Comments on: Why Soccer Isn’t Hockey http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/ Exploring football culture around the world. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:54:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jay http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-4556 Jay Wed, 07 May 2008 19:50:05 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-4556 Swiss ice hockey games get very heated! Swiss ice hockey games get very heated!

]]> By: Curiosidades del dia « La Cascarita http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-221 Curiosidades del dia « La Cascarita Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:22:57 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-221 [...] leer nota y ver capitulo. 4)Conoce a la afición de Toronto F.C. al parecer la mejor de la MLS, leer nota y ver video. Almenos este fin de semana ya dierón de que hablar al darle la bienvenida a Cuahtemoc Blanco en la [...] […] leer nota y ver capitulo. 4)Conoce a la afición de Toronto F.C. al parecer la mejor de la MLS, leer nota y ver video. Almenos este fin de semana ya dierón de que hablar al darle la bienvenida a Cuahtemoc Blanco en la […]

]]> By: ursus arctos http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-220 ursus arctos Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:00:50 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-220 Detroit, TD. They throw octopi on the ice. And you haven't lived until you have been to a Swiss ice hockey derby. Rinks partially exposed to the elements and ultras with full tifos including flares. It's mad. Detroit, TD.
They throw octopi on the ice.

And you haven’t lived until you have been to a Swiss ice hockey derby. Rinks partially exposed to the elements and ultras with full tifos including flares. It’s mad.

]]> By: Thomas Dunmore http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-219 Thomas Dunmore Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:38:31 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-219 Is Buffalo the closest place to Chicago where I could experience a "true" hockey atmosphere? I'm very keen on doing so. Is Buffalo the closest place to Chicago where I could experience a “true” hockey atmosphere? I’m very keen on doing so.

]]> By: Michael Coroneos http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-218 Michael Coroneos Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:34:19 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-218 Not sure if a Blawkhawk game will prove any different than the Leafs in Toronto. The thing with Toronto hockey is they have out priced the real fans. If you attend a Leaf away game in Buffalo or Montreal, the atmosphere is amazing. Sorta of what some EPL stadiums are turning into. Not sure if a Blawkhawk game will prove any different than the Leafs in Toronto. The thing with Toronto hockey is they have out priced the real fans. If you attend a Leaf away game in Buffalo or Montreal, the atmosphere is amazing. Sorta of what some EPL stadiums are turning into.

]]> By: Thomas Dunmore http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-217 Thomas Dunmore Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:14:12 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-217 Josh, I'm sure you're right (and, wow, great photo by the way). I'm planning to go to a couple of Blackhawks games next season, so that might provide a fairer contrast. Josh, I’m sure you’re right (and, wow, great photo by the way). I’m planning to go to a couple of Blackhawks games next season, so that might provide a fairer contrast.

]]> By: Josh Crockett http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-216 Josh Crockett Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:55:46 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/29/why-soccer-isnt-hockey/#comment-216 Using the Toronto Maple Leafs doesn't really make for a fair comparison on a global scale. Leafs tickets have been nearly-impossible for casual fans to buy for decades (both in scarcity and pricing), and to this day, the lower level of the Air Canada Centre on a weeknight is usually <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/behindthenet/349958408/in/set-72157594466486238/" rel="nofollow">full of suits</a> straight out of the financial district. TFC games would certainly feel like a breath of fresh air by comparison, but I've been to enough NHL rinks to know that huge contrast isn't normal. Most hockey crowds are more fun than that. It's not the festival atmosphere of soccer, but nor is it the library Leafs fans are used to. Using the Toronto Maple Leafs doesn’t really make for a fair comparison on a global scale. Leafs tickets have been nearly-impossible for casual fans to buy for decades (both in scarcity and pricing), and to this day, the lower level of the Air Canada Centre on a weeknight is usually full of suits straight out of the financial district.

TFC games would certainly feel like a breath of fresh air by comparison, but I’ve been to enough NHL rinks to know that huge contrast isn’t normal. Most hockey crowds are more fun than that. It’s not the festival atmosphere of soccer, but nor is it the library Leafs fans are used to.

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