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If the Jets and Bombers went one on one the bombers would be crushed.
Ummm, didn't an outdoor game get kiboshed because Wade Miller didn't want it competing with the Grey Cup that year?
If the Jets and Bombers went one on one the bombers would be crushed.
I think they could do it but I also don't think the NHL would never want a team there. If we use CFL attendance as a measuring stick. in 2016 they drew on average 31K at home games vs our 26K average at home games. they also have a population difference of almost 500K.
https://stats.cfldb.ca/league/cfl/attendance/2016/
I also think the NHL is a different animal than the CFL and would garner even more support. BUT the sticking point would be the cost of season tickets and single game tickets, which in turn may drive down support. Plus there may not be as much corporate support (unsure how our industries stack up) and also distribution of wealth in Saskatchewan.
I think it's more than just prices. A lot of that support is people driving in from Saskatoon a few hours away. It's one thing to do that once every two weeks on average for 9 or 10 times, but even with an endless supply of money, not many will do that for Monday-Thursday games.
The NHL arena for the Blues was supposed to be built in Davidson was it not? Everyone other than a few thousand Davidsonites would've been in the same boat
And to just think...if Balsillie had played his cards right, instead of fighting the establishment, I have no doubt Hamilton would have gotten our team by 2009 at the latest. I am still convinced that the reason Bettman fought so hard to keep the Coyotes in Arizona was ego driven, as a move by the franchise would have vindicated Balsillie. I admit to feeling bad for the people of Hamilton. They ahve been jerked around by the NHL for 30 years. In a perfect world the Arizona franchise would ahve returned to Winnipeg (like the Raiders or Rams), but beggars cannot be choosers.
The NHL arena for the Blues was supposed to be built in Davidson was it not? Everyone other than a few thousand Davidsonites would've been in the same boat
I remember the "Saskatoon's got the Blues" bumper stickers. I was living in Saskatchewan at the time. Not much made sense there TBH (the striippers in PA performed at a pizza restaurant thar served no alcohol) There was a proposal to build an NHL arena in Davidson. Not sure if it was a serious option or not.
It's been said outright by Mark Chipman that True North has had meetings with the NHL about purchasing a team as far back as 2007, IIRC, they were even offered the Predators, but had to buy the team and play out the lease in Nashville before being allowed to move to Winnipeg. It's where the Polar Bear jersey came from, Manitoba Predators, with the Polar Bear being Manitoba's apex predator. Craig Leipold instead bought the team and kept it afloat in Nashville until local ownership stepped in. In turn he was allowed first dibs to buy the Minnesota Wild, as he did the league a solid.
Although it would have been nice to have the NHL return sooner than 2011, if the delay is what allowed for our team to be called the Winnipeg Jets instead of the Manitoba Bears, then I'm glad we had to wait until the time was right for things to work out the way they did. However, I guess if it was the Coyotes that were purchased then the choice to re-brand them the Jets would have been an easy one to make. I'll always be thankful we got the name most of us wanted.
Man! Reading that thread and some of those ignoramuses that posted such trash about Winnipeg. Funny to read it knowing what eventually happened and how wrong they were. Especially sounding like they were so full of knowledge and authority on the subject. Shows how little they really know.
Would never ever do this, but the thought of copying and pasting some of their comments and asking them what they thought now made me smile. Of course, an a-hole will always be an a-hole and the whole bs would just start up again.
Yes, some of the comments were downright insulting toward Winnipeg. The poster going by the name of Slats432 was quite ignorant about the chances of Winnipeg ever getting another shot at the NHL. I also noticed the poster that went by the name Bicycle Repairman stopped posting on HFBoards in 2005 so maybe he knew we'd eventually get a team back and didn't want to get bashed by all the Jets supporters. I'm glad that Jets4Life posted that link from 2004 as it increases my satisfaction that TNSE accomplished for us what the naysayers said was impossible and only a dream.
I'm quite fine with the Jets name being brought back. But quite honestly, I was never a really huge fan of the name back when we were a WHA team. It was OK, but thought there was so many other options that would be more indicative of our city or province.
I kinda liked the idea of keeping the Predators name with a polar bear logo.
I also like the Winnipeg Blizzard, but couldn't imagine a good looking logo to go with it. DQ would naturally be one of our biggest sponsors and supporter, lol.
Just duplicate Carolina's logo. It works like **** for a Hurricane and wouldn't be any worse for a Blizzard. Or stick with the White Out. All white. White numbers on a white jersey. White pants, white skates. OK, OK, I'll stop now.