65c10
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Post by 65c10 on Jan 4, 2015 22:30:15 GMT -6
I saw where on the broadcast of a Hurricanes game this week a broadcaster let it slip the Canes may not be back in Raleigh next year. I wish I had the clip but I don't. Any truth to this? I know a move to Vegas was rumored in the past but it seemed to die off. Carolina is one NHL franchise I do not like and wish would disappear. I'd love to see them go back to Hartford but I know that wont happen. If this franchise can't hold water in 2 different cities why not retract it like MLB tried to do a decade or so back. Doing this would help pave the road for unneeded 4 team expansion. Is Carolina a better relocation prospect to Quebec than Florida?
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Post by wolfmannick on Jan 4, 2015 22:40:13 GMT -6
If I'm not mistaken the canes are locked in on a long term lease agreement so no I doubt highly that there is any truth to this
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Post by Bruinsfan on Jan 5, 2015 6:19:38 GMT -6
If I'm not mistaken the canes are locked in on a long term lease agreement so no I doubt highly that there is any truth to this Raleigh is different, IT could have an ATL like situation since they don't need to worry about an empty arena with the local college basketball team being a tenant at the arena. College basketball teams attract people to practice in north Carolina. The cost of running an ice sheet when you already have a tenant is drastic.
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Post by Ric O. on Jan 5, 2015 8:10:01 GMT -6
I'd never thought of Carolina being that close to the brink, despite their poor attendance...somehow they seem relatively strong compared to Florida. I'd like to hear the context of the remark; it's a bit of a strange thing to say out of the blue if there's not some basis for it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 8:39:32 GMT -6
Nearly two decades since the Hurricanes moved, the team has only turned a profit one when they won the Stanley Cup. Moving the team to Carolina was a horrible move in the late 90s, and still is regarded as a horrible move.
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Post by TheDeuce on Jan 5, 2015 8:42:33 GMT -6
Which game was the comment made in? And whenabouts (first intermission, colour commentary during the second period etc)? If anyone has Game Center Live they could check it out for context...
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Post by 65c10 on Jan 5, 2015 10:30:17 GMT -6
See if this link works
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Post by Lions67 on Jan 5, 2015 10:35:16 GMT -6
good. move them.
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Post by TheDeuce on Jan 5, 2015 10:45:22 GMT -6
I don't mind Carolina. There are other teams that should be relocated before them imho.
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Post by calgaryflames on Jan 5, 2015 13:07:37 GMT -6
lol oh its the NESN guy who said this. well at least we know he supports QC. doubt he actually has any inside info on the hurricanes but who knows.
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Post by Bruinsfan on Jan 5, 2015 19:10:46 GMT -6
lol oh its the NESN guy who said this. well at least we know he supports QC. doubt he actually has any inside info on the hurricanes but who knows. Jack Edwards Loves quebec city, most people in boston want them back....its always good having more fans to hate the habs.
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Post by maniaaron on Jan 11, 2015 19:54:13 GMT -6
nice save, Edwards is b.s.ing
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Post by cheswick on Jan 12, 2015 11:53:43 GMT -6
He didn't let anything slip. He was simply thinking out loud about how he felt Carolina must be doing poor financially and how they would surely do better in Quebec city.
Carolina's arena lease expires in 2024. Karmanos is looking for some local partners cause he wants to retire essentially in a few years. There is no indication that this team is in anyway close to relocating.
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Post by mikecubs on Sept 17, 2015 14:30:55 GMT -6
Canes president talks Semin, advertising on jerseys and relocation rumorsIn the course of a 35-minute talk Wednesday at the Raleigh Sports Club, Carolina Hurricanes president Don Waddell was asked about the team being sold, what went wrong with Alexander Semin, trade rumors about Jeff Skinner, advertising on jerseys, postgame traffic at PNC Arena and how fast players can skate backward. But Waddell was game. Part of his job is to be out in the community, talking Hurricanes hockey, building interest and hopefully selling more tickets, so no question is considered a bad one. The buyout of Semin’s contract was the Canes’ costliest and most painful offseason move. The Russian forward had three years left on his contract, at $7 million a year, and buying him out will cost the Canes $14 million over a six-year period. “Alexander Semin was a very top-end player in the league when the game was played at a slower pace,” Waddell said. “It’s now played at such a high level if you can’t skate it’s hard to compete. Alex lost a step and he tried to play on the outside too much because he didn’t have the speed. “And then he didn’t buy into the culture that our coach (Bill Peters) was trying to get in the locker room. When you go to practice and you have 22 guys doing things the way the coach wants and one who doesn’t, it usually doesn’t end well. … In simple terms, we paid him $14 million to go away. When we talk about ownership, you don’t do that unless you have a commitment to winning and Pete Karmanos certainly has that.” Karmanos, the Canes’ majority owner, has said he wants to sell his interest in the team as part of a succession plan. His willingness to sell has added to the NHL scuttlebutt that the Hurricanes – formerly the Hartford Whalers before Karmanos relocated the team to Raleigh in 1997 – could move again depending on the new owner or owners. “This franchise eventually will get sold, but it’s not leaving Raleigh,” Waddell said.
Waddell smiled and noted he and his wife had moved into a new house in Raleigh, adding: “I wouldn’t be buying a house if I thought we were leaving the city.”Waddell again said the Canes’ lease with the Centennial Authority for PNC Arena extends until 2024. He also noted a proposed expansion and renovation of PNC Arena, estimating it could cost $50 million to $70 million.The Canes ranked 29th in the NHL in home attendance last season (12,594), as Waddell and management made a decision to reduce the amount of complimentary and discounted tickets, putting more of a premium on season ticket holders. Waddell said Wednesday the season ticket base had dropped six years in a row but the Canes were encouraged by their season ticket sales for this season.
“This will be the first in the last six years that we start with more season tickets than we finished with,” he said. Waddell, now in his second year as team president, was headed to New York to meet with other NHL team officials on financial issues. While not saying it was on the agenda, Waddell mentioned the ongoing discussion in the NHL of putting advertising on jerseys. The NHL announced Tuesday it had signed a seven-year deal with Adidas as the league’s jersey manufacturer beginning with the 2017-18 season. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league hasn’t discussed the advertising issue and no talks were planned. Waddell said he wouldn’t be opposed to having a small advertising patch, perhaps positioned near the shoulder, on home jerseys. “I wouldn’t want it to be a billboard,” he said. “I think we got carried away in some other sports with some of the European teams. … We are looking for more revenue, and we need more revenue streams.” The Canes open training camp Thursday with team physicals, and go on the ice for first time Friday at PNC Arena. Carolina opens the season Oct. 8 on the road against the Nashville Predators. The home opener is against the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 10. “We don’t like to say we’re rebuilding,” Waddell said. “We’re retooling.” www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article35483391.html
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Post by Bruinsfan on Sept 17, 2015 15:26:58 GMT -6
Lol at Waddell the relocation specialist.
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