Tag Archives: relocation
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15 Teams that Changed Names Without Changing Cities
Last week, news leaked that the New Orleans Hornets are planning to change their name as soon as the 2013-14 NBA season. And that new name will be…? The Pelicans. Yep, like the bird. Of course, online reaction to the new name seems to have been mostly negative, with people complaining that the noble pelican [...]
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13 NHL Teams That No Longer Exist
It seems like most NHL fans are happy to see a team back in Winnipeg this season. I know I am. Still, it’s always a shame when one town’s gain has to be another’s loss. In an ideal world, teams would just stay in one damn place. You wouldn’t have teams leaving hockey-mad towns to [...]
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This Simpsons Clip Pretty Much Sums Up The Thrashers’ Move To Winnipeg (Video)
By now most of us have heard the story. The Atlanta Spirit ownership group was looking to sell the Atlanta Thrashers. True North Sports and Entertainment Group was looking to buy an NHL franchise. The two have since come to an agreement on the sale of the Thrashers, which means the franchise will now leave [...]
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Balsillie’s Bid To Buy and Move Coyotes Rejected
Total Pro Sports – With the NHL season over, there is now plenty of time to talk about the possibility of the Phoenix Coyotes moving North of the Boarder to Hamilton, Ontario. Well after yesterday’s court ruling, that issue has ended as well. Judge Redfield T. Baum announced in a 21 page decision that he [...]
