Digby Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Thought they were riding on Whalers nostalgia to switch to the Connecticut Whale name.... now they're riding on Wolf Pack nostalgia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I don't know that they're appealing to nostalgia, necessarily. I think it's more about already owning this logo and therefore not having to spend anything on the rebrand. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Personally, I love this logo. (I also love everything Lady Liberty) 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...
youcan'tseeme Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Personally, I love this logo. (I also love everything Lady Liberty)I've never seen that before, I like it minus the mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Knowing the people of Connecticut, they could never support another NHL team. The damn city closes up shop at 6:30 PM every night. 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...
nash61 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Here's the jersey that went with that logo. 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...
sportstar1212 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Knowing the people of Connecticut, they could never support another NHL team. The damn city closes up shop at 6:30 PM every night.I was in Hartford this summer and I was out at 10 PM on a Saturday and the place was an absolute ghost town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Also, as a response to your whole "they cant have a team that in an area that is split between Boston and NY fans"....what would you say about the Devils, who were put right in the middle of Rangers, Islanders, and Flyers territory.http://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attendance/att_graph.php?tmi=7066Devils attendance was horrible for their first 5 seasons. They miraculously made it to the Conference finals, losing in 7 games in 1988-89. They then continued to be fairly good until again reaching the Conference finals in 1993-94 (against the Rangers), and then winning the Cup the year after. I guarantee a lot of Flyers, Rangers and Isles fans that weren't loyal enough jumped ship. You get enough of those in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, you've got yourself a fan base. All in all, they experienced success relatively early in their life and gained some fans from it.The Whalers advanced past the first round once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yeah, but imagine if the Whalers stayed put. Two Finals appearances and a Cup would have been huge. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 That could easily have been the difference between "struggling team in small market" and "Cinderella story that everybody wants to be a part of". The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 That could easily have been the difference between "struggling team in small market" and "Cinderella story that everybody wants to be a part of".But would sticking around in Hartford butterfly away the roster additions that made those runs possible? 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...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 And the finals appearance didn't come for another 5 years after they moved. I don't think there would've been enough patience to hang on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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