I want to start watching/following hockey, but I have no idea where to start. Nobody I know really cares about it so I don't know who I can talk to about who a good team is and stuff like that. Normally people start liking a team because their family has loved it for years and stuff but like that but it's literally the only sport that nobody in my family really cares about. Do you have any recomendations or something like that? HELP!
2007-10-19 23:40:46 · 14 answers · asked by :) 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Watch games on TV or even better go to them in person.
Live Hockey is awesome.
2007-10-20 00:29:08 · answer #1 · answered by Mr realistic...believer in truth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gotta love the Internet!
I'm currently trying to expand my sports horizons by participating in fantasy sports that I know little about. Once you have a reason to investigate and study a sport you may start appreciating it's appeal. I used to know nothing about the NFL, though I am far from being an expert, I now at least know some of the big names and can now appreciate a could play when I see it and know why a play is "bad".
Some suggested hockey websites:
Yahoo sports
nhl.com
espn.com
tsn.ca
cbc.ca
Message boards are also fairly reliable sources of information, people are generally help full.
Just keep in mind if you look at the standings that it is still real early in the season (each team has played 6-8 games of an 82 game season), and as with any sport, numbers rarely tell the whole story.
2007-10-19 23:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by nytebreid 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you start by first researching the sport, well the basics, what its about, the rules, whey the players are doing what they do, the main concept of the sport. Then I would start to watch, any team any game college, NHL, minor league whatever. You'll start to get the hang of the game the more you watch it. THEN once you get the game I would go from there maybe pick a team near your home town/state, or the team you get the most excited about while watching. There are some really good books about hockey out there you can read to familiarize your self with the sport, you can get them at Barnes and Noble or rent them at your Library!!
My favorite teams are the Avalanche, the Sharks and the Black Hawks!! ( I don't live by any of these teams, well the Black Hawks are 6 hours a way but)
I've played hockey for 13 years and almost all of my family played or still playes hockey! My dad and all his brothers still play at ages 50 and up. My cousins and my sibblings all played or still play and I still play as well. My grandfather (dad's dad) started hockey in our little town way back when (rest his soul)
2007-10-19 23:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Forget all that noise about reading and researching for the moment. First watch as much hockey as you can. That way you will get a general feeling for it. I would suggest you find a team that you think you will like and watch every game possible.If you have a local team follow them. Although that may not be a good idea if your local team can not sell out home games because then you have the issue of blackouts on tv and you will not be able to see all the games. Watch and pay attention. At first it may be a bit confusing with all the rules. Thats why it is important to watch a team you like religiously and become a major fan. That way you watch and pick up things along the way whilst rooting for your team to win. After you have a few games under your belt THEN get a book or go online and research what the rules and penalties are. This way it is not AS confusing as just picking up a book and reading with no clue as to how the game is played.
2007-10-20 00:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's tough when you don't have friends that like it. I started off liking hockey by only watching the playoffs every year. I did that for 2 or 3 years and eventually gained much more interest in the teams and the sport itself. Now I hate missing a single game. I'd try to get a friend to watch it with you.
2007-10-20 04:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by Grick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just start watching hockey, on tv or local teams. That's what I did. For the first month I had no idea what was going on but it was so entertaining. I really couldn't ask anyone in my family because none of them were really into the sport (I have since changed that) but for the most part the rules came really easily.
2007-10-20 04:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by mel_gearman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone here has great advice, and I agree with TB, check out the team closest to you and then check out their website to learn about the individual players and the team's history and who their rivals are. You identify with a team when you get to know the players.
Here's one small trick when you are watching the game for the first time: Try not to concentrate on just watching the puck as it flies around the ice. On each shift pick out one player ... maybe pick a different position each time ... and follow him around for the minute or so that he's on the ice (of course, it helps if you pick a star player and he happens to have the puck all the time). It's easier if you are at a game to do this compared to watching it on TV, but either way you tend to get a better feel for the game and for each player's role.
Here's two websites that might get your interest rolling:
The Hockey Hall of Fame
http://www.hhof.com/
The NHL's website where you can catch all the video highlights and link to every team
http://www.nhl.com/
2007-10-20 05:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by Paul O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, step 1 would be figure out who's ur closest team to where you live. From there, you can read up on them and watch some of there games on TV. Who knows, maybe you can snag a ticket or two to one of their games. I always say that anyone that goes to a professional hockey game gets bit by the hockey bug the first time they set foot inside the arena.
Before long, youll be insanely hooked and wont be able to get enough. (sorta like the regulars on here)
Hockey is an incredible sport. Welcome to the family!
2007-10-20 03:21:46 · answer #8 · answered by TBL 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get some basic books from the library and that can explain some of the rules. Its similar to sodcer and basketball. things like icing, hooking, spearing, high sticking, boarding are specitic hockey terms. Thats where reading will help you. Nothing fancy just a basic priner on hockey. Go to wikipedia under ice hockey, there is a lot of basic information there. Enjoy and duck from the pucks.
2007-10-19 23:48:24 · answer #9 · answered by rocky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the more you know about a sport the more you love it
if you know where the pass is, if you are screaming get the puck to the f'in point during the power play, if you are yelling forecheck you wussies or they are never gonna turn the puck over . . .
i think any sport is more fun to watch when you really know it
i dunno it took me a while with hockey, but just start watching the games and it would help to find someone who cares; which may be hard with hockey
but even here in so cal if you do find a hockey fan they are usually crazy about hockey, just not that many of us
2007-10-20 06:06:56 · answer #10 · answered by bourgoise_10o 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