Hockey 2010-2011

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Originally Posted by ila

I did understand your comment that there are Canadian jokes in the article. However the 'jokes' did not come off as jokes. The rest of his comments showed that he has never been to Manitoba (and probably not even Canada). His whole article came off as snootiness.

I disagree with Dupont's characterizations of Manitoba. It is unfortunate that he makes his points in the way that he does. The differences between the financial viability of hockey teams in various places and the fan-base for hockey teams in those same places is a topic worthy of discussion.

I know for a fact that Dupont has been all over Canada, as he has been a hockey reporter for decades and his byline shows where he is writing from. It doesn't excuse his snootiness.

Again, though, I posted the piece because we had been discussing the move to Winnipeg in this thread, and Dupont brings a perspective (aside from the snootiness) that hadn't been represented.