((HT: Winnipeg Free Press))
It took all of 17 minutes...
After a little over 7,000 season ticket packages were sold to Manitoba Moose season ticket holders, the online version was opened up today in the Peg...
And it took that long for the addition 5,000-plus to get wiped off the books...
The Board of Governors meeting should now be a formality on the 21st. Shortly after 2 p.m., a ticket waiting list had been capped at 8,000 people.
Capped... at 8,000 people...
From the Free Press article by Ed Tait:
"It’s a testament to everybody in the city and we owe a lot to our fans in the city, this province and across Canada because we had people buying from across Canada," said Jim Ludlow, President & CEO, True North Sports & Entertainment.
"It’s a very, very powerful message that goes out throughout North America to 29 other NHL cities. (Commissioner) Gary Bettman has issued a statement as to the power of this marketplace.
"Many of us are beyond words to explain what’s happened in the past three or four days. This was one of the most anticipated on-sales that we’ve had in our history in Winnipeg so we did have a sense Winnipeggers would push through this very, very quickly."
Here's the presser from the Free Press...
And here's "analysis" from InTheOT.com
Nice drop by Jim Hughson there, eh...???
PM UPDATE: Atlanta Thrashers GM Rick Dudley is not joining the franchise for its run in Winnipeg. No immediate word on an interim GM, but odds are this is the push for True North to give current Maniyoba Moose GM Craig Heisinger his shot..t
Not entirely a surprise considering the True North contention that 'Zinger is ready for his first pro-GM gig...
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
NHL Silly Season Begins In Boston
The trade deadline is the 28th of February this year...
And Boston isn't waiting around...
First, they traded for Toronto defenseman Tomas Kaberle by sending high prospect Joe Colbourne and two draft picks to Brian Burke. Since Kaberle makes US$4.25-million, they had to clear some cap space... they only had a little over $2-million going into the deal.
As a result, they sent Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart to Atlanta for face-off specialist Rich Peverley and defense-stiff Boris Valabik. Peverley has another year left on his deal and is a serviceable centerman at US$1.4M. Valabik never has lived up to his draft hype and should spend most of his time in Providence. What makes the deal more appealing for the Thrash and GM Rick Dudley is that Wheeler is a RFA at the end of this season and Stuart is an unrestricted free agent.
Rental upon rental for Dudley...
Brian Duff of the NHL Network analyzes from the site of the Heritage Classic- Calgary...
And Boston isn't waiting around...
First, they traded for Toronto defenseman Tomas Kaberle by sending high prospect Joe Colbourne and two draft picks to Brian Burke. Since Kaberle makes US$4.25-million, they had to clear some cap space... they only had a little over $2-million going into the deal.
As a result, they sent Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart to Atlanta for face-off specialist Rich Peverley and defense-stiff Boris Valabik. Peverley has another year left on his deal and is a serviceable centerman at US$1.4M. Valabik never has lived up to his draft hype and should spend most of his time in Providence. What makes the deal more appealing for the Thrash and GM Rick Dudley is that Wheeler is a RFA at the end of this season and Stuart is an unrestricted free agent.
Rental upon rental for Dudley...
Brian Duff of the NHL Network analyzes from the site of the Heritage Classic- Calgary...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Thrashers and Blackhawks Involved In Blockbuster, Ramsay To Be Head Coach
((HT: ESPN/LeBrun))
In a trade still pending league approval, the Cup champ Chicago Blackhawks are poised to trade power forward Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager, and a prospect in exchange for a one, a two, a prospect, and Marty Reasoner.
The Hawks are looking to dump salary while new Thrashers GM Rick Dudley is in a win now-mode while, at the same time, trying to court a new head coach and balance the notion of not being able to know who his owners will be long-term.
This could also be seen as a move by Atlanta Spirit to make an asset look more attractive for the sale previously reported by the New York Post and the HQ...
According to nhlnumbers.com, Byfuglien has one year left on his contract paying him $3 million. Sopel has one year left on his deal at $2 million with a cap hit of $2.3 million. Eager earned $965,000 in 2010, but as an RFA should the Thrashers choose to resign him, it would take that much at a minimum.
