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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
The WHL doesn't allow teams to travel by air. I'm not sure if that changes for the Finals but you'd almost think it has to.
EDIT: Looks like the finals are flight by charter but teams are forced to bus during the regular season and first three rounds.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/03/3...oys-on-the-bus |
Good story. Also explains why this series isn't a 2-3-2 format either.
Kind of funny talking about the "big market" Oil Kings against Flin Flon back in the day. As soon as the Oilers and the WHA arrived, the Oil Kings went from large market to no market at all. Their crowds dwindled into the hundreds - a fate that befell the Wranglers down here when the Flames arrived.
Amazing to see what the rapid inflation of NHL tickets did to the viability of the WHL in these cities.