robersong88 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Considering the money, time and effort by most on this board, anyone have any thoughts on this? http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/why-its-not-cool-to-wear-the-jersey-of-a-player-whos-younger/ Personally, I totally disagree, it means that for most of us, we can't be fans of most players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyersFan376 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 That is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever read-- For now on I am going to wear jerseys of every rookie on my favorite team lol, hope I run into that idiot somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus X-1 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 This guy is a moron. I often ask myself "should I wear my jersey only to games? Is it dumb/not cool to bust it out when doing errands etc.?" Then I realize: who cares? Let's face it: wearing a hockey (or any sports jersey) isn't on the top of the list on how to be cool; if it was Fonzie would've had a Brewers shirt instead of a leather jacket. But I like wearing them. And I'm 39- I look a bit younger than that but I start to wonder if when I get older will I think I should "act my age" and stop wearing them? And then I say: who cares? Life is too short to worry about this stuff. It makes me happy, isn't causing any serious harm to anyone, so screw it. And I wear them. If I like a player on my team and think he's good at his job, I'll put him on my shirt. I'm not idolizing him, I'm showing my appreciation for what he brings to the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyersFan376 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 right^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 It's the logo on the front, not the name in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krendelev Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 What a douchenozzle. How does an idiot like that get a job as a hockey writer, he should write for a mens fashion mag or some other pansyassed thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhg39 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 I love when idiots state their personal opinion as fact. He can do we he wants and let everyone else do as they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzo269 Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I love when idiots state their personal opinion as fact. He can do we he wants and let everyone else do as they want. Well said Louis... The guy is clearly an assgasket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girouxsalem Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 And here I am thinking i couldn't meet a bigger in my life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Good news for anyone with a Brodeur jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00xtremeninja Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Lol. Living in Minnesota wearing hockey jerseys isa common practice for most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceska Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Here is a reply in a more recent column, to the comments he has received:<<<Apparently, far too many fans care what one egghead editor ironically considers cool. For the few that caught the irony in the No. 1 hockey fan faux pas, a tip of the hat to you. For those that took the silliness much too seriously (“it’s not about fashion, it’s about coolness.” Really? That wasn’t a drop-dead giveaway?), feel free to lay the lack of clarity on the editor. As the saying goes, “in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is still king,” and he should have put it in braille.>>>I think he's just having a little fun, and even if he really believes it, he's got a right to run his opinion and to back it up in debate. But no, I don't agree with most his his recent "jersey faux pas."I also gave up on The Hockey News as a whole several years ago. Around the time they went from reporting actual news to running "sound bite" articles. And they're not even very good at that. The New York Times, for example, has run more more informative and in-depth pieces on hockey matters in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I Just wear them because I am fat and I don;t have to suck in my gut all the time.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsl135 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Complete piece of crap article by a joke of a writer. Obnoxious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhg39 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I think it is uncool for uncool sports writers to attempt to tell other what is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robersong88 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) For the record, I will be wearing the jersey of a player that is younger than me to the NHL Awards Red Carpet in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Edited June 22, 2014 by robersong88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers845 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Don't believe everything you read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsl135 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Next thing you know the guy will be saying that you shouldn't buy tickets to watch players who are younger than you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyMusic Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I find it hilarious that people make a salary to write fluff articles like this.....I could write about stupidities all day.....I just wish I could have been smart enough to exploit the system and make a living out of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Explains my Jagr jerseys, aren't many other guys older than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtucker Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) only wise thing to do: sell a few jerseys to afford plastic surgery.......and BAM ! you look 20 years younger, problem solved........and you prob. has enough money left for that penile enlargement as well...........- 20 years + 20 inches , look out ladies ! (or dudes , if you´re into that sort of stuff) Edited June 23, 2014 by tomtucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) only wise thing to do: sell a few jerseys to afford plastic surgery.......and BAM ! you look 20 years younger, problem solved........and you prob. has enough money left for that penile enlargement as well...........- 20 years + 20 inches , look out ladies ! (or dudes , if you´re into that sort of stuff) I have often wondered...if I responded to every one of those spam e-mails promising to "add inches", could I get it to be like the size of a telephone pole? Edited June 23, 2014 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngeloS76 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Shucks, I was going to wear my puck-bunny ears with my vast collection of Dougie Hamilton shirts. Alternatively - Time to stock up on: Chara, Bergeron, Rask, Lucic, Iginla, Krejci, Bourque, Neely, Oates, Sweeney, Moog, Cheevers, Orr, Esposito, Bucyk, Dumart, Thompson and Schmidt shirts. Ain't it great to be a twenty-sum'n kid following a 90 year old team? /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Guess I'll need to get that Andy Bathgate jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtucker Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I have often wondered...if I responded to every one of those spam e-mails promising to "add inches", could I get it to be like the size of a telephone pole? Indeed you could...............would be better if one were a blackhawks fan.........nothing beats wearing that jersey and then saying : "wanna see my totempole" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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