Hernia Zetterberg

[zaxx 0]

Great article about Holmstrom's early season scoring success. The best part is the misprint where the article refers to Zetterberg as "Hernia Zetterberg". lol

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sto...86-0a1bbbaecfbe

[Datsyerberger 279]

Hahaha, I guess that injury prone reputation is catching up with him. Even spell check knows XD

[Slave 31]

ARRG don't scare me like that, i thought he was out with a hernia

[Opie 308]

Hernia Zetterberg has a Henrik!!!!

Just kidding!

[Slave 31]

lol...brah, not funny

[stormboy 47]

"Those two guys, I'm going slower than them," Holmstrom said. "They go so fast out there, I have a hard time keeping up with them."

good read. it's interesting to me how players always kind of react the same way--at least during interviews--when they're going through a hot streak. it's always just kind of, "yeah, it's nice to score i guess...the bounces are kind of going my way." you wonder if that's what they're told to say to the media or if they're really that nonchalant about scoring on a goal-per-game pace.

also, not to nit-pick...well, what i'm doing is exactly nit-picking, but he hasn't scored in every game. he's on a goal-per-game pace, but he's scored in four of the games.

[Johnny Law 15]

good read. it's interesting to me how players always kind of react the same way--at least during interviews--when they're going through a hot streak. it's always just kind of, "yeah, it's nice to score i guess...the bounces are kind of going my way." you wonder if that's what they're told to say to the media or if they're really that nonchalant about scoring on a goal-per-game pace.

I always thought it's because they know that at some point its going to go the other way and they will be in the middle of a cold streak. Regardless of talent pucks are going to bounce the wrong way sometimes, a not to high not to low approach.

[Slave 31]

if i was on the wings roster last season...after the colorado series i would totally talk smack..."who were those guys we just played? were the bantams having a practice..the av's hahahaha what are they even doing in the same league as us....we are unstoppable they should just give us the cup now..etc.. is kind of why i like watching UFC just to see the smack talk

[Systemfel 33]

Marion Hossa?

[joshy207 156]

Haha, gotta love spellcheck.

Hockey players are rarely smack-talkers off the ice. They aren't brought up that way, the locker room culture isn't that way. I think part of that stems from the way the youth hockey system operates--it's much more family-oriented than most other sports. Parents generally have to drive the kids to practice and games (whether it's 5 minutes or 5 hours) rather than the kids simply staying after school or being able to walk to the neighborhood park. That time in the car, as well as on weekend road trips, can bond the player and his parents, contributing to a more solid family upbringing. Also, the youth and junior hockey development systems are much different than the high school and college systems that football and basketball use. The kid who's the "big dog" on a high-school football or basketball team usually gets the royal treatment. Gets his butt kissed and is never in trouble, no matter what he does. Now he's off to college, where he may or may not be any good, but the inflated ego is there. Compare that to hockey, where a kid who's good in house league makes the travel team. The best travel players make AAA. From AAA, in the mid- to late-teens, there are various levels of junior to move up to. When a hockey player is 16-17 years old, there are at least 6 or 7 different levels he can play at, all depending on how good he is. The "big fish in a little pond" situation isn't nearly as common as in football or basketball.

Now, I know these are generalizations and there are obviously exceptions to the rule. And most athletes in other sports are very nice, well-grounded people as well. You just don't see the cocky personas in hockey that you do in other sports.