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Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:30 pm EDT

Puck Headlines: Nobody wants Hurricanes 2-for-1 ticket coupons?

By Greg Wyshynski

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

• Writer Drew Mindell went to a Durham Bulls baseball game and found buy one/get one coupons for Carolina Hurricanes games. "Limit 8 tickets per person." For regular season games. Against teams like the Montreal Canadiens and division rivals. And the kicker is, no one was actually taking them. "NHL Southern Expansion. Born 1995. Dead 2008. Never fully emerged from an amorphous state." [Illegal Curve]

• For just $3,062 per person, you too can watch the Pittsburgh Penguins play the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm. Er, uh ... plus airfare. Yikes! [The Two Line Pass]

• Our friend Mirtle encourages you to get involved in designing Vancouver Canucks backup goalie Curtis Sanford's mask, using this template provided by the Canucks. Our design has Mike Milbury on one side and Mike Keenan on the other, so Sanford can always be surrounded by other people praying for the failure of Roberto Luongo. [Mirtle]

• Cammi Granato, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Mike Richter will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2008. Even if we all know Hull is a Canadian sleeper agent. [Dallas Stars Blog]

• Hey, turns out Mats Sundin hasn't started skating after all. Until we get another translated Swedish story that says that he has. [Waiting for Stanley]

• The Kontinental Hockey League is in EA Sports' NHL 09? "No word yet if the 'Be a Pro' mode allows you to bolt from the AHL for a seven-figure contract from Dinamo Minsk." [Orland Kurtenblog]

• The Tampa Bay Lightning need to trim salary, which means Jussi Jokinen, Michel Ouellet and Jason Ward could be on the block. It does not mean that Bryan McCabe, Darryl Sydor or Pavel Kubina are going to drink the Koules-Aid. [Lightning Strikes]

• Hockey Joe offers some general conspiracy theories about the NHL preseason schedule and doesn't believe a word coming out of the Los Angeles King' management. [Gross Misconduct]

• Meanwhile, Scotty Wazz sees the preseason schedule neutral sites as a trial balloon for expansion. [The Strangest One of All]

• Staples Center, Madison Square Garden and the Air Canada Centre are your most lucrative arenas in sports. What, no love for the Nassau Coliseum? [Forbes]

• Finally, do you have what it takes to be the Chicago Blackhawks mascot, Tommy Hawk? Tasks include convincing fans you're not the biggest embarrassment in sports and doing your best not to sleep with the hottest ice girls in the NHL. [Hockey Jobs]

Related: Hockey Fans, Gary Bettman, Commissioner for Life

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  1. wufpirate
    1. Posted by wufpirate Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:51 pm EDT

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    Is Drew Mindel of Illegal Curve in cahoots with Bomani Jones? Pile on the Canes whenever you get the chance, whydon'tya.
  2. Bubbabanjo
    2. Posted by Bubbabanjo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    Well for a while the Canes were giving pickup trucks away in raffles to get people in the door Hope it doesnt return to that. Wasnt a bad deal. Buy a ticket. Get a 1 on 5000 chance of winning a truck. (no one was there) If it does that really will be a toilet swirlie on the shirt.
    Wyshynski you stink!
  3. uh60autorot8r
    3. Posted by uh60autorot8r Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    Carolina Hurriturds
  4. repenttokyo
    4. Posted by repenttokyo Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:53 pm EDT

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    the writer of that Cane's article has obviously done his research:
    "Shouldn't all 45 people who go to Canes games be VIPs?"
    Once again, no one checks actual attendance before taking potshots.
  5. Mazarin
    5. Posted by Mazarin Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:24 pm EDT

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    Man - and I just got a new job.
  6. James Mirtle
    6. Posted by James Mirtle Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    "While this is currently a part-time opportunity, this position may have the potential to develop into a full time role with the organization."
    Just like Garth Snow!
  7. Sliding Pokecheck
    7. Posted by Sliding Pokecheck Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    Yeah well the Canes still have FAR better attendance than the Devils. HA!
  8. Matt
    8. Posted by Matt Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:18 pm EDT

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?year=2008
    Canes filled to 88.8% capacity and the Devils 88.3%.
    If that's "far" better, I have some swampland in Carolina I'd like to sell you.
  9. James M
    9. Posted by James M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Hey, I can remember when the Wings (Ilitch family) gave away cars at the games, when they first got the team. You do what you have to, to put people in the seats. We've had some dark days in Detroit too. It takes a long time to establish a fan base. You have to more or less grow up with it (hockey). If your father was a hockey fan, chances are, you'll be a fan. Carolina is going to have to wait til the kids that are starting to play now, grow up to be big hockey fans. Hockey in the south is going to take quite a while to catch on. The trick for teams is to last long enough for that to happen. It's a great game, and it should be able to sell itself, given time.
  10. joe
    10. Posted by joe Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:09 pm EDT

