Retromaniac Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 With all of these pathetic attempts at ressurecting the World Hockey Association, I decided to take a different approach.1. Instead of making up teams, ressurect them.2. Instead of creating rivals for NHL teams, ressurect defunct NHL/WHA locations3. Instead of being bush league, be major leagueEASTERN DIVISIONBaltimore BanditsBirmingham BullsHartford WhalersQuebec NordiquesCENTRAL DIVISIONCincinnati CyclonesCleveland BaronsHamilton BulldogsIndianapolis IceWESTERN DIVISIONHouston AerosManitoba MooseSan Diego GullsSan Francisco Spiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesCraven Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 "With all of these pathetic attempts at ressurecting the World Hockey Association, I decided to take a different approach."1. Instead of making up teams, ressurect them."2. Instead of creating rivals for NHL teams, ressurect defunct NHL/WHA locations."3. Instead of being bush league, be major league."EASTERN DIVISIONBaltimore BanditsBirmingham BullsHartford WhalersQuebec NordiquesCENTRAL DIVISIONCincinnati CyclonesCleveland BaronsHamilton BulldogsIndianapolis IceWESTERN DIVISIONHouston AerosManitoba MooseSan Diego GullsSan Francisco Spiders A few things wrong with that: Baltimore's WHA franchise was called the "Blades" in that mid-season switch from Michigan (Detroit); Cincinnati was called the "Stingers"; Cleveland was known as the "Crusaders"; Hamilton and San Francisco were never in the WHA in their entire run from 1972 to 1979; The Indianapolis team was named the "Racers"; You dissed the "Winnipeg Jets" name.Besides, why bother with AHL and other minor-league franchise names? "I better go take a long walk off a short pier or something."Some people on this bolard have told me to do just that.My "Ron Mexico" alias is "Jon Tobago". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 "With all of these pathetic attempts at ressurecting the World Hockey Association, I decided to take a different approach."1. Instead of making up teams, ressurect them."2. Instead of creating rivals for NHL teams, ressurect defunct NHL/WHA locations."3. Instead of being bush league, be major league."EASTERN DIVISIONBaltimore BanditsBirmingham BullsHartford WhalersQuebec NordiquesCENTRAL DIVISIONCincinnati CyclonesCleveland BaronsHamilton BulldogsIndianapolis IceWESTERN DIVISIONHouston AerosManitoba MooseSan Diego GullsSan Francisco Spiders A few things wrong with that: Baltimore's WHA franchise was called the "Blades" in that mid-season switch from Michigan (Detroit); Cincinnati was called the "Stingers"; Cleveland was known as the "Crusaders"; Hamilton and San Francisco were never in the WHA in their entire run from 1972 to 1979; The Indianapolis team was named the "Racers"; You dissed the "Winnipeg Jets" name.Besides, why bother with AHL and other minor-league franchise names? Actually they were original locations. San Francisco was suppossed to be the Sharks.BTW, never EVER say the Whalers will return. You don't understand all that needs to go through to make it happen. On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan331 Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 san diego is the mariners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromaniac Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 I tried to keep it as major league sounding as possible, while still keeping it modern. Sorry, Jets fans, the Moose are too modern to be ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittunited Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 I tried to keep it as major league sounding as possible, while still keeping it modern. Sorry, Jets fans, the Moose are too modern to be ignored. But the groundswell of support for the Jets name would bring in more fans. OWNER -- Pittsburgh Spiders (UL) * Dynamo Missouri (PLA) * Montreal Maroons (SHL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 If I made an actual WHA using the same criteria, I would have:Western DivisionLA SharksWinnipeg JetsOmaha Stallions (Brand new arena, little competition)KC BladesPhoenix Firebirds (AWA would need a tenant to fill lost Coyote dates.)St. Louis Eagles (Old NHL team; could play at Family Arena in St. Charles.)Saskatoon MammothsNew Orleans BrassMinnesota Muskies (Target Center, old aba name.)Eastern DivisionBaltimore Skipjacks (I know its AHL, but I like it)New England Whalers (could play at Mohegan Sun, home of the WNBA Sun.)Hamilton Majors (a "spite" at the NHL for not considering them a major city.)Quebec NordiquesDetroit Vipers (or Mustangs)Birmingham BullsToronto Toros (Ricoh)Cincinnati Stingers (US Bank Arena)Indianapolis RacersNotes:Although AWA is not suitable for NHL hockey, it still has 12,000 or so good seats and could serve for an alternative league nicely. Ditto for Conseco in Inday.I didn't use the Fighting Saints for Minnesota since they'd be playing in Minneapolis.I'd have each team play division opponents four times for 32 games, and the other division 2 times for 18 games, and have a 50 game season. The top five teams would make the playoffs, with the four and five playing a one game playoff for the final divisional semifinal spot. The three remaining rounds would be either best of 5, best of 5, best of 7, or all three best of 7. Of course this is all just a dream. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 New England Whalers (could play at Mohegan Sun, home of the WNBA Sun.) Ha! You know how tiny that place is? On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Theire site said 10k, but I bet that's for basketball. Do you know the hockey capacity. If it was 9k or so, I think it'd work for a little while. I would still see this as a alternative league, and 15-20k arenas wouldn't be completely necessary. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralW91 Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Someone else likes the "Majors" name!!! www.ABAsite.tk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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