WNHL?

iknowhockey132
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WNHL?

Post by iknowhockey132 » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:20 am

theres been a rumor that with the absence of the NHL and the tremendous success of the WNBA there are some serious talks about getting a league together they are in the process of filing a title 9 lawsuit that will let them play in all the arenas formerly used by the NHL teams, they will also get all the lockerooms and the guys will have to move and find new ones<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 0] --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /alien.gif ALT="0]"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

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wnhl

Post by wildaboutpuck » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:29 am

could be cool. what type of a crowd would it draw though? maybe it could catch on in the absence of the mens game. I would go. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: WNHL?

Post by Just Call Me Puck » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:12 am

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>tremendous success of the WNBA <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>I hope you're joking.<br><br>Answer me the following question. <br><br>If you saw $5 lying on the ground, would you pass over it if it meant that the Minnesota Lynx would win a WNBA Championship? (Bill Simmons)<br><br>I'll take the 5 bucks.<br><br>The WNBA is not successful and a WNHL would not be successful either. Women's college hockey and girls's high school hockey lack the attendance and cash flow that the Men/Boy's do. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p074.ezboard.com/bmnhs.showUserP ... epuck>Just Call Me Puck</A> at: 3/11/05 9:18 am<br></i>

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Not Hardly

Post by longrebound » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:13 am

Title IX does not apply to professional sports franchises or the venues in which they play. Also, the WNBA is owned by the NBA -- not a competing organization, which makes it easier to market, share a front office, etc. A lot of the franchises are owned by the same people that own the NBA team in that city. The WNHL is an idea that might fly for a short period, but would quickly crash and burn. My guess is that it is nothing more than a rumor.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

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Not Hardly

Post by ROYALELK » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:26 am

thanks ,but no thanks...not even a close substitute for the NHL <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Not Hardly

Post by gunslinger » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:33 am

Im quite unsatisfied with girls HS hockey..... lets leave it at that.... "ARE YOU FRICKING KIDDING ME!" <br><br>This is a no brainer....... NO THANKS!<br><br>-The Slinger <p></p><i></i>

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not hardley

Post by boosioux » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:34 pm

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>WORST IDEA EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: not hardley

Post by ptown tigers » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:43 pm

If the NHL can barely survive economicly, how is girl's hockey going to survive. the answer is, it cant and wont <p>Good Teams Would be Nothin without Good Water.....</p><i></i>

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Maybe...

Post by Kodiak » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:50 pm

If they record the games, then play them in fast forward on the tv... ever notice the Gopher's womens commercials are played in fast forward? It doesn't look too bad until you get there in person... might as well pull out my fingernails one by one! It would be more entertaining! WNHL? I'm not buying... women's hockey is BORING! Well, the little kids are always fun to watch, but other than that... <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Maybe...

Post by SpudsPUCKemUP » Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:08 pm

Never gonna work. Dumbest idea ever.<br><br>still lmao@ the tremendous success of the WNBA.<br><br>Does taht mean WNBA Championship games are still played on Lifetime network or ESPN 2 other then ABC like the NBA. NObody would watch the WNHL, and I plan on being one of them. <p></p><i></i>

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wnhl

Post by scarface89 » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:07 pm

If the NHL isn't very popular why would you think that a WNHL would beable to fill in for the NHL? Quit starting rumors. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: wnhl

Post by EREmpireStrikesBack » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:14 pm

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>If you saw $5 lying on the ground, would you pass over it if it meant that the Minnesota Lynx would win a WNBA Championship?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>I'd pass it over only because MN hasn't seen a championship in awhile, gotta get excited about something right? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... tongue.gif ALT=":p"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>I'd pass it over if they got Whalen instead of a championship. I liked watching her make her unbelieveable layups and stuff. <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>

TheGodfather45
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Re: wnhl

Post by TheGodfather45 » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:28 pm

Girls hockey is terrible. Too slow and boring to watch. Hockey is supposed to be fast. WNHL will never happen <p></p><i></i>

gunslinger
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IDEA:

Post by gunslinger » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:34 pm

Maybe if they let the hot chicks (are their any) play without shirts... hey, come on... they dont hit anyway... Gosh, who knows, I might even get season tickets then! Modern day roller derby?<br><br>-The SLinger <p></p><i></i>

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Slinger

Post by Rocketwrister » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:52 pm

I would think Gunslinger would make a hell of a commisioner of the league. My vote if for the slinger to take charge and get it going.<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Slinger

Post by Breck God » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:27 pm

first of all he got that 5 dollar thing on the ground from bill simmons and second im pretty sure he was kidding about the whole womens hockey thing <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Slinger

Post by tresficha » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:07 pm

I don't know where you could have heard this rumor. Who on earth would want to invest money into a WNHL? <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Especially</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> after the flop of a league the WNBA is..... <p></p><i></i>

iknowhockey132
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Re: Slinger

Post by iknowhockey132 » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:15 pm

word is that an insider from nhl headquarters leaked the news earlier today but the nhl office is neither denying nor confirming the reports <p></p><i></i>

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WNHL

Post by Fanofhockey » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:42 pm

Ha ha. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: WNHL

Post by ghshockeyfan » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:05 am

Like women's pro baseball during WW2 right?<br><br>You know, I heard this rumor too. My guess is that they would go with replacements (men) before girls - even though it would be interesting to see them try either and make it go... <p></p><i></i>

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Re: WNHL

Post by 2AhockeyOldTimer » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:08 am

...A league of their own...good baseball movie, unrealistic hockey story. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: WNHL

Post by puckster10 » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:10 am

There already is a pro women's hockey league, its like WWHL or some other WWH_ acronym. Minnesota had a team called the White Caps. They played teams mostly in Canada. I don't know what their crowds were like, but I do know they only had 6 home games. 5 at Ridder, and one at Breck. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: WNHL

Post by ghshockeyfan » Sun Mar 13, 2005 2:06 pm

Right.<br><br>Minnesota Whitecaps, all other teams are from Canada.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.minnesotawhitecaps.com">www.minnesotawhitecaps.com</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

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gunslinger/wrister

Post by gunslinger » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:22 pm

I think the two of us should make this TOPPLESS WNHL... Im telling ya, it would work...<br><br>-The Slinger <p></p><i></i>

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Re: WNHL

Post by dank06 » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:25 pm

yea im pretty sure iknowhockey was joking about all of this.... hes been doing stuff like this for a while now... its actually been kind of fun to watch him mislead so many people... entertaining at the least.<br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

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