Billkmc
Pro
Posts: 1,383
EIHL Team: Fife Flyers
NHL Team: Calgary Flames
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Post by Billkmc on Jun 11, 2014 16:20:50 GMT
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jon
Rookie
Posts: 279
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Post by jon on Jun 11, 2014 19:24:28 GMT
Harvard or the Flyers. I think it's an easy call for him! Fair play to the boy.
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Post by harlan on Jun 11, 2014 19:55:57 GMT
There is apparently a major announcement by Devils at 11 tomorrow morning.
Anybody want to buy a hockey team in Wales?
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Post by harlan on Jun 11, 2014 20:04:21 GMT
I sincerely hope there is not more to come on this. This saga along with Hull's, and the obvious problems putting a good team together in Edinburgh, are really concerning for the whole league. I can't see decent players jumping at the chance to play for these 3 unless they can show things have changed, and the league cannot afford to have uncompetitive teams in a league of only 10! There really needs to be some independant governance, wage cap, and probably a few other things like import numbers sorted and not just in the favour of the big 3. Maybe this study of the whole game by Ice Hockey UK is it? will bring some of this to the fore. The formula we have at the moment is quite obviously not working whether that is through bad team management or other factors. The guys doing the hockey review for IHUK are these guys whartonconsulting.co.uk/The thing is though will the owners take any of the recommendations on board. As you can see from their website they have extensive knowledge of sport and been involved with quite a few. My other love is rugby league and I remember the recommendations Wharton put forward to transform that game in this country which included a recognised junior system for each club in the top league, limiting the number of foreign players per team and, the big one for me, the introduction of a workable and enforecable wage cap-all of which still exist in rugby league today. The difference between rugby league and hockey though IMO is that rugby league had a group of owners who were willing to accept changes to take their sport forward, and boy has it taken great leaps forward
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mavor1987
Junior
Posts: 704
EIHL Team: Fife Flyers
NHL Team: New Jersey Devil
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Post by mavor1987 on Jun 11, 2014 20:29:26 GMT
Devils possibly taking sloughs spot in the epihl or mothballing
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Post by jamestkirk on Jun 12, 2014 0:55:22 GMT
Devils possibly taking sloughs spot in the epihl or mothballing Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk I believe it's good, not bad news!
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Post by harlan on Jun 12, 2014 6:12:18 GMT
Manchester Phoenix release a statement saying a team has applied to join the EPL to replace Slough. Can we get 4 from 2+2 here
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 12, 2014 10:04:00 GMT
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Post by jamestkirk on Jun 12, 2014 11:26:59 GMT
Manchester Phoenix release a statement saying a team has applied to join the EPL to replace Slough. Can we get 4 from 2+2 here Nope!
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 13, 2014 7:11:58 GMT
and now cardiffs only remaining player from last year thomas kurka has walked as well so the devils right now consists of ben bowns
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Post by Fife_Pedro on Jun 13, 2014 7:37:52 GMT
Will Bowns still be a Cardiff player if this 'sale' involves phoenixing and starting again though?
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 13, 2014 8:35:07 GMT
he will have to he has just got his new devils goalie mask painted looks really nice
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Post by swarfiga on Jun 13, 2014 10:43:10 GMT
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 13, 2014 11:35:57 GMT
don't thnk anyone would have seen this one coming
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Post by jamestkirk on Jun 13, 2014 22:12:49 GMT
don't thnk anyone would have seen this one coming Erm.....I did say it would be good news
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