Monday Links: Outdoor Games in Hawaii Edition

by bradflick55 on Aug 29, 2011 2:56 PM CDT

Blues News

You see a picture of yourself in a boat floating down a river. A river that flows in two directions. Make that three. It's a magic river. You're reading Blues news in the paper, but the words are all upside down and in Spanish or something. You're floating down an eerie canal that leads to... The Scary Door.

NHL/Hockey News

A look at the teams who came into the league during the 1993 expansion. [Too Many Men on the Site]
Who are the most efficient GMs in the NHL? Dougie Armstrong made the top 5. [Puck Daddy]
America. 2012 Draft. America. [USA Today]
A crazy relocation scenario for the Islanders to move to... Hawaii?! [SB Nation]
With Sidney Crosby out with a concussion from behind The Scary Door, Steven Stamkos takes the top center spot in the NHL's fantasy rankings. [NHL.com]
Pre-season tickets in Canada are stupid insane. [Our Hometown]
The amount of outdoor games being held by non-NHL leagues and conferences is getting out of control, says Ryan Lambert. [Puck Daddy]
Smaller Canadian cities need more munay. Yeah, more munay, guy. [Edmonton Journal]

Other Stuff

It's okay to be scared of spiders. [Hyperbole and a Half]
Merry Christmas. [E-mails From an Asshole]
Babies suck. [Cracked]

Monday Video

Not safe for mind, it's dirty line dancing!

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As far as outdoor games go...

the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors should have an outdoor game near one of their respective arenas. Basketball is a winter sport, after all!

I’d actually go to a Bandits – Jr. Blues outdoor game, especially if it was for something goofy like the “I-55 Trophy” or some such nonsense. Heck, make it a round-robin tournament and add the Chicago Hitmen for giggles. Most of the NAHL outdoor games to show up in Alaska.

Let's Go Blues!
Support your local NAHL team. Seriously.

by Paperwork Ninja on Aug 29, 2011 3:32 PM CDT reply actions

Spiders are the wretch of existence.

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by Donut King on Aug 29, 2011 4:49 PM CDT reply actions

Relocation / expansion to Hawaii is not THAT crazy an idea...

If preliminary studies indicated that there was interest, why not?

Hawaii has no other professional sports team, so the only competition the Hawaii Islanders would get would be from UH football and basketball. Honolulu is a large enough metropolitan area to support a pro sports franchise.

Sure, there’d be logistics issues, but there are similar logistics issues in the minors and juniors with franchises in Alaska, and those issues are overcome easily enough. Schedule two or three teams in Hawaii at a time, and have each team play a couple of games over the course of a week or so.

It’s hardly any crazier a notion than the idea that was floated back in the 70’s and 80’s of expanding the NHL to Europe, and transportation logistics are further advanced now than they were 30-plus years ago.

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by Tomorrows Blues on Aug 29, 2011 4:53 PM CDT reply actions