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  1. Well, add another to the list... http://wavy.com/2015/01/07/norfolk-admirals-expected-to-be-sold-2/ Fourteen years after becoming an affiliate of the American Hockey League, it appears the Norfolk Admirals franchise will be sold to its parent team – the Anaheim Ducks. 10 On Your Side sources confirm that the move is inevitable as part of a new AHL Western Division that is expected to be created by five NHL teams. The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, L.A. Kings, San Jose Sharks and Anaheim all have AHL affiliates on the east coast and moving those affiliates to the west would save time and money when players are sent up and down from the major league level to Triple-A. Sources tell WAVY-TV and FOX 43 Sports Director Bruce Rader the sale of the Admirals may not be finalized but it appears to be a “done deal.” The AHL franchise would be sold by Young to the Ducks, and this would be its last season in Norfolk. This does not necessarily mean the end of professional hockey in Hampton Roads. Sources say the city may attract a team from the ECHL – most likely the Bakersfield Condors, the double-A franchise owned by Edmonton. Although the Oilers would own the team, there is speculation Young will manage the franchise and the team will switch its name to the Admirals and continue to play its games at the Norfolk Scope.
  2. I like Daytona's & South Bend's rebrand. They look sharp. Pawtucket in all honesty I felt really didn't need a change. Meanwhile, I feel that OKC is a big downgrade.
  3. Funny that you mentioned it cause the ones I keep reading that would go to the "E" would be Allen, Missouri & Rapid City. Wichita maybe, but Tulsa was rumored to go to the NAHL, I'd be surprised if Quad City survived this whole thing.
  4. Yeah, I'm with the majority on this one. The script work is fantastic but the logo itself could be better.
  5. They're up there with Glendale, I'll give them that... Meanwhile, on the opposite coast.... http://seattletimes.com/html/hockey/2022947708_nhlseattle20xml.html A group of Seattle sports, business and political leaders are to make a cross-border pilgrimage next week where they’ll learn more about the National Hockey League firsthand. The overnight trip to Vancouver, to attend a reception at B.C. Place with sports and tourism officials from that city and then a Canucks hockey game, was planned months ago. But the timing couldn’t be better, given continued negotiations behind the scenes to bring an NHL expansion franchise to this city and a sense the league could begin moving seriously toward that soon after the Olympics in Sochi conclude. Local sources have said the league has held discussions with potential ownership groups here about what the fee would be to land an expansion franchise to begin play in the 2015-16 season. Reports last summer had pegged it at $275 million, but sources now say they expect the price to be somewhere in the $200 million-to-$250 million range.
  6. Take it for what's it worth.... http://seattletimes.com/html/hockey/2022905302_nhlseattle14xml.html News of NHL expansion could be coming soon, and the league sees Seattle as a strong possible market. “I think Seattle will certainly be an intriguing marketplace from the league’s perspective,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said. Sources say there have been negotiations between the league and potential ownership groups in Seattle about the cost of expansion fees. To the point where the NHL and local officials could be prepared to make some type of announcement shortly after the Olympic Games in Sochi conclude — at a time the NHL hopes nationwide interest in its sport will be at a high point. Daly makes no promises about when the NHL will announce expansion plans — despite varying levels of interest already expressed by Seattle, Quebec City, Kansas City and the Toronto suburb of Markham, Ont. But he does suggest the league feels it’s finally solidified some of its more unstable franchises as best it can in the short term. “Our primary objective has been to stabilize the franchises we have where they are,’’ he says. “And I think we’ve done a pretty good job of that. So, as we move into the next phase, it would be a growth phase for the league. And expansion may come up on the agenda at the appropriate time.’’
  7. So when did Yoshi from Super Mario decide to rob banks? EDIT: All jokes aside, its a pretty good logo.
  8. So I was looking some stuff up & it turns out that Appalachian State, Georgia State & Idaho & New Mexico State are all joining Sunbelt in 2014. http://www.sunbeltsports.org/CONFERENCENEWS/Article/tabid/1218/article/19997/Sun-Belt-Set-to-Grow-in-2014.aspx EDIT: Whoops Georgia State is in there but I actually meant Georgia Southern, my mistake, I guess that's what happens when I post late at night.
