Johnstown

[Captain Crash]

Sorry but unlike most here I don't give a lick about the NHL or follow it, okay? I'm sure Pittsburgh wouldn't be playing if it was in Decatur.

You didn't have to. You were specifically told of their involvement multiple times in this various thread. I suppose you don't give a lick about reading or facts, either.

 

[GarbageGoal]

Not here to be liked....I wonder why here period?

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Not here to be liked....I wonder why here period?

Because its america mr star. You can't seriously tell me you sit here and make posts and care whether or not these Joe schmos you really don't know like you or agree with you. If so its kinda sad. They have no true impact on your real life.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Okay so what I have learned from the months of being on here is you do not like the ECHL and NHL. And you hate all hockey that isn't the UHL?

I don't mind minor league hockey but they way over value its worth these days....especially in the ECHL.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

So you're not actually a sports enthusiast?

Didn't know I had to love the NHL to be one. I hate the NBA but love basketball.

 

[Beast Mowed]

Congratulations to Johnstown! Made it to a game awhile back, Chiefs were playing the Boardwalk Bullies, couple of players were retiring, was nice to see a game there, had family that was originally from the area & make it down there at least once a year.

 

[JungleJON]

Too bad I won't be there for the game.

http://www.tribdem.com/news/editori...cle_b50b8d24-00b5-11e5-8b91-6394a6692375.html

 

[iamjs]

I don't follow or care about the NHL but they must have lowwwwwwwwww standards if a place like CCWM was considered. Its a great old barn but its even more outdated than that dump known as the Nassau Coliseum.

Did you even pay attention to the rest of the "dumps" that were listed throughout the competition. This competition wasn't designed for areans that have a 10k capacity and had a recent $4m upgrade to their barn. It's a one-off exhibition game for a town that would never see an NHL game or probably even an AHL game. The majority of the arenas listed wouldn't even qualify for a current ECHL arena (emphasizing current due to Johnstown's history in the ECHL and the growth of the league since the league was founded in the late 80s.)

If you think the War Memorial has "lowwwwwwww standards", then what do you think of the Decatur rink? 1400 capacity and 25 foot ceilings.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Did you even pay attention to the rest of the "dumps" that were listed throughout the competition. This competition wasn't designed for areans that have a 10k capacity and had a recent $4m upgrade to their barn. It's a one-off exhibition game for a town that would never see an NHL game or probably even an AHL game. The majority of the arenas listed wouldn't even qualify for a current ECHL arena (emphasizing current due to Johnstown's history in the ECHL and the growth of the league since the league was founded in the late 80s.)

If you think the War Memorial has "lowwwwwwww standards", then what do you think of the Decatur rink? 1400 capacity and 25 foot ceilings.

The Decatur rink yo your point of non pro standards its just that. It looked like a rec rink when I saw it on TV.

 

[iamjs]

The Decatur rink yo your point of non pro standards its just that. It looked like a rec rink when I saw it on TV.

Looking back at this thread, I'm still unsure why you are upset.

Are you mad that Johnstown is getting a game because of a "silly contest"?
Are you mad that the arenas are so small and shouldn't be hosting an NHL game?
Are you mad that a "silly contest" was decided by an online vote?

If you're not an NHL fan or even a hockey fan, why are you even bothered by it? My "lacking a life" probably took no more than 3-5 minutes total, which granted I probably didn't vote as much as other people. I've done worse things with that kind of time. Sitting on hold waiting for phone support, waiting room time with the dentist, standing in line waiting for reservations. Now that I think of it, I think I voted during all of those instances. But lacking a life because I voted ...right?

 

[PCSPounder]

I don't follow or care about the NHL but they must have lowwwwwwwwww standards if a place like CCWM was considered. Its a great old barn but its even more outdated than that dump known as the Nassau Coliseum.

Wait, wait. The whole point of the promotion is to highlight community rinks and the small arenas by offering the carrot of an NHL preseason game (and I happened to catch the game in the Canadian contest winning rec rink in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies last year on NHL network). It wasn't to find the nicest place for an NHL preseason game.

Click of a mouse... that's 2015. Random? Somewhat... I was voting for the real rec rinks where the $150,000 would have made a more stark difference. But stupid because it's outdated? It's not stupid. It's the point.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Wait, wait. The whole point of the promotion is to highlight community rinks and the small arenas by offering the carrot of an NHL preseason game (and I happened to catch the game in the Canadian contest winning rec rink in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies last year on NHL network). It wasn't to find the nicest place for an NHL preseason game.

Click of a mouse... that's 2015. Random? Somewhat... I was voting for the real rec rinks where the $150,000 would have made a more stark difference. But stupid because it's outdated? It's not stupid. It's the point.

It should be a rec rink not an actual existent arena. Cambria County War Memorial is just ran poorly and has been for quite awhile. Hard to have sympathy over that.