On the opening day of the Champions Hockey League, the fans really got involved on Twitter. After every playing day, we'll review the best of them.
by Shaun Nicolaides
It’s arrived! After months of waiting and anticipation, the Champions Hockey League has seen its first faceoffs, in a tournament which promises to be enthralling for everyone involved. But not only for the players. Hockey fans all around the continent have long been yearning for a top level competition that sees the cream of the European crop pitted against each other, and finally their wish has been granted.
Yesterday’s opening day games could have only increased everyone’s enthusiasm. In a new series beginning on championshockeyleague.net, we’re going to be rounding up the best tweets which were sent during the games. The round of evening games on Thursday which saw a glut of goals and plenty of drama unfold certainly provoked conversation, and here are just some of the pick of the tweets which we’ve rounded up.
FIVE GREATEST CHL TWEETS OF THE DAY
Tovas första match. Verkar lovande. #twittpuck #vaxjolakers #CHL pic.twitter.com/ilFir7JqqF
— Tanja Karlsson (@frk_t) August 21, 2014Tova\'s first game. Seems promising, says a Swedish fan and mother. :-)
Je le dis pas souvent voir jamais ;-) mais ce soir je le dis: Let's Go Briançon @DiablesRouges05 #CHL #BonneChance
— Sacha treille (@treille777) August 21, 2014"I do not say this very often, in fact never. However, tonight I amgonna say that: Let`s go Briançon!" says Sacha Treille, the formerforward of archrival from Grenoble.
Men hur än denna match slutar så är jag glad. Mitt hockeyliv är tillbaka från och med idag! Färjestad i med- och motgång! Alltid!
— Pia (@Pisan11) August 21, 2014No matter how this game ends, I\'m happy. My hockey life is back fromtoday. Färjestad for better or worse! Forever! – says a Swedish fan.
Malgré la bière tiedasse ça fait du bien de se retrouver aux Vernets #gshc
— Jean-François Regali (@jfregali) August 21, 2014Despite lukewarn beer, it is nice to meet in Verdets again, says aFrench-speaking fan.
Multitasking. #kisastudio #chl #tappara #hjk pic.twitter.com/dCuNcsAWC8
— Timo Kankare (@kankareentimo) August 21, 2014OTHER GREAT CHL TWEETS
Älskar att de spelar tysk musik när Lakers gör mål!
— Petra Sandahl (@me_pea) August 21, 2014I love that they play German music when Lakers score, says a Lakersfan ironically.
Zugin kannattaja vei SaiPa-faneille Suomen lipun jossa teksti Jussi Markkanen. Tyylikäs ele! #KeltamustaCHL #SaiPa #Zug #CHLfi
— Teemu Hyytiäinen (@THyytiainen72) August 21, 2014A Zug fan brought a flag of Finland to SaiPa-fans at the other end ofthe arena with a text "Jussi Markkanen" written on it. Nice gesture!
IFK Helsinki forget to go off the aeroplane. Sonderjyske 3-0.
— Luís Lopes (@llopesso19) August 21, 2014If there's one thing that the opening day of the #CHL tells me, is that the Czech Extraliga is definitely not a league to be underestimated.
— Jon Rowson (@JonRowson) August 21, 2014En kuvitellut että Tanskassa pelataan oikeasti jääkiekkoa ennen kuin huomasin hifkin olevan tappiolla legolandialle #chl #CHLfi #lol
— Jesse Salonen (@jepuuu) August 21, 2014"I didn\'t even realise that they played hockey in Denmark until I sawthe team from legolandia take the lead against HIFK"
CHL verkar populärt ute i Europa. Bra med folk på läktarna. #CHL #twittpuck
— Martin Karlsson (@maartinkarlsson) August 21, 2014"CHL seems to be popular in Europe. Lots of people in the seats,"means a fan from Brynäs (non-CHL club).
Huhhuh tätä touhua Sparta tulee tasoihin puolitoista minuuttia ennen loppua. #kalpa #chlfi
— . (@finhockeygirl) August 21, 2014Oh my... Sparta ties the game with minute and a half to go, says a Finnish fan.
JOSH SOARES - first player to score a goal this season! #CHL @StavangerOilers pic.twitter.com/Ks36DyLINJ
— Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 21, 2014Kysela, Malík, @TomasHertl48 a v premiéře @championshockey se hokejovou parádou blýsknul i @tronca13 z @HC_Ocelari proti @scbern_news.
— Květoslav Šimek (@KvetosSimek) August 21, 2014Czech journalist Kvetoslav Simek admires the great goal scored byMarek Troncinsky and recalls other great goals scored by Czechs –Robert Kysela (in Czech Tipsport extraleague), Marek Malík and TomášHertl (both in the NHL).
Skellefteå's nya tröjor är bland det fulaste jag sett på en hockeyrink
— Jonathan Fransson (@Guldfrasse) August 21, 2014Skellefteå\'s new jerseys are among the ugliest I\'ve ever seen on ahockey rink, says a Swedish fan.
Lakers går för grand slam med start ikväll, CHL, SM, Gagarin och Stanley Cup, första lag att vinna allt på en säsong #hybris #twittpuck
— Peter Qvillberg (@qvillberg) August 21, 2014Växjö Lakers go for a Gram Slam starting tonight. CHL, Swedishchampionship. Gagarin and Stanley Cup. First club ever to win them allin one season – says a crazy Swedish fan.
Oh herregud, Färjestad. Jensen måste vara från en annan planet? Så många misstag på en och samma period. #fbkse
— Martin (@finamutter) August 21, 2014Oh my God, Färjestad. Jensen must be from another planet? So manymistakes in one period.