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    NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

    Im kind of struggling with my NHL fandom. I recently got back into hockey a few years ago and latched onto the Blackhawks (before they won the cup) because they are the closest team to where I lived at the time (grew up about 30 miles south of Madison).
    Ive kind of always struggled with cheering against Chicago teams during most of the year and then cheering for a Chicago team during hockey season.
    Lately, Ive thought maybe Id start cheering for the Nashville Predators because of their ties to Wisconsin with the Milwaukee Admirals.
    My fiance thinks Im crazy and that theres nothing wrong with cheering for a Chicago team considering that Wisconsin doesnt have an NHL team (shes not from Wisconsin and doesnt exactly understand the issues that we have with Chicagoans).
    So, what do you guys think: am I totally stupid for thinking about switching to the Predators because they have an AHL affiliate in Milwaukee and because, "dollar Bill" Wirtz cost Milwaukee a chance at having an NHL team (told the league that people in Milwaukee were Blackhawk fans, so a team would never work there) or am I just making waaaay too much out of cheering for a Chicago team.
    A Badger living in Buckeye country.
    Originally posted by MadCityRich
    He blossomed after he left the U, and they still named a city in Minnesota after him?
    Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet
    Sieve, Minnesota? Never heard of it.
    Originally posted by Timothy A
    I know my distain of anything and everything related to IL or MN is totally insane, but that's me; you can't change the genetics.
    "The state of North Dakota may not exist. It's like South Dakota's Canadian girlfriend." -- Stephen Colbert
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    Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

    Too bad there's not a hockey team where you live now.

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    • #3
      Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

      There is no such thing as a bad reason to cheer against a Chicago team.
      If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me

      BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!

      At his graduation ceremony from the U of Minnesota, my cousin got a keychain. When asked what UW gave her for graduation, my sister said, "A degree from a University that matters."

      Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.

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      • #4
        Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

        Originally posted by GoBucky36 View Post
        ...or am I just making waaaay too much out of cheering for a Chicago team.

        Yes, you are.

        Granted, I grew up a Hawks/Packers/Badgers/Brewers fan, so I've had a lot of time to sort all of this out, but it works just fine for me.

        Oftentimes, I see the other fans on TV or at the games and I really can't identify with them. But I'm a fan of the team, not the city, state or other fans.

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        • #5
          Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

          Originally posted by Gurtholfin View Post
          Oftentimes, I see the other fans on TV or at the games and I really can't identify with them.
          Because they are sober?
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          • #6
            Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

            Not to mention the former owner of the Blackhawks is the reason the NHL doesn't have a team in Wisconsin.

            Go with the Blue Jackets. Or maybe the Jets. Nobody likes a frontrunner.
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            • #7
              Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

              I say Preds. But that's just my anti-Hawks speak.

              Any players from college that you could follow in the pros? Being an Admirals fan would make rooting for the Preds easy. Or the Wild or Jets are on the upswing.

              And, while I'm certainly one of the first to beat the "you're jumping on the bandwagon" drums every time I hear someone talking about the 'hawks, they are a team that finally put it together after decades of a penny pinching tight a** owner who 1) invested in the Blues just to have a "local" rival during the expansion years from the Original Six and 2) co**blocked the Blues from moving to Milwaukee because he didn't want to lose his "fanbase."

              A good chance to test drive a few teams if you want. I had friends who got me hooked on the NHL during the Wings 97 and 98 runs, but I spent the next two or so years trying to root for the Wild, Preds, even the Thrashers, before settling as a Wings fan (even watching those other teams, I'd find myself watching the Wings).
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              • #8
                Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

                The Wild have like eight thousand Badgers on the roster, you know.

                the state of hockey is good

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                • #9
                  Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

                  And the Wild are owned by a Sconnie.
                  If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me

                  BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!

                  At his graduation ceremony from the U of Minnesota, my cousin got a keychain. When asked what UW gave her for graduation, my sister said, "A degree from a University that matters."

                  Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.

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                  • #10
                    Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

                    It's quite simple:

                    http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/...simmons/020227

                    Edit: "Loyalties" is what you are looking for.
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                    • #11
                      Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

                      Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
                      The Wild have like eight thousand Badgers on the roster, you know.

                      Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
                      And the Wild are owned by a Sconnie.


                      If he can't stomach rooting for a Chicago team, the Wild would give him explosive diarrhea.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Gurtholfin View Post
                        If he can't stomach rooting for a Chicago team, the Wild would give him explosive diarrhea.
                        I'm biased because I grew up in Minnesota, but I don't know how you could argue that Chicago is not worse than Minnesota. It just doesn't compute.
                        If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me

                        BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!

                        At his graduation ceremony from the U of Minnesota, my cousin got a keychain. When asked what UW gave her for graduation, my sister said, "A degree from a University that matters."

                        Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.

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                        • #13
                          Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

                          Originally posted by johnnypohlfan View Post
                          Too bad there's not a hockey team where you live now.
                          The Blue Jackets? Ugh, no thanks. Since I moved to Columbus a year ago, Ive met more than enough idiot Browns, Reds and Buckeye fans to make it perfectly clear to me that Id never want to cheer for any Ohio teams.
                          A Badger living in Buckeye country.
                          Originally posted by MadCityRich
                          He blossomed after he left the U, and they still named a city in Minnesota after him?
                          Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet
                          Sieve, Minnesota? Never heard of it.
                          Originally posted by Timothy A
                          I know my distain of anything and everything related to IL or MN is totally insane, but that's me; you can't change the genetics.
                          "The state of North Dakota may not exist. It's like South Dakota's Canadian girlfriend." -- Stephen Colbert

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                          • #14
                            Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

                            Originally posted by Gurtholfin View Post
                            If he can't stomach rooting for a Chicago team, the Wild would give him explosive diarrhea.
                            Yeah, thats not gonna happen either. I couldnt even imagine wearing a Wild jersey or cheering for them. It would just make me feel so dirty.
                            A Badger living in Buckeye country.
                            Originally posted by MadCityRich
                            He blossomed after he left the U, and they still named a city in Minnesota after him?
                            Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet
                            Sieve, Minnesota? Never heard of it.
                            Originally posted by Timothy A
                            I know my distain of anything and everything related to IL or MN is totally insane, but that's me; you can't change the genetics.
                            "The state of North Dakota may not exist. It's like South Dakota's Canadian girlfriend." -- Stephen Colbert

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                            • #15
                              Re: NHL: Who is a Wisco boy to cheer for?

                              Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                              It's quite simple:

                              http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/...simmons/020227

                              Edit: "Loyalties" is what you are looking for.
                              Thats actually quite an entertaining read. I did just kind of randomly pick the Hawks. I told myself that they were the logical choice because they were the closest to where I was living at the time but I have no love for the city of Chicago and the fact that Wirtz blocked Milwaukee from getting an NHL team really sours my opinion of the Blackhawks.
                              A Badger living in Buckeye country.
                              Originally posted by MadCityRich
                              He blossomed after he left the U, and they still named a city in Minnesota after him?
                              Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet
                              Sieve, Minnesota? Never heard of it.
                              Originally posted by Timothy A
                              I know my distain of anything and everything related to IL or MN is totally insane, but that's me; you can't change the genetics.
                              "The state of North Dakota may not exist. It's like South Dakota's Canadian girlfriend." -- Stephen Colbert

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