FlyguyOX
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I’d you’re too lazy to read the thread where the intricate details of the failure, the new location, the differences in the city, ownership, etc then that’s on you
Any cities you wish had a team (not in Canada)?
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FlyguyOX
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Holy cow that explains a lot wow lmao. Biggest city and major business hub and airport in the entire southeast and you think it only has 500K people, just wow.
This is akin to not supporting a team in NY if there weren't a team there. It’s just a no brainer.
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Ah yes the two cities with teams in the ECF need to leave for greener pastures. Brilliant!
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There is Effingham, ILPhoenix, obviously for me.
Also, Hell, Michigan. We can relocate the Devils there.
Hant EFF You
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My sister used to live in the St. Louis area and used to regularly drive around that area of the country, regularly passing through Effingham. We both found the name of that place really funny, to the point where if one of us texts the other "EFFINGHAM" without any context it's good for a laugh.
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Yeah, reputation is everything.
Even the CFL is a second fiddle to the NFL here in Canada.
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Cincinnati - revive the Stingers and have a natural rivalry with Columbus and Pittsburgh.
Charlotte - city is nearing three million people and nearly a three-hour drive away from Raleigh, so it wouldn't have any negative impact on the Hurricanes
Orlando - should keep the Solar Bears name.
Austin - gives Texas a second team and the first "big four" team in the city.
Sacramento - another California team that would become geographic rivals with the Sharks.
Charlotte - city is nearing three million people and nearly a three-hour drive away from Raleigh, so it wouldn't have any negative impact on the Hurricanes
Orlando - should keep the Solar Bears name.
Austin - gives Texas a second team and the first "big four" team in the city.
Sacramento - another California team that would become geographic rivals with the Sharks.
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Phoenix and Atlanta. Those were good hockey markets, and both fanbases deserved better from ownership and management. No one deserves to have their team taken away.
Plus both teams had awesome names and branding. The Thrashers colours and jerseys, specifically, were the best in the league.
Plus both teams had awesome names and branding. The Thrashers colours and jerseys, specifically, were the best in the league.
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I think Indianapolis could be a hidden Gem. A great sports city(Colts, Pacers, Indians) with hockey traditions in the north (Fort Wayne, Notre Dame) everything you need to handle mega events (NFL combine, Indy 500, etc.) It also comes with a clear geographic connection to a lot of places with a lot of traveling options for Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Nashville and theoretically a fair number of built in rivalries with other sports cities (Boston, Nashville, New York). Plus the state & city is actually growing unlike a lot of states and cities.
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Dumped on the Coyotes for years for having shitty ownership and shitty attendance, after 1 year gone, I kinda miss them. Give them an arena and better owners though they'll be back soon.
With one change- a new name.
Either one of
The Phoenix Scorpions
The Phoenix Roadrunners
Odd they chose the name of an animal that's more or less a big ass rodent that will kill and eat eople's cats or dogs and even attack toddlers.
"Roadrunners" was the name of the former IHL team that played in Phoenix, so that might not have been bad, but they still existed when the first iteration of the Winnipeg Jets came to town, so they couldn't exactly use it (probably could have if they'd bought off the Roadrunners for the name, but I guess they weren't willing to do that). They actually continued to exist for one season alongside the Coyotes, competing with them for fans, but it was kind of a disaster and they folded after that year. There were other teams that also used the Roadrunners name at various points in time, including the WHA, and a few years of revival in the ECHL in the late 2000s (the latter did not go very well, although they were affiliated with the Coyotes for a bit). The name was resurrected eventually when the Coyotes bought their AHL affiliate and relocated them to Tucson, and as of right now, the Tucson Roadrunners still exist (but there are some rumblings that they'll move to Reno).
"Scorpions" according to one article is the name that finished second to "Coyotes" in the name-the-team vote. I can't find any other articles that claim that, but some other potential names are mentioned by several articles (including Mustangs, Outlaws, and Wranglers), so take that with a grain of salt. I wasn't paying attention in 1996, since I was only 10 years old at the time and wasn't watching hockey yet, and didn't even become aware that Phoenix got a hockey team until several years later, so it's not like I can say from personal experience what the buzz surrounding naming the team was like.
I always liked the Roadrunners name- childhood memories I guess of the Looney Tunes.
And scorpions is just cool. Escorpios is even better. Or maybe Locos Lobos?
What year did you become a fan and how were you introduced to hockey?
I always liked the Roadrunners name- childhood memories I guess of the Looney Tunes.
And scorpions is just cool. Escorpios is even better. Or maybe Locos Lobos?
What year did you become a fan and how were you introduced to hockey?
I stumbled across game 4 of the 1996 finals one summer, while the game was already in overtime. While I liked what I was watching, that obviously ended up being the last game of the season. A combination of the media coverage of us getting a team that summer and me being only 10 years old at the time (I did very occasionally read the sports section of the newspaper but I guess I missed the news) led to me not knowing that the Coyotes existed until a few years later. None of my family liking hockey certainly didn’t help.
My family finally got DirecTV in 2001 and I started watching the Coyotes beginning with the 01-02 season. The “sports are great” high of just seeing the Diamondbacks win the World Series certainly was a factor. I chose the Coyotes over the Suns to watch and don’t remember why I made that decision. There were also the Cardinals who I already watched (and had season tickets to), but the NFL is a shorter season and only plays one game a week.
Being Canadian I think mine is a bit more unusual- for a Cansdian. My hook was a sticker album with Wayne Gretzky on the cover. I joke that if I bought it the year before I may have ended up an Islanders fan.
And being raised by a single mother and none of my uncles not being sports fans at all, I wasn't introduced to it. Never joined a league of any kind either.
Funny thing though is I grew up near Ottawa but never became a Leafs nor a Habs fan. In fact, L always hated Montreal (couldn't tell you why) and even as an 8 year old I recognized how pathetic the Leafs were ( it being the Ballard years).
Interesting that you became a fan with no hockey culture of any kind around you.
Realistic: Atlanta, Milwaukee, San Diego (maybe won't be a success but big market without much competition in sports terms), GTA (I know thread starter said non-Canada but think it could work)
Unrealistic/long shots; Hartford (nostalgia reasons), Dakotas (would be historic, population is growing, background in hockey), Orlando (more selfish reasons its the biggest metro I live closest to, never gonna happen with Tampa's success but I'd like to see at least an AHL team, Solar Bears even midweek draw around 6K)
Unrealistic/long shots; Hartford (nostalgia reasons), Dakotas (would be historic, population is growing, background in hockey), Orlando (more selfish reasons its the biggest metro I live closest to, never gonna happen with Tampa's success but I'd like to see at least an AHL team, Solar Bears even midweek draw around 6K)