EDinRTP Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thinking ahead to the site of the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, NHL Commissioner thought back to the 2006 Stanley Cup Final hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes. Memories of Game 7 at RBC Center were especially vivid -- and noisy. "It was the first professional sporting event that I'd ever been to where everyone stood for the entire game and that's a testament to the fans here who have learned to love the game," Bettman said. It's also one reason Bettman believes Raleigh will be the perfect setting for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game. Bettman made it official Thursday during a press conference before several hundred 'Caniacs outside the arena. "I think this is one of the fastest and wealthiest-growing areas of the country," Bettman said. "Having not just the national spotlight in the United States and Canada, but the worldwide spotlight, this event will shine a great light on a place that the rest of the world will get to see and admire. Raleigh has been a great place for hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I hope they can sell it out. We already know that they have trouble selling out Stanley Cup Finals games down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZC-Boston Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Screw the Hurricanes they are a bunch of divers who don't support a winning team during the Stanly Cup Finals run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I'm sorry but Carolina, Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Florida, and California should not get to host the NHL All Star Game. They don't even support the teams they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I'm sorry but Carolina, Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Florida, and California should not get to host the NHL All Star Game. They don't even support the teams they have NHL should really consider moving Atlanta and Florida out to Canada. Winipeg would easily support another team and there are a bunch of other cities in Canada itching to support a NHL team. Also would consider moving a team like Nashville or Phoenix to Seattle now that the Super Sonics are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Screw the Hurricanes they are a bunch of divers who don't support a winning team during the Stanly Cup Finals run. Even worse; they did support the team during the Stanley Cup run, after completely ignoring them for the eight years prior to that. Hockey Mecca?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 new rule for Raleigh, skaters are only allowed to skate in a counter clockwise direction and only at the rink perimiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 "DO A WRIST SHOT!!!" ~ May 20, 2006, RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolinny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDinRTP Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Chalkie, I was at a game when the goalie kept wandering from the crease. Some guy in our section was yelling, "Get back in the hole!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerville Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm sorry but Carolina, Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Florida, and California should not get to host the NHL All Star Game. They don't even support the teams they have California? San Jose has some of the best fans in the NHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 California? San Jose has some of the best fans in the NHL Same with the Kings... They always held their own since the expansion in '67. Maybe they mean the Golden Seals and that Oakland experiment... I do think demographics of San Jose is a bit different than Oakland's. Anyway... Southern Cali is where the Zamboni was invented! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Not to side track this thread... With the NHL push to force hockey in the US south and "expand the game" hooey... I really wonder if it is the Canadian teams afterall that don't want any more Canadian teams... That way the 6 teams up there grab more dough and market share. I mean really... The game does need a team in: The east prairie provinces: Say Winnipeg Near the center (make that centre) of population: London, ONT area (I know for the Sabres sake this isn't good if say it is Hamilton... But the Red Wings gotta be the big nixer in the London area). The real hockey Mecca: Quebec and somewhere in the Maritimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Okay, I'll concede SJ and LA. But you gotta give up Anaheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Okay, I'll concede SJ and LA. But you gotta give up Anaheim No. It is in the suburbs/OC... Perfect fit for hockey! Anyway... I agree some of the southern US teams have to give it up and put more teams in Canada. What is the NHL trying to prove? Two teams in LA and one in TOR/southern ONT? It has got to be greed for the sake of the Canadian team's market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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