This is untrue. Hotels love 8 days of booked rooms the end of May. Caesars Windsor blocked 400 Hotel rooms for 8 nights. They ended up selling more. All of this stuff is prearranged by the committee. Hotels will jump at the change. Guaranteed bookings one year out is far more lucrative than hoping a tourist might show up. Convention's do this all the time .
Sorry but I work in the hotel business. Convention's are quite often 1 off things. Also why is it Kingston hotels won't jump on this guaranteed bookings but hotels in the other 3 cities will? Accommodations is part of the presentation. This will already be in place before each team presents their bid. I was involved in the one in Windsor. I know how this works.
Kingston is a good OHL market. They just have been jerked around by bad ownership for decades. The Fronts sold out the playoff games I was at that year (1st and 2nd round), and the place was rocking. I’m sure they easily sell out Mem Cup games. They wouldn’t have had a team since the early 70s (without losing it once), without being a good OHL town.
Hotels will indeed book rooms in advance, at a higher price, and be very happy to do so.
Again you are making stuff up. Hotels will negotiate prices for large bookings. The price you pay as a tourist is usually more than what large events book for. A bird in hand is far better than 2 in the bush , hense deals are worked for these types of bookings.
I’m not making this stuff up
I’ve spent considerable time in Kingston, albeit a few years ago. Advanced mass bookings for rooms at a premium leaves less than ideal accommodations for those that frequent Kingston for long standing events that will not be shelved for one year because the city could possibly host a memorial cup. And advanced bookings holds true for all events; there were some checking out last May already booked this coming May.
Ownership takes great pride in assembling an amazingly talented hockey team each and every year.
Maybe he wanted to be moved. This is when it happens.
Nah not a weird deal, they're finally coming to their senses and looking to the future. First deal they've made in a while that makes sense actually! M cup was not happening with this team anyway if the O brass have any common sense.
I am not convinced that is the case. Before Christmas the IceDogs acquired 18 year old Zakary Lavoie for two 2nds, two 3rds, and a 4th. Now they trade away 18 year old Fimis, who has more points than Lavoie. The IceDogs owner previously stated they are looking to load up for next season. If that is the case, why trade away your top scorer who is returning next season.
He led the team in points not goals he has playmaking ability but does give the puck away a ton week in the corner over all underwhelming for a high draft pick.
I agree wholeheartedly with this summary of Pano's game. He may win the award for the most underwhelming 2nd overall pick of all time. Too bad Fantilli went south or we would have got Nelson with the 2nd pick.
