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woah....it's going to happen this year? That's a lot of work in a short period of time!

I'm certain the plan was always to do this for 2015-16. I spoke to a friend of a friend who works for the Brampton Guardian (the local paper). He worked for the Battalion before they moved up to North Bay too. He told me that the Beast are actually just hoping that they get taken along to the ECHL but as far as he knows there is nothing promised. I think this whole re-shuffle would be smart. I don't think there is any need for the CeHL. I've been to a few Beast games and, good on these guys for chasing their dreams, but at a certain point you aren't gonna make it. Plus I hear that a lot of CeHL players come to the league with the idea of being closer to home but end up back over in Europe after a season or 2 because they end up with way more money in their pocket. Apparently in Europe they get paid plus all their food/travel/living arrangements are taken care of by the team where as food(on game day or on the road)/travel is all the CeHL does. ......I kind of got off on a rant there. Sorry. My point is that I don't think there really is a need for a AA level of pro hockey and re-organizing the minors is needed.

My mom bought me a present recently. I'll probably wear it when I visit her once or twice before getting rid of it. Not the green-ish blue colour in the logo and the stitching on the 9. I smiled and thanked her, as her heart was in the right place but i'm sure you all know how I felt. Like most of us here I'm the guy pointing out all the fake jerseys at games.

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Yup. you are right VictoriaGooner. But that will leave plenty of time for the 2026 bid. If you mean to take over for a potential moving of the Qatar world cup, you are spot on. Canada won't be ready. The stadium won't be ready but more importantly, Canada's national team is at the end of a cycle of players who (though not amazing...we almost got to the hex) were at a peak. We are going through a rebuilding and it will take time to have a team that won't just embarrass itself at a world cup. Rams, I have been under the impression that Victor Montagliani (CSA President) is very much willing to spend to get a world cup in Canada. From what has been reported Soccer Canada, after the referendum a couple years ago, has been very focused on bringing big events to Canada to promote growing the sport. That said, how many 40 thousand plus stadiums do you need? BMO, Roger's Centre, Olympic Stadium, BC place, Commonwealth Stadium and, McMahon stadium (with the expandable seating) are all 40 thousand plus stadiums. I'm pretty sure that the rest coming in at 30 thousand will do fine. The exception being the Moncton stadium, it's expandable to 20,000 right now. That said I've heard it is essentially just risers so I can't see it being a huge issue to just add more seating. So in terms of spending money, Olympic stadium would need work (at the very least bringing in a field that would be FIFA approved) and expanding Moncton's stadium.

Actually, for some strange reason, the woman's world cup is not going to have games in Toronto. It will be Montreal, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ottawa and, Moncton. I also feel Canada could easily host a world cup. Yes, there would be some serious work needed but between 2 venues in Montreal and Toronto and all the new CFL stadiums being built I think we'd be covered. Remember, all the stadiums used in the 1994 world cup in the USA were all "pointy ball" football stadiums.

