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re: Atlanta One Step Closer To Getting Another NHL Team
Posted on 3/12/24 at 6:03 pm to dawgfan24348
Posted on 3/12/24 at 6:03 pm to dawgfan24348
I heard the place was packed out.
I have a Thrashers sweater in my closet. Their logo and color scheme absolutely fricked!
But according to most on here Atlanta can't support hockey.
I have a Thrashers sweater in my closet. Their logo and color scheme absolutely fricked!
But according to most on here Atlanta can't support hockey.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 6:12 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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heard the place was packed out.
It was a sell out, can only imagine what a properly run NHL team would look like especially if they’re playing well
Posted on 3/12/24 at 6:23 pm to ChanceOfRainIsNever
The Whalers haven't been the same since Bob Marley died.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 6:31 pm to dawgfan24348
Apparently the location that the second group.wants is right by Northpointe Mall off of Exit 7 on 400.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 6:40 pm to kingbob
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Baton Rouge Zydeco already getting called up to the Big Leagues
Some goalie, trying to make the shows, tried out for them, said it was an absolutely horrendous run org. They were clowns from top to bottom in org. Guy went back to Sweden to play, he's from Canada.
from the video he showed of practices and such, it looked like a shite show
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:47 pm to dawgfan24348
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it’ll be insane on game days .
They said the same thing about the Braves, and people actually go to those games.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 9:20 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
While I wouldn't mind because it's very close to me, that area is so fricking crowded already, traffic wise.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:16 am to SportsGuyNOLA
How do you figure that Atlanta is the worst sports city in America? God damn you Cajuns are so fricking delusional about a fricking City you have never lived in
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:10 am to SteelerBravesDawg
North Point Mall is between Exits 8 and 9 (Mansell and Haynes Bridge Roads).
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:29 am to FLTech
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How do you figure that Atlanta is the worst sports city in America? God damn you Cajuns are so fricking delusional about a fricking City you have never lived in
it goes back to the thread about cities with sports rivalries. I truly think that the New Orleans/Atlanta NFL rivalry is perpetuated by New Orleans folks more than anything. For some reason, the jealousy there is strong.
Atlanta is a great sports town for college and professional sports. It just so happens that it is such a popular city for folks to transplant to that we have people from all over. It's the city with the most Big Ten alumni, the most SEC alumni, etc. When the Thrashers were a thing, it was always cool to go to a game when they played a team from the northeast because their fans finally got a chance to see their team live. There are a ton of hockey fans in the metro area and I think it'll thrive this time around...especially if located in Alpharetta.
Speaking of locations, am I remembering correctly that the Phillips Arena/State Farm Arena extensive renovations makes it impossible to convert the floor to ice now, or am I making that up? If true, a new NHL team would have to build a new arena whether they want to or not.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:21 am to VinegarStrokes
I keep hearing people from Louisiana talk about how Atlanta is the worst city in America for sports
We have four thriving professional sports teams (Braves, Falcons, Hawks, United)
College football is massive in Atlanta (UGA, GT, college football hall of fame)
Atlanta 500
We have three very good all sports talk radio stations
We host super bowls, College bowls, final fours, SEC championship, World Cup games
Umm, hello.. the Olympics!! Since when has Louisiana ever hosted the summer Olympic Games?
We have some of the best high school football in the country
Kid sports is massive here (baseball, football, basketball)
We have 3 world class stadiums/arena - Mercedes, Truist, State Farm arena
Truist Park constantly ranks in top 10 in attendance.
I’ve been down to a few hawks games on work nights (middle of the week) and it is a fantastic experience.. the few games I’ve been to were sold out or close to capacity
I’m just baffled why ANYONE would call Atlanta the worst courts City in America. You mean to tell me it’s worse than Miami? Worse than New Orleans who doesn’t even have a fricking baseball team?
Give me a break. It’s the same ones who think New Orleans/ Atlanta is some world renowned rivalry- it is in their heads but Atlanta doesn’t give a flying frick about their New Orleans. It’s really weird.
We have four thriving professional sports teams (Braves, Falcons, Hawks, United)
College football is massive in Atlanta (UGA, GT, college football hall of fame)
Atlanta 500
We have three very good all sports talk radio stations
We host super bowls, College bowls, final fours, SEC championship, World Cup games
Umm, hello.. the Olympics!! Since when has Louisiana ever hosted the summer Olympic Games?
