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NHL-CWHL affiliation on the horizon

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Got some more news...
. NHL is on board;
. players likely to be paid;
. summer evaluation camps for all players, followed by a league-wide draft;
. one GTA team has folded along with Ottawa, making for a pretty skinny schedule!

Should be interesting. All practices and games are mandatory; offenders will be fined or suspended.

This should be an interesting process to watch.
 
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SeymoreHockey said:
Got some more news...
. NHL is on board;
. players likely to be paid;
. summer evaluation camps for all players, followed by a league-wide draft;
. one GTA team has folded along with Ottawa, making for a pretty skinny schedule!

Should be interesting. All practices and games are mandatory; offenders will be fined or suspended.

This should be an interesting process to watch.
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A lot more interesting than the Cardinals or the Red Wings...;)
 
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SeymoreHockey said:
Got some more news...
. NHL is on board;
. players likely to be paid;
. summer evaluation camps for all players, followed by a league-wide draft;
. one GTA team has folded along with Ottawa, making for a pretty skinny schedule!

Should be interesting. All practices and games are mandatory; offenders will be fined or suspended.

This should be an interesting process to watch.
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There must be more to it than this--or perhaps more details to still work out:

If you assume the "players will be paid" does not mean a full salary for any/all players, meaning the players would still need "real jobs" to provide an attractive full-time income, then:

1) How can there be a full league-wide draft? You can't for example tell someone located in Toronto for their career that they have to play hockey in Montreal (or vice versa).

2) How can you say 100% attendance at all practices as well as games is mandatory...if there are inevitable conflicts with work schedules and associated travel that may mean at least occasional misses?

If you assume instead that the women will actually be able to earn attractive salaries that replace the need for their full-time jobs to address issues (1) and (2), how is the league/NHL possibly going to recoup the $1,000,000+ per year per team in additional costs vs. status quo that would result?

If these substantive issues can be worked out, it will definitely be a big step in the right direction. I.e. the tail no longer wagging the dog in league management, better talent distribution with a draft, better talent quality with at least 2 fewer teams, better professionalism with measures to ensure regular player attendance and training.
 
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Wow...yer such a downer. Just reporting what I've heard. Gotta start somewhere I guess. Sounds like you'd just crap on any suggestion. Maybe you should apply to work for the OWHA...:)
 
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SeymoreHockey said:
Wow...yer such a downer. Just reporting what I've heard. Gotta start somewhere I guess. Sounds like you'd just crap on any suggestion. Maybe you should apply to work for the OWHA...:)
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Exactly how am I being a downer????? I did say this would be a big step in the right direction, if these things can be addressed. But you can't just ignore the practical considerations either. I'd love if a way can be found to make it happen.

But don't get me started on the OWHA. Anybody could do a better job there by hardly trying at all...but working for them is a complete waste of time. The key is you have to get rid of the dinosaurs.
 
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Trillium said:
But don't get me started on the OWHA. Anybody could do a better job there by hardly trying at all...but working for them is a complete waste of time. The key is you have to get rid of the dinosaurs.
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Finally we agree!! :eek: Those two old carpetbaggers are doing their best to destroy women's hockey in our province. I guess we can only hope for another snap ice age to hit their caves before it's too late!:eek: :eek:
 
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SeymoreHockey said:
one GTA team has folded along with Ottawa, making for a pretty skinny schedule!
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Forgive my ignorance, but what does GTA mean? I am going to guess Greater Toronto Area?

I have been on the CWHL website lately and noticed that there were six teams ... four in the Toronto area, the one in Ottawa, and the one in Montreal. So, which team folded?
 
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SeymoreHockey said:
GTA is Greater Toronto Area...and I don't know which team folded at this time. Sorry.
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My guess is that Vaughan is the team that will fold...there have been rumours to that effect for months. It has also been the least competitive team in the area.

FYI to OSU Alum, the Greater Toronto Area or GTA is generally used to refer to the suburban areas immediatly around the city of Toronto proper where a large proportion of the residents typically commute into Toronto to work. Technically, the area includes Halton, Peel, Durham and York regions. The GTA is the most populous area in Canada, currently home to over 6 million people (5.6 million in the 2006 census). However, in popular usage, the GTA actually often includes an even larger area around the city as the population and development continues to rapidly expand. More details are in the attached link if interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_
 
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Trillium said:
My guess is that Vaughan is the team that will fold...there have been rumours to that effect for months. It has also been the least competitive team in the area.

FYI to OSU Alum, the Greater Toronto Area or GTA is generally used to refer to the suburban areas immediatly around the city of Toronto proper where a large proportion of the residents typically commute into Toronto to work. Technically, the area includes Halton, Peel, Durham and York regions. The GTA is the most populous area in Canada, currently home to over 6 million people (5.6 million in the 2006 census). However, in popular usage, the GTA actually often includes an even larger area around the city as the population and development continues to rapidly expand. More details are in the attached link if interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_
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Trillium, thank you for that information. Mrs. 86 and I went to Toronto 11 years ago to see Phantom of the Opera and the Hockey Hall of Fame. Until we visited, I didn't realize Toronto was that big. It's huge. Seems like a great city with lots to see and do. Mrs 86 and I would like to visit again sometime, maybe go to one of those CWHL games. Some of those arenas they play in don't look like they hold that many people, so I am thinking we would want to get tickets ahead of time to make sure they are not sold out.
 
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osualum86 said:
Trillium, thank you for that information. Mrs. 86 and I went to Toronto 11 years ago to see Phantom of the Opera and the Hockey Hall of Fame. Until we visited, I didn't realize Toronto was that big. It's huge. Seems like a great city with lots to see and do. Mrs 86 and I would like to visit again sometime, maybe go to one of those CWHL games. Some of those arenas they play in don't look like they hold that many people, so I am thinking we would want to get tickets ahead of time to make sure they are not sold out.
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Don't worry about sellouts... :D Frankly, I'm pretty skeptical about what's been posted here. What are your sources Seymore? :confused:
 
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CanHockGuy said:
Don't worry about sellouts... :D Frankly, I'm pretty skeptical about what's been posted here. What are your sources Seymore? :confused:
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Thanks for that info regarding sellouts. Guess I won't have to go through ticketmaster after all! :D So if the information in this thread is true, the CWHL will consist of Montreal and the three teams from the GTA.
 
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osualum86 said:
Thanks for that info regarding sellouts. Guess I won't have to go through ticketmaster after all! :D So if the information in this thread is true, the CWHL will consist of Montreal and the three teams from the GTA.
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Ya I guess, but like I said I'm skeptical about this new league thing. Let's see if Seymore gets back about sources. I have not heard a word as of yet about any of this stuff. I hope it's true. :confused:
 
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SeymoreHockey said:
Ha...anytime you wanna tee it up there "Nutzy"....I'm always looking for western rubes to clean! :p
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Any time Seyless... In fact why don't you join us this weekend for the P & G Golf Outing at the Mark Twain in Elmira?

Whatsamatter didn't you get it in the clown's mouth at the end of your round today?

:(
 
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5 4 Fighting said:
Any time Seyless... In fact why don't you join us this weekend for the P & G Golf Outing at the Mark Twain in Elmira?

:(
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No time for the small stuff ...too busy planning a wedding...hey...we even invited a few Calgaryites, so don't have any fires the last weekend of June...nobody there to answer the call.:D

...and besides, the only thing worse than being in Elmira in the summer is being there in the winter!!:p
 
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