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Post by thecrease on Jun 16, 2010 15:20:22 GMT -4
The Mem Cup is a high profile event that is the major showcase for the CHL. So the off ice presentation means just as much as the on ice product. There had to be some questions on why Brandon got the 2010 over other places. 1 factor was that Kelowna and Vancouver had already hosted. So you would think that will eliminate Halifax.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Jun 16, 2010 16:34:26 GMT -4
The Mem Cup is a high profile event that is the major showcase for the CHL. So the off ice presentation means just as much as the on ice product. There had to be some questions on why Brandon got the 2010 over other places. 1 factor was that Kelowna and Vancouver had already hosted. So you would think that will eliminate Halifax. It won't eliminate them forever. With the way things are developing if we don't get it in 2012 or 2015 then it'll be a long wait for a Memorial Cup in Sydney because by then Halifax is back in the hunt, Moncton likely has a big new building, Mile One in St. John's could be back, plus the Quebec's and Montreal's......tough to crack that group compared to the Shawinigan or Saint John we're already losing out to for 2012.
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Post by jamesready on Jun 18, 2010 9:04:50 GMT -4
Our track record at hosting other events counts in our favor. The problem is the half-assed approach to our on-ice product the last couple of seasons counts against us. I must confess I do not see the bright future our "building blocks" are intended to provide for us. I hope I am proven wrong but I and many others haven't been wrong about this current regime yet.
We had a clear focus and direction and now ... not so much. The Plan may have fallen apart in any event because good leadership isn't always guaranteed. You never know if the good examples set by Ouellet, Sheppard, Culligan, Slaney, etc. will be emulated but the environment changed significantly that allowed those leaders to thrive.
I have no knowledge of how the current young Eagles and recent draft picks will turn out but I have observed the coach and gm's work and it is left wanting. This edition is truly Mario's creation and he has been given an endorsement by ownership. I hope he is up to the challenge.
I will be there regardless but I've never looked forward to a season with less anticipation. Whether we finish 20 games below .500 is irrelevant for this year, it is whether there is a new Plan. All we have is slim hope.
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Post by mrgordon on Jun 18, 2010 9:28:38 GMT -4
The 2012 thing was likely just a ploy to help get the renovations to C200 that we'll see in the fall. Obviously, they can't publicly back off from their 'intentions' and just need to lose the bid and pull the party line "oh well, we'll be well set for 2015." Any logic at all used to go for it this year and host in 2012 just doesn't compute. Unlike many I really don't think Mario is that stupid, but rather I just think that the organization feels that their fans are that stupid; smoke and mirrors y'know Like Jack I'm thinking that 2015 is the year if we'll ever get the Mem Cup in the near future. I think Shawinigan is already de facto the 2012 host and that St. John or Cape Breton will get the 2015 Cup. Of course this is speculative but I won't be surprised at all if this comes to pass given how this league runs.
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Post by bois on Jun 18, 2010 10:09:51 GMT -4
The 2012 thing was likely just a ploy to help get the renovations to C200 that we'll see in the fall. Obviously, they can't publicly back off from their 'intentions' and just need to lose the bid and pull the party line "oh well, we'll be well set for 2015." Any logic at all used to go for it this year and host in 2012 just doesn't compute. Unlike many I really don't think Mario is that stupid, but rather I just think that the organization feels that their fans are that stupid; smoke and mirrors y'know Like Jack I'm thinking that 2015 is the year if we'll ever get the Mem Cup in the near future. I think Shawinigan is already de facto the 2012 host and that St. John or Cape Breton will get the 2015 Cup. Of course this is speculative but I won't be surprised at all if this comes to pass given how this league runs. I said that very same thing last Christmas
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Post by defresh101 on Jun 19, 2010 10:21:18 GMT -4
Not sure if C200 could really pull off a memorial cup. They did need to borrow the Halifax Metro Centre's Basketteball court to host the 2010 AUS Finals. Plus they needed Eastlink to come down, with local Broadcasters and crew. Although TSN will be doing the Mem Cup it makes me somewhat skeptical when so much help is needed.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Jun 19, 2010 10:38:38 GMT -4
Not sure if C200 could really pull off a memorial cup. They did need to borrow the Halifax Metro Centre's Basketteball court to host the 2010 AUS Finals. Plus they needed Eastlink to come down, with local Broadcasters and crew. Although TSN will be doing the Mem Cup it makes me somewhat skeptical when so much help is needed. Are you serious? None of those things have anything to do with being able to host an event. #1 we don't need to borrow ice #2 Sportsnets broadcasters get on this thing called an airplane and go to where the Memorial Cup is hosted.....you can fly direct from Sydney to Toronto.....we're not in Siberia here. No Mem Cup host wins it based on being in Peter Loubardias's home town.
