My Stanley Cup Runneth Over

[Gurtholfin]

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It's game day. GO HAWKS!!!


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[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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Best wedding ever?

[Jimjamesak]

The AHL expansion is nowhere near to the level of the ECHL -- no longer the "East Coast" Hockey League.

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I still they should change the name to the "Federal League"...

[aparch]

The AHL expansion is nowhere near to the level of the ECHL -- no longer the "East Coast" Hockey League.

They droped the acronym when they absorbed the old WCHL (West Coast Hockey League).


I still can't believe the Frankes family held out from joining the AHL or ECHL for so long. Fort Wayne absolutely packs their place for every game, but they refused to be part of the PHPA. So they kept the UHL together for years, created the fake IHL from the ashes of the UHL, merged the New IHL with the Texas based CHL, and finally accepted defeat and joined the ECHL.

[aparch]

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And SteveP, the ECHL's expansion is almost as wild as the IHL (from what I've read) only the ECHL has stable ownership.

When the IHL folded, the DeVos family only could get the Griffins in the AHL, because they also owned the Orlando Solar Bears and Kansas City Blades.

[SteveP]

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And SteveP, the ECHL's expansion is almost as wild as the IHL (from what I've read) only the ECHL has stable ownership.

When the IHL folded, the DeVos family only could get the Griffins in the AHL, because they also owned the Orlando Solar Bears and Kansas City Blades.

The franchise merry-go-round in the CHL impacted my niece's boyfriend. He was an assistant captain with the Bloomington Blaze. He played for the Brampton Battalion, so maybe he'll wind up back at the PowerAde Center with the new Brampton franchise.

[Priceless]

I still they should change the name to the "Federal League"...

Hey Hanrahan!

[Chickens@NU]

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[Jimjamesak]

And SteveP, the ECHL's expansion is almost as wild as the IHL (from what I've read) only the ECHL has stable ownership.

When the IHL folded, the DeVos family only could get the Griffins in the AHL, because they also owned the Orlando Solar Bears and Kansas City Blades.

The ECHL is basically two leagues in one, the Western teams almost never play the Eastern teams and vice versa. Problem is is that they've basically hit every viable market in the West.

[SteveP]

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Sure you do!

[Gurtholfin]

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"Liking" their Facebook page (and stalking there) does not equate to "knowing her."

[Gurtholfin]

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You think this is what mom & pops had in mind when their spent all those hours trekking their little angel to figure skating?

[goldy_331]

You think this is what mom & pops had in mind when their spent all those hours trekking their little angel to figure skating?

You don't think it was to have dirty old Gurtholfins drooling over them?

[Proud2baLaker]

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I still can't believe the Frankes family held out from joining the AHL or ECHL for so long. Fort Wayne absolutely packs their place for every game, but they refused to be part of the PHPA. So they kept the UHL together for years, created the fake IHL from the ashes of the UHL, merged the New IHL with the Texas based CHL, and finally accepted defeat and joined the ECHL.

This. I grew up watching the Koments (I live about 20 minutes from the arena) and always wondered why they didnt move up if you will. I remember hearing the exact same thing about the Frankes back in like the mid-90s. It became even more frustrating when they expanded the arena to seat something like 11-12k. They were in a league where most teams were luckey to get 2-3k.

[state of hockey]

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And I actually know her too.

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