Dear Mr.
Bettman
Re: NHL All
Star game
Here is my
idea for your future NHL All Star game.
Since hockey
is the fastest game in the world and the only game that has artificial
extensions of all four limbs that talent should be showcased. Speed, skill and team
work. As it stands now the N.H. L. All-Star game is like having thoroughbreds
moving like they were plow horses. They go so slow during he game that any resemblance
to the great speed showcased every night in the H.H.L. is lost on any viewer
just turning in for the first time
As for those
of us who watch the N.H.L. on a regular basis, we have ALL played pond hockey.
When our competitive playing days were over, we longed for the days of the purity
and FUN of pickup games.
So my
suggestion to you, is to embrace the beauty, grace, and speed of playing hockey
into something all of us can relate to and even the professional athletes I have interviewed smile about, pickup games are the best. Here is what I
call the future of the N.H.L. All-Star game.
The Ultimate
Pond Hockey game. The game would be played 3 on 3. There would be no penalties
called that would be served. Any penalty would result in a penalty shot. There
would be 21 skaters on each team and three goalies. There would be two forwards
and one defenseman on each “line.”They would rotate equally throughout the
game.
The game
could be played outdoors to make it even more like a pond hockey game.
In return
for this idea I would the NHL to arrange to have Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby,
through video tape endorse my book: Stop
the tsunami in Youth Sports, and my project, bringing Fun back to youth
sports. I would like to be interviewed before the ALL Star game starts from our
local NBC affiliate here in Rochester N.Y. about my idea for this game and my
book.
Ryan
Callahan and Brian Gionta have done videotaped interviews with me.
Thank
you
V.J.
Stanley
My website
is frozenshorts.com (for all the kids who sit on the bench needlessly)
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