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aren't all the Big 5 games played there?

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And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad.

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aren't all the Big 5 games played there?

Palestra. And not so much anymore.

Oh, right. How stupid of me. :wacko:

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And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad.

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I'm a little surprised to read this - I mean, Milwaukee manages to keep two arenas operating right next to each other, the Bradley Center (Bucks, Admirals, Marquette, concerts) and U.S. Cellular (the old MECCA - UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Wave, other events). If Milwaukee can do it, I would think a city the size of Philly can.

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I read an article on AHL expansion. Buffalo might leave Rochester possibly going to Portland, leaving Anaheim without a team. It mentioned Philly could go to Atlantic City but I think that would be a bad idea. It barely supported the ECHL Boardwalk Bullies in the four season they played. It did mention Kansas City or Cincinnati as a possible 30th team.

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Put 'em in the Skatium in Havertown.

Is it suitable for an AHL franchise?

No - but it's a fun place to watch a game!

What about the Class of '23 Rink?

That's actually a pretty good idea. Not being used for anything else really except club hockey I think.

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They said on Daily News Live today that the fate of the Spectrum is still 50/50. Ed Snider said that one potential option would be to connect the two arenas. I think this would be the best idea. The Spectrum still hosts alot of events, including the Phantoms and concerts. It would still draw a good amount of people to the entertainment portion of the complex, rather than just putting up another hotel.

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They said on Daily News Live today that the fate of the Spectrum is still 50/50. Ed Snider said that one potential option would be to connect the two arenas. I think this would be the best idea. The Spectrum still hosts alot of events, including the Phantoms and concerts. It would still draw a good amount of people to the entertainment portion of the complex, rather than just putting up another hotel.

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I have only been in the spectrum 3 times, first time was for the 1995 WWF King Of The Ring, then a WWF House show in may 1996 and a few years ago the nightmare on broad street thing.

And it makes me a bit sad to hear its gonna get torn down, as it doesn't look too dated, and is a fine home for minor league teams.

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I haven't seen it online yet but there's a logo for the final season and the Phantoms will be wearing it. The logo is sort of square with rounded corners, the border has the spectrum rainbow effect, there's a picture of the Spectrum in the middle, the Spectrum logo is in the lower left, and the years 1967-2009 are in the lower right corner.....

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I'm a little surprised to read this - I mean, Milwaukee manages to keep two arenas operating right next to each other, the Bradley Center (Bucks, Admirals, Marquette, concerts) and U.S. Cellular (the old MECCA - UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Wave, other events). If Milwaukee can do it, I would think a city the size of Philly can.

I had no idea the MECCA was still up and running. And it's beyond sad that it's not even called the MECCA anymore (one of the coolest arena names ever, besides the Summit in Houston, Salt Palace in SLC, and the Omni in Atlanta).

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I'm a little surprised to read this - I mean, Milwaukee manages to keep two arenas operating right next to each other, the Bradley Center (Bucks, Admirals, Marquette, concerts) and U.S. Cellular (the old MECCA - UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Wave, other events). If Milwaukee can do it, I would think a city the size of Philly can.

$$$ The folks at Comcrap can make more money as an entertainment venue 365, as opposed to a out of date arena that is used maybe 100 times a year. Oh and I haven't seen it in print but I would bet that the hotel and entertainment complex will include a casino.

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What happens to the Phantoms?

from rememberthespectrum.com

Comcast-Spectacor is in discussions to relocate the Phantoms to another facility in time for the 2009-10 season. The Phantoms will commemorate the final season of the Spectrum by wearing a special patch on their uniform and celebrating memorable moments from the historic venue throughout the season.

Trenton? Atlantic City? Reading, PA? Only one of those three doesn't have a tenant for its ice arena.

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What happens to the Phantoms?

from rememberthespectrum.com

Comcast-Spectacor is in discussions to relocate the Phantoms to another facility in time for the 2009-10 season. The Phantoms will commemorate the final season of the Spectrum by wearing a special patch on their uniform and celebrating memorable moments from the historic venue throughout the season.

Trenton? Atlantic City? Reading, PA? Only one of those three doesn't have a tenant for its ice arena.

Better yet.... Kansas City :P ... oh wait.... that's been mentioned ^_^

I saw, I came, I left.

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