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Post by jval07 on Jan 2, 2013 13:14:19 GMT -6
^^Agree with Wild. Hate that name. Being a player and saying "I'm a Ranger, I'm a Jet, I'm a Red Wing"... sounds cool. "I'm a Wild"... sounds terrible. However, I always like Avalanche. Because we you say "I'm an Avalanche"... that's awesome!
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Post by newjets on Jan 2, 2013 14:07:57 GMT -6
The Wild is the worst name.
Seriously. That's the best they could come up with?
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Post by TheDeuce on Jan 2, 2013 17:04:40 GMT -6
"The Wild" - a cautionary tale for TN when they were thinking of a non-Jets name.
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Post by j05121 on Jan 2, 2013 18:57:32 GMT -6
How the Lowel lock monsters of the AHL, or the Long beach icedogs of the IHL , and last but not least , the Toronto maple leafs.
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Post by hacky666 on Jan 2, 2013 20:45:53 GMT -6
"The Wild" - a cautionary tale for TN when they were thinking of a non-Jets name. m. 409 sell outs
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Post by jetsv2 on Jan 2, 2013 20:51:22 GMT -6
"The Wild" - a cautionary tale for TN when they were thinking of a non-Jets name. m. 409 sell outs Every game for at least 4 more seasons including preseason and any playoffs sold out But really without the jets name im not sure the demand for tickets would have been as high as it was.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2013 21:59:52 GMT -6
Ice Caps anyone?
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Post by jval07 on Jan 2, 2013 22:20:52 GMT -6
Quebec Rafales (IHL) which according to Wikipedia means a "gust of wind"
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Post by Ric O. on Jan 2, 2013 22:39:42 GMT -6
I've always thought "Coyotes" was a pretty dumb name for a hockey team. A mangy desert scavenger that has a 0.00% winning percentage against a roadrunner...
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Post by wolfmannick on Jan 3, 2013 0:16:24 GMT -6
409 sell outs Every game for at least 4 more seasons including preseason and any playoffs sold out But really without the jets name im not sure the demand for tickets would have been as high as it was. . The games were sold out weeks before the name was announced people in Winnipeg would have gone to games if it was the swamp donkeys. Jets may have been preferred but would anyone here really have boycotted the team after a 15 year drought knowing it was this or nothing forever? Maybe that's the case with the wild. One team moved and it's like it or lump it with the NHL.
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Post by jetsv2 on Jan 3, 2013 1:48:12 GMT -6
Every game for at least 4 more seasons including preseason and any playoffs sold out But really without the jets name im not sure the demand for tickets would have been as high as it was. . The games were sold out weeks before the name was announced people in Winnipeg would have gone to games if it was the swamp donkeys. Jets may have been preferred but would anyone here really have boycotted the team after a 15 year drought knowing it was this or nothing forever? Maybe that's the case with the wild. One team moved and it's like it or lump it with the NHL. What I meant was that if they had announced the name to be the Manitoba Falcons on the day of the original announcment, I think it may have hurt some of the excitment, but we will never know. Many fans didnt have any idea that there was a strong push inside TNSE for something other than jets durning that first week, and probably just assumed it would be jets. Also I never said boycott the team, I said there was a chance less people would have bought season tickets, big difference between the two.
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Post by jetsorbust on Jan 3, 2013 7:35:51 GMT -6
Every game for at least 4 more seasons including preseason and any playoffs sold out But really without the jets name im not sure the demand for tickets would have been as high as it was. . The games were sold out weeks before the name was announced people in Winnipeg would have gone to games if it was the swamp donkeys. Jets may have been preferred but would anyone here really have boycotted the team after a 15 year drought knowing it was this or nothing forever? Maybe that's the case with the wild. One team moved and it's like it or lump it with the NHL. I said before they came back and before the name was announced and I'll say it again - tickets would sell no matter what, but merchandise sales would not be as strong for another team name. There is no way to know for sure, but it's safe to say sales couldn't have really been any stronger! The right decision was made. It's hard to say how much a different name would have equated to in dollars, but it just has to be the right decision to give your customers what they want.
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Post by Tim on Jan 3, 2013 7:53:40 GMT -6
. The games were sold out weeks before the name was announced people in Winnipeg would have gone to games if it was the swamp donkeys. Jets may have been preferred but would anyone here really have boycotted the team after a 15 year drought knowing it was this or nothing forever? Maybe that's the case with the wild. One team moved and it's like it or lump it with the NHL. I said before they came back and before the name was announced and I'll say it again - tickets would sell no matter what, but merchandise sales would not be as strong for another team name. There is no way to know for sure, but it's safe to say sales couldn't have really been any stronger! The right decision was made. It's hard to say how much a different name would have equated to in dollars, but it just has to be the right decision to give your customers what they want. If sales were any stronger they might have just bought the Coyotes also for Craps & Giggles!
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Post by GreatCanadian on Jan 3, 2013 10:13:48 GMT -6
I've always thought "Coyotes" was a pretty dumb name for a hockey team. A mangy desert scavenger that has a 0.00% winning percentage against a roadrunner... Ironically, Phoenix's previous minor-pro team was called the "Roadrunners". On purpose I wonder? ;D
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Post by maniaaron on Jan 3, 2013 14:36:06 GMT -6
I've always thought "Coyotes" was a pretty dumb name for a hockey team. A mangy desert scavenger that has a 0.00% winning percentage against a roadrunner... Ironically, Phoenix's previous minor-pro team was called the "Roadrunners". On purpose I wonder? ;D so true guys i mean didn't people in PHX watch WB cartoons as a kid; the coyote always loses ?
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