Tonight's class was pretty fun! We talked about changes in equipment, and our guests were the owner/founder of Sportstapes (a company that makes hockey tape) and a "catalyst" from Bauer Nike. So yeah, it was pretty cool.
The guy from Bauer Nike, Steve, brought in a bunch of equipment, and Kevin got someone from the class to try it on while Steve explained the modifications/innovations from the equipment. He also had a bunch of statistics on NHL market share (is that the right word?) for different equipment for different companies. It was interesting to see how exposure works, considering that a lot of times the companies the class would name for different products often only outfitted a small percentage of NHL players.
And I got people from the class actually signing up for the mailing list! Woohoo! ^_^ I just hope that we can use it well and actually start up some good discussions, etc. Anyway, time to sleep or I'm going to wake up late (and therefore be late) for work!
Monday, May 31, 2004
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Hockey is Good for You!
I got the assignment yesterday, and I've already spent two nights researching for my HHOF Presents paper!! ^_^ It's so exciting! My topic is: "Through the years, various National Hockey League teams have undergone a series of metamorphoses with their sweaters, logo and/or colours. Select a team that has undergone such a visual facelift, trace the changes, and assess the impact of these changes on the team, its city and the NHL."
Surely you can all guess which team I'm doing? =P (The Canucks, just so you can be certain!) So far I've gone through two e-indexes, come up with 19 articles, Google'd my way to a couple of webpages, and have enlisted Steph to skim through some books available at the UBC library for me. ^_^ I'm also planning on contacting the (Canucks') Authentix store to see if I can get some sales figures for the various jersey/logo merchandise sales--heritage and current. And I'm trying to put together a survey (well, two short ones, actually) too, but I haven't had the chance to sit down and really think about it yet.
So anyway, the point of my subject line is that I really feel that this course, and hence hockey, is revitalizing my passion for learning! In first year I was so excited to go to class, to listen to lectures and to learn, but since then I've been growing more and more indifferent to my studies. This year, more than anything else, I just tried to "get through", which is not what I want from my university experience! Even though it's a lot of extra effort/hassle on my part, and on the part of my family (my dad's picking me up from class every week), I think it's worth it to feel this happy about learning again! And I've NEVER EVER started a project this immediately before, so that tells you something too!
Surely you can all guess which team I'm doing? =P (The Canucks, just so you can be certain!) So far I've gone through two e-indexes, come up with 19 articles, Google'd my way to a couple of webpages, and have enlisted Steph to skim through some books available at the UBC library for me. ^_^ I'm also planning on contacting the (Canucks') Authentix store to see if I can get some sales figures for the various jersey/logo merchandise sales--heritage and current. And I'm trying to put together a survey (well, two short ones, actually) too, but I haven't had the chance to sit down and really think about it yet.
So anyway, the point of my subject line is that I really feel that this course, and hence hockey, is revitalizing my passion for learning! In first year I was so excited to go to class, to listen to lectures and to learn, but since then I've been growing more and more indifferent to my studies. This year, more than anything else, I just tried to "get through", which is not what I want from my university experience! Even though it's a lot of extra effort/hassle on my part, and on the part of my family (my dad's picking me up from class every week), I think it's worth it to feel this happy about learning again! And I've NEVER EVER started a project this immediately before, so that tells you something too!
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
First Day of Class
Woohoo! This HHOF Presents class feels like it's going to be a lot of fun! Our co-instructors are Kevin Shea (who co-wrote Ron Ellis' bio, "Over the Boards" along with several other books), and Phil Pritchard, the HHOF Vice-President, Hockey Operations and Curator, who also starred in the Mastercard Stanley Cup commercial! =P They're pretty fun! Plus we get guest speakers and video clips every week! Oh, and our last week of class we have a trip to the HHOF--nothing new to me, but it's still fun!
So yes, I'm really excited about this course, and I'm glad I took it! Even though I absolutely HATED the driving! The traffic was horrible! I left my house around 5:20pm and arrived at Seneca around 6:35pm. @_@ Coming home it only took me about 35min! Anyway, I suppose objectively it isn't that bad of a drive, but I really hate driving--it stresses me out! I started the class with a major headache thanks to the drive up, and I got home with another major headache thanks to the ride back. ^^;; On the bright side, I didn't get lost. Anyway, I'm really grateful that my dad is going to pick me up from class from now on, so I can just take the transit down instead! It'll take a bit longer to get there by transit, but it'll be a lot less stressful!
I'm off to Pennsylvania until Friday (family trip), and I'm so excited about the class, I'm even bringing books to prepare for next week's topic--the formation of the NHL, etc.--even though it's not necessary to read up beforehand! ^_^ SO exciting! Learning is fun once again!
So yes, I'm really excited about this course, and I'm glad I took it! Even though I absolutely HATED the driving! The traffic was horrible! I left my house around 5:20pm and arrived at Seneca around 6:35pm. @_@ Coming home it only took me about 35min! Anyway, I suppose objectively it isn't that bad of a drive, but I really hate driving--it stresses me out! I started the class with a major headache thanks to the drive up, and I got home with another major headache thanks to the ride back. ^^;; On the bright side, I didn't get lost. Anyway, I'm really grateful that my dad is going to pick me up from class from now on, so I can just take the transit down instead! It'll take a bit longer to get there by transit, but it'll be a lot less stressful!
I'm off to Pennsylvania until Friday (family trip), and I'm so excited about the class, I'm even bringing books to prepare for next week's topic--the formation of the NHL, etc.--even though it's not necessary to read up beforehand! ^_^ SO exciting! Learning is fun once again!
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