02-07-2013, 03:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Abbotsford, BC
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Interesting stories you'd like to read about the Heat?
Hey CP, I need your help.
Throw some ideas at me regarding feature stories that you'd like to read about the Heat.
For example, roommate quirks, a season ticket holder that hasn't missed a game, what players do on their spare time in a boring city like Abbotsford, etc.
I'm expecting at least one joke from MrMastadonFarm and fotze about players' girlfriends/wives, but everyone else should try and help me out and come up with something reasonable to write a story about haha. Remember, I'm going outside the box of normal everyday hockey. I'm wanting something a little more personal.
Thanks in advance everyone,
Pierre.
Last edited by Pierre "Monster" McGuire; 02-07-2013 at 09:49 PM.
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02-07-2013, 03:29 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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I am not sure if something like this would work or even interest anyone else but is there anything players do to regulate their emotions to make it to the NHL. I know they want to work hard and make it but is there any mental barriers that get in their way. Also, confidence levels and how they differ when a player is brought to the NHL club vs being sent down.
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02-07-2013, 03:38 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Vancouver
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I want to hear about the branding and community building work that goes into creating a successful AHL franchise. Heat has its ups and downs, and I want to know how they are slowly building the client base that will make Heat hockey synonymous with the Fraser Valley.
I'm also quite interested in Troy G. Ward. He's a really fascinating case to me and I'd like to know more about his overall philosophy of hockey and life. An article on how he is molding these young men outside of hockey would be neat. He gets them to cut their hair and do their dishes, and I find that kind of thing to be so interesting since it's a little edgy for a coach to get into players personal lives.
As far as the players go, I'd like to know if they have any mantras or daily reminders to keep them plugging away at the American level. The pay can't be enough to keep most of them around, many are making 100k~ and that's really not much considering the toll on the body and the travel and toll on family life that hockey entails. I'm wondering what keeps the fire burning, especially for those players who've past 25 and still give it everything they've got.
That's just a couple things off the top of my head... I'll be back.
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02-08-2013, 12:27 AM
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aka Spike
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The Darkest Corners of My Mind
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First off...change the spelling in your title
I think it would be cool to read about superstitions players have game day. Maybe find out who the most interesting/odd guy on the team is and do a start to end game day story on him.
How about one on a rookie coming onto the team vs a vet who's a lifer in the AHL?
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02-08-2013, 12:17 PM
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#5
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Franchise Player
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I think some 'feel good' stories would be great. Just something like Kolanos' return to hockey from his injury, or Taylor being kept 'thrown away' from organizations once they had a good prospect in the system to develop. Stuff like that. I think the Aliu thing has been thoroughly discussed, but if there was something else to it, then great.
Maybe something with Wahl - I would be really interested to hear what he went through with his concussion that he had, and then what happened to him afterwards. Sounds like he asked for a trade (though, now that you work for the Heat, perhaps you can't really do this article). I would be really curious as to "Wahl's Story", and I would imagine he would have an interesting story, coming out of California after all.
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02-08-2013, 02:05 PM
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#6
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Franchise Player
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A piece about Bouma and how he is dealing with a season long injury would be interesting too.
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02-08-2013, 02:17 PM
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#7
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Franchise Player
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I want to know what the G stands for in Troy G Ward.
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02-08-2013, 02:18 PM
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#8
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Go out for Czech food with Roman Horak.
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02-08-2013, 04:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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I'd like to see something written on the perception of goalies coming to Abbotsford and the Flames system.... it seems we have figured out the formula for drafting and developing and reclaiming goalies. I want to see if Abbottsford is the place to be for goaltenders.
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02-08-2013, 05:14 PM
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#10
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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What events charities do the players wives and girlfriends get involved with?
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02-08-2013, 06:31 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sherwood Park, AB
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I would actually like to know how a lot of them feel about being rated, evaluated and even reported on in their careers. How does it feel for someone to projected as a 2 way 3rd line center as their ceiling? Do they even read about it? I've always been curious as to how they deal with the constant evaluations and projections.
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02-08-2013, 08:07 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Cambodia
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I don't know if you'd get honest answers about this, but I'd be interested in reading about what evenings/nights are like on the road when they don't have a game the next day. Like, what's the typical night out in Peoria or Rockford? Are any of the AHL cities particularly fun or awful?
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Originally Posted by indes
I would actually like to know how a lot of them feel about being rated, evaluated and even reported on in their careers. How does it feel for someone to projected as a 2 way 3rd line center as their ceiling? Do they even read about it? I've always been curious as to how they deal with the constant evaluations and projections.
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Along those same lines, do any of them ever go on CalgaryPuck to see what fans are saying?
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02-09-2013, 06:19 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sherwood Park, AB
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Originally Posted by gargamel
I don't know if you'd get honest answers about this, but I'd be interested in reading about what evenings/nights are like on the road when they don't have a game the next day. Like, what's the typical night out in Peoria or Rockford? Are any of the AHL cities particularly fun or awful?
Along those same lines, do any of them ever go on CalgaryPuck to see what fans are saying?
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Was definitely curious about this! Maybe PMM doesn't want to ask because if they didn't know about it before they will definitely hit it up after he does! Might ruin a prospect or two haha
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02-10-2013, 12:44 AM
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#14
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: lower mainland
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Who are the practical jokers on the team and has there been any good ones this year? I'll try to think of more when I'm not so tired.
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02-10-2013, 04:56 AM
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#15
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Franchise Player
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Ryan Howse could be an interesting story. His adjustment to the pro game on and off the ice.
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02-10-2013, 11:12 AM
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Franchise Player
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Horak could be a very interesting story as well. Deciding to move from the Czech republic, learning English and adjusting to a new culture, and what he has done over the years to exceed expectations on where he would end up developing into as a player.
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