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Post by defresh101 on Jun 19, 2010 10:53:05 GMT -4
Not sure if C200 could really pull off a memorial cup. They did need to borrow the Halifax Metro Centre's Basketteball court to host the 2010 AUS Finals. Plus they needed Eastlink to come down, with local Broadcasters and crew. Although TSN will be doing the Mem Cup it makes me somewhat skeptical when so much help is needed. Are you serious? None of those things have anything to do with being able to host an event. #1 we don't need to borrow ice #2 Sportsnets broadcasters get on this thing called an airplane and go to where the Memorial Cup is hosted.....you can fly direct from Sydney to Toronto.....we're not in Siberia here. No Mem Cup host wins it based on being in Peter Loubardias's home town. They are examples of Incompetence. Not a big deal if Tim Hortons needs to borrow a bag a flour from Robins to make some donuts. But would make you wonder what kinda orginization they are running to let something like that happen. If you can't afford a B-ball court.... can you maintain ice properly for a Mem Cup. No one said they need to borrow ice. But do they have more than one working Zamboni (Or do they need a spare from Halifax). Even in the Vancouver Olympics they were running around looking for Zambonis, and Vancouver is much bigger than Cape Breton. I am not saying anything about the Eagles, but I raise questions about C200 and its abilities to host such an event without help. You get my point.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Jun 19, 2010 11:11:30 GMT -4
Are you serious? None of those things have anything to do with being able to host an event. #1 we don't need to borrow ice #2 Sportsnets broadcasters get on this thing called an airplane and go to where the Memorial Cup is hosted.....you can fly direct from Sydney to Toronto.....we're not in Siberia here. No Mem Cup host wins it based on being in Peter Loubardias's home town. They are examples of Incompetence. Not a big deal if Tim Hortons needs to borrow a bag a flour from Robins to make some donuts. But would make you wonder what kinda orginization they are running to let something like that happen. If you can't afford a B-ball court.... can you maintain ice properly for a Mem Cup. No one said they need to borrow ice. But do they have more than one working Zamboni (Or do they need a spare from Halifax). Even in the Vancouver Olympics they were running around looking for Zambonis, and Vancouver is much bigger than Cape Breton. I am not saying anything about the Eagles, but I raise questions about C200 and its abilities to host such an event without help. You get my point. LOL. C200 not having a basketball court and Eastlink basing their reporters in Halifax makes Sydney incompetant? We seem to manage to pull off about 20 hockey seasons and playoff runs just fine in that building including the last 10 or so where, if I remember correctly, we always had 2 zamboni's for the playoffs. And if you recall, the zamboni incident in Vancouver had nothing to do with hockey. You're really stretching here. These are non-issues you are voicing. We borrowed the Rainmen's court because it's portable while the one at CBU isn't. That's not incompetance.....paying the hundreds of thousands for a court to use 3 or 4 times over the next decade is what i'd call incompetance......paying to use the Rainmen's court instead is what i'd call a smart business move unless you can prove differently.
