A poster on HF had this to say in the Avs forum.
kento wrote:
Yeah we're done. They'll probably try to bring another one here when Quebec gets an NHL team but I expect it will fail. People started caring a lot less about it last year simply because they grew an attachment to the team and players from WPG and then they decide to bring in a whole new team. Just makes it difficult to put your heart into it. The IceCaps sold out every game in it's entirety until the Habs came in.
Even though it never worked out before the best situation to bring some good hockey to St. John's is a QMJHL team. Travel costs are much less than they used to be and St. John's is bigger. The Fog Devils were only here for like 2 or 3 years which was never long enough to build a competitor but I truly believe that if a St. John's Q team had a stud young player (like Mackinnon) or went on a Memorial Cup run that the team would become to St. John's what the Mooseheads are to Halifax.
St. John's have some great hockey fans but I don't blame people for caring less after everything they've been through. They had the Maple Leafs for over 10 years until Toronto moved them down the road. Then they had a Q team until they were bought out after just two years. Then they had WPG's farm which lead to a Calder Cup final appearance and another strong playoff run 2 of the 4 years they were here only to get plucked away and replaced my Montreal who pretty much admitted we were just a temporary stopover until they could move closer to home too.
All of this happened to a team that is the highest revenue team in the AHL. Our location sucks I get it. But we certainly deserve good hockey.
Isn't Laval Patty Roy's hometown?