Hockey 2010-2011

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Originally Posted by smc

The scuttlebutt here in New England is that there is no way Hartford will get an NHL team again. So, we shall see.

Personally, I'd like to see Halifax get one before Hartford.

I've heard that too. There is a lot of interest in Hartford to get another team, but from what I understand, from reading news reports, they have a long way to go before the NHL will consider Hartford again.

Halifax is an interesting idea. There have been occasional rumblings about a team going there, but nothing ever seems to happen about it.

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Originally Posted by ila

I've heard that too. There is a lot of interest in Hartford to get another team, but from what I understand, from reading news reports, they have a long way to go before the NHL will consider Hartford again.

Halifax is an interesting idea. There have been occasional rumblings about a team going there, but nothing ever seems to happen about it.

Halifax has a substantial Bruins fan base, probably in part because of the strong overall connection between the city and Boston dating back to the famous Halifax Explosion in 1917, when the city was devastated. A French cargo ship loaded with explosives collided with a Norwegian ship in "The Narrows," a section of Halifax Harbor. The explosion killed about 2,000 people and injured 9,000, and destroyed lots and lots of buildings. Massachusetts sent a relief train, and beginning the year after and every year since, Nova Scotia has donated a fabulous Christmas Tree for the official City of Boston lighting ceremony. I've been to bars in Halifax during the hockey season and one feels a very strong Bruins presence.

Plus, it's less than two hours to fly between the two cities.

During this year's Stanley Cup finals, there were several articles about Halifax fans of the Bruins in the local press here, in part because Brad Marchand is from Halifax. Apparently, the Nova Scotia minister of transportation is a big Bruins fan, and told The Boston Globe that he is probably better known for that than as a member of the government. He recounted how he has a tradition at home of taking his false front teeth out whenever the Bruins are in the playoffs. Obviously, once he took them out this year, the Canucks were finished!

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The Halifax Road Runners sounds good to me as does the Qubec Lightening and the return of the Hartford Whalers
And as for Phoenix how about the Maine Mariners

Penguinsfan Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

And as for Phoenix how about the Maine Mariners

Penguinsfan Jen

I like it.

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Originally Posted by transjen

The Halifax Road Runners sounds good to me as does the Qubec Lightening and the return of the Hartford Whalers
And as for Phoenix how about the Maine Mariners

Penguinsfan Jen

Go, go, go, Jen ... you're on a roll.

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With the 23rd pick the Pittsburgh Penguins pick Joe Morrow
so is anyone else watching or keeping a eye on the NHL draft?
Penguinsfan Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

With the 23rd pick the Pittsburgh Penguins pick Joe Morrow
so is anyone else watching or keeping a eye on the NHL draft?
Penguinsfan Jen

I've been taking the odd peek at it since Friday and skimming the reports when I find them, but I'm not closely watching any of the picks.

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Going in this year are Doug Gilmore and Mark Howe [long over due]
Redwingsfan Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

Going in this year are Doug Gilmore and Mark Howe [long over due]
Redwingsfan Jen

Ummmmm, how come you're not a Penguins fan anymore?