rxmc89 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 On the phone, not sure how big this is, but... It looks like moose froze to death. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 On the phone, not sure how big this is, but... It looks like moose froze to death.Well he was kicked out of his house for a number of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 On the phone, not sure how big this is, but...It looks like moose froze to death. 1 Quote | ANAÂ | LAA | LARÂ | LAL | ASU | CSULB |Â USMNTÂ | USWNT |Â LAFCÂ | OCSC |Â MAN UTDÂ | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 AHL alignment is set for next year: East Atlantic: Bridgeport, Hartford, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Portland Pirates, Providence, Springfield, W-B/S North: Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, St. John’s, Syracuse, Toronto, Utica West Central: Charlotte, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Iowa, Lake Erie, Manitoba, Milwaukee, Rockford Pacific: Bakersfield, Ontario, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Stockton, Texas Do the two teams in Texas get the special snowflake schedule, or do they have to play full slates like everyone else? Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I never paid much attention before, but it's remarkable how far away St. John's is from anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I never paid much attention before, but it's remarkable how far away St. John's is from anything else.It's actually closer to London, England than it is to Winnipeg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Sometimes I don't know what to make of St. John's. I want them to have a team because what a cool-ass city with the jellybean houses, but the isolation is a pain for team travel and shuttling prospects. I thought the Q would turn out to be a good fit for them, but it actually ended up being much worse. Maybe having Montreal as an affiliate rather than Winnipeg will help, but even this is supposed to be a stopgap until the arena in Laval is ready. I know full well that the economics of minor-league hockey don't always allow for it, but I wish the AHL were better about committing to locations and not just saying "yeah we're doing this for a year or two until something better comes along." It's been a dick move to Utica, Glens Falls, and St. John's. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I see the QMJHL St. John's Fog Devils only lasted 4yrs before moving to Verdun/Montreal. The Q should go back to St. John's, the CHL at least should keep ties there. Quote @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Travel subsidies killed them, IIRC. I miss the Montreal Juniors. That was a nice identity. It was quasi-Maroons. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Travel subsidies killed them, IIRC.I miss the Montreal Juniors. That was a nice identity. It was quasi-Maroons.The name Montreal Juniors is so Q, too. "Ey, so we have dis junior 'ockey team in Montréal, so what should we call dem? Attends, I got it! Les Juniors de Montréal!" Quote GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 It was actually "Le club de hockey junior de Montréal," which sounds nice. Better than the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 It was actually "Le club de hockey junior de Montréal," which sounds nice. Better than the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.It's not even a name! Most minor hockey teams in my area have more imaginative names than that. Quote GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Sometimes I don't know what to make of St. John's. I want them to have a team because what a cool-ass city with the jellybean houses, but the isolation is a pain for team travel and shuttling prospects. I thought the Q would turn out to be a good fit for them, but it actually ended up being much worse. Maybe having Montreal as an affiliate rather than Winnipeg will help, but even this is supposed to be a stopgap until the arena in Laval is ready.I know full well that the economics of minor-league hockey don't always allow for it, but I wish the AHL were better about committing to locations and not just saying "yeah we're doing this for a year or two until something better comes along." It's been a dick move to Utica, Glens Falls, and St. John's.Yeah, I feel bad for St. John's as well, and it will be unfortunate when the rink in Laval is finished. There's no doubt that the fans deserve a team, but it's hard when they're so far out. Perhaps when Quebec City eventually gets a team, they'll have a more solid affiliation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 A lot of the CHL team names or even cities are weird, especially the WHL with the English versions of Native words and the Q being aggressively French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 AHL alignment is set for next year:EastAtlantic: Bridgeport, Hartford, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Portland Pirates, Providence, Springfield, W-B/SNorth: Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, St. John’s, Syracuse, Toronto, UticaWestCentral: Charlotte, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Iowa, Lake Erie, Manitoba, Milwaukee, RockfordPacific: Bakersfield, Ontario, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Stockton, TexasDo the two teams in Texas get the special snowflake schedule, or do they have to play full slates like everyone else?I honestly think everyone is going to play the same number of games with this alignment.6*10 games=60and have the Pacific teams play 4 against 4 teams, making them to 76(which i think is the AHL schedule). Quote Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 No, it's been confirmed that the California teams get special dispensation to not play a full schedule because their precious existence is so important to hockey. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 AHL alignment is set for next year:EastAtlantic: Bridgeport, Hartford, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Portland Pirates, Providence, Springfield, W-B/SNorth: Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, St. John’s, Syracuse, Toronto, UticaWestCentral: Charlotte, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Iowa, Lake Erie, Manitoba, Milwaukee, RockfordPacific: Bakersfield, Ontario, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Stockton, TexasDo the two teams in Texas get the special snowflake schedule, or do they have to play full slates like everyone else?Not sure on how many games they'll be playing, but glad they lumped the Texas teams in with the California ones. Makes sense to have the Cali teams travel east since they're all NHL funded more so than it did having any of the independent eastern teams travel down to Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popmart Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 AHL alignment is set for next year:EastAtlantic: Bridgeport, Hartford, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Portland Pirates, Providence, Springfield, W-B/SNorth: Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, St. John’s, Syracuse, Toronto, UticaWestCentral: Charlotte, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Iowa, Lake Erie, Manitoba, Milwaukee, RockfordPacific: Bakersfield, Ontario, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Stockton, TexasDo the two teams in Texas get the special snowflake schedule, or do they have to play full slates like everyone else?Not sure on how many games they'll be playing, but glad they lumped the Texas teams in with the California ones. Makes sense to have the Cali teams travel east since they're all NHL funded more so than it did having any of the independent eastern teams travel down to Texas.Agreed. This is also ideal because all the New York teams are in the same division, all the PA teams are in the same division, and all the New England teams are in the same division. Having Toronto and St. John's in the same division is also best for St. John's because of the air traffic that flows between the 2 cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 But poor Charlotte though. At least CLT is a hug for US Airways, eh? Quote Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 No, it's been confirmed that the California teams get special dispensation to not play a full schedule because their precious existence is so important to hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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