NHL Toronto: Following The Team From Europe And The Leafs Win Game 2
Leafs Win! Leafs Win! Leafs Win!
What Was It Like to Follow The Leafs From Europe in 1995?
When I first moved to Switzerland from Canada way back in 1995 it was horrible being a Leafs fan! No Internet, no newspaper coverage besides the odd listing of a few scores in the International Herald Tribune.
Leafs Win Game 2 in overtime courtesy of a goal by another rookie, Kapanen with his second of the night. Photo: NHL.com
What Did I do to Get my Fix?
- Once in a while someone would send me the sports page from an old newspaper!
- During the playoffs I'd pay my nephew to send me a VHS tape of the games! Expensive and 10 days late!
Finally The Internet Came!
At the beginning there was no home internet but I'd go to an internet cafe and pay about $10 for half an hour. I'd search for articles and then pay 20 cents a page to have them printed so that i could read them later!
Finally in about a997 I could get internet at home but it was dial-up with a router and soooo slow! Still better than nothing!
What About Today With Fast Internet?
- I can read any paper on line
- I can listen to sports radio live or clips of my favorite shows!
- I have a subscription to NHL.tv
- I follow the team at this awesome Blog site: http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17
Living in Europe I now miss nothing with the only disadvantage being that most games start at 1 a.m. my time. I often wake up in the middle of the night and watch a piece of the game
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Questions For You:
- What team do you follow?
- Where are you located?
- Who will win Lord Stanley's Cup this year?
Excellent! I'm a B's fan from Boston (now Arkansas). I always liked the Leafs...I remember the old days when the league had 6 teams!
Thanks for stopping by and having a look! Great game and a great series going on now between Boston and Ottawa!
6 teams. no way... how old r u? lol
was it in colour tv?
Almost 72! There were Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit and NY Rangers. Color TV, what's that??? Back in those days goalies didn't wear masks... Ted Lindsay from Detroit had over 500 stitches taken in his face! I remember in one game a player got all his front teeth knocked out... he was back on his next shift!
oh damn.... and i bet he loved every stitch!!
"I went to a boxing match and hockey game broke out"
Rock'm Sock'm Hockey.
Hey man I remember 6 teams too! Black and white t.v. my friend!