Quebec Islanders?
Free lunches going to get harder and harder to find.
I live in Connecticut now, and still get annoyed at all of the Whalers nostalgia that people have. I'm afraid that if the Islanders do move to Hartford I'll have to dump my loyalty. Especially if they re-brand them as the Whalers.
Ick.
Your comment brought a friendly grin to my face. I quickly checked on what might be a burgeoning controversy even there. All hockey mad of course. As you will know it was 1995 when the franchise of the Nordiques went to Colorado. Colorado then won the Stanley Cup.
Not to bring politics into it, but sport often seems like ALL politics. The Mayor of Quebec City said they would go ahead and build a sport worthy arena and be darned to all (or whatever it is in French). A Mr Bettman of the NHL, told them to the effect, that anyone who builds and arena and expects the NHL to grace them with a franchise might be unlucky.
Meantime our new Conservative government is playing footsie. Wondering about the massive vote potential if they ante up some cash- or the rest of Canada howling blue murder at more pork for Quebec.
Still, back to the subject at hand. We could be seeing the end of an era. Lavish outlays of public monies for sport franchises. Who knows? Does Nassau herald the turning of the worm? LOL
Hamilton.