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That doesn't make it not expensive

Posted on: June 17, 2025 at 09:25:29 CT
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Coworker of mines son plays competitive hockey and its vastly more expensive than any other sport.. even baseball which has a lot of travel (another coworker of mine just got back from a tournament in Cooperstown... still not as expensive as hockey)
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Stanley Cup viewership down 25% - Fire Marshall Bill STL - 6/17 06:12:21
     I’m not a hockey guy, but I think it is some of the better - alwaysright MU - 6/17 11:13:59
          Same - XRob MU - 6/17 15:02:57
     No one cares about Edmonton - Calca STL - 6/17 10:52:19
          How many people that live in alberta - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 11:04:18
               Calgary fans also won't watch the Oilers - Calca STL - 6/17 11:20:18
     Was looking for the game a few days ago - Grasslands MU - 6/17 10:44:19
     you shack killing sonofa***** (nm) - Joeboo MU - 6/17 10:19:26
          btw - I had a dream about you last night. - CulturedDan MU - 6/17 10:34:50
               go on...(nm) - Joeboo MU - 6/17 10:39:48
                    eh, nothing happened. - CulturedDan MU - 6/17 10:41:34
          LOL...go get 'em JB. (nm) - Nebraska99 STL - 6/17 10:23:29
          Hockey post > Reino moving out post(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 6/17 10:20:46
               yes FMB has committed murder many times but I don't - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 10:28:28
     Ice Soccer isn't really fun - Rabbit Test MU - 6/17 09:56:12
          That is also a big problem, but when the Blues are in - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:59:53
     It's a white sport - Columbian Gold MU - 6/17 09:37:30
          White people would rather watch black people play.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 6/17 09:40:58
               Maybe white people like FMB (nm) - Columbian Gold MU - 6/17 10:07:50
                    no. i'm confident that white people don't like FMB (nm) - phrejd STL - 6/17 10:08:36
                         Does anyone? I don't even know if FMB likes FMB.(nm) - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 10:30:50
                              Samoans love him. he's like the David Hasselhoff of Samoa (nm) - phrejd STL - 6/17 10:34:27
                                   RE: Samoans love him. he's like the David Hasselhoff of Samoa (nm) - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 10:38:04
                         haha(nm) - TigerA MU - 6/17 10:19:25
               this is "Message Board Genius" level stuff (nm) - TigerA MU - 6/17 09:42:52
     when does it start? (nm) - phrejd STL - 6/17 09:36:21
     Playoff hockey is outstanding - Diamond Dave MU - 6/17 09:32:00
          live hockey is great (regular season or playoff). it loses - TigerA MU - 6/17 09:33:01
               most sports do, but I think tv hockey is great, so much - 90Tiger STL - 6/17 09:35:15
                    NHL and NBA have by far the most continuous action - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:37:08
                         There is no other sport that I have played that you - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 09:56:33
     Also - hockey is not a sport just anyone can play really... - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:19:01
          The NASCAR of - Rabbit Test MU - 6/17 09:57:26
               NASCAR is not really a sport. If it doesn't have a ball, - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 10:02:27
                    Track and Field? Cycling? Swimming? Just curious nm - TiGertim MU - 6/17 11:15:26
          If you are in the north - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:21:36
               rink data - US - 90Tiger STL - 6/17 10:14:42
               That doesn't make it not expensive - AWOLTiger KC - 6/17 09:25:29
                    You know you don't have to travel all over god's - Rabbit Test MU - 6/17 10:00:33
                         It is more of an investment in your kid than it is a - Iron DUKE - 6/17 13:44:59
                    RE: That doesn't make it not expensive - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:36:02
                         Well - that is not hockey. So you played softball.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:40:31
                    I can think of two places in KC where kids can play - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:27:45
                         How is that any different than baseball? Any catcher - DHighlander NWMSU - 6/17 09:41:14
                              It's different because you don't have to travel to play - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:46:02
               Again - most people don't want to live that far north so - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:25:26
     As a pretty big sports fan, if you gave me a list of - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 08:43:32
          just not diverse enough for you is it?(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 6/17 09:54:22
          Hockey is not a beta make sport, I bet you can name every - DHighlander NWMSU - 6/17 09:43:44
          congratulations? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 6/17 09:35:57
          You don’t sound like a pretty big sports fan - Hickeytime MU - 6/17 09:06:58
               I don’t know much about monster trucks or UFC either(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 09:08:59
                    I don’t either - Hickeytime MU - 6/17 09:11:12
                         lol(nm) - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:16:25
                         No thanks, I like to be accurate and transparent (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 09:13:40
                              But you’re not accurate. - Hickeytime MU - 6/17 09:17:39
                                   Agree; those are examples of me being a big sports fan(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 09:19:18
          good to know, thanks(nm) - cnk MU - 6/17 08:57:09
          When you live in a hockey empty area - meatiger MU - 6/17 08:45:05
               KC has no NBA or NHL, but NHL is closer - Joeboo MU - 6/17 08:57:04
                    A lot because of college basketball - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:00:50