The Blackhawks get Reasoner, who has one more year left on his contract at $1.2 million and his cap hit is $1.15 million.
Doing HQ Math, that means the Thrash would have 15 players under contract for a number close to US$33.6M. 10 players would be unrestricted free agents and five more would have restricted status- including Eager. There would be US$29.8-million left under the salary cap. Dudley needs to make decisions on Max Afinogenov, Colby Armstrong, Evgeny Artyukhin, Niclas Bergfors, Eric Boulton, Bryan Little, and Clarke MacArthur, Pavel Kubina, Christoph Schubert, Mark Popovic, Ondrej Pavelec, and Johan Hedberg.
Slava Kozlov and Chris Chelios look to retire...
The Blackhawks save five million and have decisions to make on guys like Antti Niemi, Andrew Ladd, Niklas Hjalmarsson, and John Madden. HQ Math on Chicago has them, currently, at 14 players signed for 2010-2011 for US$58.8M.
Here's what the Thrash are getting in their new power forward...
They hope...
((HT: NHL/NBC Sports))
LeBrun, FOSG Scott Burnside, and ESPNChicago's Jesse Rogers discuss...
1230 UPDATE: To get under the 50-player limit, Dudley sent the expiring contract of Brett Sterling, Mike Versace, and a Seven to San Jose for future considerations.
TSN, among other sources, is saying Craig Ramsay will be named the new Thrashers Head Coach with John Torchetti named as an assistant.
Chris Vivlamore concurs from the AJC...
It will be Ramsay's first full-time head coaching gig, but he has been interim head coach in two other situations. Ramsay will replace John Anderson who lost his locker room during the '09-'10 season.
An official announcement could come as early as Thursday.
In a trade still pending league approval, the Cup champ Chicago Blackhawks are poised to trade power forward Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager, and a prospect in exchange for a one, a two, a prospect, and Marty Reasoner.
The Hawks are looking to dump salary while new Thrashers GM Rick Dudley is in a win now-mode while, at the same time, trying to court a new head coach and balance the notion of not being able to know who his owners will be long-term.
This could also be seen as a move by Atlanta Spirit to make an asset look more attractive for the sale previously reported by the New York Post and the HQ...
According to nhlnumbers.com, Byfuglien has one year left on his contract paying him $3 million. Sopel has one year left on his deal at $2 million with a cap hit of $2.3 million. Eager earned $965,000 in 2010, but as an RFA should the Thrashers choose to resign him, it would take that much at a minimum.
The Blackhawks get Reasoner, who has one more year left on his contract at $1.2 million and his cap hit is $1.15 million.
Doing HQ Math, that means the Thrash would have 15 players under contract for a number close to US$33.6M. 10 players would be unrestricted free agents and five more would have restricted status- including Eager. There would be US$29.8-million left under the salary cap. Dudley needs to make decisions on Max Afinogenov, Colby Armstrong, Evgeny Artyukhin, Niclas Bergfors, Eric Boulton, Bryan Little, and Clarke MacArthur, Pavel Kubina, Christoph Schubert, Mark Popovic, Ondrej Pavelec, and Johan Hedberg.
Slava Kozlov and Chris Chelios look to retire...
The Blackhawks save five million and have decisions to make on guys like Antti Niemi, Andrew Ladd, Niklas Hjalmarsson, and John Madden. HQ Math on Chicago has them, currently, at 14 players signed for 2010-2011 for US$58.8M.
Here's what the Thrash are getting in their new power forward...
They hope...
((HT: NHL/NBC Sports))
LeBrun, FOSG Scott Burnside, and ESPNChicago's Jesse Rogers discuss...
1230 UPDATE: To get under the 50-player limit, Dudley sent the expiring contract of Brett Sterling, Mike Versace, and a Seven to San Jose for future considerations.
TSN, among other sources, is saying Craig Ramsay will be named the new Thrashers Head Coach with John Torchetti named as an assistant.
Chris Vivlamore concurs from the AJC...
It will be Ramsay's first full-time head coaching gig, but he has been interim head coach in two other situations. Ramsay will replace John Anderson who lost his locker room during the '09-'10 season.
An official announcement could come as early as Thursday.
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