Cage approved for CAGE league

[splinter]

We have reached an agreement with a light weight fence manufacter to build the cages that will be used in the CAGE. The walls will be aprox 9 ' tall around the rink, the fence will surround the rink with gates installed to allow player entry from the bench.
The fence will be lowered from the ceiling before the game, raised and lowered between periods and after the game much like they do the Cage matches from the WWE.
More details will be released soon.

[CoachChrisG]

Sounds good! Let me know what else is happening with the league via e-mail!!

C.C.

[ax319]

Besides the WWE style cage, what other silly gimmicks will "the cage" incorporate?

[JMUDukes26]

As assanine as this sounds, it might be gimmicky enough to generate some interest in inline hockey. I mean look at the ridiculious stuff they put on TV... rollerderby? American Gladiators? The ideas that seem worst to people who love sports, end up generating some interest... Good luck...

[missionhockey21]

Splinter has long been absent from these boards, I've heard he has other ideas like that, that never come through. So I doubt we will be hearing anything about the Cage league, I think it "was" supposed to start this spring.

[CoachChrisG]

It's a shame this Spinter guy has flaked out because from what he said by e-mail it looked great on paper.

C.C.

[DannyG]

I really don't want to be a negative vibe here, but, geez, fellahs, when we are trying to establish a credibility level, and an image of legitimacy for our sport, do we really need this?

I would be the first to soundly applaud a new effort to place a legitimate rolller hockey game/program in a position to be marketed to television, take that great leap into accpetability as a pro sport, etc...

How many PBH's do we have to live down, before the roller hockey community refuses to support this stuff???

Sorry, if I'm out of line here, but, sheesh!

[missionhockey21]

It COULD have been a comercial success, its sad in my opinion it didnt pan out.

[sixpack]

It's not so much the idea that is bad, its the person who keeps talking them up. He's done this before , talked it up for a month or two and he's gone, in about six month he will be back with some other bizar idea. Some of them might work but nobody will ever know until this joker actually follows through with one. And if its true that history repeats itself, that will never happen

[RichardGraham]

Hi Sixpack,

This could have worked incredibly well. You put the players in a cage, then, after the game, you only let the winners out! Talk about living and dying inline hockey! [img]/wtimages/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[missionhockey21]

I smell a new reality series ;-) lol

[RichardGraham]

Hi Mission,

I've already trademarked the name CAGE O' FOLLIES and patented the death of the players idea, so FORGET about trying to steal the concept from me. I'll sue you so fast you'll think I'd scored a hat-trick in three seconds, baby [img]/wtimages/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[missionhockey21]

I'll see you in court then Rich! I am not going to let you bank off the possible success of the Cage, survivor style. lol

[sixpack]

I think they call that wrestling

[RichardGraham]

OK Mission,

Now you've got me mad.

I've hired Johnny "Cage-Man" Cochran.

Who do you have?

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central