Thanks for asking. I don't think so. Our arena only seats 1,100 and the city population year around is just 15,000. Yes, they sellout for the Red Wings practices and scrimmage games, but they get a lot of downstate people who come up every year for training camp. Great area, but we would need close to a 4,000 seat arena for the OHL to even consider us.
Sounds like me, hardcore man. It was the same for us a couple years ago. Those of us who continued to attend hated what was going on but still supported our guys. I don’t know how I got it through it really. Thank God for beer and the like
Traverse City proper is only 15,000, but Grand Traverse County is 90,000+. I've long thought that Traverse City would be an excellent market for the OHL. An arena is the only thing they lack...and I would bet that the Turtle Creek casino complex would consider the idea. They could use the arena for much more than just hockey.
Nobody is looking to get Flint help this year. This season is over and no single player is going to help much. I don't have much hope for this group next year either. Stats might be somewhat similar on Bertuzzi and Holmes but they don't play similar styles. Holmes also gets more ice time than Tag does. I broke down some number on late game failures and players in droughts I'll post later. Holmes is definitely in that group. He'll probably pick up a hat trick in today's game before I post.
They said something about some players having a “Christmas party” that the coaches were unaware of. Probably boys drinking and staying up
They still clobbered Kingston
Doesn't that seem like an odd trio? Poor 16yo Bianconi. Having to go home and face the parents right after this weekend. On another note, I'm gonna skip posting those numbers I mentioned earlier. Just focus on positives going into the break on a win streak. Dellandrea being back, Durham being on pace for a 40 goal season. Bangs getting a little better week by week. Vierling's abrupt change in effort and performance. Two posts, 1g 5a 6pts +1 in the last 7 games. A two game streak of good special teams numbers. Winterton breaking out of his goal drought. He's been playing good otherwise though and hopefully this is the start of another little goal scoring streak for him.
Here’s my thing. I get there are rules. But these kids have had a tough few months. With coaching changes and injuries and the Chaos
Well they can let loose when they're home. And also most of those kids are still underage even in Canada.
Ok sure but most of us drank something before we were of age. We just weren’t watched Under a microscope like these kids are.