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Post by Hat Trick Swayze's on Jun 19, 2010 11:52:06 GMT -4
Are you serious? None of those things have anything to do with being able to host an event. #1 we don't need to borrow ice #2 Sportsnets broadcasters get on this thing called an airplane and go to where the Memorial Cup is hosted.....you can fly direct from Sydney to Toronto.....we're not in Siberia here. No Mem Cup host wins it based on being in Peter Loubardias's home town. They are examples of Incompetence. Not a big deal if Tim Hortons needs to borrow a bag a flour from Robins to make some donuts. But would make you wonder what kinda orginization they are running to let something like that happen. If you can't afford a B-ball court.... can you maintain ice properly for a Mem Cup. No one said they need to borrow ice. But do they have more than one working Zamboni (Or do they need a spare from Halifax). Even in the Vancouver Olympics they were running around looking for Zambonis, and Vancouver is much bigger than Cape Breton. I am not saying anything about the Eagles, but I raise questions about C200 and its abilities to host such an event without help. You get my point. ** Face Palm**
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Post by Art Vandelay on Jun 19, 2010 11:56:25 GMT -4
Are you serious? None of those things have anything to do with being able to host an event. #1 we don't need to borrow ice #2 Sportsnets broadcasters get on this thing called an airplane and go to where the Memorial Cup is hosted.....you can fly direct from Sydney to Toronto.....we're not in Siberia here. No Mem Cup host wins it based on being in Peter Loubardias's home town. They are examples of Incompetence. Not a big deal if Tim Hortons needs to borrow a bag a flour from Robins to make some donuts. But would make you wonder what kinda orginization they are running to let something like that happen. If you can't afford a B-ball court.... can you maintain ice properly for a Mem Cup. No one said they need to borrow ice. But do they have more than one working Zamboni (Or do they need a spare from Halifax). Even in the Vancouver Olympics they were running around looking for Zambonis, and Vancouver is much bigger than Cape Breton. I am not saying anything about the Eagles, but I raise questions about C200 and its abilities to host such an event without help. You get my point. You might as well stop now. You going to no where fast. Oh and by the way we do have 2 zambonis and im sure if we needed a 3rd we could get one from a local rink. Not a big deal I don't think and I'm pretty sure the guys here could maintain the ice for a week long tournament since they've been doing it here since the Oilers were in town.
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Post by defresh101 on Jun 19, 2010 12:28:54 GMT -4
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Post by lirette on Jun 19, 2010 13:07:05 GMT -4
Truro? New Glasgow? lol Why would eastlink have broadcasters in Cape Breton? Why does that matter anyway? Sportsnet goes to whatever rink its hosted.
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Post by defresh101 on Jun 19, 2010 13:17:28 GMT -4
This is not about Eastlink or basketteball courts this is about the C200 and the Sydney area running a National event by themselves. As well as being able to run an event on their own. Its about having a rink that is falling apart, and needs more repairs than I suspect will be done. Its being able to lure in people. Most Eagles fan don't want the event, this time around due to the on ice product they will ice. You are taking small aspects of the overall picture and making comments that are not helping your case. Just trying to make my case you silly by arguing one point.
Lets face it. City that never hosted a National or International event ALONE + Rink that needs repairs + Coach that has lost a respect by fans + Team that is not even started rebuilding + Fan morale at all time low = Horrible Memorial Cup Hosts. Who cares if CNN brodcast it, and the ice surface is smooth as ever brought in from Glaiciers.
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Post by EagleFan2009 on Jun 19, 2010 13:33:38 GMT -4
LOL... Man what are you smoking?
1... That cbpost writer is probably an old bag who has two hearing aids because i don't find anything wrong with the sound system. The lightings there outside, maybe just use a different type of fixture thats brighter.
2... The buildings not in that bad of shape. We are obviously moving up the ladder after helping host the world juniors, hosted the draft, etc.
3... Not that I think we will get it because of the on ice product, but off ice I think we have an advantage because of how big our tourism industry is. People will be attracted to Cape Breton because they are every year for multiple reasons. They can play it off pretty good.
4... Your an idiot, and they are doing reno's, to us fans, the only reason we WONT get it, is the on ice product.
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