The whole NHL Jerseys in film thing kicked off another thought: How about polls for the best and worst jerseys in films? Like specifically movies about hockey (but not Miracle or the MLB Jerseys in MD2 &3). You could pull from Youngblood, The Slapshot series, the Mighty Duck series, etc. There are some great shirts (and some real turds out (I'm looking at you MD2 Trinidad jersey!). As a Thrasher fan...this is a hard day. I have to tell my kids the team is gone just as my Mom had to do back in 1980. To say we abandoned the team is wrong - we had an ownership group that went out of its way to ruin hockey for both the fans, and possible corporate sponsors in this city years ago. Every media outlet in Canada has pointed out the ASG has written the definitie novel on how NOT to run a franchise. For the Calgarian above who said this was a mistake from the onset - you could never be more wrong. In a down economy, to ask someone to support a product that is purposefully kept mediocre is insulting. The difference between Altanta 1980 and 2011 is staggering. At least we have the ECHL Gladiators. Perhaps we can move up to the AHL and bring back the name Atlanta Flames. The sad part is the Canadian dollar will inevitably fall back to the historical level of 75% of the USD and the small market teams there will be in trouble again. I think the cinema thing would be fantastic, as long as notes are included with it. For instance, the NBA Jerseys from Ferris Bueller's Day Off . The Wings have never worn a white collar on their red sweaters. I think that's a nifty little tidbit to include. Add to it a rating on "How well was this NFL Jerseys used?" was it included in the script? was it just a background item that's never talked about (like the random Islanders gear in ALF)? does it help develop a character (like Dr. Cox in Scrubs)? and you have a voting basis like this site has always done so well. The idea I'd like to see most would be the "That which never was". I've grabbed photos of never-wornWholesale Jerseys whenever I can, including the gold Dallas Stars jersey, the Nordiques 1996 changes, what was allegedly a 1980s Nords rebrand, and most recently what is supposedly a Cooperalls rebrand for the Jets, which is crazy looking. Other logos, such as the Caps rebrand that never happened, the alternate ideas of the Burger King logo through the Blue Jackets cannon logo, are stuff that has been mentioned on this very blog. That would probably be the most interesting of the above ideas.
ON two notes for this one. First, Winnipeg fans don't forget the heart ache of losing a team. That's why we are celebrating as hard as we can on the premise of one coming back. Do you remember when Minnesota lost their North Stars? When theNHL Jerseys returned via expansion, they haven't had one game where they didn't sell out their stadium since. They felt the loss. As do we. For Atlanta fans, I feel for you I do, but we can share the team for a season before you turn your focus to Nashville or Tampa. And Point 2: How I met your mother prominently shows hockey, including multiple vancouver canucks, and New York Rangers references. IncludingNFL Jerseys and Mason Raymond. Despite passing the midway point of the Conference Finals this weekend, the hot topic seems to have been the future of the Atlanta Thrashers and whether or not it will be in Canada. Winnipeg, specifically. My inbox is filling up with questions about the situation. I'm not an expert on this particular subject so I'd like to defer to those who are. Like many of you, I've been reading a lot about what may or may not be going down. To make this easy, I've assembled a list of articles from well-repected sources to paint a picture of all that's going on with regard to this subject. But first I should say something. As I've reviewed my post from Friday about the Thrashers' imminent move, my bias is clearer to me. As a fellow Wholesale Jerseys from a southern state, I feel for Thrashers faithful who are on the brink of losing the team they love. I'm bothered by the apparent heartlessness of Winnipeg residents who should know what it's like to have a franchise ripped right out from them. But it's not heartlessness, is it? If we step back and look at the numbers, it's hard to argue with them. How can we expect them to feel bad for Atlanta when all they've wanted for 15 years is to have their team back?Add to that, the hundreds, even thousands of diehard Thrashers fans are dwarfed by an entire city of more than a half-million that would live and die by the team. That's awfully hard to deny. If it's a question of who deserves it more — and it shouldn't be — who wins out? Atlanta has the team now. They've supported it (mostly) for 12 years. But from everything I've read, it sounds like the ownership, Atlanta Spirit, has let them down. So it's hard to blame the fans in Georgia. And it's just as hard to tell the folks in Manitoba to subdue their excitement. I still have no patience for any Canadian who innately thinks their geography makes them more deserving of hockey. (Remember, you keep coming back to read a hockey blog written by a Floridian.) But I recognize the predicament both cities are in. Now, having said all that — which I'm sure most of you didn't bother to read for MLB Jerseys — here are the bullet points from the weekend.
