Random hockey news thread not related to NHL/AHL.

Edited September 16, 20223 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Adam Johnson: Manslaughter arrest over ice hockey player's death

3 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Adam Johnson: Manslaughter arrest over ice hockey player's death

Not sure this holds up honestly and probably wouldn't make it to a Canadian court but England has their own rules 

In a stunning turn of events, the Brandon Wheat Kings' highly anticipated 5th overall pick, the hometown hero Jaxon Jacobson, is set to make his debut against the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday night.

At the tender age of 14, Jaxon is poised to etch his name in the record books as the youngest player ever to don the Black and Gold jersey in a Wheat Kings debut.

Would you like to know more?

On 2023-12-08 at 11:44 AM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

In a stunning turn of events, the Brandon Wheat Kings' highly anticipated 5th overall pick, the hometown hero Jaxon Jacobson, is set to make his debut against the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday night.

At the tender age of 14, Jaxon is poised to etch his name in the record books as the youngest player ever to don the Black and Gold jersey in a Wheat Kings debut.

Would you like to know more?

Yet another guy whose parents were Sons of Anarchy fans...

 

We need a little "Go Jets" symbol to go with the "Go Bombers "W" in the reactions for the off season - just a suggestion.

On 2023-12-14 at 1:08 PM, iHeart said:

 

and he's in

 

On 2023-12-08 at 1:44 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

In a stunning turn of events, the Brandon Wheat Kings' highly anticipated 5th overall pick, the hometown hero Jaxon Jacobson, is set to make his debut against the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday night.

At the tender age of 14, Jaxon is poised to etch his name in the record books as the youngest player ever to don the Black and Gold jersey in a Wheat Kings debut.

Would you like to know more?

Starship Troopers anyone? 😄

 

Swiss ripped off, what terrible reffing, giving Sweden i guess...

whoa what are the odds, all of our drafts in the juniors are all playing in the finals

 

https://www.tsn.ca/world-juniors/united-states-take-world-juniors-gold-with-win-over-host-sweden-1.2058535

19 hours ago, iHeart said:

whoa what are the odds, all of our drafts in the juniors are all playing in the finals

 

It’s got to be low considering those were our only prospects at the tourney. 

 

Not sure if this belongs in this thread or the MMA thread.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7099104

BC junior player chokes out the opposing goalie with a guillotine choke.  Would not be surprised if charges are laid over that one.

A class-action suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York arguing that the major junior hockey system in North America violates U.S. antitrust law.

https://apnews.com/article/junior-hockey-antitrust-lawsuit-fc7dd93d32e8fd802dbb97848eb4bc27

Case of unopened 1979 hockey cards from Sask. sells for over $5M at auction

2 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Case of unopened 1979 hockey cards from Sask. sells for over $5M at auction

wish I had a time machine to go back in time and buy up 10 boxes of cards....though an investment in NVIDIA would probably have been even more lucrative...who knows...

15 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

wish I had a time machine to go back in time and buy up 10 boxes of cards....though an investment in NVIDIA would probably have been even more lucrative...who knows...

Hey KBF, I used to buy comics as a kid from about age 7 to 14. I'd buy one or two comics a week, every week. I had hundreds of DC & Marvel Comics. Some Gold Key (Space Family Robinson)  & others. But it was DC Comics, Superman, Batman, Hawkman, Superboy, Action Comics, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Or Marvel's Captain America, Spiderman, X Men, Thor, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer. All the way back to 1964 & I kept them in pristine shape as well. Except.... only one problem. On these pristine comics, I drew moustaches, beards & long hair on all the characters in every comic book that I had. How much would comics from 1964-71 have fetched me today if they hadn't been ruined by my artistic flair? WHO KNEW?? Lol. Actually, waaaaahh!!

Edited February 25, 20241 yr by SpeedFlex27

12 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Hey KBF, I used to buy comics as a kid from about age 7 to 14. I'd buy one or two comics a week, every week. I had hundreds of DC & Marvel Comics. Some Gold Key (Space Family Robinson)  & others. But it was DC Comics, Superman, Batman, Hawkman, Superboy, Action Comics, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Or Marvel's Captain America, Spiderman, X Men, Thor, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer. All the way back to 1964 & I kept them in pristine shape as well. Except.... only one problem. On these pristine comics, I drew moustaches, beards & long hair on all the characters in every comic book that I had. How much would comics from 1964-71 have fetched me today if they hadn't been ruined by my artistic flair? WHO KNEW?? Lol. Actually, waaaaahh!!

I have vivid memories of throwing darts at Gretzky rookie cards.  All of the Oilers.  We hated them so much...

43 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I have vivid memories of throwing darts at Gretzky rookie cards.  All of the Oilers.  We hated them so much...

How Gretzky could stand with the puck behind the goal watching the play, plotting his next move & no one came in to challenge him was mind boggling. 

50 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I have vivid memories of throwing darts at Gretzky rookie cards.  All of the Oilers.  We hated them so much...

Memories of clipping them to the spokes of bike tires to make it “sound” like you had a motorcycle. 

My dad's first collection was the 79-80 OPC set. At the time he didn't know better, and each one is secured to the plastic sheet with a small piece of scotch tape on the back. Ugh.

in 1979-80 everyone was buying gold.  No one could conceptualize that a piece of cardboard with a picture on it would be worth more than their weight in gold over 40 years later.