Mooseheads@HF
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How long will the WHA Last ?
#4 should read...
They'll get one poor season under the belts
#4 should read...
They'll get one poor season under the belts
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La-La-Laprise said:LOL VAGNER!!
I cant believe Halifax picked him.
Hart_House_Ca said:The WHA is not competition. People are investing millions of dollars into this business and to have them lose money will be very sad. The hockey market is saturated with so many leagues. I'm not sure what the niche/target market for the WHA is but I'm certain they won't find it in a city with an NHL club.
Although I do see a market for the WHA in small but growing cities that are constantly trying to get an NHL club, those cities could be test markets for future NHL Clubs. In reality, the AHL should be more worried about the WHA than the NHL.
Right now, I don't think the WHA has a game plan thats solid enough. Instead they are taking the opportunity to quickly launch in a very opportunistic time with the pending lockout.
Tips for the WHA. Locate in all those cities that have requested NHL clubs. Understand that you are niche market such as arena football. You say you are offering affordable prices for pro level hockey, well your competition will be the AHL not the NHL since you have a very low salary cap. Work with the NHL, dont' act as if you're taking over but that you want to be a partner. Maybe start out as a development league. (This will probably be the only way the sign any of those players they apparenlty drafted). Tell us who your market is, what makes you different from what we have besides affordable prices. What makes you game diferent from the NHL, AHL ???
........who are you?Stada said:You must be very desperate to start something again about this kid... poor you;The next thing you'll know he might end up right next door to you hahaha oohhhh poor la-la-laprise...all you want is the spotlight.JeEeZ give this kid a break...he must have done something really personal to you huh?!?
For my part of this subject i dont think the WHA will have success,most of them will go for the AHl;we'll see but that is my opinion!
JasonMacIsaac said:........who are you?
Douggy said:how long did the original last for?
Timmy1973 said:Even though Orlando had a WHA team for a little bit, you heard absolutely nothing about it. It would have done alright here if it was run by the right people.
I've edited it for you.Mooseheads@HF said:#4 should read...
They'll get one poor season under the belts
La-La-Laprise said:a) They dont have GM's
b) They dont have Hockey Arena lease agreements
c) Some teams dont have names
d) They dont have coaches
e) They expect fans to watch AHL hockey for 60 bucks
HMM is there any reason for us to be optimistic??
Licentia said:Follow these steps and put a team in Regina, Winnipeg, Portland, Hartford and Salt Lake City. All these cities are considered of bigger size (While Portland is really the only of these that is an actual metropolitan area).
The Agridome in Regina is too small for this league. It can be expanded I've heard but presently it only seats around 6,000 max.
Saskatoon can seat 10,000 plus.
I think Regina and Saskatoon though are too small to support even a WHA team. They are both under 200,000 in population. Plus the league would compete with the Roughriders in Regina which has the most loyal fans in the CFL.
ofhdhdy said:Yeah when i read a article in the Saskatoon newspaper about Saskatoon being a possible location for the new WHA i was pretty excited but now Saskatoon is even being considered and im kind of disappointed but I still think if the NHL has a lockout for even 1 year the WHA can be Succesful!
MikeC44 said:I believe there is a place for a league in North America for the players who can't find work in the AHL because of the veteren rule, and aren't quite good enough for a regular spot in the NHL.
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robertch said:What's the veteran rule?
agreed.Son of Steinbrenner said:any league that has a draft without a team having a home (founders franchise) is not making it off the ground.