The Ongoing Coyotes Sale Thread

[JBR]

Winnipeg Blue and Red Bombers?

[Mazrim]

I don't see why they can't just call them the Manitoba Jets. I mean, they already said if the sale in Glendale went through the Coyotes would become the Arizona Coyotes.

[kipperfan]

Just calll them the Manitoba Metis and be done with it.

It does have a certain ring to it...

[Jordan!]

Manitoba? As though Winnipeg isn't obscure enough..

[Bluzman]

Does anybody know if the Oakland Raiders were the only major pro team to move away and return to the same city?

[kharberg]

Manitoba Sandbags
Winnipeg Water Pumps
Manitoba Floodplains

Within the next 10 years, the NHL will be a 26-28 team league. They will have no choice but to fold a few teams. Even if you move Atlanta to Quebec, you still have problems in Carolina, Dallas, Florida, Nashville and Columbus. Maybe Toronto takes a 2nd team, but I doubt MLSE would ever let that happen. Thats left with Kitchner/Waterloo and Hamilton.

Kansas City and Vegas are options, but the lusture will wear off after a few years, especially if the team doesn't win.

[Scrollbar]

Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

Manitoba? As though Winnipeg isn't obscure enough..

Don't lash out at the fine province of Manitoba

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

Manitoba? As though Winnipeg isn't obscure enough..

It has little to do with people outside of Canada being able to find it on a map; it has everything to do with making the people outside of Winnipeg feel like it is "their" team. It has worked for the Moose; I'm just not sure the bennefits would out weigh the nostalgia of bringing back the Jets.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Scrollbar

Don't lash out at the fine province of Manitoba

He is just bitter his team is moving.

[Muta]

Manitoba Marlins. Simply because it's so unrelated it works.

Then, make the logo a bear mauling a gang of disco midgets. Something else complete unrelated.

[Scrollbar]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

He is just bitter his team is moving.

I sympathize with Bouw and hold no ill will towards him or Coyote fans. There just wasn't enough of them, sadly.

[Bluzman]

Originally Posted by ken0042

It has little to do with people outside of Canada being able to find it on a map; it has everything to do with making the people outside of Winnipeg feel like it is "their" team. It has worked for the Moose; I'm just not sure the bennefits would out weigh the nostalgia of bringing back the Jets.

No matter the name used it seems technically they would still be the continuation of the original 'Jet' franchise as far as team scoring records etc. I would think.

[TorqueDog]

My top picks:

Winnipeg Jets (duh)
Winnipeg Falcons

[Torch]

Manitoba Mosquito's! Really annoying like Canuck fans.

[FlamesAddiction]

The Winnipeg Phoenix

... with their team risen from the ashes.

[calgaryred]

for me its Winnipeg Jets the team ahas a long history good and bad since 1972 thats pro hockey in Manitoba they should respect it and bring the team back

[dissentowner]

Dreger reporting on the early edition of SC that the Coyotes are not in play because they have a NMC.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by calgaryred

for me its Winnipeg Jets the team ahas a long history good and bad since 1972 thats pro hockey in Manitoba they should respect it and bring the team back

The Jets name actually goes back to 1967 and a WHL junior team.

Not the same level, obviously, but you half wonder if there was any pressure back in the day on WHA or even NHL interests in this city to call our teams the Stampeders, owing to history.

[Jordan!]

This is my dream

[Bluzman]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

The Jets name actually goes back to 1967 and a WHL junior team.

Not the same level, obviously, but you half wonder if there was any pressure back in the day on WHA or even NHL interests in this city to call our teams the Stampeders, owing to history.

I would have preferred even taking the WHA Cowboys name over keeping Atlanta's name. Flames refers to a historic event that happened in Atlanta.