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Post by rookie on May 2, 2016 8:15:00 GMT -6
It was as amazing as it looks on paper.
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Post by Dump-N-Chase on May 2, 2016 9:27:18 GMT -6
Brooks - West Kelowna highlights.
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Post by seafood on May 2, 2016 11:00:39 GMT -6
Gotta love the homer announcing you get from the hometown play by play folk in pretty much every town across Western Canada that has a station. His description when Brooks got a power play was fantastic homerism, and then calling the West Kelowna player gutless for bumping a goalie. Priceless! Sometimes I think these people think they are on the team! Actually bumping a goalie like that is far from gutless when you know a whole team will be coming after you. Didn't see the game but was told the hits on the West Kelowna goalie were far more severe earlier in the game.
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Post by swkot on May 2, 2016 17:52:05 GMT -6
Calling that gutless is humorous. As a goalie if you're going to step in front of a player, don't get pissed off when he hits you.
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Post by Firefighter68 on May 3, 2016 11:04:04 GMT -6
Pretty quite on here.Where has all the cockiness gone.Looks like the Melfort-Estevan game will determine which one makes the playoff round.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2016 12:47:07 GMT -6
Pretty quite on here.Where has all the cockiness gone.Looks like the Melfort-Estevan game will determine which one makes the playoff round. Nasa said it best - " the ego has landed"
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Post by crazyhockey on May 3, 2016 14:39:00 GMT -6
I think Melfort will come out for a full 60 minute effort tonight. Played what I believe are the top 2 teams in the tourney (Brooks is dynamite & my pick to win it all) right off the bat and did play a full 60 and it cost them. Even if the Stangs don't win a game I would still rather be on the inside looking out than on the outside looking in. We have the Canalta Cup what do you guys have???
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Post by Firefighter68 on May 3, 2016 15:13:58 GMT -6
I think Melfort will come out for a full 60 minute effort tonight. Played what I believe are the top 2 teams in the tourney (Brooks is dynamite & my pick to win it all) right off the bat and did play a full 60 and it cost them. Even if the Stangs don't win a game I would still rather be on the inside looking out than on the outside looking in. We have the Canalta Cup what do you guys have??? We have a Royal Bank cup championship and Centenial cup championship.
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Post by Black&Yellow on May 3, 2016 15:23:56 GMT -6
I think Melfort will come out for a full 60 minute effort tonight. Played what I believe are the top 2 teams in the tourney (Brooks is dynamite & my pick to win it all) right off the bat and did play a full 60 and it cost them. Even if the Stangs don't win a game I would still rather be on the inside looking out than on the outside looking in. We have the Canalta Cup what do you guys have??? We have a Royal Bank cup championship and Centenial cup championship. Not sure how you can't agree with crazyhockey here. Your last RBC. Was 2005. Ancient news.
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Post by Firefighter68 on May 3, 2016 15:29:56 GMT -6
We have a Royal Bank cup championship and Centenial cup championship. Not sure how you can't agree with crazyhockey here. Your last RBC. Was 2005. Ancient news. And when was yours never
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Post by crazyhockey on May 3, 2016 15:37:15 GMT -6
Not sure how you can't agree with crazyhockey here. Your last RBC. Was 2005. Ancient news. And when was yours never cant argue that, the Oilers used to be a great team once upon a time too. I am living in the now not in the past.
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Post by netyme on May 3, 2016 22:26:18 GMT -6
This tournament just sucks the life out of me. I'm listening to my team play five hours away in a dead arena when i could be in my season seat sipping beer and yelling my face off. There is no intensity to it at all. All Melfort has to do is win one measley game to make it to playoffs in a qualifying tournament...? Yawn boring much?? Who cares if you win westerns? The rbc cup is the one, the only one that matters
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Post by stars123 on May 3, 2016 23:04:47 GMT -6
This tournament just sucks the life out of me. I'm listening to my team play five hours away in a dead arena when i could be in my season seat sipping beer and yelling my face off. There is no intensity to it at all. All Melfort has to do is win one measley game to make it to playoffs in a qualifying tournament...? Yawn boring much?? Who cares if you win westerns? The rbc cup is the one, the only one that matters Westerns are important... Without getting out of westerns there is no RBC...
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Post by netyme on May 4, 2016 6:42:52 GMT -6
This tournament just sucks the life out of me. I'm listening to my team play five hours away in a dead arena when i could be in my season seat sipping beer and yelling my face off. There is no intensity to it at all. All Melfort has to do is win one measley game to make it to playoffs in a qualifying tournament...? Yawn boring much?? Who cares if you win westerns? The rbc cup is the one, the only one that matters Westerns are important... Without getting out of westerns there is no RBC... I don't think you are combining what I'm swathing, stars123
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Post by player99 on May 4, 2016 8:07:41 GMT -6
He usually doesn't, his header gets plugged easily
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Post by crazyhockey on May 4, 2016 8:26:20 GMT -6
Westerns are important... Without getting out of westerns there is no RBC... I don't think you are combining what I'm swathing, stars123 I totally agree with you, was at the game last night and had no atmosphere at all!! Be way better for the league winners if they were to play off against each other like they used to both financially for the team and the town. Yea sure once in a while the winner of that might be weaker than the team that lost out in the western playoff but that's just the way it works out sometimes. Heard there was no one at yesterday afternoons game between portage and Kelowna.
