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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:39 pm
 


Title: NHL approves Atlanta sale to Winnipeg
Category: Sports
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2011-06-21 23:15:59
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:39 pm
 


So... is it actually official then?


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:44 pm
 


Looks like.... they better call the team the Jets :evil:


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:51 pm
 


$1:
The NHL is giving up an American market that has more than five million people in the metro Atlanta area and heading to Winnipeg, which will be the league's smallest market with the smallest arena.

15,000 seats may be the smallest, but it's only 1,000 fewer than the Colesium in NY.
And for the last three years at least, the Islanders have failed to fill 1/4 or more of their seats each season. They actually have a dismal percentage of capacity attendance averaging just 61.1% over the last 3 years.
With the salary caps in place that were non-existent during the original Jets years, someone with cash and commitment to providing a quality product can have a successful franchise in Winnipeg.

I'm just glad the league approved the sale because there are still a few markets in the US that could [potentially] easily support an NHL franchise.


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:51 pm
 


Jets... No doubt! :rock:

After all these years of rumors... hard to believe it's actually happening!

Quebec City next?


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:52 pm
 


martin14 martin14:
Looks like.... they better call the team the Jets :evil:

IIRC, Phoenix still has ownership of the Jets name. They'd be real dickheads not to let Winnipeg use the name again if they do still retain the rights to it.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:35 am
 


PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
martin14 martin14:
Looks like.... they better call the team the Jets :evil:

IIRC, Phoenix still has ownership of the Jets name. They'd be real dickheads not to let Winnipeg use the name again if they do still retain the rights to it.


Actually the NHL has the rights to the Jets name. Either way I agree that the league should let them go back to being the jets. It would be a dick move by the league to not let winnipeg use the name.


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