Hockey in Spain....just to let u guys know...

flea · Post by **flea** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:56 pm

LOL!!

I was really, really surprised when i found THIS today on the first page of NHL.com!!!

A report of hockey in Spain!!!! In nhl.com!!!! That must be a mistake I first tought....but no...it was for real!!
Its a report of how the spanish hockey league survives here in south Europe.

Just tought u guys would find it interesting...now u guys can understand why Iam considerated a "strange guy" of a freaky when I talk about hockey to my friends, lol!!!

Greets

Post by **Minstrel** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:59 pm

If being a hockey fan makes me a strange or a freak I don't wanna be "normal"... I'm just sayin.

Rock on flea, cool to see the article

Post by **batdad** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:05 am

I am curious flea,... is Captain of all Hockey Perverts Graham James still coaching in Spain? At one time I know he was (just after the Sheldon Kennedy story broke), and I tbink he was a national level coach...either junior (yuck--poor kids) or senior level coach. Can't recall, but god I hope you guys sacked him and he now lives in Bahrain with Wacko Jacko.

Post by **inSTAALed** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:39 am

That was an interesting read.

Thanks for sharing, flea.

flea · Post by **flea** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:45 pm

Minstrel wrote:If being a hockey fan makes me a strange or a freak I don't wanna be "normal"... I'm just sayin.

Rock on flea, cool to see the article

U are right Minty!!! I dont wanna be "normal" either then

....Iam proud to be a hockey fan, even if Iam the only one in the whole city (probably), lol!!!

Thanks for the kind words guys, I thought u guys would find it interesting

batdad: Iam sorry that I cant answer u in this matter. I have searched around here, but there is so few information to find about spanish hockey that its nearly impossible, but I will hang on and if I found something I will give u a word.
BTW, I didnt know about him...and what I found out about him when searching it in the net wasnt very good at all....seems to be a pervert, right??
Sad, because looking at his stats as coach it seems that he was a good coach, not??
Seems that he's banned for life in Canada and that he cant coach there anymore...

Greets guys

Post by **batdad** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:34 pm

He was a coach thaT PESETERED THE LIVING rubbish out of his players. In more ways than one. He kind of understood the game, although any junior team with the roster he had should perform well on the ice.

Sheldon Kennedy has said millions of times that there was another NHLer that suffered under Graham James...and several other players and it was not just him. Anyway, you can guess by looking at the rosters of James coached teams back then which NHLer he is talking about. Do not write it on this site (the name)...but suffice to say that the guy has been messed up for a long long time. It sheds alot of light on this person's behavior cause he never got any help. And the problems only got worse once Kennedy started telling his story. Too bad.
If you ever find James punch him in the head for me flea, please.
And that was an awesome read about Spanish hockey. What you need is more Spanish-Canadians coming back to play. Heh.

flea · Post by **flea** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:55 am

Yeps, I searched a bit about him (because I have to admit that I didnt know him before) and what I found was not very good.
Also, I have found the roster and I think I know about who u are talking (about the other NHL player) and its sad to hear when something like that happens.

Dont worry, if I find him he will have a punch from your part...and also one from my, lol!!!

Sadly, as far as I know, they arent very much spanish inmigrants in Canada to bring them back here and let them teach hockey...curiously (and always as far as I know) there are much more portuguese or italians (that more normal as u can find italian everywhere) over there.
Sadly (in hockey terms speaking, lol) the spanish inmigrants went to southamerica or Europe (that was my case, as my parents went to Switzerland).

Its nice for me to let u guys know what kind of "hockey" we have here....so u guys know how lucky u guys can be to watch the NHL on regular basis, lol!!!

If everything goes as I want I will be seeing my first NHL game next year, because Iam planning to go to NY in november....cant wait!!!!

Greets