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What was like in the early years at Greensboro? Interested because someone on the caps board said they used to take bus trips down there to support the Caps when Chris Simon played.
What was like in the early years at Greensboro? Interested because someone on the caps board said they used to take bus trips down there to support the Caps when Chris Simon played.
weird thing is that game ended up being a sellout IIRC, just was a very slow arriving crowd for a variety of reasons. I remember my father and I barely got in to catch the opening puck drop and we had planned on being there quite early.Greensboro never warmed up to the team for obvious reasons. I guess it was similar to Memphis with the soon to be Tennessee Titans around the same time. The attitude was it wasn't "theirs". Plus despite the AHL not working out as intended, Greensboro had a good relationship with minor league Hockey.
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This was taken at puck drop for the first time game. A good indicator of how the next two years would be. The sad thing is, in theory this was the best situation for the team. A large, recently renovated building in a sizeable city not far away. But again, it wasn't "theirs".
Despite this, I watched the 1999 playoffs and thought the building was lively. At least it had an okay ending I suppose.
Greensboro never warmed up to the team for obvious reasons. I guess it was similar to Memphis with the soon to be Tennessee Titans around the same time. The attitude was it wasn't "theirs". Plus despite the AHL not working out as intended, Greensboro had a good relationship with minor league Hockey.
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This was taken at puck drop for the first time game. A good indicator of how the next two years would be. The sad thing is, in theory this was the best situation for the team. A large, recently renovated building in a sizeable city not far away. But again, it wasn't "theirs".
Despite this, I watched the 1999 playoffs and thought the building was lively. At least it had an okay ending I suppose.
It was... interestingWhat was like in the early years at Greensboro? Interested because someone on the caps board said they used to take bus trips down there to support the Caps when Chris Simon played.