“Hockey is figure skating ina war zone” is a jocular saying that has been printed on shirts. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2002.
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tengel at fluid
May 13, 2002, 10:01 AM
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Troy Engel, Systems Engineer
Hockey. Kinda like Figure Skating in a War Zone.
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These quotes were found on the backs of T-Shirts and on license plate frames. If you have more quotes, please e-mail them to me and I will add them to this site.
This page last updated October 5, 2002.
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. Hockey. Kinda Like Figure Skating In A War Zone.
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30 GREAT HOCKEY QUOTES
By Robert L on Aug 5, 2006, 2:51a
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“Hockey is figure skating in a war zone.” — Author Unknown
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Lulu.com
2008
Pg. 6:
Hockey is figure skating in a war zone. ~Author Unknown
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Top Quotes about Hockey Violence
By Martin Avery , Senior Writer Mar 11, 2009
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“Hockey is figure skating in a war zone.”
-Author Unknown
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Hockey is figure skating in a war zone. ~Author Unknown
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The 2,320 Funniest Quotes:
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Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press
2011
Pg. 379:
Hockey is figure skating in a war zone. —— Anonymous
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August 10, 2011
Some Favorite Hockey Quotes
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Hockey is figure skating in a war zone. ~Author Unknown
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Maple Leafs return to Ottawa with postponed game as second priority
ROY MACGREGOR
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Published Sunday, Nov. 09, 2014 10:25PM EST
Last updated Sunday, Nov. 09, 2014 10:25PM EST
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No one dared say “Hockey is figure skating in a war zone” or any of the other oversimplfications of professional sport.
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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