Aaaaannnnnddd...done deal. Sorry Atlanta.

[Warpe]

[jyms]

Don't apologize to Atlanta. If they cared even a bit they would still have the Flames. Thsi was their second chance at having a real sport to watch in the city.

[Vinland]

Winnipeg is whupping it up today. Lots of people going crazy at the Forks market....

I am still skeptical at its survival after 8+ yrs. esp if they dont get far in the playoffs. Businesses are going to really need to step up to buy up tix b/c the ave person can afford to take kids to a game.

The next step is to find out the name of the team. They didnt announce any name but fans have bought up a bunch of internet domain names of any rumoured team name that has been heared of (thrashers etc.) Fans are hoping, that if enough domains are purchased of team names, it will have to be the Jets...

[Galapogos]

The next step is to find out the name of the team. They didnt announce any name but fans have bought up a bunch of internet domain names of any rumoured team name that has been heared of (thrashers etc.) Fans are hoping, that if enough domains are purchased of team names, it will have to be the Jets...

I think it would be fucking retarded if they didn't go with the Jets. The team has been gone for how long now and the brand is still strong.

[Sasquach991]

I don't think they can use Jets for some reason.
Winnipeg Whiners?
Winnipeg Weasels
Winnipeg Thrasher Bashers
Winnipeg Gepinniw
Winnipeg Rioters
Winnipeg Weiners
Winnipeg Warthogs
Winnipeg Winnafaceoffs

Best team name ever was the Macon Whoopie
Worst is the Montgomery Biscuits (baseball)

Sorry, the Ambien is kickin in. Gotta go to uh, what was I sayin?

[Galapogos]

I don't think they can use Jets for some reason.

Yeah I know, I think they have to buy it from the previous owners.

[jyms]

The Jets name is available to be used, but the brand may not have any staying power. They may want to use the Manitoba name instead. Word is Manitoba Moose might be used because of the popularity it has had as of late, or even the Manitoba Polar Bears for something new.

Keep in mind the need to sell Sweaters and hats and shit to make the NHL licensing cashflow. Half that province still has a Jets sweater.

[BennyLaRue]

Keep in mind the need to sell Sweaters and hats and shit to make the NHL licensing cashflow. Half that province still has a Jets sweater.

This is a really good point but most other teams get around this by new or alternate jerseys being sold along with the retro.

I'm not sure why the Jets brand wouldn't have staying power.

[bigred]

Why not name them the Whalers as future planning when the team needs to move somewhere in 3 years...

[BennyLaRue]

Why not name them the Whalers as future planning when the team needs to move somewhere in 3 years...

This makes sense given the area's propensity to flood.

[Vinland]

Ive heard lots of rumours so here are some:

I've also heard the rumour about calling them the moose b/c they were popular.

Some thought it should be the Manitoba Red (due to the flooding river every 2 years.)

Heard they can call it the Jets but that they want a new name to increase merch sales plus keep Jets merch sales (good for nhl period)...


One thing I do know, the tix went on sale today and the site still doesnt mention a team name....

[Warpe]

I'm betting on the Jets. Moose are going to St. John's and there are lots of Moose on the Rock so no need to change.

[jyms]

They interviewed the head of True North on Bob McCowen's show today. He was very careful not to deny the Jets as a name when asked. They just have a lot of things on the plate right now that they haven't supposedly settled on a name. I'm thinking now, it sounds like the Jets for sure, but they will redesign everything from the ground up.

[Galapogos]

They interviewed the head of True North on Bob McCowen's show today. He was very careful not to deny the Jets as a name when asked. They just have a lot of things on the plate right now that they haven't supposedly settled on a name. I'm thinking now, it sounds like the Jets for sure, but they will redesign everything from the ground up.

Yeah, I was gonna say in response to your earlier post that apparently it's the NHL that owns the Jets brand so it is available if they want it.

Whether or not they use it is if they decide if they want to go at things with a fresh start or if they think the bringing the Jets back storyline would go better. I also think it's looking like they'll be the Jets at this point. I mean how long has the team been gone and Jets jerseys still sell there. If you go there people talk about the Jets like it's folklore or something. It's pretty cool.

[philly and the phanatics]

aaaaaaaaaaand it's gone

[jyms]

One of the big questions they keep talking about here on sports radio is that the Coyotes are actually the old Jets team. In Glendale, they have all the memorabilia, retired jerseys and numbers and stuff. How do the "new" Jets have any legacy if all that stuff is part of the Coyote's franchise? What do they do about things like retired numbers, the franchise records and anything else that is actually Coyotes "property"

[BennyLaRue]

The Coyotes should sell it, imo. They were trying to raise capital after all (in order to piss away).

[Penneywize]

Yeah I'm real stoked over the new Winterpeg franchise. Guys like Eric Belanger -- of the Coyotes, ldo -- were bashing the idea of a move to Winnipeg on account of the climate and distance from major markets. But seriously, what kind of a guy plays hockey his entire life and then complains about cold weather? Seriously, fuck you Eric Belanger.

Eric Belanger Hates Winnipeg | The Checking Line

The good news is that the current Atlanta roster players are, seemingly at least, on board with the move to the peg and seem rather excited at the prospect of playing in a market that actually gives a shit.

Personally I hope they stick with the Jets name. Go with a sleek jersey redesign and the corporate branding considerations (or reconsiderations) become moot - they'll make a killing with the new jerseys anyway.