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Post by bobdee on Aug 25, 2016 17:07:40 GMT
Well bobdee Paul Thompson at Sheffield said after the weekend no eihl team would ever win the chl because the European teams are better skill wise you basically need 2 different teams if you play in the chl and eihl Which endorses the two views of style being discussed on this form - skill against strength. Which is best, all a matter of opinion.
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Post by boschman76 on Aug 25, 2016 17:29:22 GMT
Actually its more about how the refs call the game in Europe where as Britains game has always been more based on north American more physical Europe is all about skill watched abit of Sheffield's chl game last night and the basically just looked at a opposition player and they were getting penalized
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Post by bobdee on Aug 25, 2016 19:45:04 GMT
Actually its more about how the refs call the game in Europe where as Britains game has always been more based on north American more physical Europe is all about skill watched abit of Sheffield's chl game last night and the basically just looked at a opposition player and they were getting penalized Is it that their rules of hockey are different or their referees are better, and they couldn't be worse than ours, at calling out the enforcers.
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Post by boschman76 on Aug 25, 2016 20:10:41 GMT
The rules are the same its down to how they interpret the rules the European game has always been more skill based that's how they struggled when they sent players to nhl its only been in last ten yrs that players from Europe have gotten accustomed to the physical side of the game whereas British refs have always been brought up with a more physical style off play that's why they let more go in my opinion
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Post by bobdee on Aug 25, 2016 20:59:53 GMT
The rules are the same its down to how they interpret the rules the European game has always been more skill based that's how they struggled when they sent players to nhl its only been in last ten yrs that players from Europe have gotten accustomed to the physical side of the game whereas British refs have always been brought up with a more physical style off play that's why they let more go in my opinion An unfortunate turn of phrase, "they let more go in my opinion" You mean the ignore the rules. Really.
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Post by boschman76 on Aug 25, 2016 21:40:24 GMT
No I don't think they do I think because our game has always been dominated by Canadians they know the game is more hard hitting and physical so they don't blow up so quick and because we have never had a really physical team alot off flyers fan think when a team plays physical they are just goons when infact they are trying to see what they can get away with
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Post by rossco on Aug 25, 2016 21:58:21 GMT
Actually its more about how the refs call the game in Europe where as Britains game has always been more based on north American more physical Europe is all about skill watched abit of Sheffield's chl game last night and the basically just looked at a opposition player and they were getting penalized
They weren't looking they were hooking, tripping and tipping guys helmets (which is roughing in any league) - nothing to do with hard hitting physical hockey, it's just poorer execution and one team being faster, smarter and more skilful. It's really that simple.
Easier to play a hard hitting game on smaller NA ice, not so easy on European Olympic sized ice.
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Post by nobabody on Aug 26, 2016 20:01:51 GMT
Actually its more about how the refs call the game in Europe where as Britains game has always been more based on north American more physical Europe is all about skill watched abit of Sheffield's chl game last night and the basically just looked at a opposition player and they were getting penalized so.....if i remember correctly, there's a team of Danish refs coming here to support our refs? and our guys going to Denmark? as a development programme, will that influence how the game is called here? specifically in favour of skill and whilst not being against physical play, might catch a lot more of the cheap shot stuff?
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Post by gmac on Aug 27, 2016 6:24:14 GMT
That's a good call, I hope it does happen. But watch out for cries of inconsistency if any of the big teams feel hard done by.
Don't see it affecting our normal rotation of either Toby, Cowan or Wilson.
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Post by sparkymark75 on Aug 27, 2016 8:35:11 GMT
I imagine the Danish refs will ref games down south. How often do we get the likes of Darnell up here? And when he does, it's usually only to Braehead.
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Post by bobdee on Aug 27, 2016 8:46:30 GMT
That's a good call, I hope it does happen. But watch out for cries of inconsistency if any of the big teams feel hard done by. Don't see it affecting our normal rotation of either Toby, Cowan or Wilson. The teams down south, loaded with strong physical guys may like this at all and they cry the shots. Hope the whole of Elite League benefit from it though. Surely we can't get the three musketeers forever unless they are retrained as well.
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