Abbotsford Flames: One Step Closer?
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its about damn time BC gotta pro hockey team!
go Flames go! |
I might pay for a ticket just to go boo.:yes:
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When Manitoba comes, it's gonna be a massive sellout :haha:
So much for home team support |
the travel is going to kill the players.
the two teams in canada are Winnipeg, Hamilton and TO and the rest of the teams are in basically on the east coast USA and around the great lakes except for texas. unless, the AHL is planning a major expansion west.... why abbostford and not something in quebec (as an example)? |
^Probably because people in Abbotsford actively sought to bring the team here, and did an extremely good job
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It only takes 24 hours to bus from Abbotsford to Winnipeg? Is this a jet powered bus with a police escort?
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you could do Winnipeg to Abbotsford in under 24 hours easy.
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Really? It takes 7.5 hours just to drive from here to van or to calgary alone. You can cross three and a half provinces in 24 hours? In the winter during hockey season? Ok, i'll take your word for it.
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illegal?
Please enlighten me. |
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Im sure there will be long road trips and home stands.
Google says it takes 23.5 hours to drive Abbotsford to Winnipeg, but that is non-stop. |
Ive done it in 22 with snow.
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An AHL team in Abby would be awesome but I didn't realize that there were geographic concerns. |
What should they call the new Abbotsford team?
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:previous: Wow, the topic must be very important to you :haha:
They'd probably stick with Abbotsford Flames (considering Quad City Flames), but it'd be nice to change it up maybe to hide the fact that they are actually Calgary Flames affiliated |
Abbotsford Abbots? :D
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I think thats almost as bad as the St. Georges Saints
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So if the Manitoba Moose played the Abbotsford "Flames", who would you cheer for?
Too bad we couldn't do a swap with Winnipeg so that we get the Canuck's farm team. |
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If they were the Abbotsford Flames, all they have to do is revive the old Atlanta Flames logo and modernize it.
Abbotsford is its own city, there is no need for the affiliation with Vancouver and the Canucks. |
I don't know about you guys, but I think if the team is moved to Abbotsford, when the Manitoba come to town to play them I think there will be a LOT of Moose fans in the crowd. Should be pretty interesting, might be like a home game for Manitoba.
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Quote:"I don't know about you guys, but I think if the team is moved to Abbotsford, when the Manitoba come to town to play them I think there will be a LOT of Moose fans in the crowd. Should be pretty interesting, might be like a home game for Manitoba." GO FLAMES GO! :D |
what i don't get, and the question i've been asking is why didn't the Canucks consider this move with the Moose?
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^Because in Winnipeg they get to be the big fish in an NHL-calibre market. It's hard to find another city in North America that supports a farm team like the Peg does for its Moose.
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The Manitoba Moose are doing very well in Winnipeg.
The Quad City Flames lost $1.3 million dollars last year. |
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Any other ideas for the team name? I suggested the Jets |
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I have mixed feelings about this move. On one hand, I think it's great that Abbotsford gets an AHL franchise - being able to see the young Flames prospects. On the other hand, this is BC, and I wonder if the Canucks have territorial rights (kind of like what Toronto has with the Leafs). It's a lot of hockey in the province right now. Chilliwack has a team, Abbotsford has a team, there are the Giants in Vancouver, the Canucks. Wow. that's a ton of hockey. For hockey fans, this is good ^^
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They should rename them from the Flames. What would be a good Abbostford name :P
It is great to have another "pro" hockey team in the area. Their road trips will be HELL, though. |
They should name the Abbotsford franchise the Abbotsford Pilots :D I remember going to the air shows out in Abby when I was a kid. I think they still have them, do they?
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If anything, down the road the Flames and Canucks should switch minor league affiliates with the Flames getting Winnipeg and the Canucks getting Abbotsford. |
What if the new team name should reflect the Bible Belt side of the city.
Abbotsford Lambs Abbotsford Preachers or for some flair with the Pilots theme... Abbotsford FC (Flying Christ) I still like the Abbotsford Flames with the modernized Atlanta Flames logo idea the best. |
The Abbotsford Cow Shits
oh wait, that's Chilliwack |
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HOORAY!!
The Abbotsford Pilots already exist (BC Junior Hockey). I think the Abbotsford Jets would be a good name, but I do not know how that would work with copying the Winnipeg name |
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Do AHL teams get to fly or do they have to bus it?
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from Calgary they just need to walk around the bible belt, pray and hope they get there, shouldn't be too hard to find.
JOKE Good luck truly, oh I forgot they lost, well maybe next year, for now well try to be nice to the best in the world THE CANUCKS :) |
:P Yes, it was sad, though not unexpected (we made it to 6 games instead of what everyone predicted... 5!). Fortunately I have season tickets to both the Flames and Canucks.
I was hoping the Canucks would bomb out this year so I could upgrade my seats :( |
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:yes: :yes: :yes: JOKE All will be forgiven once you kiss the ice rink where the Canucks play. I am sure you will enjoy the playoff :banana: :banana: :banana: :worship: :worship: CANUCKS :worship: :worship: |
The team has been named dispite high levels of complaint.
Abbotsford Heat. How terrible and how ironic. They DO realize we live in a temperate rainforest? |
That's a horrible name...
They must have chosen the worst of the fan suggestions. |
But Abbotsford can be 5C to 7C warmer than Vancouver in the summer.
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Especially not in Vancouver :(
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Then... we need the HEAT to warm us up in the winter since we're like 3-5 degrees C colder than Vancouver. lol.
I play hockey in the summer. |
If you take a look at the Abbotsford AHL Blog (http://www.fraservalleyahl.com/blog/), there is a LOT of dissent over the names that were shortlisted (myself included). I am saddened that nobody seems to have taken notice, neither the ownership group nor the media.
The only thing holding my hope for Abby was our acquirement of an AHL team, but now that they've named it the Abbotsford Heat, that just burns me up :hell: (excuse the pun) Only three months and two weeks until I can return to Canuck territory... |
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