Winnipeg Jets

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Donovanf

Here is their webiste, looks pretty impressive.

http://www.4playsportsbar.com

Opens March 1

wow txs

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by trueviking

that sports bar looks awesome...we need some good sports bars in this city.....i didnt know blush died.

yea they kinda lost their promoter to alive

[drew]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

Took in a couple of Flames games in Calgary last spring where close to 20,000 were in the building and the washroom lineups and concourses were not nearly as bad as the MTS Centre.

^ but everything is perfect in Calgary.

[grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by drew

^ but everything is perfect in Calgary.

I took in a game in Calgary. It was a meh kinda scene. I expect line-ups, especially between periods. I've also attended hockey at Maple Leaf Gardens and Air Canada Centre. Same same.

Lastly I have been to MTS Centre when they sold out for a playoff game. I recall the mezzanine being very spacious, the beer linups long but the hotdog lines not so bad.

We can nit-pick about our warts until the cows come home. But things aren't always rosier elsewhere and not always horrendous here. Some people are never happy and they seem to post here too often...

[1ajs]

and on ur forum 2

[RTD]

rrskylar always bitches about Winnipeg/Manitoba and raves about Alberta, except for the weather where he complains about weather in southern Alberta. I would take his opinion with a grain of salt.

[ILYR]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

Took in a couple of Flames games in Calgary last spring where close to 20,000 were in the building and the washroom lineups and concourses were not nearly as bad as the MTS Centre.

People in Calgary are "the beautiful people", they don't have waste product. Therefore bathrooms are not necessary.

[c@taract_soulj@h]

I'll be an advocate for the NHL in Hamilton for as long as I live however, since Winnipeg and Hamilton are both AHL towns I'll state my case and its differences.

We've had a decent AHL team for over 10 years now and the same for Winnipeg. Problem is that despite a winning team, steeltowners still fail to show up for the games (partially because we thirst for only an NHL team that'd attract us down to Copps and maybe a Calder Cup final). We think though we deserve a franchise but our AHL crowds are sparse to say the least. And we feel it's a damn good enough reason not to show up.

I find Winnipeg to be more of a true NHL city as it was one before and I've always enjoyed seeing the MTS Centre full during Moose games (although I've never been) the photos do prove so. It's like taking candy away from a group of kids and than eating it right in front of them. They'll fight back and do whatever they can to enjoy whats left of it hense, your crowds during Moose games.

It's something people here in Hamilton still haven't absorbed yet.

[hexrae]

Originally Posted by Donovanf

Here is their webiste, looks pretty impressive.

http://www.4playsportsbar.com

Opens March 1

Looks nice. I expect Tavern United to remain competitive, but I wonder how Rinkside Restaurant will hold up. There seems to be enough demand during hockey games (does the same hold true for other event nights?)

[1ajs]

we will have to wait and see

[dsim249]

I don't follow hockey a whole lot, and am not familiar with AHL, so I might sound dumb asking. But are WHL and AHL similar leagues? Just different regions? And why doesn't Manitoba have a WHL team, seeing as it is part of Western Canada.

[RTD]

We do have a WHL team; the Brandon Wheat Kings.

[1ajs]

we had a ihl team but the ihl kinda merged with the ahl and thus were with the ahl

also go google AHL

[dsim249]

Originally Posted by RTD

We do have a WHL team; the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Right, I meant Winnipeg. - Because you have AHL. But why AHL over WHL?

[Andy6]

AHL is minor-league professional. WHL is a junior league...for kids hoping to become professional. There is no WHL team in Winnipeg, I would imagine, because travel costs are high (Winnipeg would be the most remote WHL team) and little local demand for a second non-NHL hockey club.

[DowntownWpg]

Originally Posted by grumpy old man

Some people are never happy and they seem to post here too often...

and yesterday in the airport thread:

Originally Posted by grumpy old man

Not everyone looks at things with a glass half empty outlook. Those that do must be a real hoot to be around.

Note to grumpy old man... IMHO, you should really consider getting your user name changed!

[grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by DowntownWpg

Note to grumpy old man... IMHO, you should really consider getting your user name changed!

Heh heh

I'm grumpy because some people are so firmly entrenched in their negative ways and can't find anything positive to say to save their lives.

It annoys and frustrates me so...

[Pegger5]

Originally Posted by Alva360

Heard on the radio today that there is a rumor about a possible announcement that will be made next month about the Atlanta Thrashers moving to Winnipeg. And that the new Winnipeg team can play as soon as the start of the 2010 season... I wonder if this stems back to the post back in October by that Regina guy.......

Has anyone heard anything about this? Like I said this was just mentioned today. I heard it on 92citi...

I don't think this above is true that it was heard on the radio but I believe this is where he may have heard it from on the Vancouver Canucks forum..
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Credit goes to poster "c-a-n-u-c-k-s".

"Ok to post a speculation here with no linked source?

I don't usually post stuff like this but my connection who also happens to sign my cheque's rubs elbows with big biz in Winnipeg is saying "it's a done deal. Will be announced after the Olympics"

Many will have already heard the names involved... the usual suspects:

MTS is major shareholder and will have the TV broadcast rights (upon further questioning of my boss this seems to come from an MTS senior executive)
Marc Chipman (True North)
Thomson Carswell Group

I asked him how realistic he thought/felt/anticipated this to be and he said "it's a done deal. It'll be announced after the Olympics"

Me, I'll believe it when I see it... but my source is not the type to make it up... though he may be being misled a bit, I don't know.

Anyone thinking the MTS centre isn't NHL ready - you're wrong, it's NHL approved.

peace".

http://forum.canucks.com/topic/26354...g-a-done-deal/
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[dennis]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

While were on the subject of hockey, took in a Moose game on Saturday, pretty boring hockey, entertainment value nil, with only 8800 in the building, lineups for the washrooms were ridiculous, the concourses were literally jammed, don't see how the MTS centre will work with 15,000 in the building.

Remember that only the lower bowl is available for Moose games. That was a sellout. The Moose are always ranked second in the AHL for regular season attendance.

http://theahl.com/stats/schedule.php?view=attendance

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by dsim249

I don't follow hockey a whole lot, and am not familiar with AHL, so I might sound dumb asking. But are WHL and AHL similar leagues? Just different regions? And why doesn't Manitoba have a WHL team, seeing as it is part of Western Canada.

Is this a joke?