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Hockey Newsin lukijakyselyssä tuli seuraavanlaisia tuloksia:
From The Hockey News:
Reader's Survey Results
1. Which side do you support in the NHL/NHLPA labor showdown?
Players: 12%
Owners: 40%
Neither: 48%
2. Does the NHL risk losing you as a fan if there's a prolonged work stoppage?
Yes: 26%
No: 57%
Undecided: 16%
3. In your opinion, what's the No. 1 problem with the NHL game?
Congested neutral zone: 18%
Too low scoring: 10%
High player salaries: 16%
High ticket prices: 19%
Too many teams: 15%
Nothing, the game is fine the way it is: 4%
Other: 17%
4. Which of the following ideas would you be in favor of exploring to improve the NHL game?
Remove the center ice red line: 39%
Move the nets back to 10 feet from the boards: 45%
Adopt Bobby Smith's "wider bluelines and red line" concept: 23%
Make goalie equipment even smaller: 45%
Adopt a shootout: 26%
Restrict goalie wandering: 24%
Institute no-touch icing: 43%
Bigger nets: 12%
Contraction: 24%
Wider playing surfaces: 34%
Touch-up offsides: 48%
Call the rules by the book: 61%
Serve full two minutes for minors: 26%
More 4-on-4 play: 12%
More penalty shots: 18%
Three points for a win, one for a tie: 20%
Ban the trap: 26%
Unlimited stick curves: 22%
Others: 16%
5. How do you feel about fighting in the NHL?
Love it: 42%
Like it: 34%
Tolerate it: 18%
Dislike it: 3%
Hate it: 2%
6. Should the NHL make visors mandatory for players entering the league?
Yes: 51%
No: 49%
7. Would you like to see the instigator rule dropped?
Yes: 72%
No: 28%
8. How would you rate the NHL's excitement level?
Better than ever: 6%
As good as ever: 45%
Worse than it used to be: 49%
9. How often do you feel you get fair value for your money when you attend an NHL game?
Always: 11%
Most of the time: 37%
Half the time: 29%
Infrequently: 17%
Never: 5%
10. Do you prefer to attend games or watch them on TV?
Attend: 66%
TV: 34%
11. Is the NHL regular season:
Too long: 41%
Too short: 3%
Just right: 56%
12. Would you be in favor of the NHL expanding its playoff pool from 16 to 20 teams?
Yes: 15%
No: 85%
13. Is the standard for gaining entry to the Hockey Hall of Fame:
Too hard: 4%
Too easy: 20%
Just right: 76%
14. Are you in favor of NHL player participation at the 2006 Olympics in Italy?
Yes: 77%
No: 23%
15. Who is the best player in the NHL today?
Peter Forsberg: 37%
Martin Brodeur: 12%
Markus Naslund: 9%
Joe Sakic: 6%
Ilya Kovalchuk: 5%
Pavel Datsyuk: 4%
Joe Thornton: 4%
Todd Bertuzzi: 3%
Marian Hossa: 2%
Jarome Iginla: 2%
Mario Lemieux: 2%
Nicklas Lidstrom: 2%
Rick Nash: 2%
Mats Sundin: 2%
Other: 8%
16. Who is the NHL's best overall defenseman?
Nicklas Lidstrom: 33%
Rob Blake: 20%
Chris Pronger: 13%
Scott Niedermayer: 11%
Scott Stevens: 10%
Adrian Aucoin: 3%
Sergei Gonchar: 2%
Other: 8%
17. Who is the NHL's best goaltender?
Martin Brodeur: 76%
Roberto Luongo: 7%
Ed Belfour: 4%
Jose Theodore: 3%
Marty Turco: 3%
Nikolai Khabibulin: 2%
Other: 5%
18. Who is the NHL's most exciting player?
Ilya Kovalchuk: 30%
Pavel Datsyuk: 17%
Peter Forsberg: 14%
Martin St-Louis: 11%
Rick Nash: 5%
Markus Naslund: 4%
Marian Hossa: 3%
Jarome Iginla: 3%
Joe Sakic: 2%
Other: 11%
19. What's your favorite NHL team jersey?
Detroit Red Wings: 14%
Toronto Maple Leafs: 10%
Chicago Blackhawks: 10%
Montreal Canadiens: 7%
Colorado Avalanche: 5%
Boston Bruins: 4%
New York Rangers: 4%
Vancouver Canucks: 4%
Calgary Flames: 3%
Edmonton Oilers: 3%
Minnesota Wild: 3%
