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Enjoying The EPL After A Stint In The NHL
by Paul on 10/27/09 at 05:23 PM ET
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from Ollie Williams at the BBC,
It is the jewel in ice hockey’s crown: the fastest league in the world, watched by hundreds of thousands of fans, three times a week for half a year.
North America’s National Hockey League - the NHL - is as good as the sport gets.
Televised, analysed and monetised to within an inch of its life, it is the sport’s beating heart. It is a world away from ice hockey in the UK.
To my knowledge, only one man in England’s Premier League (EPL) has stepped onto the ice as an NHL star. Now, he’s talking to me in a dimly-lit Bracknell car park.
“To these players,” says Ed Courtenay, gesturing towards his team coach, “this is the NHL."…
On 21 October 1992, at the Montreal Forum, one of the most revered venues in ice hockey, Courtenay scored his first goal for the San Jose Sharks in their 8-4 defeat by the Montreal Canadiens
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The article is so-so, but everyone should go and at least check out the picture comparing SJ’s HP Pavillion and the Altrincham Ice Dome. That’s a nice touch.
The comments at the bottom of the article are also interesting to read through.
Posted by Primis on 10/28/09 at 08:03 AM ET