Niagara Icedogs 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[three dog night]

What did that prove/ accomplish

What doers booing their anthem accomplish just felt good sitting thru it there were some other people did has well.

 

[dogs777]

Good teams don't lose 12 soon to be 20+ in a row!

Not saying this is a good team (they’re ok) but a good team might go on a slide like this if you’re down to your 3-4 goalie I said it when Flores went down and I’ll say it again this team needs to score 5+ to even have a chance at winnning while he’s gone and that’s much easier said than done

 

[Sam14]

Genuinely, disappointed for the players and coaches…a depleted Erie roster and up three goals early, appeared to mark the sure end to the losing streak. The task of ending this gets more daunting, with London in town on Saturday.

While it’s a great opportunity for local kids, does this have financial red flags all over it? The IceDogs’ are running Spring Developmental Camps throughout the months of April and May. I don’t recall this ever being done before by the IceDogs?

 

[dirty12]

Genuinely, disappointed for the players and coaches…a depleted Erie roster and up three goals early, appeared to mark the sure end to the losing streak. The task of ending this gets more daunting, with London in town on Saturday.

While it’s a great opportunity for local kids, does this have financial red flags all over it? The IceDogs’ are running Spring Developmental Camps throughout the months of April and May. I don’t recall this ever being done before by the IceDogs?

It’s a way to get kids interested in the team. Major junior teams have run camps for ~50 years. The blue jays do this.

 

[Sam14]

It’s a way to get kids interested in the team. Major junior teams have run camps for ~50 years. The blue jays do this.

Which other OHL teams run these spring camps over a two month period?

 

[ScoutLife4]

Which other OHL teams run these spring camps over a two month period?

Most of them do a week in the summer.
There is a lot of talk right now that DD is running out of money and desperate to sell but he wants way to much for the team that its scaring everyone away.
Probably will see some desperation moves this summer.

 

[Sam14]

Most of them do a week in the summer

Ben (and Bruce), with the assistance of the IceDogs, run a local well established week long summer camp also.

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However, these IceDog Spring camps are "Taking place throughout both April & May at Meridian Centre & Seymour Hannah!"

Are there any other OHL teams doing anything similar to this? This could be yet another financial red flag for this organization.

 

[three dog night]

The Icedogs got a new sponsor Performance Cars .

 

[Dog Fan]

Back in Nov-Dec you stated Brampton and Brantford would pass Niagara in [(two weeks)]. You were told that Niagara would likely be passed after the trade deadline when other teams loaded up while Niagara might stand pat.

Sounds like you're splitting a few hairs there d12.

 

[Dog Fan]

Drafting American players in past drafts was a crap shoot. You did not know where the kid would play and how much NCAA accounted.

I would suggest looking at this team because the talent that you guys have this year and will have for the foreseeable future looks good.

Loshko was a definite improvement in your OA positons

Your team is playing with a system that they can recreate.

You have a rookie GM like a lot of teams. Kingston, for one, is going through this.

You have an owner putting up the money and learning ont he fly. THE OHL fins defeinitley had to hurt his wallet.

The league has standards tht all teams must meet for players so I amnot sure where that is going. Plse provide proof instead of acusation.

Are you saying that Boudreau is not a quality coach? If so, please have him removed so that Ottawa can snap him up.


Take look around the league a lot of teams have cut back on the game day experience and yes those fans are upset but it is $.

Are you sure that the team runs the concessions? Most have the city owning and running through a contractor. It is the contractor that decides what is sold and what is not. The reason is the same in any business just because 5 people like Pizza with wasabi sauce and anchovies does not mean they hve to sell it when 100 like pepperoni

DTH decline is not a surprise the team for the last few years sucked. Things in life are more expensive. People have less money. Talk to @frontsfan67 about it. Kingston is going through the same thing as Ottawa to a certain extent.


What I am saying is that this team is no differnet than any other OHL or CHL team or any business. There are issues and are going to be issues.

You have to see what this team does this year based on the drafts and who reports. A lot of American kids as well as Cdn kids are now gong to enter the draft because of the NCAA rules.

From what i see Boudreau and your GM Owner have a plan. It is a plan that I am sure the city is interested in as it entails getting a team together that will allow them to bid and hopefully win the M CUP.

Beast, our rookie GM is a licensed Realtor in Brantford and is actively selling homes. You can enter his name in a google search and see his active listings. I would like you to point out one other CHL team that has a GM where GM is his second job.