Seems like it's got steam again so here's my 2 cents: Toronto FC: Went to a game in season 1 and fell in love with the atmosphere. Since season 2 I've been a half-season ticket holder (The second my mortgage is paid off that's turning into full season seats). TFC is also my local team. Honestly, if Toronto lost all their sports teams except 1 this would be the one I'd like to see stay. Before TFC came around I followed MLS and if I had to say I was a fan of a team I'd say it was the Galaxy. Spurs: Sticking with soccer, I'm a fan of Spurs. The reason this happened is that (although I have been a fan of soccer as long as I can remember) I didn't start following the EPL until 2010. The reason I started following Spurs was because one of my all time faves, Rafael Van der Vaart, had just transferred there. I never stopped following Spurs. PSV Eindhoven: Simply put, I have a lot of family in Eindhoven. It's kind of funny though, my grandpa's brother is a massive supporter of PEC Zwolle. He's a huge part of the supporter's culture and always send me merch from the club. So if you look in my closet with all the t-shirts, scarves and various merch you'd think i'm a fan of that club. Toronto Rock: Besides the whole "local team" thing, my uncle's buddy, Jim Veltman played for the Rock for years. It was Jim who got me into the sport and I fell in love with box lacrosse. In a fun turn of events, the team started using my company's services about 3 years ago and, I am their account rep. Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Argos: The local teams. Buffalo Bills: I grew up on the CFL. My dad was on the practice roster for the Argos in 1984/1985 so he always wanted me to watch the CFL. So my first real taste of NFL football came when Doug Flutie left the CFL for the Bills. Being the massive Argos fan that I was, I followed with interest. Finally, about 5/6 years I went to my first game in Buffalo and haven't skipped my yearly trip down since. Brampton Beast (CeHL) and Brampton A's (NBL): Both are my hometown teams, both are in their first season. Both will fold or re-locate. I've been to 1 Beast game and 2 A's games. The crowds are small and i'm convinced that Brampton just doesn't care for minor league sports.

Yeah I picked up the blue buffaslug on saturday at my local hockey shop. $20 on the clearance rack. I figured the price was right and I can wear it as a shinny jersey.

Are the people who buy this stuff typically under the impression that it's legit? Given how much of it you see around, I'm guessing that many if not most of the people who buy this stuff must think they just scored a really good deal on a legit jersey as opposed to having knowingly bought a bootleg. I think so. 2 of my closest friends got knock off winter classic jerseys for christmas. They are clearly fakes and both of these buddies were bragging to me asking if I wanted to know who their "hook up is". I just took the info and threw it out. I didn't have the heart to tell them, they were so excited.

Yes, well Johnny Rocket's. They have them in the GTA, no need to sit in the car at the boarder salivating anymore. Plus, Johnny has nothing on the Triple O out in Vancouver.

Forget it man. I simple voiced my 2 cents on it and they jumped all over it. Ice Cap spent pages trying to make the point. Some people just don't see eye to eye. And before anyone jumps all over me... You are entitled to your opinion. As am I. You are no less of a person for thinking what you do.

Why can't I do both? I'm fine with the fact that it's illegal, and I'm pointing out that everyone - even those who make a big deal out of the illegality - breaks the law now and then. It's possible to do both. You can do it. It's a free country and you are entitled to your voice. All I'm saying is 2 wrongs don't make a right. I was speeding into work this morning (to go back to that example) and it didn't make it right, but I didn't try to justify it by saying "yeah well logodude90 buys illegal counterfeit jerseys!". If I got pulled over by a cop, or even called out by a co-worker who may have seen it i'd own up to it and say "yeah I was running behind so I wanted to make up time.". I'd accept my fine OR accept the criticism and not try to say "well someone else did something wrong, somewhere." It's called being accountable for your own actions.

i agree 100% with you. I save money by buying old/traded/retired/released player jerseys. I dont care if the guy isnt on the team anymore. If I like the player or team, Ill wear it. Most of the people will think you bought while the guy was still on the team anyways. As long as there are no mustard stains, you're good to go!

I hadn't even bothered with this thread until today. I've read every page now (it's a slow day at work, lol) and frankly, I don't get any of it. #1- If something is illegal, it's illegal what more is there to say? If you are ok with that, fine, but don't try to save face by saying something like "everyone does something illegal from time to time". #2- I don't know about you guys but I bought the 1st version of the Leafs edge jersey (no name or number) for $40 at National Sports. Yes, it's an old style so it was cheap. But that was still legal and legitimate. So buy something old (that a sports store is trying to clear out) if you don't want to pay that money. To me that solves the old "but I want to wear it while playing" excuse.

Seconded

MLSE does this to the Rock as well. We have HUGE banners for the "honoured" numbers with a life size picture of the player, yet in one corner.....there's the 1 banner with the Rock's champion's cup wins.

Ah Garth.......just stick to the music man, at least your good at that!