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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I used to live there back in those days.
Don't get me wrong, I like Thunder Bay enough for a small city, but I can't see the AHL doing well there. I spent a couple of weeks there this past summer and in the 14-15 years since I left, nothing changed. If anything, it seemed less busy and more run down in areas. If they couldn't support the UHL back then, I don't see them supporting the AHL now.
Fortunately, they will have a rich owner though.
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In fairness, the UHL was a low-level league. And referencing the other poster, the Whiskey Jacks weren't AAA baseball. They were indy league baseball. If anything will succeed in Thunder Bay, it will be the AHL, which is unquestionably the highest level of hockey the city will ever see. There are no guarantees, of course, as minor league teams tend to be nomadic for a reason. Support can often be fleeting.