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Johnstown May Lose Chiefs
We have already seen the demise of five ECHL teams (two while the season was being played), which shouldn’t surprise anyone who attends minor league hockey games. When you take a look at the ticket prices, then at the seats that need bodies in them, you can imagine that things are only going to get…
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AHL Quad City Flames May Move On
The Calgary Flames are about to end a tradition in the Quad Cities: Hockey. The Flames are attempting to end their affiliation with the Quad City Flames in Moline, IL. From the Calgary Herald, dated March 12th: The Calgary Flames farm team in Quad Cities, Illinois is set to flicker into oblivion at the end…
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SPHL Cyclones Shutting Down
The SPHL’s Twin City Cyclones (not to be confused with the ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones) are shutting down after being left behind in the playoff race. This isn’t exactly shocking, considering the attendance was the worst in the league. The fact they made it to the end of the season may be more shocking. Averaging 1.600…
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Bakersfield Gone Wrong: Player Arrested, Coaches Suspended.
And right after I leave town, look what happens. In what appears to be two separate incidents, the Bakersfield Condors have suspended their coach and assistant coach for an “internal matter,” and one of their players was arrested. First, the coaches. From the Bakersfield Californian: Condors coach Marty Raymond has been suspended for seven days…
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Two Days of the Condors: Game 1
If I were to do this in chronological order, I would be posting a Bakersfield Hockey-thon post first, But that is not how I roll. Well, occasionally, I have been known to roll that way, but not this time. Anyway… The first game of a back to back two game series between the Bakersfield Condors…