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Post by sjhockeyfan on May 4, 2016 9:03:09 GMT -6
hockey is a results based business. U hear that all the time when a good coach gets fired due to lack of playoff success. ur: Bruce Boudreau. So Estevan trades two top forwards last year to build for this season. Will give away significant futures after the trades made this year. Results: no playoff success last year or this year and did not qualify for the playoffs at the WCC. Next years team will be a rebuild. I have to ask what do the Bruins do with Lewgood after he just signed a lengthy contract extension?
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Post by bazzer on May 4, 2016 9:54:09 GMT -6
I don't imagine there's much of a positive mood, or much appetite for hockey anymore in Estevan. Gave the store away to win it all, and failed miserably at both the league and WCC. Can't buy a team, you have to build it. Don't much like the whole concept of the WCC anyway,completely takes away the opportunity for each league winner from playing in front of their own fans. Stupid idea! Time to change back.
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Post by benthere on May 4, 2016 17:50:18 GMT -6
Not sure if the consensus on here is what most fans feel that the wcc is a waste of everyones time and energy. I know bc and man lost money when hosting never heard about alb and sounds like with no estevan bruins in playoff not much of crowd for playoffs. I know bc and alb wanted this so they didnt eliminate one another as they thought there leagues were far superior well last 3 years proves different. Junior hockey is a cycle some years this league some years this league why lose money over all this. What i really want to know as Mr Chow doesnt decide this the governors vote so what teams are voting for this format and what is their reasoning.. Who will bid in these provinces to host after first go round of finical disasters. Maybe someone has some insight as to why they vote to have this.
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Post by thegreat1 on May 4, 2016 19:20:56 GMT -6
I believe it was a 4 year comittment. So every province had to host. That's wh no one has been named for next year yet partially. sjhl governer meetings are Friday in Estevan. I'd be shocked if the sjhl votes in favour of it again.
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Post by swkot on May 4, 2016 20:27:52 GMT -6
I believe it was a 4 year comittment. So every province had to host. That's wh no one has been named for next year yet partially. sjhl governer meetings are Friday in Estevan. I'd be shocked if the sjhl votes in favour of it again. Next year is Penticton. www.pentictonvees.ca/2017-western-canada-cup-2
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Post by benthere on May 5, 2016 12:41:07 GMT -6
well as penticton is privately owned we wont know if it becomes finical sucess or not be interesting to see who in manitoba or sask where more community based teams step forward to lose money
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Post by SJfan15 on May 9, 2016 22:41:56 GMT -6
I will be interested to see how the financials of the tournament turn out, but even if it makes money, 3 out of 4 tournaments will have lost money.
I think there is definitely merit to the tournament, and I like the format, but people are right, these teams could be rewarded for being successful by having home games into May. Would that be offset by travel? How was it before for those who maybe remember hearing about the Anavet Cup years?
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Post by seafood on May 10, 2016 15:08:06 GMT -6
The Anavet was always a big money maker for Portage. Awesome attendance offset any cost, money was made and fans were excited. The balance did shift a bit for the team with home ice advantage. Not only were their home games on Sat/Sun and then Sat/Sun if needed, they only needed to travel once. The other team got stuck with Tue/Wed/Thur home games and more often than not had to travel twice. So the home team had the advantage in a big way there. They did try to share the gates at one point but then teams would lie about attendance numbers (in both leagues) and as new rinks popped up those teams felt it was unfair to share the pot with a team that had a small rink with low numbers - so that didn't work either. Especially when a Notre Dame or Winnipeg was in the event.
If the event makes any money in Estevan, it will be solely because of the sponsorship packages. I am hearing they are talking seriously about going back to the old system.
I'm also for inter league play. I'm not sure how you would work this as one league has 11 teams and the other 12. But even one three game road trip per year would be awesome. You play three out there and those three come back for a game as well.
I would think a Portage hosting (insert SJ team here) three times a year on a weekend would be almost double the regular attendance and offset the cost of the one return trip that you do in a weekend. Imagine OCN playing in Nipawin, Swan River in Flin FLon or Dauphin at Yorkton. Again, only 3 games per year. It may not have as much draw as the teams out West (North Battleford/Kindersley) but for the teams closer to the border it could be a huge draw. Probably a dumb idea but I always liked it. I think the league rivalry would draw out the curious and passionate fans.
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