The_Admiral Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 This list should immediately be shown to every person who thinks the Whalers should come back.There's enough population and money in the Hartford-New Haven-Springfield corridor to have a hockey team. It's just a matter of not having to play in a dump. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 This list should immediately be shown to every person who thinks the Whalers should come back.There's enough population and money in the Hartford-New Haven-Springfield corridor to have a hockey team. It's just a matter of not having to play in a dump.Nope. The fans in Connecticut are more apt to have a big ol' nostalgia session with each other about the Whalers than to actually buy tickets and support the team or a mission. Case in point, what Howard Baldwin tried to accomplish these past couple of seasons. Rebranding the Wolf Pack and embracing the history and "legacy" of the Hartford Whalers, led to empty arenas and the fans expecting more. There's only so far management can go before the responsibility of the fans to support the franchise kicks in.Also, CT might be the most fair-weather fans in the country, so they have that against them too.... 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...
The_Admiral Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Every diehard sports fan thinks his city has the most fair-weather fans (except St. Louis, I guess). And I can't hold the Connecticut Whale thing against anyone. It was lipstick on a pig. Same minor-league hockey, same terrible arena. I can't consider it indicative of anything.It's just too bad the arena situation went down the way it did. Much like with Crewcut Clay and his fake demand for a free $500 million arena in Renton, Karmanos never gave Hartford or Connecticut anything reasonable to work with. Unfortunately, Raleigh did, the money had to be followed, and the league is worse off for it. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Every diehard sports fan thinks his city has the most fair-weather fans (except St. Louis, I guess). And I can't hold the Connecticut Whale thing against anyone. It was lipstick on a pig. Same minor-league hockey, same terrible arena. I can't consider it indicative of anything.It's just too bad the arena situation went down the way it did. Much like with Crewcut Clay and his fake demand for a free $500 million arena in Renton, Karmanos never gave Hartford or Connecticut anything reasonable to work with. Unfortunately, Raleigh did, the money had to be followed, and the league is worse off for it.False. Baldwin quite clearly laid out his plans in a "If we want the NHL back, here's what we have to do" way which told CT residents, clear as day, that attendance was needed and support was needed to make sure the NHL returned to Hartford. In my opinion, Connecticut doesn't deserve a professional sports franchise.With what he did, Baldwin tried to move mountains to get interest back, but people couldn't be bothered to go watch a game. The stadium wasn't the reason at all. If it was, I'm sure other events wouldn't have sold out. 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 September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 St. Louis is bandwagon city with pro football. "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...
Viper Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The Milwaukee Admirals used to draw NHL-sized crowds somewhat regularly their first few years playing in Bradley Center, as I recall. Attendance dropped off when they moved from the IHL to the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 The Milwaukee Admirals used to draw NHL-sized crowds somewhat regularly their first few years playing in Bradley Center, as I recall. Attendance dropped off when they moved from the IHL to the AHL. On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Still not that bad for minor league hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 These days most minor league hockey teams would kill for a consistent 7-9K a night. "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...
rams80 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Still not that bad for minor league hockey.To be fair, the 9000s attendance years were back during the time when the IHL could be considered to have been a "Quadruple A" League. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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