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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:41 pm 
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http://gonepuckwild.com/2013/04/22/its- ... iowa-wild/

And the AHL tries again in Iowa, where the Stars and Chops (loved the name BTW) both failed previously.

Iowa Wild? As if that shitty team name needed a similarly-named affiliate?


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:37 pm 
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Why the AHL is allowing this is beyond me.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:46 pm 
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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog ... ns-in.html

Guess it came down to negotiations for a new lease at the Toyota Center falling through, and rent in Des Moines being dirt cheap. Unfortunately, they're assuming they'll enjoy increased revenue as a result. Wrong.

I can't see how they couldn't invest some $$$ in building a new arena that might better suit their needs in Houston. For anyone who's ever been to Houston, it's one of the biggest, most spread-out cities I've ever seen. I went to see my sister-in-law and her family when they lived there a while back and was astounded that you basically had to hop on the Interstate to get anywhere. In the city. Not talking suburbs here, the city itself. Surely there's room in a town that ridiculously populous and overdeveloped for a minor league hockey team whose roots hearken back to the WHA. Gordie freakin' Howe and his sons played for the Aeros for cryin' out loud.

Maybe the Preds or Panthros will move there eventually, or the NHL will consider them for expansion.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:55 pm 
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Because the "Predators" is a great name.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:56 pm 
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Chris18 wrote:
Because the "Predators" is a great name.


Still way better than "Wild," though Minnesota definitely has one of the better logos in the NHL.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:08 pm 
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Av-merican wrote:
Chris18 wrote:
Because the "Predators" is a great name.


Still way better than "Wild," though Minnesota definitely has one of the better logos in the NHL.


I dig the Wild colors at least. Predator colors, as you've said, are very Grey Poupon. Which is awful to say of anything.

But also, Predators just sounds like they are registered sex offenders. "Hide the kids! The Predators are coming to town in their beaten van with no windows!"

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