# I pit the local hockey team **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 21, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465 "2015-05-21T02:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/21 "2015-05-22T14:18:19Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Beats me why they would want to, anyway. Because Disney doesn’t own the team anymore and they’re all grown men, I expect. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/22 "2015-05-22T14:55:53Z")
As someone that works and lives in the Chicago area and take the same commuter train line as Ponch, I can agree that sipping a beer or other alcoholic beverage on the way home is a lovely feature of my commute. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/23 "2015-05-22T15:28:24Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > As someone that works and lives in the Chicago area and take the same commuter train line as Ponch, I can agree that sipping a beer or other alcoholic beverage on the way home is a lovely feature of my commute. I dip my bindle in salute to you! Any time you want to borrow my canned bean spoon, just let me know (using a complicated rail hobo code). ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/24 "2015-05-22T16:36:06Z")
\*\*Ponch8 \*\*- your favorite stuff sucks. ---
**Author:** ![pojimba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@pojimba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pojimba)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/25 "2015-05-22T23:17:45Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > As someone that works and lives in the Chicago area and take the same commuter train line as Ponch, I can agree that sipping a beer or other alcoholic beverage on the way home is a lovely feature of my commute. Post, user name, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/26 "2015-05-23T04:02:34Z")
How does a guy who plays bar trivia in Chicago NOT know the name of the Stanley Cup, anyways? I’m assuming he got it wrong on purpose for hipster cred. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/27 "2015-05-23T05:24:00Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Because Disney doesn’t own the team anymore and they’re all grown men, I expect. That makes no difference. Once I know about a team, they’re not allowed to change their name (I’m looking at you, California Angels. AND Boston Patriots). ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/28 "2015-05-23T13:48:37Z")
> [@](#): > > the Lakers are the only team good enough for me I stopped reading right here.😕 ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/29 "2015-05-23T21:16:38Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Are you a hobo? :D:D:D If not, I want to find this train. Sounds fun! ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/30 "2015-05-27T00:26:48Z")
Chicago? Meh. Good thing you don’t live in Boston or Philadelphia…you probably wouldn’t be posting right now. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/31 "2015-05-27T00:57:02Z")
> [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > Chicago? Meh. Good thing you don’t live in Boston or Philadelphia…you probably wouldn’t be posting right now. He wouldn’t need to – neither made the playoffs. (At least the Flyers didn’t, I can’t remember if the Bruins were knocked out of the first round) Not that that’s a bad thing. Plus, I could actually get behind a Pitting of the Flyers. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/32 "2015-05-27T06:03:33Z")
Hockey rules, top 40 drools! Here’s to hoping the Hawks win the West in 7! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/33 "2015-05-27T20:15:29Z")
Ever since hockey combined with kickboxing the sport has lost its appeal to me. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/34 "2015-05-28T15:05:54Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Ever since hockey combined with kickboxing the sport has lost its appeal to me. When was the last time you watched pro/NHL hockey? Wayne Gretzky played in the NHL from 1979 to 1999, and is primarily responsible for changing the way the game is played. The teams actually play hockey now. The fans wanted their home teams to have their own Gretzky. The “Broad Street Bullys” and enforcer-type players are gone. Rough-and-tumble is still OK but the players better be known for their ability to skate, pass, and shoot, or they can take their fighting skills to kickboxing. Fri May 29, 2015, Lightning vs Rangers, 8:00 PM (ET) Sat May 30, 2015, Blackhawks vs Ducks, 7:00 PM (CT) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/35 "2015-05-28T15:34:31Z")
The game definitely started changing due to Gretzky’s finesse, but it’s only in the last year or two that teams finally gave up carrying an enforcer. They can’t afford to do that anymore. Teams that can roll all four lines have a definite advantage. There’s still room for pesty troublemakers who get under the skin of the opposition, but they better be able to skate, pass and stay out of the penalty box. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/36 "2015-05-28T16:50:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Ever since hockey combined with kickboxing the sport has lost its appeal to me. Ah, c’mon, kickboxing really can’t afford to be losing fans. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/37 "2015-05-29T04:23:43Z")
Thanks for the reminder that all my Facebook feed and family texts will be “ZOMG GO BLACKHAWKS!!!” until that Stanley Cup is over. In the meantime, maybe I’ll watch the NBA playoffs. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/38 "2015-05-29T10:24:50Z")
> [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > Chicago? Meh. Good thing you don’t live in Boston or Philadelphia…you probably wouldn’t be posting right now. Flyers fan chiming in…the Blackhawks by far have the best jerseys, especially their home jerseys. So there. And playoff hockey is the best (if only the Flyers were actually, you know, participating :()… ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_611029db27c9df0d53a8d56482d7eac3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anonymous\_611029db27c9df0d53a8d56482d7eac3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_611029db27c9df0d53a8d56482d7eac3)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/39 "2015-05-29T16:37:37Z")
> [@lel](#): > > Thanks for the reminder that all my Facebook feed and family texts will be “ZOMG GO BLACKHAWKS!!!” until that Stanley Cup is over. In the meantime, maybe I’ll watch the NBA playoffs. Not for another week you won’t… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465/40 "2015-05-30T06:24:43Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Flyers fan chiming in…the Blackhawks by far have the best jerseys, especially their home jerseys. So there. > > And playoff hockey is the best (if only the Flyers were actually, you know, participating :()… 1975 feels like a long time ago, huh? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-local-hockey-team/720465.md?page=3)