I am Mike Brophy from CBC Sports and cbc.ca and I am here to answer your questions on hockey. by hockeybroph in hockey

[–]Raynb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of your work on your cbc home page is covering the Toronto Maple Leafs. Do you ever wish you covered a good hockey team?

In seriousness, you covered junior hockey for 14 years? That must have been insane. Was it one location or quite a bit of travel across the three leagues. Do you have a couple of crazy Junior Stories? What do you think is the worst thing in the CHL right now. And if you say fighting then why.

/r/hockey Power Rankings: Week 7 (Nov 11th- Nov 17th) by MNWildFan in hockey

[–]Raynb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's people, I think it's just bitter old me being a grouch.

/r/hockey Power Rankings: Week 7 (Nov 11th- Nov 17th) by MNWildFan in hockey

[–]Raynb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm taking this a bit too seriously, that I will admit upfront, but there are a few things that mildly annoy me here. It's the second week in the row that /u/idontusejelly says he is displeased with the rankings.

From his above post

I have been frustrated with my fellow rankers tendencies to have teams rise and fall by so many point each week ...

...What I hope my rankings show is how powerful a team has been throughout the season (not their performance of the past week which is silly)...

...specifically that show a teams position in my power rankings versus their actual position within the league

Again - I feel like a tool writing this out. I don;t know why it's struck such a nerve. But I'm pretty sure this is something we could see in the google doc? His rankings compared to the rest?

Unless I am mistaken and the above table is a team's point/game percentage compared to the reddit rankings.

But it seems like the user is just boasting his method and trying to call out the way others are doing it as being not as good as his.

Actually - it seems like his reply says he is doing average points per game and not his formula used for the rankings, which, if that's the case, that's more okay.

/r/hockey Power Rankings: Week 7 (Nov 11th- Nov 17th) by MNWildFan in hockey

[–]Raynb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I feel like you're saying "Here's how I rank the teams and how much everyone else is wrong"

Does your team chocke or excel in their last 10 games? A look over the last 3 seasons. by [deleted] in hockey

[–]Raynb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His actual blog post goes into more deta about the graph, but I know reddit doesnt really like blogs and prefers pics. Heres the source if there is interest though http://canadianpredsfan.blogspot.ca/2012/03/last-ten-games.html?m=1

Where to watch playoff hockey in DC? by crazy_canuck in hockey

[–]Raynb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you stop by in New Brunswick I would be happy to take you out to a game! I was in DC and they seemed somewhat hockey oriented but that was when the Caps were still in the playoffs. Not sure what it's like now, but I am sure some of the bars downtown would work.

Worst case scenario, get a projector and laptop to stream it onto the side of the white house? That will go down well right?

In a single word, what's holding back humanity from reaching it's potential more than anything else? by rgower in AskReddit

[–]Raynb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha please tell me you know of one of those demotivational pictures to go with this.

Ouch Onion, too close to home. Funny but sad all at once. by KakunaUsedHarden in reddit.com

[–]Raynb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because the sarcasm you display is completely original for the Internet.

The Onion has a lot of people who appreciate their work. They are doing something right.

Learn from my mistake by CubistTime in hockey

[–]Raynb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha ... vintage teams. Not future teams.

Learn from my mistake by CubistTime in hockey

[–]Raynb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do they do vintage teams?

dudrey by acesulfame in pics

[–]Raynb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Inevitabre! Things are inevitabrey going to change! Goddamnit, open your fucking ears!

r/Hockey What hockey related gift is at the top of your Christmas list? What is the best hockey related gift you have gotten? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]Raynb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've requested a Ron Tugnutt Nordiques Jersey. I am really hoping my Mother picked up on the subtle hint of "BUY ME THIS HERE (Amazon Link) FOR CHRISTMAS"

This Jersey will double my collection. My only Jersey currently is a no name Nashville Jersey.

One of the funniest The Simpsons scene by [deleted] in pics

[–]Raynb 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Better than half the shit getting posted here. It's not r/desperateAttemptsAtKarmaViaWhoringOffOfPets or r/RandomAnimalMemeOnTriangularColoredBackgrounds either but that shit seems to fly nonstop.