Comments on: Happy Hockey Day in Canada http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:38:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Mark Coale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-850200 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:49:12 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-850200 If you get the Center Ice package, it includes Saturday night CBC games on Hockey Night in Canada. You can also watching the HNIC non-game programming (Like Coach's Corner and Behind the Mask) on the CBC's website. If you get the Center Ice package, it includes Saturday night CBC games on Hockey Night in Canada.

You can also watching the HNIC non-game programming (Like Coach’s Corner and Behind the Mask) on the CBC’s website.

]]> by: Tom S. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-849779 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:23:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-849779 I am a comics fan and a fan of the Southeast Division leading Washington Caps. Let's Go Caps. I wish I could get CBC. How does someone get the CBC? I am a comics fan and a fan of the Southeast Division leading Washington Caps. Let’s Go Caps. I wish I could get CBC. How does someone get the CBC?

]]> by: Dan Vado http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-848951 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:31:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-848951 SLG publishing sponsored two roller hockey games (purists, please note I said ROLLER hockey and please don't turn this into a debate as to whether roller hockey is really hockey) during Comic-Con in San Diego a few years back. I was hoping to turn it into an annual event, but after the second year I realized I no longer had any energy to work a convention all day long AND play in a hockey game. Also, I had hoped this would be maybe a retailers vs publishers game, or a fans vs pros thing, but what wound up happening is that it became the entire industry vs my team (Drunken Monkeys, which still plays every Tuesday night at Rollin Ice in San Jose and of which I am the lone company related player). There are some pretty decent players in the business, including Jamie Graham of Graham Crackers Collectibles in Illinois and Vince Lettario (I think I might have the last name wrong) of DC Comics who had a hat trick against us in the inaugural game). Hockey and comics have one thing in common, it would seem, in that both are in the grand scheme of American popular culture niche entertainment whose fans support them passionately. Dan Vado SLG publishing sponsored two roller hockey games (purists, please note I said ROLLER hockey and please don’t turn this into a debate as to whether roller hockey is really hockey) during Comic-Con in San Diego a few years back. I was hoping to turn it into an annual event, but after the second year I realized I no longer had any energy to work a convention all day long AND play in a hockey game.

Also, I had hoped this would be maybe a retailers vs publishers game, or a fans vs pros thing, but what wound up happening is that it became the entire industry vs my team (Drunken Monkeys, which still plays every Tuesday night at Rollin Ice in San Jose and of which I am the lone company related player). There are some pretty decent players in the business, including Jamie Graham of Graham Crackers Collectibles in Illinois and Vince Lettario (I think I might have the last name wrong) of DC Comics who had a hat trick against us in the inaugural game).

Hockey and comics have one thing in common, it would seem, in that both are in the grand scheme of American popular culture niche entertainment whose fans support them passionately.

Dan Vado

]]> by: Jim McLauchlin http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-848157 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:52:02 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-848157 As part of Hockey Day in Minnesota the high school Roseau Rams played the Blaine Bengals outdoors on Baudette Bay, right on the U.S./Canada border. It was an AMAZING game, as Roseau triumphed 1-0 to run their season record to 23-0. At the end of the game, temperature was -8, and wind chill was about -31. If you get a chance and get FOX Sports North on DirecTV, Dish Network, or any such, check it out. They replayed the game once already last night, and may do so again. It was freakin' amazing. High school hockey is one of life's great pleasures. It's right up there with…college hockey, I guess. Jim McLauchlin As part of Hockey Day in Minnesota the high school Roseau Rams played the Blaine Bengals outdoors on Baudette Bay, right on the U.S./Canada border. It was an AMAZING game, as Roseau triumphed 1-0 to run their season record to 23-0. At the end of the game, temperature was -8, and wind chill was about -31.

If you get a chance and get FOX Sports North on DirecTV, Dish Network, or any such, check it out. They replayed the game once already last night, and may do so again.

It was freakin’ amazing. High school hockey is one of life’s great pleasures. It’s right up there with…college hockey, I guess.

Jim McLauchlin

]]> by: William http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-845044 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:23:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-845044 If you're talking about the Redwood Empire Ice Arena, it's in Northern California (Santa Rosa), not SoCal. If you’re talking about the Redwood Empire Ice Arena, it’s in Northern California (Santa Rosa), not SoCal.

]]> by: David C http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-845020 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:12:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-845020 Didn't McFarlane also sponsor a kid's hockey team called the Spawns or something? Didn’t McFarlane also sponsor a kid’s hockey team called the Spawns or something?

]]> by: Peter Krause http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-844023 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:20:02 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-844023 Yes indeed, it is hockey day in Minnesota. Besides the Wild game, three of the state's premier high school contest are being broadcast on Fox Sports North. Right now, the snow is blowing outside my window. The predicted low temp tonight is -15 degrees, with windchills of -35 to -45. That's hockey weather! Yes indeed, it is hockey day in Minnesota. Besides the Wild game, three of the state’s premier high school contest are being broadcast on Fox Sports North.

Right now, the snow is blowing outside my window. The predicted low temp tonight is -15 degrees, with windchills of -35 to -45.

That’s hockey weather!

]]> by: Rakarich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-843996 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:14:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-843996 Jeff Lemire's Tales of Essex County Volume 2 is about two brothers with aspirations for the big league. Oh, and if that book doesn't win an Eisner of some sort I'll be shocked. Jeff Lemire’s Tales of Essex County Volume 2 is about two brothers with aspirations for the big league. Oh, and if that book doesn’t win an Eisner of some sort I’ll be shocked.

]]> by: Rakarich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-843994 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:14:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/02/09/happy-hockey-day-in-canada/#comment-843994 Jeff Lemire's Tales of essex County Volume 2 is about two brother's with aspirations for the big league. Oh, and if that book doesn't win an Eisner of some sort I'll be shocked. Jeff Lemire’s Tales of essex County Volume 2 is about two brother’s with aspirations for the big league. Oh, and if that book doesn’t win an Eisner of some sort I’ll be shocked.

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