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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 12, 2012 0:28:05 GMT -6
The NHL trying to sell the Jets to the desert in 1995. The things they talk about are pretty ironic and some comments make you wonder why they bothered with this at all.
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Post by NHLWinnipeg on Jun 12, 2012 0:35:57 GMT -6
^ that's a good one...I posted that before somewhere...but nice to see again...
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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 12, 2012 0:44:26 GMT -6
^ Thank's friend. Ya I was on youtube and though I should post it just because of how hilarious that played out. From lawsuits to boom town, too funny to ignore lol.
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Post by phreload on Jun 12, 2012 1:46:41 GMT -6
The logical compliment to the video of Jets leaving is this GEM from 2008 where Peter Mansbridge seriously poses questions about a possible return of the NHL to Winnipeg and ends with a pointed question to Mark Chipman, "If they come back would you call them the Jets?"
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Post by phreload on Jun 12, 2012 1:51:00 GMT -6
Looking back the whole thing went pretty much as you would expect it. Phoenix the boom town never cared 2 Crap s about hockey and it never caught on. Next comes economic bust and the city is horrifically in debt. In a case of pure golden karma, Winnipeg prospers and sweeps up a team to phenomenal success. I will tell that to my grandchildren over and over. Ahhhh, it is a bottomless well of replenishment.
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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 12, 2012 2:05:12 GMT -6
^ I think what's really funny about that video is the timeline Mansbridge gave for the team to come back and if the name would be automatic and Chipman says there would have to be a case made for the Jets or whether to start fresh. Case made I guess.
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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 12, 2012 19:04:54 GMT -6
- remember this wonderful turnout for the save the coyotes rally?
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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 12, 2012 19:07:56 GMT -6
- I love the guy who says "25,000" Coyotes fans fill the seats every night.
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Post by TheDeuce on Jun 12, 2012 20:31:56 GMT -6
- I love the guy who says "25,000" Coyotes fans fill the seats every night. Yeah, why didn't us Winnipeggers just drive to nearby Calgary to catch a game? m. |
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Post by TheDeuce on Jun 12, 2012 21:01:58 GMT -6
The NHL trying to sell the Jets to the desert in 1995. The things they talk about are pretty ironic and some comments make you wonder why they bothered with this at all. I can't watch that. I still cannot watch that. I tried. I did. And all the nausea, horror, hate, and despair that I thought was washed clean in the last year is still there. 1995-96 is a time I don't want to go back to, not even in memory. Two clicks beyond the quoted Youtube video I found Mark Chipman announcing the team name in June 2011. That, I watched 20-30 times when it was live, abusing the rewind button on my PVR to no end. I enjoyed watching it another 5-6 times tonight. But the crap from 1996? I don't think I'll ever watch a Youtube of that s**t again. Kudos to those who were able to put that all behind them. I thought I was one of you. I was wrong. m. |
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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 12, 2012 22:39:40 GMT -6
Here's one for ya Deuce.
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Post by Sam on Jun 13, 2012 15:17:27 GMT -6
Looking back the whole thing went pretty much as you would expect it. Phoenix the boom town never cared 2 craps about hockey and it never caught on. Next comes economic bust and the city is horrifically in debt. In a case of pure golden karma, Winnipeg prospers and sweeps up a team to phenomenal success. I will tell that to my grandchildren over and over. Ahhhh, it is a bottomless well of replenishment. This, made my day. Still laughing |
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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 13, 2012 21:57:09 GMT -6
^ I can't wait to post the video of the NHL announcing the Phoenix Coyotes are no more. I think it should be posted here out of respect of the original Jets.
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