why aren't there more black guys in hockey?

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
They have low body fat and can't float.

hmm if they have to worry about floating there is something wrong with the rink..

i think he's trying to say if blacks were playing hockey the whites would make the ice thin so they'd fall in

still won't matter. The rink is only what 8 inches deep?

I believe it's more like 3-5".

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
They have low body fat and can't float.

hmm if they have to worry about floating there is something wrong with the rink..

i think he's trying to say if blacks were playing hockey the whites would make the ice thin so they'd fall in

still won't matter. The rink is only what 8 inches deep?

But there'd be miniature sharks in the water. With miniature laser beams on their friggin heads.

Scott? Is that you?

 

[necine]

If you look at it from an evolutionary prospective... black people have long arms, long legs, and a small torso to dissapate heat. White people generally have the opposite. In short, white people are better acclimated to the cold for hockey. There's also the cultural reasons (expensive equipment, no access to skating).

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Cause black guys value their teeth🙂

 

[Jahee]

Also, because there are weren't many black players in hockey in the past, the younger generations of black kids had no black role models to aspire to.
No black hockey players, no urge to compete in hockey from the younger generation

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
They have low body fat and can't float.

hmm if they have to worry about floating there is something wrong with the rink..

i think he's trying to say if blacks were playing hockey the whites would make the ice thin so they'd fall in

wasn't even funny.. 0/10 post js80

on a better note,

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Though I'm surprised there aren't more pro- bowlers(not the football kind). I mean, they get a huge black ball that they use to knock down a bunch of white red-necked pins.

that was hilarious :laugh:

 

[sandorski]

Most NHL players come from Canada(60ish%) where the Black population is smaller than the US(both in real numbers and as % of population), IIRC US players make approx 20%, and the rest are from Europe(mostly Northern Europe where Black populations are practically non-existent). I think that along with Expense, lack of access to rinks in the US Inner-Cities, and the lack of popularity of Hockey in the US all contributes to the low amount of Blacks in the NHL.

That said, in the future I suspect to see more, but they'll likely be Canadians. Also expect an increase in Chinese/Asians, Indian/Asians, and even those with Middle Eastern descent in the future. It will reflect the changing demographic of the Canadian Population.

 

[Xyclone]

"The only thing black in hockey is the puck."

 

[bobdelt]

culture doesnt appear to hockey. not many blacks in canada. not many places to skate in cities. its expensive. its played by a bunch of whities

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
In high school, I had a black history teacher and he said the reason you don't see a lot of black hockey players is because the only thing that's black in hockey is the puck and it gets slapped around all the time. 😀

BOO!😉

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: randomint
b-ball is full of them because of their size which is naturally larger than average.

huh? you have stats to back that up?

 

[Red Dawn]

Because Blacks can't grow Mullets

 

[xAMD4Lifex]

Because then the sport would be called boxing?

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: sandorski
the lack of popularity of Hockey in the US

I don't know about that, there are definitely more US-based NHL teams, and I'm sure more American players than Canadians.

 

[Mikey]

its because guns arent aloud in hockey!

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: sm8000

Originally posted by: sandorski
the lack of popularity of Hockey in the US

I don't know about that, there are definitely more US-based NHL teams, and I'm sure more American players than Canadians.

Most of those US Teams are struggling to survive. Canadian players certainly dominate at the NHL level.

 

[Casawi]

Who cares. Hockey suckls anyways...lol

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: sm8000

Originally posted by: sandorski
the lack of popularity of Hockey in the US

I don't know about that, there are definitely more US-based NHL teams, and I'm sure more American players than Canadians.

Most of those US Teams are struggling to survive. Canadian players certainly dominate at the NHL level.

Thats because of over expansion. The NHL was stupid to expand as fast as it did.

 

[UncleWai]

You don't see any black guys in Ping Pong too, what gives?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Wreckem

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: sm8000

Originally posted by: sandorski
the lack of popularity of Hockey in the US

I don't know about that, there are definitely more US-based NHL teams, and I'm sure more American players than Canadians.

Most of those US Teams are struggling to survive. Canadian players certainly dominate at the NHL level.

Thats because of over expansion. The NHL was stupid to expand as fast as it did.

The Strike didn't help any either.

 

[Howard]

Because it's dangerous to wear grillz.

 

[DukeN]

Also because hockey is a gay man's sport.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

One of the top enforcers in the NHL is black.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: NFS4
We don't like cold weather. PERIOD!

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: DukeN
Also because hockey is a gay man's sport.

You are a jackass