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mistermasan
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| i pretty much only know the blues. we had grant fuhr for awhile and jamal meyers has been rock steady for years. there are probably more blacks in the NHL than canadians in the NBA. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| mistermasan wrote: |
| there are probably more blacks in the NHL than canadians in the NBA. |
Steve Nash is worth about 5-9 players by himself. 
Hispanic/latino players are indeed underrepresented in the NHL. Scorer Scott Gomez and goalie Manny Fernandez are among the select few.
PLENTY of aboriginal First Nation peoples in hockey now and throughout hockey history.
Asians very underrepresented, with Richard Park, born in Seoul and raised in LA, as the unlikely best of a very small lot. Unless you consider Canadian born NHL star Paul Kariya, who has Japanese parents. |
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funkywinkerbeans
Joined: 17 Feb 2006
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:23 am Post subject: |
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Fantastic player. He makes other players on the ice look like they're moving in slow motion. As an individual talent, more exciting than Crosby.
The money is going to eat into Washington's salary cap. Capitals have another potential star in Backstrom, so if they don't run into salary problems, things are looking better for the Caps in the future. |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:05 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
Hispanic/latino players are indeed underrepresented in the NHL. Scorer Scott Gomez and goalie Manny Fernandez are among the select few. |
Hockey isn't really played much in Hispanic/Latin countries or the south of the US for that matter.
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| Asians very underrepresented, with Richard Park, born in Seoul and raised in LA, as the unlikely best of a very small lot. Unless you consider Canadian born NHL star Paul Kariya, who has Japanese parents. |
Again, hockey isn't played much in Asia.
Stands to reason, no? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:30 am Post subject: |
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| Hanson wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
Hispanic/latino players are indeed underrepresented in the NHL. Scorer Scott Gomez and goalie Manny Fernandez are among the select few. |
Hockey isn't really played much in Hispanic/Latin countries |
Been to America recently?
There are 45 million Hispanic/spanish-speakers in the US of A, more than in Spain.
Granted, only 15 million Asians in America. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| Pity such a talent is playing in a hockey black hole. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| Asians very underrepresented, with Richard Park, born in Seoul and raised in LA, as the unlikely best of a very small lot. Unless you consider Canadian born NHL star Paul Kariya, who has Japanese parents. |
A handful of half Japanese players: Paul Kariya, Jamie Storr, David Tanabe, Devin Setoguchi, and some Japanese goalie that played like 10 minutes in the bigs last year.
Korean: Richard Park, Jim Peak (retired)
Chinese: Peter Ing (retired)
South Asians: Manny Malhotra |
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DaeguKid
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:25 am Post subject: |
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| I think the NHL missed a golden oppurtunity by not putting a team in Seattle or Portland in the 90's. There was a time when the Junior (Seattle Thunderbirds) team in Seattle outdrew the Sonics. But noooooo... they had to put two teams in Flordia and a handful of teams in the South, most with questionable attendance, leaving the whole NW area without a NHL hockey team. |
The Ottawa Senators were up for a team the same time as Seattle. I was in my teens at the time, but I remember this much...the spokesperson got up for Seattle got up on the mic and something to the effect "We want a team...but we dont have a real fan base for hockey....we don't really have an arena plan laid out....but, we would really like a team." When applying for team, you need more than just a bid. You need a plan, and Seattle did not have it. Nothing against the city...been there and loved it, but the management at the time were not prepared.
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| Hanson wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
Hispanic/latino players are indeed underrepresented in the NHL. Scorer Scott Gomez and goalie Manny Fernandez are among the select few. |
Hockey isn't really played much in Hispanic/Latin countries |
Been to America recently?
There are 45 million Hispanic/spanish-speakers in the US of A, more than in Spain.
Granted, only 15 million Asians in America. |
Most of which don't play hockey.
I noticed you chopped off half of what I said in your quote of me ("...in the south of the US"). I don't imagine many Hispanics in Miami are practicing their stick-handling on the weekends.
Stands to reason... |
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thiophene
Joined: 15 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Hockey's way too expensive, baseball and basketball are more affordable. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| thiophene wrote: |
| Hockey's way too expensive, baseball and basketball are more affordable. |
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