And black folks aint checking for hockey because

[Tommy bilfiger]

Cuz it sucks.I'm not watching a bunch of toothless crackas skating around and slamming each other into plexiglass for 60 mins

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

Lol @ the thought of black people ice skating. That's not G shit.

 

[O.G.]

Flyers fan here. I fucks with hockey but its not for everyone. People enjoy different shit. Can you actually believe people watch UFC? That is the shit i dont understand.

 

[northside7]

Lol @ the thought of black people ice skating. That's not G shit.

 

[greenwood1921]

Just can't get into it like that. I don't hate it, and I hear watching it live is much better than TV, but I just ain't feeling it.

Another reason it's not popular in among blacks is because the majority of blacks in this world live in warm climates where most schools don't even have a hockey team. Plus, it ain't the kinda sport you can just go to the park and play.

And I've never understood why hockey and soccer fans get in their feelings about who doesn't like those sports anyway.

If I woke up tomorrow and realized that football was suddenly less popular than hockey and soccer in the U.S., I wouldn't give two fucks. Just less bandwagon casual fans to deal with. *shrug*

 

[bigev240]

I think another reason that hockey is not popular with blacks is that the equipment cost alot of money. We could go to WalMart and get a basketball or a football for under $20.

 

[whatevathehell]

Lol @ the thought of black people ice skating. That's not G shit.

look at the looks on the fan faces, the dude like "look at this shit" and the woman refuses to acknowledge him.

 

[Chi-Town Bully]

I watch it, hockey is exciting

 

[DOPEdweebz]

I think another reason that hockey is not popular with blacks is that the equipment cost alot of money. We could go to WalMart and get a basketball or a football for under $20.

Ya but the same nigga got 200 for Jordans. Plus alot of black people arent struggling like that too. They all aint lower mid class or live in the hood. Climate and the acceptence of stepping out the stereotype as a black man and playing a sport that doesnt involve running and having to catch a ball is another thing.

Anyways in b4 monzille vs mikeydagawd or whatever.

 

[greenwood1921]

...And then if you notice, the NBA and NFL do a fantastic job of community outreach into inner cities AND the suburbs that are really just thinly veiled marketing and development programs to teach and "condition" kids of all ages, races, and creeds to like their sports.

Which in turn increases the chances of those kids starting early and being better players and a few of them becoming NFL/NBA greats or fans in the future.

I can't remember ever seeing anything similar in the U.S. for Hockey. Even Baseball has failed to do that. The NFL and NBA aren't resting on their "laurels" as popular leagues/sports -- instead they're constantly investing in the next generation.

If Hockey wants to appeal to more than Northern/mid-western white folks that look like the cast of Roseanne, they need to follow suit.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

...And then if you notice, the NBA and NFL do a fantastic job of community outreach into inner cities AND the suburbs that are really just thinly veiled marketing and development programs to teach and "condition" kids of all ages, races, and creeds to like their sports.

Which in turn increases the chances of those kids starting early and being better players and a few of them becoming NFL/NBA greats.

I can't remember ever seeing anything similar in the U.S. for Hockey. Even Baseball has failed to do that. The NFL and NBA aren't resting on their "laurels" as popular leagues/sports -- instead they're constantly investing in the next generation.

If Hockey wants to appeal to more than Northern/mid-western white folks that look like the cast of Roseanne, they need to follow suit.

Damn yall make a hockey thread and nobody gave the only black hockey player on the IC an @? Lol jk its all good.

But ill say there are many programs across the country in nearly every NHL city going and creating inner city programs. The flyers owner ED Snyder runs a youth hockey league in philli there are programs in harlem the nhl puts money into. Hockey just doesn't get the coverage that the NBA or NFL gets so you just don't hear about it.

At the end of the day most americans white black blue whatever will never be able to play hockey or even really care about it. White the sport is mostly white hella white people live too far from a rink or just don't care. But the sport is getting more and more diverse. Popeye Jones son is a rookie who was drafted first round and playing. PK Subban is winning defensive player of the year awards and running shit in montreal. Im going to see my favorite team the flyers in long island tomorrow and they got 2 brothas on the team (simmonds and emry).

Hockey is a live sport not a tv sport. Tv doesnt capture it so im never mad when espn doesnt show much of it cause shit its a niche sport i love the game but understand its regional like the lower marion kobe. At the same time from an attendance standpoint its going toe to toe with basketball.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-selling-more-arenas-nba-225020461--nhl.html

The NHL is selling out more arenas than the NBA right now. People are going to these games and buying tickets. Im not saying every nigga gotta like hockey but go to a live game once before you judge. And to niggas who laugh at niggas skating look at the new age of black hockey players that are really taking the league by storm. For as small in numbers as they are they are putting up points and adding more speed and aggression to the game.

Oh and let me drop this gem as well for you new niggas

 

[2stepz_ahead]

i go to hockey games and got a wayne simmons jersey.

white people look at us like we crazy when we go....like black people aint allowed to like something other than what they think we should like.

 

[t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088]

I don't fuck with hockey mainly because I watch so much basketball. It's a great sport though and the playoffs are g.o.a.t. Penguins fan here, football=basketball>soccer>hockey>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>baseball

 

[Billy_Poncho]

Bruh I didn't even know ATL had a hockey team till they moved

 

[Young Gunner]

I used to watch hockey a lot (SJ Sharks being one of my favorite teams). Then the lockout before the lockout happened and lost a lot of interest. Every now and again I check for their games online

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

i go to hockey games and got a wayne simmons jersey.

white people look at us like we crazy when we go....like black people aint allowed to like something other than what they think we should like.

i moved up to a new department and told this chick i was a flyers fan the first thing she said was "whos your favorte player wayne simmons?"......smh

 

[Will Munny]

I don't really watch hockey and I live in the State of Hockey. Just cause its kind of boring. The whole game pretty much looks the same. Dump the puck into the other end of the ice, chase after it.

It really is a rough and tumble sport tho.

 

[Mister B.]

The simple answer is: that shit is COLD. Hell, it's based on cold weather and ice skating. Black folk don't generally do cold weather or ice skating.

Now if it was roller hockey, that'd be different. We fuck with a roller rink.

Me personally, that shit is boring in the regular season. Stanley Cup Finals are the shit, tho.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

The simple answer is: that shit is COLD. Hell, it's based on cold weather and ice skating. Black folk don't generally do cold weather or ice skating.

Now if it was roller hockey, that'd be different. We fuck with a roller rink.

Me personally, that shit is boring in the regular season. Stanley Cup Finals are the shit, tho.

its not the cold its the cash. same thing with skiing and snowboarding. niggas live in cold cities like the chi and nyc and so on. The biggest reason is not the cold but the price it costs to play.

 

[bigev240]

The simple answer is: that shit is COLD. Hell, it's based on cold weather and ice skating. Black folk don't generally do cold weather or ice skating.

Now if it was roller hockey, that'd be different. We fuck with a roller rink.

Me personally, that shit is boring in the regular season. Stanley Cup Finals are the shit, tho.

its not the cold its the cash. same thing with skiing and snowboarding. niggas live in cold cities like the chi and nyc and so on. The biggest reason is not the cold but the price it costs to play.

True. I just looked up the prices on some of the stuff and damn. Stakes for juniors range from $30 to $850. Sticks cost between $20 to $250. And I didn't go check out the rest of the stuff you need for hockey. I bowl and the things you need to start off is nowhere near those prices but once you start to move up it will cost a good penny, but like I said it is nowhere near hockey.