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WOW..nice legwork Aspy !!...I wasn't sure if I really had said it, or if what was the voices in my head.
WOW..nice legwork Aspy !!...I wasn't sure if I really had said it, or if what was the voices in my head.
WS, We can all get away with claiming "existing" that does not mean that the Institute which charges very high prices from tuition could not step up and protect the public. As to the other rinks that you mention, I have never been inside them and from what you state, it looks like I may stop by once to knock them off my list and that's it. I just find it ironic that an Institute that touts itself as "Engineers" was not on the cutting edge when it came to renovating that building and protecting the public. The funny thing is that the construction of the shell of HFH was most likely cutting edge back in the day, it IS possible that the roof system may not be able to support the weight of a sprinkler system, but with the snow loads in Troy, I would think it could. You may be right that the "Tute" was within their right to not upgrade the fire protection at HFH, it does not make the decision( if it was even considered) not to do so any better. One other note, the ushers who seemed intent on controlling access into the arena proper during play at the front of the building, were basically non existent within the crowded facility, the egress plan should have those folks ( if there were enough) strategically placed throughout the building to guide the public out of the place during an emergency. Done with my rant, good luck with the season.
Perhaps Peoples Avenue from the HFH.Unfortunately-not uncommon at all. An extremely unnatural athletic activity that puts the body at great risk. Wonder where this all happened? Eastern icy slopes or Western powder? I always found Gore Mt and Whiteface to be the most dangerous of places for me. But then again, I could get hurt almost anyplace.
Burgie/broken leg? Burgie the poster or Burgdorfer the player? Any word when Burgie can return? (I always felt safer playing hockey than skiiing. Doc, they don't call it Gore Mtn for nothing.)
Burge, the poster.
FF-I am certainly not the statistician here on the board-but i just never have put too much stock in the +/- figure. It probably is a bit helpful but it can be influenced very easily by a lot of other factors. Depends on what lines you play with and whether you play against the top lines of other teams, what percent of the time you spend on the power play since short handed goals against do count against you, whether you are on the ice at the end of the game when the goalie is pulled, etc. From experience I seem to notice that defensemen have a better positive number than forwards. For me the only place it really matters is for the goalie
Burgie/broken leg? Burgie the poster or Burgdorfer the player? Any word when Burgie can return? (I always felt safer playing hockey than skiiing. Doc, they don't call it Gore Mtn for nothing.
I've been skiing for almost 25 years now and a lot you have to say about Gore is true. Especially the crowded part. As far as the conditions go, I have never had any problems skiing there (though I was skiing with someone who ended up tearing a knee ligament there). I always thought that Whiteface (or as we call it here, iceface) was always more difficult. And yes, there are some nice restaurants in the North Creek area.
Anyway, get well soon Bergie12. Now, back to hockey talk...