koivulchuk 1 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 I remember watching games several years back with the Fox glowing puck...what ended those? Were they too bouncy or did they break a lot? I've always been curious as to why that died...It annoyed me, but I still hear people argue that they can never see the puck when they watch hockey... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kovalchuk71 212 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 Theyre on ebay..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sven 1 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 how bout an url ?couldnt find any auction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eazy_b97 1 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 It bothered people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 I remember watching games several years back with the Fox glowing puck...what ended those? Were they too bouncy or did they break a lot? I've always been curious as to why that died...It annoyed me, but I still hear people argue that they can never see the puck when they watch hockey... It died because everyone in hockey complained about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHIEF22 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 Ya I remember those. They only showed up on TV. I think that I heard that alot of the hard core hockey fans didn't like them. Remember the game where the puck went into the stands and the person who ended up with it wouldn't give it back? They used the TV camera to find it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eazy_b97 1 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 Nobody gives pucks back that go into the stands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHIEF22 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 Ya but it seems that they wanted those because of the device that made them show up on TV. Could be wrong about it, but I swear I remember it happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladystorm3 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 i dont think i have ever seen or heard about those before. does anyone have a link so i can see what they look like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted April 12, 2005 Ya but it seems that they wanted those because of the device that made them show up on TV. Could be wrong about it, but I swear I remember it happening. They were $300 each but I recall Fox saying that it didn't matter to them as each one had a limited amount of battery life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duder84 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 Just wondering, does anybody here actually like that idea? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladystorm3 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 its a good idea, but they shouldnt of tried it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 its a good idea, but they shouldnt of tried it What the hell kind of logic is that? If it was a good idea, they should have tried it and stuck to the idea. If it was a BAD idea they shouldn't have tried it.Try to make some sense and don't just post because you have nothing better to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladystorm3 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 i have good ideas, but i never try some of themwhat i meant was that if they did spend 300 dollars for a puck, they should of not done it. 300 isnt much for nhl, but that 300 could of changed something else rather then the puck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 i have good ideas, but i never try some of themwhat i meant was that if they did spend 300 dollars for a puck, they should of not done it. 300 isnt much for nhl, but that 300 could of changed something else rather then the puck. Considering the millions of dollars they spent on the contract and promotion of the sport a couple hundred thousand on a puck that made it easier for fans to see wasn't much. More viewers mean more advertising money and they were trying to bring in more people who had no history of watching hockey.You'll never know if your ideas are any good if you don't try them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hip check 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 The puck was a bit of a gimmick for the TV audience. Some claimed the game was hard to follow because the puck was so small, and it would go out of sight along the near boards when televised. It had a blue shadow around it when it was moving around the ice, when it moved at a speed over 40 or 50 mph it had a red tail on it and the speed of the pass/shot would pop up in a corner of the tv screen. Again, to make it easy for the casual observer to follow and get an idea of how fast everything was going. Canadian fans scoffed at the whole thing, and US fans already understood the game so it was no help to them, mostly a distraction. It attracted so few new fans it was dropped.Give Fox credit for trying, even if it was misguided. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 The comet tail was the worst part. A lot of long time hockey fans I know actually liked the fact you could see where the puck was in a scrum along the boards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewhunz 3 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 But Fox owned the pucks didn't they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tricky4L 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 I was told by a former linesman that the puck would almost never drop flat on a faceoff... I still don't have a clue why that is but whatever. Wasn't there also an issue in that they couldn't put the pucks on ice/freeze them before the game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CardinalHcky19 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 i found one on eBay http://search.ebay.com/glowing-pucks_W0QQs...QfsopZ1QQfsooZ1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 i found one on eBay http://search.ebay.com/glowing-pucks_W0QQs...QfsopZ1QQfsooZ1 No you didn't I was told by a former linesman that the puck would almost never drop flat on a faceoff... I still don't have a clue why that is but whatever. Wasn't there also an issue in that they couldn't put the pucks on ice/freeze them before the game?I believe they could be chilled but not frozen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CardinalHcky19 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 QUOTE (CardinalHcky19 @ Apr 13 2005, 06:03 PM) i found one on eBay http://search.ebay.com/glowing-pucks_W0QQs...QfsopZ1QQfsooZ1 No you didn'tyeah i did thats a glowing puck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eazy_b97 1 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 It's a glowing puck, but not the "glow puck" being discussed in the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 What you posted has nothing to do with our discussion. I'm sorry I wasn't as clear as Eazy was. I made the assumpion you would be able to realize that wasn't the $300 puck that Fox used while televising NHL games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_The_Man_16 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2005 I used to love the HHOF commercials with the American businessman who would come in and say " we can't follow your puck" and then they just threw him out of the room. Priceless.Again though, like Chadd, it was a good concept for seeing where it was along the boards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
