Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 December 31

= December 31 =

Ice Hockey
What home team hockey jerseys have black?174.3.102.6 (talk) 12:48, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you referring to the National Hockey League in particular? If so, the individual team articles should have illustrations of the team sweaters. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 12:56, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * For example, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins wear black at home. Carolina Hurricanes have a black "alternate" uniform, as do Chicago Blackhawks. That's a start. It's worth pointing out that in the old days, teams tended to wear white at home and colors on the road, presumably for the same reason as ballplayers used to do, connected with the laundry situation. That's not so much of an issue now, so the teams tend to wear colors or whites depending on their whim of the day. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:03, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, NHL.174.3.102.6 (talk) 14:29, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Lots of them have black third jerseys. Calgary, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose, Philadelphia, I think Minnesota does too...do you mean fully black, or with some black? There would be more with just a little black. Adam Bishop (talk) 14:34, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It also depends on how black is "fully" black, since teams wear their logos on their shirts. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:36, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Not fully black.174.3.102.6 (talk) 14:40, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, so "one stitch" doesn't apply. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 16:24, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, and Dallas Stars also wear black on occasion, I'm pretty sure. - Fullobeans (talk) 22:41, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * What one stitch?174.3.123.13 (talk) 07:52, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * A joke reference to One-drop rule. DJ Clayworth (talk) 22:37, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Ice Hockey Rules
Being to lazy to read the article, is it legal to score as a goalie or defense? Or, in another way, are only forwards allowed to score goals?174.3.102.6 (talk) 14:29, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Anyone can score a goal. Goalies are not allowed to participate in play past the center line, so goals by goalies are rare, but they are occasionally credited with goals, typically during an empty-net situation: Sometimes due to the other team's carelessness, like managing to knock it into their own goal after the other goalie was the last offensive player to touch it; sometimes by slapping one that scoots down the ice and into the empty net. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:35, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Defensemen score regularly as they are usually part of the play at the other end of the rink. Some leagues (but apparently not the NHL?) have "best offensive defenceman" awards, meaning the defenceman who scores the most goals. For goalies, Wikipedia actually has a Featured List, List of goaltenders who have scored a goal in an NHL game. Adam Bishop (talk) 14:45, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Bobby Orr was a pioneer at diversifying the defenseman position to being a high-scorer also. When the Bruins won the Cup in 1970, fittingly he got the winning score. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:47, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * To the question of awards for "offensive defensemen", the NHL does award the Frank J. Selke Trophy to the best "defensive forward" every year. -- Jayron  32  20:23, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

NEED Help find a song!
There is a love song from the late 80's/early 90's that starts out with the sound of a beating heart. Its a slower love song, a friend of mine sent it to me years ago on a tape from Germany. The artist spoke English...please someone help me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.209.224.52 (talk) 17:03, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * can you recall any of the words? Grutness...wha?  23:29, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, the information you have given is a bit vague... Chevymontecarlo (talk) 14:20, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It might be Somebody by Depeche Mode. The article mentions heartbeats at the end of the original version, with the remixed version having heartbeats at both the beginning and end.  It is a slow song from the mid 80's.  Tobyc75 (talk) 01:18, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Do you know this word?
What is the word that means "words that are a pleasure to say/pleasure to pronounce"? Marlita (talk) 19:04, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I can't think of it, but you might have a better chance for a good response at the language ref desk. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:17, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Could euphonious be the word you are thinking of? I hope this helps. JW.. &#91; T .. C  &#93;  20:27, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * This link could have a better word for it - "phenomic" meaning "(Of a word) the quality of being pleasant to say". I hope this helps. JW.. &#91; T .. C  &#93;  21:06, 31 December 2009 (UTC)