Comments on: Take the NHL All-Star game back to its roots http://johnbollwitt.com/2008/01/29/take-the-nhl-all-star-game-back-to-its-roots/ New media enthusiast in Vancouver, B.C. with many interests and passions. A blogger, podcaster, music lover, Canucks fan, Cubs fan, technology enthusiast, news junkie, Apple user, and general lover of feeding my brain. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Miss604’s Vancouver Blog » Thursday Morning Link Fest: Island Girl Edition http://johnbollwitt.com/2008/01/29/take-the-nhl-all-star-game-back-to-its-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-64065 Miss604’s Vancouver Blog » Thursday Morning Link Fest: Island Girl Edition Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:18:31 +0000 http://audihertz.net/blog/2008/01/29/take-the-nhl-all-star-game-back-to-its-roots/#comment-64065 [...] The NHL All Star game started out as a fundraiser for a cause, why not go back to that format? [Audihertz] [...] [...] The NHL All Star game started out as a fundraiser for a cause, why not go back to that format? [Audihertz] [...]

]]> By: Greener http://johnbollwitt.com/2008/01/29/take-the-nhl-all-star-game-back-to-its-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-64064 Greener Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:08:52 +0000 http://audihertz.net/blog/2008/01/29/take-the-nhl-all-star-game-back-to-its-roots/#comment-64064 The actual game was good to watch. NHL all-stars actually seem to be having a good time with the weekend, differentiating it from other sports. The skills competition though, was incredibly poorly thought out by the NHL (surprise, surprise), and the Versus coverage was incredibly bad. It was like there was no rehearsal to see what those (camera) shots were going to look like. The actual game was good to watch. NHL all-stars actually seem to be having a good time with the weekend, differentiating it from other sports.

The skills competition though, was incredibly poorly thought out by the NHL (surprise, surprise), and the Versus coverage was incredibly bad. It was like there was no rehearsal to see what those (camera) shots were going to look like.

]]> By: kdmurray http://johnbollwitt.com/2008/01/29/take-the-nhl-all-star-game-back-to-its-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-64048 kdmurray Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:21:23 +0000 http://audihertz.net/blog/2008/01/29/take-the-nhl-all-star-game-back-to-its-roots/#comment-64048 From a hockey perspective, this was one of the better All-Star games in recent memory. Good pace, good goals and even one (accidental) hit. There was at least one small hint of charity in the game. Jerome Iginla pledged to donate $5000 for every goal he scored to <a href="http://www.kidsport.ab.ca/" rel="nofollow">KidsSport</a>. He also said he'd donate a minimum of $5000 even if he failed to score. Granted it's something he does for regular season games as well but it's still a great gesture on his part. I really would like to see the league do something like this on a league-wide basis. Like you said, this kind of publicity can only help the game. From a hockey perspective, this was one of the better All-Star games in recent memory. Good pace, good goals and even one (accidental) hit.

There was at least one small hint of charity in the game. Jerome Iginla pledged to donate $5000 for every goal he scored to KidsSport. He also said he’d donate a minimum of $5000 even if he failed to score.

Granted it’s something he does for regular season games as well but it’s still a great gesture on his part. I really would like to see the league do something like this on a league-wide basis. Like you said, this kind of publicity can only help the game.

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