Houston Ice Honkies

Can we change the name to the 'Chupacabra'!?! Sign me up for a jersey if so.

Willy Wonka said:

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Seabreeze said:

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmacramalla/2021/12/02/the-arizona-coyotes-are-for-sale-and-could-move-to-houston/

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Is anyone paying attention to the last 5 words in this tweet? "A new arena in Houston."?

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Think he means new venue as in Toyota Center.

Yeah thats what I took it as too. Hockey wouldn't need an arena of its own. Plenty of teams share with an NBA team:

Dallas, Denver, DC, Detroit, NYC, Boston, Philly, Chicago, LA

That and Tilman already owns the lease on the Toyota center. So moving the team here really cost him nothing.

ATM9000 said:

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My favorite annual Houston Sports news cycle event: The NHL might come here story.

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Sets right up for when college football regular season ends, the Texan's season is a raging dumpster fire as usual, the Rockets once again prove irrelevant, and, for good measure, the Dynamo has ended yet another feckless campaign finishing bottom of the MLS-west table and long out of the US Open Cup.

I think that's most likely what he meant as well. It just seems that if "new arena" means a different arena in another town, it's a little redundant.

Agreed

It is absolutely redundant, but in context of the Coyotes situation their biggest hurdle in staying in the Phoenix area is finding an arena to play in. Glendale kicked them out due to unpaid rent. The Suns arena can physically host hockey games, but its an odd setup where one end would have no lower seating and the ive seen photos where the upper deck at that end cant even see the goal from their seats. Plus I doubt the Suns want to share space.So i can see how someone reporting on the Coyotes would use the words new arena as what the Coyotes need is a new home. Not a new building from scratch.

Seabreeze said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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Seabreeze said:

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmacramalla/2021/12/02/the-arizona-coyotes-are-for-sale-and-could-move-to-houston/

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Is anyone paying attention to the last 5 words in this tweet? "A new arena in Houston."?

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Think he means new venue as in Toyota Center.

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The Toyota Center and Gila River Arena are the same age. So it can't really be about the arena itself.

They're working on a proposed new arena along the Salt River in Tempe. Not sure if that's going to happen but it's in the works.

Toyota Center is new when you have no home

The team has been trying to build a new $2 billion arena and mixed-use development on a waste disposal site in Tempe. Not only has this upset nearby Sky Harbor Airport, which says such development would interfere with its flight pattern, but it only bolstered rumors that the team might move to another city. The owner of the NBA's Houston Rockets is actively seeking an NHL team for his hockey-ready Toyota Center, and rumors have connected the Coyotes to that plan.
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/rebrand-nhl-arizona-coyotes-hispanic-fans/

jetch17 said:

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Osteen on ice!

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Maybe he'll choose to be Arizona's problem and move Lakewood to the Glendale arena and we can put hockey back into the Summit!

https://theathletic.com/news/coyotes-could-be-locked-out-of-home-arena-by-city-of-glendale-for-unpaid-arena-charges-delinquent-tax-bills/ArAVPFTj0LId/

The City of Glendale is threatening to lock the Arizona Coyotes out of Gila River Arena due to unpaid charges, per @KatieJStrang.

The tax lien notice is reportedly for more than $1.3M.

The team has until Dec. 20th to pay the invoices or employees will be denied arena access. pic.twitter.com/KpfrSRE00X

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) December 9, 2021

Oh my...

Looks like the bandidos

That team has the wrong colors, but they do have an extensive minor league system

I don't give a **** what they would be called, but bring hockey back to Houston. This straight. white, gun owning, republican male loves him some hockey.

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I had an old neighbor who used to go to Aeros games back in the mid-70s and he told me that the crowds were absolutely insane.

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So true. Gordie Howe and his sons...but the best (beast) was Terry Ruskowski . So many fights....so crazy.

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I had an old neighbor who used to go to Aeros games back in the mid-70s and he told me that the crowds were absolutely insane.

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So true. Gordie Howe and his sons...but the best (beast) was Terry Ruskowski . So many fights....so crazy.

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Loved the Howes ... they are who got me interested in hockey as a kid. But man, Terry Ruskowski was a bad ass. Little guy with a big mustache who wasn't afraid of anyone.

The Beef01 said:

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Sure does feel like you're crossing over a line where the NHL has to step-in and force the sale/relocation...some of this arena stuff feels like PR cover for something that's already a Fait Accompli.

Never seen anything like this before in Houston....unless you count the ol' "Oh, look at this patch of turf here before this preseason game....we can't play on this! This stadium is a joke, we need to move!"

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Exactly, the old "our hands were tied, really sorry for our fans" to be able to keep doing business in town without getting the Bud Adams treatment.

Seems like would be a great opportunity for another city to welcome them in with a venue to finish the the season. Then just hang on to it.

Went to one Aeros game when I was at A&M, Dub Miller played a concet right after the game as well. Good times. /****ter

This is why they moved the Yotes to the Central Division this year. Making way for the Houston move.

The Beef01 said:

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Sure does feel like you're crossing over a line where the NHL has to step-in and force the sale/relocation...some of this arena stuff feels like PR cover for something that's already a Fait Accompli.

Never seen anything like this before in Houston....unless you count the ol' "Oh, look at this patch of turf here before this preseason game....we can't play on this! This stadium is a joke, we need to move!"

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To be fair…

The dome turf was awful.

The Beef01 said:

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Sure does feel like you're crossing over a line where the NHL has to step-in and force the sale/relocation...some of this arena stuff feels like PR cover for something that's already a Fait Accompli.

Never seen anything like this before in Houston....unless you count the ol' "Oh, look at this patch of turf here before this preseason game....we can't play on this! This stadium is a joke, we need to move!"

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That Oilers "game" was the last one my dad ever took me to. I remember sitting there for what felt like forever while some old guy with a radio and headphones was filling us in on what everyone was staring at on the turf.