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Post by Freak93 on Mar 5, 2007 19:15:40 GMT -5
Does anyone else agree that Pittsburgh should remain a hockey town? It would be terrible to see a team go to Kansas City after leaving a town like Pittsburgh.
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Post by Buzz Killington on Mar 5, 2007 19:31:33 GMT -5
I'm still hoping for the Quebec Red Bulls.
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Post by JackTheRipper on Mar 5, 2007 19:32:36 GMT -5
Completely and utterly agree. I think alot people forget/don't know about the past failures of hockey in Kansas City (Scouts) and Pittsburgh is a hockey town with good history that just needs a new building. Pittsburgh could be missing out on ALOT if they don't keep the pens in town. Crosby looks like he's only going to improve and between him, Malkin, Staal, Ryan Whitney, MA Fleury and the rest of the crew, Pittsburgh could be a special place to be.
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Post by Freak93 on Mar 5, 2007 19:37:01 GMT -5
That is true. How many kids in Missouri are out there playing hockey? I can see Turnin with his skates on.
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Post by JackTheRipper on Mar 5, 2007 19:40:52 GMT -5
That is true. How many kids in Missouri are out there playing hockey? I can see Turnin with his skates on. Or trying to cut someone, cuz let's face it: he's gangsta. |
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Post by Freak93 on Mar 5, 2007 19:42:03 GMT -5
Does 'gangsta' even describe it? He is a new breed of hardcore ghetto lifestyle representation.
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Post by JackTheRipper on Mar 5, 2007 19:45:30 GMT -5
Although, Happy Gilmore beat him to the punch. So that just makes him a poser.
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Post by Freak93 on Mar 5, 2007 19:50:31 GMT -5
Touché sir.
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Post by eaglesrownage on Mar 5, 2007 21:04:02 GMT -5
I know a couple pitt fans and they can care less about the pens, all they want to talk about is the steelers and their five superbowls.
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Post by JackTheRipper on Mar 5, 2007 21:23:24 GMT -5
It's a shame because they have a great young team there and we won't hear bitching till the trucks are pulling out of town. The NHL needs to prevent this from happening.
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Post by bearcat on Mar 5, 2007 21:59:52 GMT -5
Two words:
Sprint Center.
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Post by PrimadonnaPictures on Mar 5, 2007 22:09:55 GMT -5
Missouri and Kansas City have huge hockey teams I mean Missouri has Missouri State and University of Missouri ACHA DII team and Kansas City is a big youth hockey upbringing and good talent in the youth....
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Post by bearcat on Mar 5, 2007 22:15:12 GMT -5
If there's a team in Texas and two teams in Florida, why can't Missouri have one? Kansas City makes more sense as a hockey town than Tampa Bay, Nashville, Dallas, or Atlanta.
And I'm speaking as an impartial observer here.
Plus, it's all about business here - the Sprint Center has offered free rent, which is a major sell right now to the Penguins brass.
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Post by PrimadonnaPictures on Mar 5, 2007 22:27:26 GMT -5
If there's a team in Texas and two teams in Florida, why can't Missouri have one? Kansas City makes more sense as a hockey town than Tampa Bay, Nashville, Dallas, or Atlanta. And I'm speaking as an impartial observer here. Plus, it's all about business here - the Sprint Center has offered free rent, which is a major sell right now to the Penguins brass. by the way St. Louis is still in Missouri and has a team called the blues which have been there for many many years. |
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Post by eaglesrownage on Mar 5, 2007 22:34:06 GMT -5
thats pretty bad since you live in missouri
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Post by JackTheRipper on Mar 5, 2007 22:46:55 GMT -5
...Served?
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Post by robino2001 on Mar 6, 2007 9:07:18 GMT -5
Does KC have a pro hockey team? I know Wichita has had their CHL team for a long time, but I don't remember KC being in the AHL, CHL, etc.
Way off topic but Houston would be good for a hockey team. I'd love to see SA get one but they couldn't support one - Houston could though. Houston is starting to get their youth programs up and running - they'd be like Dallas, which yielded a pretty strong HS hockey system after a few years of the Stars. OKC could even support one in the Ford Center, but it's too close to Dallas.... but all of this leads to my one golden flaw which bothered me growing up - living in the 8th largest city in the country and having only one pro team.
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Post by JackTheRipper on Mar 6, 2007 9:29:20 GMT -5
I personally think if the team has to relocate, they should go to Canada. Several markets could support a new team and the fans practically foam at the mouth about hockey, which is what a new team needs to get going (something Atlanta, Nashville, Anaheim, among others, never had).
Although, like I said earlier, they shouldn't leave. I'm not a pens fan at all and it would honestly pain me for them to leave because I feel the league would be heading in a bad direction. They need to do what it takes to keep the Pens in town. Plain and simple.
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Post by PrimadonnaPictures on Mar 6, 2007 12:08:57 GMT -5
Does KC have a pro hockey team? I know Wichita has had their CHL team for a long time, but I don't remember KC being in the AHL, CHL, etc. Way off topic but Houston would be good for a hockey team. I'd love to see SA get one but they couldn't support one - Houston could though. Houston is starting to get their youth programs up and running - they'd be like Dallas, which yielded a pretty strong HS hockey system after a few years of the Stars. OKC could even support one in the Ford Center, but it's too close to Dallas.... but all of this leads to my one golden flaw which bothered me growing up - living in the 8th largest city in the country and having only one pro team. at the time of the time that the IHL was the 3rd largest hockey league in the states.. the Kansas City Blades were a huge team for KC and we are good drawing team for even back in the 90s and im sure they won a few championships or were contending. But they disbanded not because of fan support because of the IHL disbanding. |
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Post by bearcat on Mar 6, 2007 13:18:42 GMT -5
thats pretty bad since you live in missouri St. Louis sucks anyways, so I don't care. |
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