Lets go Devils

I've never hated the Canucks like other rivals, but I've always loved watching them find new and exciting ways to choke away seasons.... and even when the Avalanche have nothing to play for, no way to take the division from them or be more than a minor annoyance, it's still fun. :)



(2-0 Avalanche in the 1st)

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On a random "hockey" side note, I'm flying out tomorrow to do a research project at the WCHA tournament in Minneapolis. I'm not a huge fan of college hockey, but it'll be fun to be there at least.

Do the Wild have a game in St. Paul while you're there?

Also, I'm so damn happy that Checketts is selling the Blues.

Where do I sign up?

I thought about going, but UNO won't be there and I couldn't get Thursday or Friday off work... it's great hockey, and the Wild's arena is pretty nice. Hopefully I can find the championship game online, especially if it's UND and Denver. Hope you enjoy it.

Yeah, they play Saturday afternoon, before the WCHA Championship.

Yeah, as work projects go, I'm pretty excited about it. Unfortunately, I'll be walking around in the hallways the entire time instead of sitting and watching the games, but hopefully I'll at least get to take a peek now and then.

The fun part is that I have a legitimate reason to root for half of the teams there. Denver and CC are local, of course, and my wife's good friend is a UND alum.

Not while I'm there actually. We're just doing our thing on Thursday and Friday, and I'm flying back on Saturday.

Anyone follow Canadian hockey? I guess there is a team called the Jets that use to be in Winnipeg? I guess there's a chance they could be going back. Some of the Canadians who came down for the MNF game last September are planning on going there for their EPIC trip this year if that happens. If things work out right, I may be going up there, too. A real live Canadian hockey game. I hope it happens, because I am psyched! How long does it take to get a passport?

Winnipeg's not going to get a team for another year or so unless things get way worse in Phoenix(which is possible). The Thrashers have a better chance of relocating, but I don't know if Quebec City is higher or lower than Winnipeg since they also lost their team.

St. Louis got a helluva regional...

3. Boston College vs. 14. Colorado College
5. Michigan vs. 12. Nebraska-Omaha

All 3 games for under $50/person.... even if you're not a college hockey fan (and based on the number of responses to my posts, I'm thinking there aren't any here), I don't think you'll be disappointed in the quality of hockey. UNO won @Michigan earlier in the season, so it's closer than the 5/12 indicates (er, hopefully).

I would go for sure if the NCAA Hockey Tourney came to Nashville, that would be pretty damn awesome. Maybe they will move one of the struggling NHL teams to the Sprint Centre, that would be great too.

Winnipeg is going to get their team back next year, it's almost a certainty. The proposal to keep the coyotes in glendale involves giving Matthew hulsizer over 200 million in public money to finance his purchase of the team to keep it in town. This pretty much ignores the Arizona state constitution, and a group called the Goldwater institute is going to sue the city if the proposal goes through. That's one hurdle.

The next is hulsizer himself. He's worth about 280 million according to espn. Nothing to sneeze at, but the group looking for a team
In Winnipeg is headed by Dave thomson, the 17th richest man in the world. The group in Winnipeg also owns their arena outright and a few other facilities around town, so they receive every penny of revenue both the team and other events generate. So that negates the potential challenge of a building that only seats 15000 and change.

Hockey doesn't work in Phoenix. It never will. It costs more to go to a movie in lethbridge (where I live) than to sit in the club seats in Phoenix. That isn't a good business model for a league that has a 40 million dollar cap floor. Hulsizer doesn't have the money to lose on a team. He won't buy it if the city doesn't pay him to take it, and they aren't going to be able to.

Hockey is coming back to Winnipeg, and I'll be buying a jets jersey the first day they go on sale.

Quebec City doesn't have a facility at the moment. They're working on getting funding, and when that happens, you'll probably see the Thrashers move. Nobody wants them in ATL, that's for sure. They also don't have an owner, so Winnipeg is higher on the NHL pecking order than QC. But it's fair to say that both are ahead of markets like Houston, KC, Portland, Seattle etc. They're pretty much sure bets, and I don't think the NHL wants another money-losing debacle on their hands with a franchise relocation.

Awesome comeback win for the Predators today, 2 goals in about the last 3 minutes, a goal in OT to win, a hat trick by a player raised in Nasvhille who was just called up a few weeks ago, awesome win!

Winnipeg's arena has the minimum amount of seating that the NHL will allow, is that correct? And when is the Thrasher's lease up with Phillips Arena? I know their owner is selling the team because: 1.They really care more about the Hawks. 2. 2 of the people in the ownership group had to buy out about 30% of the team from someone, if that is correct. I know things in Phoenix are worse.


Who relocates after the Thrashers and Coyotes? Islanders?