Portland is the correct answer here. Thecity has an arena, they have thrown their support behind the Winterhawks sinceownership turned the team around, Bettman has wanted a team in Portland sincethe 90s, and they only have 2 major league sports teams (blazers, timbers). I'dsay it's still 2-3 years off, but if support for the Winterhawks continues tobe strong, I wouldn't be surprised if the Coyotes or Panthers move to the NWsell NHL Jerseys.
Just look at the intense rivalry andpassion between the Sounders, Whitecaps, and Timber supporters. I think Seattleand Portland would translate well into hockey cities. In fact, during theinitial expansion era of the NHL circa 1967, Portland and Seattle were supposedto get franchises. It was messed up politics of the league at the time thatkept hockey out of the Pacific Northwest and the same bs is what took the NewYork/Brooklyn Americans away from the NHL in the 40s. Once the money comestogether for a new arena, the Wholesale Jerseys and (thankfully) the NBAshould make an overdue return to Seattle.
Personally, I've always thought theVancouver Canucks were 5 bad seasons away from moving to Seattle or Portland.Though these days, its possible to have a team in both cities. If the NFL Jerseys move to Winnipeg doesn't panout, they could just as easily move the Metro Seattle and play in the TacomaDome. It seats something like 15,000 for hockey, and could be used to house ateam for a couple seasons while a more permanent rink is built. As for a teamname, I do believe they would keep with something along the lines ofMetropolitans, Totems, Breakers, or Sasquatch.
That being said, I'dthink Portland to be the more likely West Coast candidate for a team. TheFlames threatened to move there back in 2000 when season ticket sales were low,and they do have the 18,000 seat Rose Garden for a team to play in. The Canuckshad 16 bad seasons in a row and some of the most inept owners in the MLB Jerseys. They did not move. In factthey flourished as soon as they had a couple decent years in the early 90's andwent to the Stanley Cup Final. There were a couple years in the late 90's thatwerent great in terms of attendance, but they had a bit of an image problemthen.
Can the NHL Jerseys support an expansion? In myopinion, absolutely. But, can the NHL support an expansion with Gary Bettmanleading the way; no. The original Southern expansion had great merit andpromise, but the distracted research led to disproportionate decisions andfaulty accomodations. Take South Florida, home of the Panthers, an area of thecountry where Football reigns supreme and other sports (including baseball)struggle. Is there room for a hockey team here, yes, but not an NHL franchise.The Panthers would have been better suited for maybe Birmingham, Alabama or Richmond,VA before bunking up in Sunrise, FL.
The biggest problem the Wholesale Jerseys has withexpansion/relocation is regulations regarding arena capacity, accomodations,and population trends. Phoenix would have worked...if the team was in Phoenixand not suburban Glendale. Atlanta has never been a hockey city, the Flamesstruggled here in the 70's/80's and a second chance was unnecessary. Atlanta'sdemographic supports football and baseball much better than a hockey team. In aperfect NBA Jerseys, with perfectfacilities/arenas, the correct area demographics, and commissioner to ownercommunication we could be looking at this:
Eastern Conference: Boston Bruins, HartfordWhalers, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators,Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, Washington Capitals, NFL Jerseys Richmond, Carolina Hurricanes,Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL Hamilton (Ontario), New Jersey Devils, PittsburghPenguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators -- 18, Western Conference:NHL Seattle, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Winnepeg Jets, San Jose Sharks,Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, NHL Kansas City, Dallas Stars, NHL Oklahoma,Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues,Minnesota Wild, NHL Wisconsin, NHL Cleveland, NHL Portland -- 18, I think we'lleventually see a team in Seattle; the fan base is incredible here and they willsupport the team no matter what. Keeping the Sounders/Seahawks colors wouldgive the city additional identity in their sports franchises and a new arenamay open up the doors for a return of a MLBJerseys team.