New Jersey Devils: 3%
Ottawa Senators: 3%
Philadelphia Flyers: 3%
Phoenix Coyotes: 3%
Atlanta Thrashers: 2%
Columbus Blue Jackets: 2%
Dallas Stars: 2%
Nashville Predators: 2%
New York Islanders: 2%
Pittsburgh Penguins: 2%
St. Louis Blues: 2%
San Jose Sharks: 2%
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: 1%
Buffalo Sabres: 1%
Florida Panthers: 1%
Los Angeles Kings: 1%
Tampa Bay Lightning: 1%
Washington Capitals: 1%
Carolina Hurricanes: 0%
20. Who are your favorite three players?
Steve Yzerman: 5%
Joe Sakic: 4%
Martin Brodeur: 3%
Pavel Datsyuk: 3%
Jeremy Roenick: 3%
Brett Hull: 2%
Mario Lemieux: 2%
Markus Naslund: 2%
Joe Thornton: 2%
Other: 74%
21. Who are your least-favorite three players?
Tie Domi: 6%
Eric Lindros: 5%
Darcy Tucker: 5%
Donald Brashear: 3%
Dominik Hasek: 3%
Chris Chelios: 2%
Bryan Marchment: 2%
Jeremy Roenick: 2%
Scott Stevens: 2%
Alexei Yashin: 2%
Other: 68%
22. Who is your favorite play-by-play man?
Canada
Bob Cole: 30%
Jim Hughson: 15%
Joe Bowen: 9%
Chris Cuthbert: 9%
Peter Maher: 7%
Rod Phillips: 6%
Dino Sisto: 5%
Dean Brown: 4%
John Shorthouse: 4%
Other: 12%
U.S.
Gary Thorne: 27%
Mike Emrick: 20%
Ken Daniels: 11%
Sam Rosen: 8%
Bob Miller: 7%
Rick Jeanneret: 5%
Mike Lange: 5%
Other: 15%
23. Who is your favorite analyst?
Canada
Kelly Hrudey: 27%
Pierre McGuire: 20%
Harry Neale: 20%
Glenn Healy: 19%
Other: 12%
U.S.
John Davidson: 37%
Barry Melrose: 22%
Bill Clement: 15%
Darren Pang: 12%
Joe Micheletti: 3%
Daryl Reaugh: 2%
Other: 8%
24. Which is your favorite NHL team?
Detroit Red Wings: 14%
Toronto Maple Leafs: 11%
Colorado Avalanche: 6%
Montreal Canadiens: 6%
New York Rangers: 6%
Vancouver Canucks: 5%
Boston Bruins: 5%
New Jersey Devils: 5%
Philadelphia Flyers: 5%
Calgary Flames: 3%
Edmonton Oilers: 3%
New York Islanders: 3%
Ottawa Senators: 3%
Pittsburgh Penguins: 3%
Buffalo Sabres: 2%
Chicago Blackhawks: 2%
Dallas Stars: 2%
Los Angeles Kings: 2%
St. Louis Blues: 2%
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: 1%
Atlanta Thrashers: 1%
Carolina Hurricanes: 1%
Columbus Blue Jackets: 1%
Minnesota Wild: 1%
Nashville Predators: 1%
Phoenix Coyotes: 1%
San Jose Sharks: 1%
Tampa Bay Lightning: 1%
Washington Capitals: 1%
Florida Panthers: 0%
25. Who will win the Stanley Cup this year?
Colorado Avalanche: 25%
Detroit Red Wings: 16%
Ottawa Senators: 16%
New Jersey Devils: 10%
Toronto Maple Leafs: 9%
Vancouver Canucks: 8%
Philadelphia Flyers: 6%
Calgary Flames: 1%
Boston Bruins: 1%
Dallas Stars: 1%
Montreal Canadiens: 1%
New York Islanders: 1%
San Jose Sharks: 1%
Tampa Bay Lightning: 1%
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: 0%
Atlanta Thrashers: 0%
Buffalo Sabres: 0%
Carolina Hurricanes: 0%
Chicago Blackhawks: 0%
Columbus Blue Jackets: 0%
Edmonton Oilers: 0%
Florida Panthers: 0%
Los Angeles Kings: 0%
Minnesota Wild: 0%
Nashville Predators: 0%
New York Rangers: 0%
Phoenix Coyotes: 0%
Pittsburgh Penguins: 0%
St. Louis Blues: 0%
Washington Capitals: 0%
Ihan mielenkiintoisia lukuja. Punaviivan poistaminen näytti saaneen liikaa suosiota, toivottavasti se ei saa ainakaan tästä mitään lisävauhtia alleen. Mutta se nyt vaan lähinnä todistaa miten 39% Hockey Newsin lukijoista ei ymmärrä jääkiekosta mitään. Nollatoleranssi jäähyjen viheltämisen suhteen sai jopa 61% kannatuksen. Tuo olisi mielenkiintoista kokeilla, mutta en usko sen järkevään toimivuuteen. Rikkeet kun ovat niin tulkintakysymyksiä ja pelistä voisi tulla kaukalopalloa sen jälkeen.