Logic. Math. Reality.

In anticipation of the NHL season beginning tomorrow, the following is a posting I made to a hockey newsgroup (remember newsgroups, anyone?) back in 1998 before the start of the playoff season. I found it by Googling myself, LOL! I just think its funny so I'm posting it because I can.

Amanda Yeager March 1, 1998 1:00am

Umm, hello? I'd just like to point out that MATH can help out a little here...

You say "American teams will continue to claim the cup, regardless of what nationality is prevalent on the team."

OK, since there are 6 Canadian teams in the 26 team NHL, that accounts for 23% of the League. I sure as hell hope that with a greater than 3/4 ratio, American teams should be winning the Cups.

I am not going to mention at all that 70% of league players are Canadian. Or American population to player representation ratio. But I will say that looking at the current standings, the Canadian teams are lacking in the W's. But there are ONLY SIX! We Americans keep stealing Can teams & putting them in places that suck.

I wish someday The Can-Am Great Debate will end. It is getting boring. We all know that Canada is the 51st state. We all know that Americans are too pig headed to fully admit Canadians just plain rule in hockey. American pig-headed-ness is the only reason why Americans are so hell bent on proving some sort of "American Hockey Supremacy", when most Americans could care less about the sport. Face it - the NHL is played largely in America because that is who will PAY for it. It has nothing to do with the players.

BTW, this is from my own personal AMERICAN-Native Southern Californian-Lives in Palm Springs-LOYAL LA KINGS FAN-GIRL point of view. But don't hold that against me - most influential in my opinion, was LOGIC. MATH. REALITY.