  9. http://www.thehockey...his-summer.html Bettman acknowledged “time is getting short,” for potential Coyotes owners George Gosbee and Anthony LeBlanc to strike a deal with the City of Glendale to operate the Jobing.com Arena and Daly said the Coyotes’ uncertain status, “means that it’s possible that the team won’t play there next year. So now the focus is on the landing spot. And unfortunately for the good people of Quebec City, the tea leaves aren’t saying the Coyotes will land in La Belle Province. If the Coyotes move, speculation is they will relocate to Seattle for a variety of reasons. Moving to Seattle would keep the Coyotes in the west and maintain the integrity of realignment. It would also give the NHL an opportunity to get a foothold in the new $490 million arena that is going to be built in Seattle before the National Basketball Association moves in. There was speculation the Sacramento Kings would move to Seattle, but that possibility was quashed when the team was recently sold and the league’s board of governors rejected a move. Here’s how things could work. The Gosbee group will buy the team for an announced price of $170 million. That’s the easy part. Then comes the deal with the City of Glendale and whether or not it is willing to spend money it doesn’t have to keep the team there or risk leaving the Jobing.com Arena without a major tenant. Speculation is that if Gosbee’s group cannot come up with a suitable deal to keep the Coyotes in Glendale, Seattle then becomes a viable option. The team would play out of the antiquated Key Arena in Seattle until the new arena is built. It would not be the ideal situation, but it’s the best option at the moment. OITGDNHL???? EDIT: IMHO, I don't see this happening, this is a long shot, I wouldn't even think the Key Arena would be ready, same with the Tacoma Dome. Then again, weirder things have happened.
  10. We can only hope Yes we can.... End this misery already
  11. I'm sure this has absolutely nothing to do with the NHL possibly coming back to Quebec City.... None whatsoever... Just like the new arena. http://www.marketwir...r.a-1794745.htm Quebecor is pleased to announce the acquisition of Gestev, a dynamic sporting and cultural event management company that enjoys a high profile throughout the Québec City area. Patrice Drouin and Chantal Lachance, cofounders of Gestev, and their entire team will bring their expertise to Quebecor; they will support Quebecor's drive to maintain its status as Québec's entertainment leader and work with its partners to help make the new Québec City Amphitheater a hub of entertainment, sport and culture.
  12. Allegedly... Quebec & the NHL are negotiating but Quebecor is denying everything, so take with a grain of salt. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A//www.985sports.ca/hockey/nouvelles/la-lnh-et-quebecor-negocieraient-le-prix-des-coyot-240871.html
  13. Southern Conference is looking at VMI http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports/college/big-south/article_80b1a55d-3529-5a53-becf-946d4fcaffa4.html Its time to bring back the rivalry between The Citadel.
  14. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftvasports.ca%2Fhockey%2Flnh%2Fne-doutez-plus-marcel-aubut-28042013&act=url "People close to the headquarters of some NHL teams were present yesterday (Saturday) and I was told that this news would fall like a thunderbolt, quite simply, he said. "There will be no warning as was the case in Winnipeg, where there had been some casting information. The NHL has learned from all this. " The fate of the team is it sealed? Nothing is certain, but a daily Phoenix says the team had started selling promotional merchandise training to 40% off. I wouldn't say Monday but I'd say sooner than later.
  15. Ah so Pierre Karl Péladeau & friends decided to make the trip to Glendale eh?
  16. I'm cool with this, I'm happy to see the ACC survive.
  17. This wouldn't surprise me, although wasn't there the rumor of Georgia Tech going with them as well?
  18. Loyola is joining the Missouri Valley Conference with Oakland being rumored to replace them in the Horizon League... http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-13/sports/chi-loyola-missouri-valley-conference-20130413_1_basketball-team-horizon-league-ramblers http://www.freep.com/article/20130404/SPORTS08/130404042/horizon-league-oakland-university
  19. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/phoenix-coyotes-move-nhl-may-soon-consider-relocation-033351286--nhl.html According to Dreger, the NHL may be running out of patience in Phoenix. After years of doing their best to keep the team in Glendale, the league could make a decision on relocating the franchise in advance of the Stanley Cup playoffs. "It's clear time [is] running out and relocation must be considered," Dreger tweeted. The TSN analyst listed Quebec City, Seattle and Kansas City among relocation sites, none of them new options to puckheads.
  20. Rumor I heard was JMU is going to go to the MAC in Football while possibly going to the A-10 in the rest of the sports or just MAC all together, JMU wants to upgrade their program, I wouldn't be surprised if Delaware does the same. Same rumblings kept going on with Montana going to Mountain West & the WAC before the WAC died out.
  21. EDIT: Someone beat me to it.... I wonder how long till the CAA deathwatch goes into effect, the only other rumblings I keep hearing is JMU is next to leave.
  22. http://espn.go.com/n...mbers-7-10-days The presidents of the Big East's seven Catholic schools -- DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's and Villanova -- met with their athletic directors in New York on Wednesday and will announce new membership for the new Big East within 7-10 days, according to a source who had first-hand knowledge of the meeting. Rumors include Creighton, St.Louis, Xavier, Butler & Dayton with Richmond being a long shot. IMO, I wouldn't be surprised if VCU gets involved in the future. Not now though.
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