04-30-2014, 10:28 PM
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#41
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Conroy won't like it.
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Conroy will be 2 hrs from his home town of Potsdam, NY. He will love it.
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04-30-2014, 10:33 PM
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#42
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trumpethead
Conroy will be 2 hrs from his home town of Potsdam, NY. He will love it.
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Not when his wife and family are back in Calgary. He's said he found Abbotsford great to get out to the games and get home again.
I'm not against moving to Glens Falls, except I won't be able to make it to any games now. It will be great to have an enthusiastic fan base and a full arena. Travel time for games will also be shorter and cheaper.
Last edited by Vulcan; 04-30-2014 at 10:36 PM.
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05-01-2014, 11:19 AM
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#43
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Toronto, ON
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they've already started a FB page for the team...and it's within a reasonable driving distance for me (6 - 7 hours) 
https://www.facebook.com/AdirondackFlames
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05-01-2014, 04:55 PM
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#44
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Originally Posted by robertsfanatic
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It looks like they're really into having the Heat.
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05-01-2014, 05:10 PM
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#45
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by robertsfanatic
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"They" being a fan. Certainly a passionate fan though.
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05-01-2014, 05:49 PM
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#46
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Franchise Player
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I could see Johnny Hockey becoming a fan favorite out there (assuming he starts the season in the AHL of course).
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05-01-2014, 06:06 PM
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#47
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Franchise Player
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I'm happy that we'll be able to give them a good talented team to watch next year.
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05-01-2014, 11:54 PM
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#48
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Heat is not a name, it's weather. Let's go back to nicknames than end in S please.
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Adirondacks Heats?
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05-02-2014, 04:02 AM
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#49
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Heat is not a name, it's weather. Let's go back to nicknames than end in S please.
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By that logic, Peoria Rivermen, Hartford Wolf Pack, Iowa Wild, Syracuse Crunch, and San Antonio Rampage aren't proper names either.
Lets change them all so they end in S.
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05-02-2014, 05:22 AM
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#50
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: England
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So if I now convince the wife to take a city break to New York, how easy is it going to be to convinve her to go out to Glens Falls to see the Heat play??
So basically how far is Glens Falls from NYC and how easy would it be to get too??
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05-02-2014, 05:42 AM
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#51
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UKflames
So basically how far is Glens Falls from NYC and how easy would it be to get too??
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It's actually about 30 miles closer to Montreal than it is to Manhattan.
Google has the driving time from Montreal at a little under 3 hours, and from NYC at about 3 and a half hours. It's right off the main Interstate between Montreal and NYC, so I'd think the drive would be good (assuming the weather is okay).
From NYC, you'd be better off trying to see them play a road game in Bridgeport or Hartford than a home game. Here's a map (Glens Falls is the northernmost yellow tack): http://goo.gl/maps/mvdLY
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Last edited by getbak; 05-02-2014 at 05:51 AM.
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05-02-2014, 09:15 AM
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#52
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saXon
By that logic, Peoria Rivermen, Hartford Wolf Pack, Iowa Wild, Syracuse Crunch, and San Antonio Rampage aren't proper names either.
Lets change them all so they end in S.
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That'd be way better!
Peoria Riverguys
Hartford Wolf Packs
Iowa Wilds
Syracuse Crunchies
San Antonio Rampage: World Tours
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05-02-2014, 09:33 AM
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#53
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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I like that fan facebook page's idea of simply going with the Adirondack Flames and using the Atlanta flames logo and scheme.
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05-02-2014, 09:38 AM
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#54
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by strombad
That'd be way better!
Peoria Riverguys
Hartford Wolf Packs
Iowa Wilds
Syracuse Crunchies
San Antonio Rampage: World Tours
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You don't fix a stupid team name by sticking an S on it. But a lot of stupid names can be avoided in the first place by not picking a singular nickname.
(Nobody would buy a car without wheels. But if someone did, they would not solve the problem by painting wheels on the car afterwards.)
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05-02-2014, 10:33 AM
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#55
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random
You don't fix a stupid team name by sticking an S on it. But a lot of stupid names can be avoided in the first place by not picking a singular nickname.
(Nobody would buy a car without wheels. But if someone did, they would not solve the problem by painting wheels on the car afterwards.)
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Well that's just not even close to the same thing. A car cannot function without wheels, a team can function just fine with a name that is devoid of an S.
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05-02-2014, 10:48 AM
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#56
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Kelowna
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If that facebook page is any indication, their fans seem pretty excited to be having us. A better home record with the aide of some actual support and fewer mid season call-ups might yield a pretty spectacular season for the heat next year.... looking forward to it!
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05-02-2014, 10:53 AM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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So whats happening to the Phantoms? They are in Adirondack too, yes? But I assume this is a different city in the same region. Do they both assume the Adirondack handle? This is the league with two teams named the Admirals.
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05-02-2014, 10:55 AM
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#58
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Kelowna
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Phantoms moved to Allentown
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05-02-2014, 11:24 AM
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#59
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattyC
Well that's just not even close to the same thing. A car cannot function without wheels, a team can function just fine with a name that is devoid of an S.
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You don't seem to be sniffing what I'm dropping.
Sure, a car is useless without wheels, but the car is not analogous to the team; the car is analogous to the name. And there have been names in minor-league hockey that were so stupid, they were as useless to the team as a car with no wheels would be to you or me. From a marketing standpoint, a name like, for instance, 'Grrreenville Grrrowl' is a licence to burn money.
In some ways, a name like that is worse than a car with no wheels. If you have a useless car cluttering up your garage, you can always buy another car and park it in the driveway. But a hockey team can only have one name at a time.
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