What should the new Winnipeg team be called?

wprager · 16 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 4:50 pm

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The Moose is an AHL franchise, and a farm team for the Canucks. They can't just disappear, plus fans of the Canucks would forever deride Winnipeg as being a farm team for Vancouver. Winnipeg fans won't like that at all.

What's Winnipeg famous for? Other than winter?

SeawaySensFan · 17 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 5:11 pm

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wprager wrote:The Moose is an AHL franchise, and a farm team for the Canucks. They can't just disappear, plus fans of the Canucks would forever deride Winnipeg as being a farm team for Vancouver. Winnipeg fans won't like that at all.

What's Winnipeg famous for? Other than winter?

The Guess Who...

Winnipeg Silver Birds

Kablam!

SensHulk · 18 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 5:20 pm

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yeah wouldn't the phoenix coyotes still own rights for that or is that relinquished after a name change....

shabbs · 19 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 5:51 pm

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The Winnipeg Wind.

If you've ever stood at Portage and Main Street, you know what I'm talking about.

Or...

The Winnipeg Dry As Hell Winter.

Or...

The Winnipeg Cold As Hell Winter.

Or...

The Winnipeg Mosquitoes / Black Flies

If you've spent a summer in Winnipeg... you know what I'm talking about.

wprager · 20 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 6:29 pm

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shabbs wrote:The Winnipeg Wind.

And if they go on a losing streak, you pass Wind.

shabbs wrote:If you've ever stood at Portage and Main Street, you know what I'm talking about.

Or...

The Winnipeg Dry As Hell Winter.

Or...

The Winnipeg Cold As Hell Winter.

Or...

The Winnipeg Mosquitoes / Black Flies

If you've spent a summer in Winnipeg... you know what I'm talking about.

wprager · 21 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 6:34 pm

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From answers.com, "What is Winnipeg famous for?"

Beautiful historic district - The Exchange; theatre, ballet, and being a very multi-cultural city. The Forks, big name concerts at MTS Centre, Blue Bombers football, incredible variety of restaurants and being the city that is the closest to the geographic centre of North America.

The Winnipeg Centers!

The Winnipeg Forks Vertigo

shabbs · 22 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 6:54 pm

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I gotta say, the Winnipeg Black Flies is growing on me...

shabbs · 23 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 7:19 pm

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If anyone does happen to visit Winnipeg, and they like steak, you HAVE to eat at 529 Wellington. Some of the best steak in Canada.

http://www.wowhospitality.ca/restaurants/wellington.html

Amazing.

shabbs · 24 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 7:19 pm

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The Winnipeg Meat.

wprager · 25 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 8:41 pm

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shabbs wrote:If anyone does happen to visit Winnipeg, and they like steak, you HAVE to eat at 529 Wellington. Some of the best steak in Canada.

http://www.wowhospitality.ca/restaurants/wellington.html

Amazing.

Winnipeg is apparently known for a great variety of restaurants.

Beef Wellington, eh?

shabbs · 26 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 8:51 pm

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The Winnipeg Restaurants.

dennycrane · 27 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 10:11 pm

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Has to be the Jets.

Can you imagine if Ottawa lost the Sens, got another NHL team 15 years later and the team was called the 67's? Keep your minor and major leagues separate.

Ev · 28 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Tue May 17, 2011 10:20 pm

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dennycrane wrote:Has to be the Jets.

Can you imagine if Ottawa lost the Sens, got another NHL team 15 years later and the team was called the 67's? Keep your minor and major leagues separate.

It's kind of different because it is an AHL team that is owned by the group buying the Thrashers. The 67's are just a junior team.

Flo The Action · 29 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Wed May 18, 2011 10:10 am

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the Winnipeg Whiteouts

shabbs · 30 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Wed May 18, 2011 5:27 pm

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The Winnipeg NoMoneyFromTheProvince

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=366134

Is is dead now?

wprager · 31 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Wed May 18, 2011 7:06 pm

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shabbs wrote:The Winnipeg NoMoneyFromTheProvince

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=366134

Is is dead now?

They said they're open to providing some money for arena renovation.

Think about it. A payroll of over $50M, at a tax rate of at least 30% even with deferring income and all, that's $15M per year. And it's likely to be higher than that.

shabbs · 32 Re: What should the new Winnipeg team be called? Wed May 18, 2011 7:47 pm

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David Thomson's gonna have to open up the wallet...

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wprager

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SeawaySensFan

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SensHulk

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shabbs

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wprager

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shabbs

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shabbs

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shabbs

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wprager

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shabbs

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dennycrane

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Ev

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