. If he doesn't, it may then be reviewed by the leauge, and a strike will be made against the ref if its a bad call. 5 of these and he has to get a new job. Bigger fucking areans, and reasonable prices for food and booze. NO COMERCIAL BREAKS DURING THE GAME!! only between periods. If all the fucking adds on the boards isnt enough, slap a logo on the uni's. would look like shit, but the pace of hockey goes up about 1000% when there isn't comercials every 7 fucking minutes.
comments, critisisms, its fucking hockey, everyones got something to say about it!
