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Ice Edge, the group that wants to keep the Phoenix Coyotes in Phoenix, so long as they are allowed to play five games a year in Saskatoon and perhaps some playoff games there too, probably has too much against it to make it work.
They might get the team by default. The sooner the Coyotes are taken off the NHL's hands, the happier the league will be. Someone has to be ...
The latest chapter in the attempt to get Quebec City a new arena and the Nordiques back has Quebec Premier Jean Charest meeting with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman at a game in Montreal where they had an informal chat about the prospect of that happening.
Again Bettman spoke encouragingly about the NHL returning to Quebec providing they have investors and a new NHL-size arena.
I'm inclined to believe him because he would ...
Last week, California Governor Arnold (Terminator) Schwarzenegger signed a bill allowing the construction of the new 75,000 seat ultra-luxury football stadium to be built by potential bidder, Majestic Realty Co.
Only they are not bidders, but thieves.
Majestic has publicly stated they are not interested in bidding for an expansion franchise but wants to steal an existing franchise from another city. They have seven known targets, perhaps more:á Buffalo, Jacksonville, Minnesota, ...
Quebec Will Be Canada’s Seventh NHL CityùBet On It
Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Steve Thompson in NHL
Last week's announcement by Quebec mayor Regis Lebeaume that a feasibility study will be undertaken about a proposed new $400 million, 18,000 seat arena was another step on the path to return the Nordiques to Quebec.
The mayor has recently held discussions with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman who gave his unofficial blessing to the project.
There have been many steps already taken along this route.á First, there was a petition signed by ...
Hi Everybody, once again one of my articles has drawn the ire of the Manitoba Mythbusters, a lobby group dedicated to bringing back the Winnipeg Jets.á
They have set up a website, some of which is very impressive and some of it inaccurate which I have visited a few times.á
Now I've publicly said I'm in favor of Winnipeg getting its team back and I fully agree with them that the city ...
What Canadian Hockey Fans Ought to DoùBut Won’t
Posted: 1st October 2009 by Steve Thompson in NHL
So the NHL doesn't want Hamilton to be in its league. Fine.
But don't stop thereùgo all the way. Take the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks and move them to the United States too.
Take the Stanley Cup and all the other trophies and give them American names.
Clear them right out and let their arenas host teams from a new league that values ...