Comments on: Ice hockey has a place on Australian rinks

By: magnet

magnet — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:22:29 +0000

I love Ice Hockey,even though I was brought up playing Rugby League, the best thing is that when a big hit is put on the ‘HITTER’ dosn’t come back to say sorry and help the the player up . I’d much prefer to watch Hockey than League these days ’cause of the ‘toughness of the players.

By: Sean D

Sean D — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:19:12 +0000

Great article, keep up the writing and spreading the good word of hockey!

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:43:08 +0000

Myself and a mate of mine went to our first AIHL game over the weekend. Best money weve spent. We were very surprised with the skill level, speed and toughness of the Australian competition. I recommend it to everyone.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:28:44 +0000

“Just don’t let it get a strangle hold. It’s swamped all sports in Canada”

Phaeton, that won’t happen. Australia has nowhere near the same history and tradition in ice hockey that Canada does.

That’s an interesting theory about Canada’s lack of performance at the summer Olympics. This sounds like a dumb question, but is ice hockey #1 all over Canada? I’ve got Canadian mates (from Ontario) that reckon Canadian football beats ice hockey out west…

Anyway, good luck with those winter Olympics next year – who do you reckon should be in goal for Canada?

By: Working Class Rugger

Working Class Rugger — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:52:58 +0000

Phaeton

Australia’s sporting marketplace is highly competitive and ice hockey is a very long way down the food chain. Although a great sport. We are in no danger of being overrun by Hockey. Field Hockey has a better shot of domination.

By: Phaeton

Phaeton — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:37:30 +0000

Just don’t let it get a strangle hold. It’s swamped all sports in Canada, and it’s the main reason why Canadian athletes don’t constantly mount the podium at the summer Olympics. It’s not because Canada’s a cold climate – many countries in northern Europe are pretty cold, but they turn out fine athletes in all kinds of summer sports – it’s because there’s so little interest in other sports. And without interest, everything else is marginalized. No interest, no money.

Australia, hockey’s a great game, but keep it in its corner.

By: Chop

Chop — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:09:13 +0000

I go to a lot of the Canberra Knights games, it’s a really good, cheap night out. The atmosphere (apart from being cold) is sensational and when they have a fight, boy do they do it properly, unlike most modern sports, the benches clear and the punches are a plenty….The game is quick and skillful as well….

By: Rowan

Rowan — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:55:14 +0000

Simmo – kids hockey is great – there are many teams. we just need to figure out how to retain players once they turn 17/18 and discover booze, women and cars!

By: Simmo

Simmo — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:16:01 +0000

I read somewhere that Ice Hockey has a small but rapidly growing junior participation base in the NW of Sydney.

By: Papa Romeo

Papa Romeo — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:50:42 +0000

GO CANUCKS GO!!!!

By: Nathan T

Nathan T — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:52:55 +0000

It is great to see a great article written about the Aussie version of the greatest sport in the world. It was upsetting to see a great team be lost to the AIHL this year, but it will only up the qulity and determination of the others. If you haven’t gotten to a local game, I highly reccomend that you do….

By: Roman

Roman — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:29:42 +0000

Hockey in this country will always be playing second fiddle to football codes unfortunately, however it is for this very reason that the achievements of our national mens ice hockey team should be praised. Imagine what could be done with a little funding?

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:31:30 +0000

I used to think that Ice Hockey couldn’t work in Aust because of the weather but here I am in North Carolina where it’s stupidly hot and humid for 9 months a year and the big sports story at the moment is the local NHL team (Carolina Hurricanes) who are through to the second round of the playoffs. Am thinking of going along to one of the games if I can get a ticket.

By: Working Class Rugger

Working Class Rugger — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:16:39 +0000

I rather enjoy Ice Hockey. Great physical game. The stigma of Aus. not being a Winter(ice nad snow) country will be very hard to overcome.

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:49:05 +0000

I went along to a couple of Melbourne Ice matches last season. II’d reccomend it to anyone who likes their sport fast and physical. You get up close to the action and it’s really cheap. I reckon they’ll get a real lift when they move out of their current rink in Oakleigh. It’s too far out to attract many casual spectators, and it’s alot colder than any arena I’ve ever been in.

If you live in Melbourne and want to see the best in the world, NHL games can be found on the big screen every other week at a pub in the city called Charles Dickens Tavern. They call it Hockey Night in Melbourne and it attracts alot of mostly Canadian expats and tourists.