We have some of the best high school football in the country
Kid sports is massive here (baseball, football, basketball)
We have 3 world class stadiums/arena - Mercedes, Truist, State Farm arena
Truist Park constantly ranks in top 10 in attendance.
I’ve been down to a few hawks games on work nights (middle of the week) and it is a fantastic experience.. the few games I’ve been to were sold out or close to capacity
I’m just baffled why ANYONE would call Atlanta the worst courts City in America. You mean to tell me it’s worse than Miami? Worse than New Orleans who doesn’t even have a fricking baseball team?
Give me a break. It’s the same ones who think New Orleans/ Atlanta is some world renowned rivalry- it is in their heads but Atlanta doesn’t give a flying frick about their New Orleans. It’s really weird.
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 9:24 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:23 am to NIH
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Seems like a waste to go into such a poor sports market again
Exactly. The ATL is a shitehole
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:47 am to Hayekian serf
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A lot of transplants in Atlanta who would like to have a hockey team to root for because they don’t have one where they are from.
I’m from New Orleans but live in East Georgia. and would love to have an nhl team here.
The least woke sport.
People that don't live here have no concept. OTP people hate going ITP, so we don't do it. Braves proved the point. Stadium is full every night because it's in a better place, closer to the people that would go.
The area proposed near Halcyon is home to tons of transplants and tons and tons of money. Hockey is popular here. The Thrashers didn't have an attendance problem, per se. The owners just didn't make as much money as somewhere else where they get more of the gate, parking, etc etc. It's not rocket science.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:59 am to FLTech
Wouldn’t this be your third attempt at hockey?
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:02 am to NIH
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Wouldn’t this be your third attempt at hockey?
Nah, this won't be in "Atlanta," and the owners will make money and fans will want to attend.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:07 am to NIH
First time in a suburb where hockey is huge due to the rich transplants from up north who love hockey.
Downtown Atlanta? NOPE - suburb - hell yes.
Getting to downtown Atlanta from suburbs to catch a game is incredibly difficult due to traffic. It makes for a long evening. (especially if you have to work the next morning)
Downtown ATL (proper) is NOT a hockey town, but Atlanta suburbs would be a huge success. However, Downtown Atlanta is actually a huge success of Soccer. From what I have gathered, the previous hockey attempt was a failure because of the management - the fan support wasn't really the problem
Downtown Atlanta? NOPE - suburb - hell yes.
Getting to downtown Atlanta from suburbs to catch a game is incredibly difficult due to traffic. It makes for a long evening. (especially if you have to work the next morning)
Downtown ATL (proper) is NOT a hockey town, but Atlanta suburbs would be a huge success. However, Downtown Atlanta is actually a huge success of Soccer. From what I have gathered, the previous hockey attempt was a failure because of the management - the fan support wasn't really the problem
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 10:13 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:12 am to FLTech
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First time in a suburb where hockey is huge due to the rich transplants from up north who love hockey.
Downtown Atlanta? NOPE - suburb - hell yes
We have two hockey rinks here in north metro (The Cooler and Ice) with significant youth leagues. College teams played here for a while, too. Auburn vs UGA for instance. Gwinnet Gladiators put 5k per game in the stands for minor league game.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 11:56 am to Floyd Dawg
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North Point Mall is between Exits 8 and 9 (Mansell and Haynes Bridge Roads).
That's right. I got my exits mixed up.
Thanks.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:02 pm to VinegarStrokes
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it goes back to the thread about cities with sports rivalries. I truly think that the New Orleans/Atlanta NFL rivalry is perpetuated by New Orleans folks more than anything. For some reason, the jealousy there is strong.
This is exactly it. There is a strong little brother complex w/NOLA people.
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Speaking of locations, am I remembering correctly that the Phillips Arena/State Farm Arena extensive renovations makes it impossible to convert the floor to ice now, or am I making that up
I thought I had heard the same thing but I can't be 100% sure.
The NHL wouldn't even be considering coming back to Atlanta if it was just strictly a downtown location.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:06 pm to VinegarStrokes
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I truly think that the New Orleans/Atlanta NFL rivalry is perpetuated by New Orleans folks more than anything. For some reason, the jealousy there is strong
Maybe thats how it started, but I know a lot of Falcons fans and the hate is absolutely mutual
Its also been a 2 team race in the division for a long time. The Panthers and Bucs would put together something every now and then, but the Falcons and Saints until the past couple of years were consistently up there competing.
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 12:07 pm
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