AHL Manitoba Moose heading to Newfoundland

[elocomotive]

Just broke. Read more here.

They'll be playing in St. John's next year.

Newfoundland, which most Americans know is somewhere between Michigan and Norway.

 

[dash]

Newfoundland, which most Americans know is somewhere between Michigan and Norway.

This is one case where keeping the current name makes sense, as Newfoundland has quite the extensive moose population.

 

[pixburgher66]

St. John's Newfoundland's

 

[elocomotive]

St. John's is kind of like the Atlanta of Canada for hockey teams...

St. John's has been home to several professional hockey franchises. The St. John's Maple Leafs, the city's former American Hockey League (AHL) team, was lost during the 2004-2005 season to Toronto, Ontario due to the desire of its parent team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, to reduce travel costs and to have a tenant for its Ricoh Coliseum.

The Maple Leafs were replaced by the St. John's Fog Devils of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team left St. John's in 2008 after just three seasons due to a poor lease arrangement with the city over the use of Mile One Centre and poor attendance. Mile One Centre has been left without a major tenant since 2008 but efforts are underway to have another hockey team relocated to the city.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

This is one case where keeping the current name makes sense, as Newfoundland has quite the extensive moose population.

this sponsorship tie in makes some sense too ... 3rd jerseys should be the moose head getting sloppy

 

[elocomotive]

Moose Head was my favorite beer when I was like 19. Loved that stuff.

Also, it's way better than Moose Haunches beer. That stuff tastes like ass.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

forget everything i said

Manitoba Moose name ditched: Moniker not so cute in province with deadly experience - The Globe and Mail

 

[elocomotive]

From the article...

There's also a class-action lawsuit before the courts by victims of moose collisions who say the provincial government is liable for introducing the mammal to the province from New Brunswick in 1904.

I'm going to guess the Statue of Limitations has tolled on that one! Ridiculous. They going after Bullwinkle next?

 

[dash]

Well, nix the Moose name then - Would the Toronto NLL team get mad if they named the team 'Rock'?

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Moose Head was my favorite beer when I was like 19. Loved that stuff.

Also, it's way better than Moose Haunches beer. That stuff tastes like ass.

Moose head is pretty decent, but it's not as good as Moose Drool!

Maybe if St. John's doesn't work out, the Moose can head to Montana.

 

[sbb122]

Juliansteed should be stoked about this. Sea Dogs and the Moose now.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Moose head is pretty decent, but it's not as good as Moose Drool!

Maybe if St. John's doesn't work out, the Moose can head to Montana.

and here i thought moose drool was the stuff that came out of moose knuckles

 

[pixburgher66]

Juliansteed should be stoked about this. Sea Dogs and the Moose now.

Different towns I think. St. John is in QBC and St. John's is in NFL

 

[pixburgher66]

Hah...NFL...meaning Newfoundland.

 

[elocomotive]

Different towns I think. St. John is in QBC and St. John's is in NFL

See Michigan/Norway comment above. I had to Google map it. I just knew it was out North and East of Maine somewhere.

Maybe we need a Primer on Canadian geography similar to the DGB Canadian team video. I still don't fully understand what the difference between provinces and territories is.

 

[sbb122]

Different towns I think. St. John is in QBC and St. John's is in NFL

Oh stupid me then, move along, nothing here to see.... lol

 

[pixburgher66]

Oh stupid me then, move along, nothing here to see.... lol

See Michigan/Norway comment above. I had to Google map it. I just knew it was out North and East of Maine somewhere.

Maybe we need a Primer on Canadian geography similar to the DGB Canadian team video. I still don't fully understand what the difference between provinces and territories is.

It's okay...I only knew because he told me when I said St. John's instead of St. John Sea Dogs.


The More You Know ***** <shooting stars!>

 

[Destroydacre]

Different towns I think. St. John is in QBC and St. John's is in NFL

Saint John is in New Brunswick. Just to clarify.

 

[elocomotive]

It's okay...I only knew because he told me when I said St. John's instead of St. John Sea Dogs.


The More You Know ***** <shooting stars!>

LOL. Nice touch.

 

[elocomotive]

Saint John is in New Brunswick. Just to clarify.

Which is where? Connecticut?