05-10-2018, 08:17 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: North Vancouver, BC
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Originally Posted by getbak
The Canucks went to China a week later than the Flames are going. Last year, the Canucks flew to China on September 17 and played their first game on the 21st.
The Flames first game is the 15th. They'll likely be flying out somewhere between the 9th and 11th. Presumably, they'll do the regular off-ice stuff like the fitness testing before they fly out, so that would be overlapping with Penticton.
Even though the players who would go to Penticton won't be going to China, a lot of the support staff like the trainers and equipment managers (not to mention the coaches and team management) would be going to both.
Doing both would make it a very tight schedule for all of those people.
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The logistics can work to do both. There’s another reason they’re not going.
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05-10-2018, 08:26 AM
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#22
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Yeah the kids who would be playing in the Young Stars tourney wouldn't be going to China and Huska would probably coach them like he did last year. The trip has nothing to do with this. IMO
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05-10-2018, 03:32 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
The Canucks went to China a week later than the Flames are going. Last year, the Canucks flew to China on September 17 and played their first game on the 21st.
The Flames first game is the 15th. They'll likely be flying out somewhere between the 9th and 11th. Presumably, they'll do the regular off-ice stuff like the fitness testing before they fly out, so that would be overlapping with Penticton.
Even though the players who would go to Penticton won't be going to China, a lot of the support staff like the trainers and equipment managers (not to mention the coaches and team management) would be going to both.
Doing both would make it a very tight schedule for all of those people.
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It would be incredibly tough to do the golf tournament, medicals for the China and non-China groups, AND a rookie tournament.
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05-10-2018, 03:44 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonage
Yeah the kids who would be playing in the Young Stars tourney wouldn't be going to China and Huska would probably coach them like he did last year. The trip has nothing to do with this. IMO
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Would, say, Dube and Valimaki go to the tourney or to China?
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05-10-2018, 03:47 PM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Would, say, Dube and Valimaki go to the tourney or to China?
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No idea. 21-25 guys go to China, the rest stay behind.
Just seemed reasonable for me to think that a roster of junior/college/tryout players could be gathered for a weekend and be coached by the Heat staff.
What can I say, I'm disappointed they won't be participating this year.
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05-11-2018, 09:07 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonage
No idea. 21-25 guys go to China, the rest stay behind.
Just seemed reasonable for me to think that a roster of junior/college/tryout players could be gathered for a weekend and be coached by the Heat staff.
What can I say, I'm disappointed they won't be participating this year.
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I guess that could happen but if guys like Dube and Valimaki aren't in it, I'm not that interested.
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02-14-2019, 12:11 PM
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#27
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
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looks like the young stars tournament is now toast....
https://www.castanet.net/news/Pentic...ars-event-dead
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The Vancouver Canucks have confirmed the Young Stars Classic will not be taking place in Penticton in 2019.
In a brief statement to Castanet, the team said they “are grateful to the city of Penticton and its fans for their support of the annual Young Stars Tournament since its start in 2010.”
“The tournament will not take place in 2019 due to a lack of participating NHL teams, however, options for future Young Stars tournaments in Penticton continue to be explored.”
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it's too bad - it was fun to get out and see the prospects (and a great place to get pics!!)
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02-14-2019, 12:17 PM
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#28
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: TEXAS!!
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NOOOoooooOooooooooOOOooo!
The Young Stars tournament is some of my favorite hockey of the year!
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02-14-2019, 12:25 PM
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#30
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I think you need 4 teams of good prospects, unfortunately with the Oilers, they were always lacking that 4th team.
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02-14-2019, 04:39 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Behind the microphone
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I could see bringing this tournament back when Seattle gets into the league and establishes their prospect base. Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Seattle or Calgary, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Seattle could make sense.
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02-14-2019, 04:52 PM
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#32
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Just because it won't be in Penticton doesn't mean it won't happen at all.
We know the Flames and Oilers have been pushing to move it around. At the very least, I'd expect them to repeat what they did this season with a couple of games against the Oilers. A 3 or 4 team tournament in Red Deer would make a lot of sense.
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02-14-2019, 04:58 PM
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Pentiction is a million times better an option than Red Deer from a fan perspective. Nice arena, nice city, nice weather in september. Red Deer is a hole. Who wants to book a trip to spend a weekend vacation in that dump? At least in penticton there is a ton going on even when they're not playing games.
About the only thing going for Red Deer is you could drive up and back the same day to minimize the amount of times spent in that trash heap.
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02-15-2019, 08:38 AM
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#34
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I went to a game a few years back. Really enjoyed it. It's too bad it's cancelled.
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02-15-2019, 08:42 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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That's too bad. I've been to it every year since we drafted Monahan. Always a fun time. But I guess silver lining is, I don't have to give BC any of my money.
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02-15-2019, 09:05 AM
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#36
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Yen Man
That's too bad. I've been to it every year since we drafted Monahan. Always a fun time. But I guess silver lining is, I don't have to give BC any of my money.
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I actually wonder if there is any merit to that.
The Calgary Flames are a largely Oil-owned hockey team, the Oilers, well, nobody cares about them.
But I could see that the closer teams dont want to participate and other teams wouldnt want the additional travel costs.
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02-15-2019, 09:38 AM
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#37
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Pentiction is a million times better an option than Red Deer from a fan perspective. Nice arena, nice city, nice weather in september. Red Deer is a hole. Who wants to book a trip to spend a weekend vacation in that dump? At least in penticton there is a ton going on even when they're not playing games.
About the only thing going for Red Deer is you could drive up and back the same day to minimize the amount of times spent in that trash heap.
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Pentiction is better only for Vancouver fans. Nobody else. Red Deer is far better for Flames and Oilers fans.
The Flames and Oilers have it right: the tournament should have traveled throughout the region.
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02-15-2019, 10:22 AM
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#38
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Scoring Winger
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How is Red Deer far better? It's still 1.5 hours away. Are you going to drive 3 hours each day so you can sleep in your own bed?
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02-15-2019, 10:44 AM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ZedMan
How is Red Deer far better? It's still 1.5 hours away. Are you going to drive 3 hours each day so you can sleep in your own bed?
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kelowna to penticton and then back to kelowna is around 3 hours (mostly depending on traffic).
and yes.... i'd absolutely do a 3 hour round trip each day (and did a number of times)
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02-15-2019, 10:49 AM
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#40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ZedMan
How is Red Deer far better? It's still 1.5 hours away. Are you going to drive 3 hours each day so you can sleep in your own bed?
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Not having to take vacation time? Flights/hotel savings? If you only wanted to go to 1 or 2 games? There is lots of reasons why it would make sense for fans.
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