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    So... if I put the chicken costume on, and actually do sleep with on of those hotties, then a. do I have to wear the costume while doing the deed? and b. will I lose my job over it?
  11. mr bbb
    11. Posted by mr bbb Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    Somebody must like the Pens and Sidney Crosby, since they were the only team with over 100% road attendence at 105.5%. Some people may hate Crosby, but he appears to be helping the league by selling tickets. Sort of like the Tiger Woods affect. You may hate him, but you love watching him.
  12. Patrick
    12. Posted by Patrick Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:28 pm EDT

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    why do we have to see idiots like that WYSHYNSKI talking about hockey when the only hockey he played was on the internet, get another job loser you are talking about the Montreal Canadiens but how many teams do you see in the NHL with 24 Stanley Cups. If we have now this living room hockey it comes from USA started by the New york Rangers who wanted to buy Cups like they did with the Stinky rotten Yankees you have now, before you mention the Canadien well first start reading the history of the Montreal Canadien you stupid punk loser
  13. cristobal
    13. Posted by cristobal Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:24 pm EDT

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    Curtis Sanford is still in the league?
  14. Rio Guadalupe
    14. Posted by Rio Guadalupe Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:49 pm EDT

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    Man, we really really really run out of stuff to talk about by August! Can't even get a good Sundin rumor started!
  15. Whale4ever
    15. Posted by Whale4ever Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    @ Patrick A:
    And your point is???
  16. Hyphen
    16. Posted by Hyphen Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

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    I hate to do it but I agree with Repenttokyo up there about the people actually doing some research before attacking team attendance. Carolina was 20th in the league above teams like Boston, the Islanders, Washington, New Jersey, and LA. 20th isnt respectable, but the issue is more than one just plaguing the southern teams except Tampa Bay who manage to run in the top 10 even though they are in the south.
  17. joe customer
    17. Posted by joe customer Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:22 pm EDT

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    We invented cheerleaders in Hockey......we get no love for that......come on people.
    The Canes are in Raleigh, and no one in a different city, Durham---especially those going to a minor league b-ball game, is going to care about canes tickets in the middle of summer.
    Why does everyone hate the Canes---Jealous i guess cuz we've been to TWO CUPS w/ ONE CUP actually won. Oh you jealous Canadians! Sorry, we have good weather, hot girls in sun dresses for most of the year, and great tailgating!!!!!!! at hockey games cuz it's 75 degrees in December.
  18. Eric C
    18. Posted by Eric C Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance
    Anyone who wants to keep bashing the Hurricanes for their alleged "poor attendance" should start by bashing FLA, CHI, BOS, WAS, NYI, STL, PHX, ATL, NSH, NJD first. All have worse attendance records.
    And in my opinion, don't even bash them. If you don't know how to write about hockey, you write about attendance, right?
  19. Panda God
    19. Posted by Panda God Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:59 pm EDT

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    @ Patrick A~ Do they not teach punctuation in Canadian English? Or are you just stupid?
  20. ~jai~
    20. Posted by ~jai~ Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:21 pm EDT

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    Wow...someone tinkled in Patrick's Gretzky Honeycombs this morning...
  21. GoSharx
    21. Posted by GoSharx Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:37 pm EDT

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    What I'd like to do is some real thoughts on how to improve attendance rather than argue about it. I know at in a lot of towns, the 2 for 1 coupon would get snapped up, but if it's not popular in Carolina (who is running 20th in attendance as people have noted) then maybe that's just not the right route to go.
    In San Jose, we have a number of skating facilities and a couple of ice hockey leagues for the kids. But there are very few of those leagues anywhere but San Jose--one in Foster City, one in Fremont, I hope there are more, but my point is I don't know of them and I think maybe that's a good way to go, right? Get more of the local kids playing the sport?
  22. marto771
    22. Posted by marto771 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:09 pm EDT

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    I would love to get a hold of a few of them 2 for 1 ticket vouchers as I was a season ticket holder last year for the Canes but since have been transfered to the Charlotte area. But still think it is well worth the ride to see the Canes take there 3rd shot at Lord Stanley's Cup. But bottom line it should not be about rather the game is played down south or up north as long as people are in the seats to keep the game going. We all remember teams like the Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers. If there were people in the seats they would not have had to move south....
  23. Patrick R
    23. Posted by Patrick R Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:14 pm EDT

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    @ NHL Nut - The Northstars moved due to the almighty $$$$$$$$, it had nothing to due with attendance.
  24. timstr
    24. Posted by timstr Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    Ahhhhhh sweet Canada........Canada is America's hat......Canadian citizenship is like having your learner's permit to be citizen of the United States......dear sweet Canada......Canada is like Mexico but without the citizens trying to emigrate north.
  25. Daniel
    25. Posted by Daniel Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    Hey, the Stars will take Jussi Jokinen back for "future considerations"....
    And how can you say that hockey in the South is dead in the same post where you link to a Forbes article talking about the financial success of the AA Arena?

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