Lets hope there is insuffient area to put a advertizement ondbr wrote:I wonder if, one day, we'll be talking about how ruining the cheerleaders uniforms with advertisements truly is the last straw?)

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Lets hope there is insuffient area to put a advertizement ondbr wrote:I wonder if, one day, we'll be talking about how ruining the cheerleaders uniforms with advertisements truly is the last straw?)
Fred wrote:I bet you all noticed she was waring hockey skates rather than figure skates
hard to tell if her personalities are real from just a picture...the Dogsalmon wrote:Fred wrote:I bet you all noticed she was waring hockey skates rather than figure skates
maybe so but she still has a [nice personality]...
Who cares? Probably hockey fans who don't need to be prompted when to cheer & clap their hands like a circus seal act.Potatoe1 wrote:Again..ClamRussel wrote:To veer this back on topic a bit...there is no way an organization with a thick rabid fanbase like Vancouver has, with a waiting list for season's tickets....that people actually PAY to be on....with sell-outs as far as the eye can see in both directions....should have to resort to cheerleaders. More accurately it should be teams that need cheerleaders to sell the game have no business even bothering to have an NHL franchise. It either sells itself or it doesn't. Cheerleaders in hockey usually goes hand in hand w/ 2for1 tickets plus free beer & hotdogs. Bringing in the Canuckettes is a nod towards the gimmickry of the Lingerie Football League, glowing pucks and organized food eating tournaments.
Who cares.
No one will stop buying tickets because of cheer leaders, and the corporate buyers who aren't big hockey fans might enjoy looking a bewbs.
At the end of the day it doesn't matter.
Well now your sensibilities get both because the ads aren't going away. If the cheerleaders got rid of the blaring ads I'd be all for them.dbr wrote:In terms of nails in the hockey experience coffin I'll just say I'd rather have my sensibilities offended by cheerleaders than by ads blared out at the crowd at every opportunity.
Yeah, I do agree with a lot of this.ClamRussel wrote:Who cares? Probably hockey fans who don't need to be prompted when to cheer & clap their hands like a circus seal act.Potatoe1 wrote:Again..ClamRussel wrote:To veer this back on topic a bit...there is no way an organization with a thick rabid fanbase like Vancouver has, with a waiting list for season's tickets....that people actually PAY to be on....with sell-outs as far as the eye can see in both directions....should have to resort to cheerleaders. More accurately it should be teams that need cheerleaders to sell the game have no business even bothering to have an NHL franchise. It either sells itself or it doesn't. Cheerleaders in hockey usually goes hand in hand w/ 2for1 tickets plus free beer & hotdogs. Bringing in the Canuckettes is a nod towards the gimmickry of the Lingerie Football League, glowing pucks and organized food eating tournaments.
Who cares.
No one will stop buying tickets because of cheer leaders, and the corporate buyers who aren't big hockey fans might enjoy looking a bewbs.
At the end of the day it doesn't matter.
I suppose all that matters are the corporate buyers who aren't real hockey fans anyways. Clearly.
Well now your sensibilities get both because the ads aren't going away. If the cheerleaders got rid of the blaring ads I'd be all for them.dbr wrote:In terms of nails in the hockey experience coffin I'll just say I'd rather have my sensibilities offended by cheerleaders than by ads blared out at the crowd at every opportunity.
I also agree.wienerdog wrote:Yeah, I do agree with a lot of this.ClamRussel wrote:Well now your sensibilities get both because the ads aren't going away. If the cheerleaders got rid of the blaring ads I'd be all for them.dbr wrote: In terms of nails in the hockey experience coffin I'll just say I'd rather have my sensibilities offended by cheerleaders than by ads blared out at the crowd at every opportunity.
People wonder why Rogers Arena is the weirded out mausoleum that it is: it's a freaking hostile environment, if you ask me.
I loooooooong for the atmosphere of the last Cup run at the Collosseum...*that* was the essence of hockey.
The Pacific Coliseum and that Cup run.....YES, now that was hockey!Strangelove wrote:I also agree.wienerdog wrote:Yeah, I do agree with a lot of this.ClamRussel wrote:Well now your sensibilities get both because the ads aren't going away. If the cheerleaders got rid of the blaring ads I'd be all for them.
People wonder why Rogers Arena is the weirded out mausoleum that it is: it's a freaking hostile environment, if you ask me.
I loooooooong for the atmosphere of the last Cup run at the Collosseum...*that* was the essence of hockey.
Although I've been known to close my eyes and plug my ears during commercials at the cinema....
Oooh yeah.....ClamRussel wrote: Anyone remember that drinking/smoke pit area under the stands?
Game 5, Dallas series, had seats on the glass, pissed Churla off real good!ClamRussel wrote: The Pacific Coliseum and that Cup run.....YES, now that was hockey!
She'd be more effective there than Mason Raymond on almost any given night.....okcanuck wrote:Put her on our 4th line. Throw our opponents right off their game. It could be a bust ,but maybe worth a try.