Hockey Day Minnesota 2014
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Hockey Day Minnesota 2014
Per the Wild, the location of HDM 2014 will be announced tomorrow during the Wild pregame show on FSN. Anyone have an educated (or uneducated for that matter) guess on the location? If you could choose the location where would you want to have HDM 2014?
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Rumor out there that Edina was approached about playing Elk River but Giles is not that interested in it. Would be great to have to ex NHLer's have their teams face off. The venue will be unique and allow for a big crowd. Have the Wild play Pittsburg and bring in Martin and Crosby for an appearance?
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Follows the trend, if they went to the AA runner-up after Edina turned them down. Good match-ups, though.nahlscout99 wrote:Elk River vs Roseau
Duluth East vs Hill Murray
As for the venue? While the site might have historic significance, nobody is going to mistake it for scenic Pokegama Lake...
Here's Elk River's sales pitch for hosting the event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOga61ZAgw
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True, but there was also near 100% chance of playing outdoors on good ice up there. Don't suppose that upgrading to an outdoor refrigerated sheet was part of Elk River's proposal?alcloseshaver wrote:The pit is walking distance from downtown. I appreciate the scenic lake take but this venue will be great and is close to the metro. No chance of the wind blown lake game this year that was endured.
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Giles is a smart dude. Why risk one of your players getting injured on a sheet of lousy ice? I'm not sure what's harder to believe, that they're playing this game as far south as Elk River, or that this annual farce still takes place. Getting back to our roots, with $500 skates and $300 sticks. Oh boy, I just love nostalgia. More like fauxstalgia.alcloseshaver wrote:Rumor out there that Edina was approached about playing Elk River but Giles is not that interested in it. Would be great to have to ex NHLer's have their teams face off. The venue will be unique and allow for a big crowd. Have the Wild play Pittsburg and bring in Martin and Crosby for an appearance?
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East Side Pioneer Guy wrote:Giles is a smart dude. Why risk one of your players getting injured on a sheet of lousy ice? I'm not sure what's harder to believe, that they're playing this game as far south as Elk River, or that this annual farce still takes place. Getting back to our roots, with $500 skates and $300 sticks. Oh boy, I just love nostalgia. More like fauxstalgia.
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Oh and Hill Murray with unlimited recruiting and the ability to create super teams are bringing us back to our hockey roots... Oh the ironyEast Side Pioneer Guy wrote:Giles is a smart dude. Why risk one of your players getting injured on a sheet of lousy ice? I'm not sure what's harder to believe, that they're playing this game as far south as Elk River, or that this annual farce still takes place. Getting back to our roots, with $500 skates and $300 sticks. Oh boy, I just love nostalgia. More like fauxstalgia.alcloseshaver wrote:Rumor out there that Edina was approached about playing Elk River but Giles is not that interested in it. Would be great to have to ex NHLer's have their teams face off. The venue will be unique and allow for a big crowd. Have the Wild play Pittsburg and bring in Martin and Crosby for an appearance?