February 26, 200521 yr SHERWOOD PARK, ALTA. - A group of 40 hockey players on a backyard rink near Edmonton has set a new record for a continuous hockey game, raising more than $200,000 for children's cancer research in the process. In 10 days starting Feb. 11, the two informal teams played the equivalent of an entire NHL season. By the time they declared the game over with weary cheers and handshakes at noon on Monday, they had jockeyed back and forth for 240 hours, handily breaking the previous record of 203 hours. No one was really keeping count after that many hours of skating, passing, shooting, checking and scoring, but organizer Brent Saik guessed the final tally would be "about 2,500 to 2,300." Saik and his friends first set the record two years ago, when they played for 82 hours and raised $130,000 for cancer research in honour of Saik's father, who died from the disease in 1991. After they set the record, his wife, Susan, also died of cancer. When a group in Sudbury, Ont., broke the 82-hour record last year, the Edmonton players grew determined to take the honour back. Saik built the outdoor rink ? regulation size, with lights ? in his backyard for the game. He said he had bought the property without looking at the house, satisfied that the yard was right for a sheet of ice. By the time things wrapped up midday Monday, the game was a little slow, as unshaven players with dark circles under their eyes batted weakly at the puck. Watching the game near Sherwood Park. "I'll be glad once this whole thing is over and get back to a regular life," said Mike Berge, his feet blistered after skating for a week. The players not only had to drag themselves around the ice, but had to schedule volunteers and massage therapists, and make sure that two referees were always on hand, so that the game qualifies for a Guinness world record. The players say they love both the game and the cause ? equipment designed specifically for children with cancer. "It's for a great cause. There are a lot of people out there suffering from cancer and we're out there to do it for them," Berge said. http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/20...cord050221.html
February 26, 200521 yr Dude, the NHL is over. 695523[/snapback] Dood, we don't need your comments. If you don't like the NHL than leave the threads and don't post? Since all you care about doing is stating false posts about the NHL being over. Why don't you check what happened in the last lockout. The game actually gained 10 % attendance after it. This isn't baseball, where the casual fan reigns, but its where the diehards makeup a good majority of fans, and thats where the NHL gets their money from. Ok now off my rant, I will say that hockey game is awesome. And for good causes too.
February 26, 200521 yr Dude, the NHL is over. 695523[/snapback] Dood, we don't need your comments. If you don't like the NHL than leave the threads and don't post? Since all you care about doing is stating false posts about the NHL being over. Why don't you check what happened in the last lockout. The game actually gained 10 % attendance after it. This isn't baseball, where the casual fan reigns, but its where the diehards makeup a good majority of fans, and thats where the NHL gets their money from. Ok now off my rant, I will say that hockey game is awesome. And for good causes too. 695686[/snapback] Hockey is stretched too thin now...it will never be back until 6 or so teams are eliminated.
February 26, 200521 yr Dude, the NHL is over. 695523[/snapback] Dood, we don't need your comments. If you don't like the NHL than leave the threads and don't post? Since all you care about doing is stating false posts about the NHL being over. Why don't you check what happened in the last lockout. The game actually gained 10 % attendance after it. This isn't baseball, where the casual fan reigns, but its where the diehards makeup a good majority of fans, and thats where the NHL gets their money from. Ok now off my rant, I will say that hockey game is awesome. And for good causes too. 695686[/snapback] Hockey is stretched too thin now...it will never be back until 6 or so teams are eliminated. 695697[/snapback] No, it isn't. Ask any real hockey fan. It has everything to do with the trap and nothing to do with it being stretched too thin.
February 26, 200521 yr Author Dude, the NHL is over. 695523[/snapback] HOCKEY is not over, the NHL is. Get that through your head. We should be in this thread talking about how awesome this 10 day game was, not replying to your dumb ass post.
February 26, 200521 yr why on earth would anyone want to play hockey for 10 straight days? 10 minutes is enough crazy canadians
February 26, 200521 yr why on earth would anyone want to play hockey for 10 straight days? 10 minutes is enough crazy canadians 695824[/snapback] I would play for a year straight. So would Accord I bet.
February 26, 200521 yr Dude, the NHL is over. 695523[/snapback] Dood, we don't need your comments. If you don't like the NHL than leave the threads and don't post? Since all you care about doing is stating false posts about the NHL being over. Why don't you check what happened in the last lockout. The game actually gained 10 % attendance after it. This isn't baseball, where the casual fan reigns, but its where the diehards makeup a good majority of fans, and thats where the NHL gets their money from. Ok now off my rant, I will say that hockey game is awesome. And for good causes too. 695686[/snapback] Hockey is stretched too thin now...it will never be back until 6 or so teams are eliminated. 695697[/snapback] No, it isn't. Ask any real hockey fan. It has everything to do with the trap and nothing to do with it being stretched too thin. 695783[/snapback] You'd be shocked but I had a large mini plan of season tickets to the Carolina Hurricanes...I was a huge fan...now It is becoming meh.
February 26, 200521 yr Author why on earth would anyone want to play hockey for 10 straight days? 10 minutes is enough crazy canadians 695824[/snapback] Honestly, WTF is wrong with you people? There have been threads on here about week long basketball games and whatnot and NOBODY ever makes dumb ass comments like this one i'm replying to.
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