The only reason why Seattle doesn't have ateam is because the original owner of the Sonics did everything to sabotage theMLB Jerseys from setting up there.The NHL WANTED to get into Seattle during the late 60s but the owner at thattime pulled his expansion bid so that no other group could bid and to stymiethe league. He later made the city renovate Key arena in such a way that itwould not work for hockey. Search this info out on the net sometime. I thinkseattlehockey.net had a story about it. It's clear that the Sonics' owner didpretty much everything in his power to keep the Wholesale Jerseys from competing with hisbasketball club.
Historically, Seattle was always a verystrong market from the arrival of the Mets in the 1910's up until the heyday ofthe pro WHL league. Sadly I dont think that would be the case now if the NHLwere to set up shop. Hockey is just too foreign of a sport these days tojustify the high cost of NHL tickets in that town. It's too bad though. I haveno doubt that if Seattle had a team from 1970 on they would have carried thefan momentum and been a good hockey town. Now it's a niche sport at best. So myquestion is this: lets say the impossible happens and the Florida Panthersrelocate to seattle. Does Chris support the hometown team?Oh BTW, the onlycolour scheme for a Seattle NBAJerseys is green and white and the team should be called the Totems.
It is so hard to believe that a big citylike Seattle and its politicians are not into the new millenium when it comesto having a proper state-of-art indoor for professional sports, consideringSeattle's rich sports history. Without a shadow of a doubt, Seattle would be ahuge success story in American hockey. A Vancouver-Seattle NFL Jerseys rivalry would be as big as thehistoric Whitecaps-Sounders soccer rivalry.
To answer Bryand'squestions regarding colour scheme and team name, I could see Seattle going backto the old Totems name from the old Western Hockey League. As for the colours,the Canucks use royal blue as their primary dark colour. Seattle would probablyuse the old 80s Whalers kelly green or a deep Northwest green as their primarydark colour with blue or teal accents. In the old NASL, the Whitecaps woreroyal blue and sky blue and the Sounders wore teal and Northwest green NHL Jerseys. Blue and green can be havedifferent variations.
Here's the deal. Seattle seems to be agreat place for NHL Jerseys but, thefinancial reality doesn't really add up. The Business sector is definitelythere in Seattle, but are the fans really going to spend 200 bucks a seat towatch a loser for 10 years (Expansion situation)?
In a relocation situation I firmly believethe Wholesale Jerseys will NOT takea team from say, Atlanta and then move them to a question mark city. Atlanta,Phoenix, Florida, and Nashville will be in Winnipeg/Quebec City/Toronto area(possibly Hamilton)/ and the last city will be a crazy location like Houston orMexico or Vegas. If the 10x more popular NBA left the city, It can't really becounted on from the NHL's point of view. Also with Everett, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, and Kennewick all amazingWHL cities, I doubt the NBA Jerseyswants to upset a great situation in the feeder system. I think the NHL inSeattle is a very cool choice, I always have, Vancouver has always lacked atrue rival, but it won't happen for at least 25 years.
I will admit, I never thought of putting ateam in Seattle, but now that i read this I have to say it could work well.Let's get the NBA Jerseys into someof the Northern United States where hockey is bigger because you can actuallyplay it outside. Also opens up the possibility of the SuperSonics returning toSeattle (I'm not a basketball fan but I know the Sonics are important forSeattle) but would a basketball team returning only hurt the new hockey team?
I believe hockey is not doing so well isAtlanta and Phoenix is two-fold 1) None traditional hockey markets and 2) haveto compete with NFL, MLB Jerseys andNBA teams for people to come see, Seattle could get the same problem (savingthe money in hockey season for baseball tickets is what i mean by competingwith the MLB franchises), Vancouver fan here. I'd love to see a team inSeattle, and I can't think the Canucks ownership would have much objection;we're not really quite close enough for the markets to overlap, and I certainlydon't think any substantial portion of Canuck revenue comes from Seattle fansmaking the trip north.