tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496400506403679451.post5859810885929575358..comments2023-04-11T05:37:31.363-04:00Comments on Canucnik: Observations!Canucnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721271986892279353noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496400506403679451.post-37501482680773972012009-12-25T01:08:33.969-05:002009-12-25T01:08:33.969-05:00To Anonymous:
I go back to the late 60's and ...To Anonymous:<br /><br />I go back to the late 60's and early 70's where a lot of guys still didn't wear headgear, I had a prototype Riddell football suspention "Concussion" helmet, so no one intentionally hit high...there was the odd one and he was delt with..."Big Time!"<br /><br />But the (low) hip check was in vogue, and you could literally take a man's knees out...it took a few years and some bad injuries but we got it out of the game!Canucnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721271986892279353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496400506403679451.post-70841955156538514232009-12-24T15:53:04.846-05:002009-12-24T15:53:04.846-05:00I recall hearing Ferraro and Keith Jones on TSN sa...I recall hearing Ferraro and Keith Jones on TSN saying this lack of respect for opponents is bred through Peewee, Bantam and up. "Finish your checks", without the required further instruciton of why, when, and especially how. Canucknik, I'm sure you'll agree that using body contact to separate a man from the puck is an underappreciated and difficult set of skills that players have to learn. It just a shame that many players make it to the top without having learned them properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com