The NHL All-Star Game: Hockey for Dummies
Whatever its implications or lack thereof, I confess I enjoyed watching the All-Star Game last night. No thanks to Versus, Chuck Norris, or "natural male enhancement" commercials. Santa's giant "sack of pride?" Come on! SPECIAL thanks to Marty Turco, however, who made the game by not only minding the net, but carrying on a glib chat at the same time.
Although I've apprehended that most avid fans are pretty indifferent to the All-Star Game, or view it simply as an unwelcome interruption to "real" hockey, I think it's important that we look at it in the context of the ongoing "butts-in-seats, wider audiences" argument. It is what it is. It's Hockey for Dummies. And like it or not, there's a place for that.
I understand the myriad reasons a veteran fan, or maybe even a veteran player, might call the All-Star Game meaningless, or even insulting. The Diet Coke of hockey, if you will. But for the hockey ignorant, this is entry-level. We'll show you the ugly, offensive stuff later. For now, here are some handsome men with accents get along famously.
If you're piqued by a mild curiosty for the work of a renowned poet, or have a vague interest in a certain musician, it makes sense for you to read that poet's selected works, rather than investing in every volume he or she has penned, or to buy the musician's "Best Of" compilation CD. Similarly, the All-Star celebration offers an introductory overview of "Who's Who" in the game of hockey.
In the otherwise intricate, historied game of hockey.
In the intimidatingly glorious game of hockey.
It is unfair to expect new and prospective fans to immediately be able to comprehend and appreciate it's vastness, especially as there are a number of fans out there who don't even have a team to attach themselves to.
Perhaps this is a "dumbing-down" of the game, or at least a misrepresentation of it. However, I repectfully submit that...people are dumb. And proud of it. According to publishers Wiley and Sons, the For Dummies series has over 125 million books in print, translated into 39 languages and distributed in 40 countries. Needless to say, there is DEMAND for DUMB. See any Dummies title for reviews from customers joyfully proclaiming that they are "no longer a dummy!" My God, my God.
FYI, there is a "Hockey for Dummies" from 2001 (anyone want to tackle those revisions?), and a "Coaching Hockey for Dummies" circa last September.
This is fun. Best Friends Forever!
--Satanella
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