                    I could not name one hockey player other than Crosby that - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:00:27
                    to be fair though - Joeboo MU - 6/17 08:58:07
               not being able to name 1 player is unique for a sports fan - TigerA MU - 6/17 08:48:22
               Agree, America just likely isn’t a good fit - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 08:47:41
                    You do this all the time. Just because you don't see it in - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 08:57:29
                         I speak for and on behalf of America - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 09:00:40
                         he's pretty transparent about it(nm) - TigerA MU - 6/17 08:59:13
                    NHL just had a record setting season. - Nebraska99 STL - 6/17 08:52:54
                         Ok. Part of the problem is nobody watches ESPN anymore so - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 08:57:42
                              LOL.....stop it. (nm) - Nebraska99 STL - 6/17 09:03:05
                              No one watches ESPN? - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:02:15
                                   ha. ha. Exactly what I was thinking. Can't - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 10:32:48
                              You aren't a big sports fan I would say. You might be a big - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 09:00:55
                                   Those are sports you are citing as evidence I’m not(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 09:01:35
                                        IF you can't name a single NHL player or couldn't - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 09:04:59
                                             It is time well spent if you love the sport. I love - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:08:58
                                                  lol, you watch baseball - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:15:41
                                                       If you like the sport the season is never too long - Hickeytime MU - 6/17 09:20:53
                                                            I think the baseball season is too long as well, but it will - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:38:05
                                                  for each their own. We all value our time and value - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 09:11:36
                                             I don’t care. That is why I responded with context and - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 09:07:18
                                                  That is fine with you not caring - meatiger MU - 6/17 09:13:53
                                                  meh. I just find it odd you call yourself a big fan of - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 09:09:06
                                                       I am saying I am a big sports fan - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 09:12:53
                                                       If you ask most sports fans...hockey is WAY down the - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:11:22
                                                            its the BIG label thats odd not to me. - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/17 09:18:13
                                                                 Exactly - Hickeytime MU - 6/17 09:28:14
                    Tell that to the millions that go to games - meatiger MU - 6/17 08:49:34
                         Ok, read my above post those people(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 08:52:54
                    It is big in the US. You just don't have interest in it(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 6/17 08:48:15
                         It is not big in the US. Certain people like it, but it is - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:05:37
                              23M in attendance is not small. 25 US teams vs. 7 in - Erwin Fletcher STL - 6/17 09:23:55
                                   It's a fun live sport. Most don't care, and especially - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 09:57:03
                         Agreed. Same with NASCAR to some extent - FIJItiger MU - 6/17 08:54:15
                              Yep(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 6/17 08:55:24
     as a casual sports fan outside of football - Joeboo MU - 6/17 08:33:22
     everyone is watching WNBA instead(nm) - TigerA MU - 6/17 08:29:48
     Is this a byproduct of a GoWoke disorder? - Eeth STL - 6/17 08:28:10
     As a huge fan of the NHL, here's my kneejerk analysis: - 90Tiger STL - 6/17 07:32:55
          all good points, but I will push back on number three - Fire Marshall Bill STL - 6/17 08:17:27
               i don't look at money lines/betting; just going with - 90Tiger STL - 6/17 08:40:30
     Winter sport - season is too long(nm) - alstl MU - 6/17 06:49:45
          Nothing says ice hockey like mid june(nm) - SEC-BIG-GAMEHUNTER MU - 6/17 08:13:49
          it’s not like there is anything else on to - Fire Marshall Bill STL - 6/17 07:22:41
               They should alternated days - meatiger MU - 6/17 08:37:16
                    i think the extra days are due to the travel distance (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 6/17 08:41:00
                         basketball built them in too(nm) - meatiger MU - 6/17 08:44:13
               I don't watch any of it but the Cardinals are nearing - alstl MU - 6/17 08:19:56
     Have you heard of the ICC?(nm) - Valley Tiger MU - 6/17 06:36:13
          Indian c0cksuckers Club?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill STL - 6/17 07:23:53
     Pretty much when the Blues are out of it .... - Nebraska99 STL - 6/17 06:28:47
          I agree. If the Blues are out of it so am I.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 08:23:38
          BFIB have moved on (nm) - Tigrrrr! MU - 6/17 07:33:00
          That’s baseball for me, but I also am a degenerate gambler - Fire Marshall Bill STL - 6/17 07:23:15
               I quit betting on Hockey after I lost an under with - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/17 08:24:47




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