OT: Remembering the Icecaps and other ECHL teams of the 90's

[Navin R Slavin]

He said he would kill people, there was no talk of talking to them.

#hankrovert

This guy gets it.

 

[NotOpie]

This guy gets it.

One of the best modern day minor league baseball mascots:

https://www.lids.com/milb/montgomer...VHUsNCh2XUgN4EAAYASAAEgIdMvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[TheBigKahuna]

I witnessed a lot of shenanigans at Dorton arena. It wasn't great hockey, but it was hockey, and it was cheap entertainment. I saw players hit in the face with beer cups, etc. Opposing teams had to walk in front of the bleachers to get back to their locker room, and would regularly get in wars of words with fans. Saw one player take a whack at someone with his stick, and then get pelted with full drinks.

The glass would fog over, they had people come out with squeegees and clean it. Saw players skate laps to try to blow the fog off the ice. Dorton wasn't air conditioned.
Saw Gordie Howe take warmups with the Ice Caps once. He signed autographs in the concourse. I was fortunate to meet the man that nighy, and get his autograph.
I think all I have left is a game program and a puck. No jersey. Wish I had one though.

 

[HisIceness]

From what I remember the first owners opted to buy a series of mats from a catalogue instead of digging into the concrete floor for a proper cooling system, hence why there were so many foggy games.

I went to a game the last season, this was in the afternoon. Heavy thunderstorm rolled in and all you could see was sheets of rain for about 5 minutes. I didn't think much of it but others thought there may have been a Tornado nearby. Looking back at it, I'm surprised the power never went out.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

One of the best modern day minor league baseball mascots:

https://www.lids.com/milb/montgomery-biscuits?cpid=ps-google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=MiLB-Hats-Montgomery+Biscuits&utm_content=260727644085&utm_term=+montgomery++biscuits++hat&utm_account=Lids-com-Hats-G&utm_adgroup=Hats&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvdGUqcKD3QIVHUsNCh2XUgN4EAAYASAAEgIdMvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Sorry to break your heart, NotOpie, but that's just their logo, not their mascot. Montgomery's mascot is Big Mo, who is decidedly not a biscuit, but is instead a "biscuit eating beast."

 

[the halleJOKEL]

pls delete that photo of me and stop calling me names

 

[HisIceness]

Biscuit lives matter, or something.

 

[NotOpie]

Sorry to break your heart, NotOpie, but that's just their logo, not their mascot. Montgomery's mascot is Big Mo, who is decidedly not a biscuit, but is instead a "biscuit eating beast."

The biscuits live in his belly

 

[tarheelhockey]

Sorry to break your heart, NotOpie, but that's just their logo, not their mascot. Montgomery's mascot is Big Mo, who is decidedly not a biscuit, but is instead a "biscuit eating beast."

I’m unconvinced that this creature is less than 50% biscuit.

 

[NotOpie]

I’m unconvinced that this creature is less than 50% biscuit.

Unconvinced? That creature is 90%+ biscuit or I'll eat my Montgomery Biscuits hat (yes, I have one).