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daigong · « **Reply #1700 on:** June 05, 2011, 08:57:01 AM »

HOT PEG SHEETY BABES

they be cumming home too!

Fucking awesome vids Dean!! Hope y'all get those game 1 tix

Masa · « **Reply #1701 on:** June 05, 2011, 07:22:50 PM »

JFC · « **Reply #1702 on:** June 07, 2011, 05:22:26 AM »

Dammit, so much for a sweep.

kuno_thunder · « **Reply #1703 on:** June 07, 2011, 07:57:30 PM »

JFC · « **Reply #1704 on:** June 07, 2011, 08:45:45 PM »

Well, we all knew that there'd be scalpers trying to cash in on the NHL's return here. Glad to see that the True North guys are stepping up and doing something about the ones that they find.

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True North cancels some tickets
Safeguards in place to keep scalpers away
By: Geoff Kirbyson and Gabrielle Giroday

Posted: 06/7/2011 1:00 AM

Attention scalpers of NHL tickets -- True North Sports & Entertainment has got you in its crosshairs.

Scott Brown, director of corporate communications for Winnipeg's still-unnamed team, said Monday it has already cancelled a number of season ticket orders from people who didn't want to play by the rules.

"There are a number of checks and balances between now and the seat allocation process. People can be assured if they don't follow the proper steps, we will cancel the transaction," he said.

Brown declined to go into specific details about indiscretions but said some buyers weren't agreeing to the terms set out on the driveto13.com website.

"We told people there are a large number of legal stipulations that they must follow through on. As the vendor, we have the ability to cancel the transaction if we think it's not legitimate."

For every cancelled transaction, people at the top of a waiting list for tickets, which sold out on Saturday, will be contacted about buying the ducats.

Brown said fans need to realize all they have done is put down a deposit on the right to purchase a ticket. If they complete all the proper steps, they will own the tickets, he said.

Transfers aren't allowed during the first year, Brown said, but if a season-ticket holder with the Manitoba Moose can't afford NHL tickets and would like to transfer them to another person, True North will bring them both down and walk them through the process.

"For the first year, season-ticket holders are on the hook for all charges associated with the seats. We gave (Moose season-ticket holders) an exclusive pre-sale window. The loyalty that we've shown them, we expect them to show the responsibility back," he said.

Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen said it's not illegal for tickets to change hands at face value. However, it's illegal to sell the tickets for more than face value.

The province's Amusements Act has a section that says: "No person shall sell, barter or exchange for anything any ticket of admission to a place of amusement for a price or consideration greater than that paid or given (therefor) to the owner of the place of amusement to which it is an admission."

Police have pursued charges against those flouting the law in the past and may pursue charges in the future, Michalyshen said.

"We really want to caution people.... Like anything else, if the price is too low or if the price is exceedingly high, that should be the red flag," he said.

He said he wasn't aware of any formal complaints about scalping. He cautioned people about offering goods or services in exchange for tickets.

"That's not something that we would encourage," he said.

However, one farmer in southwestern Manitoba said he thought advertising extra cash online for scalped tickets gave him an edge.

Within hours of posting his online ad, he'd already made a verbal agreement to spend an estimated $7,000 getting the rights to two P5 tickets from another man, part of a $15,000 commitment.

"If you're going to sit around and try and do it all perfectly, jump through every single legal hoop, well, you're going to come in last and that's just the way it is," he said.

The farmer said he got flak from people who saw his online ad.

"When stuff goes out of people's price range, they get a little pissed off," he said.

Winnipegger Noel Zapotoczny, 32, wrote a message online chastising those trying to make a profit on season tickets as having "no heart, no passion and no love of the game.

"(For) those of us who (truly) have fond memories of the Jets and want to pass on the same memories to our children, it sickens us that (there) are people like you out there making these experiences either tainted or unaffordable. There are thousands of hard-working people out there that would fill the seats each and every game to cheer on our team," said the message.

People buying scalped tickets contribute to the problem, he said.

"People like that who are supporting it by paying the extra (amount are) giving these scalpers the more reason to do it," he said.

Brown said True North officials were surprised by the number of Moose season-ticket holders who purchased the maximum number of tickets. Those looking to scalp their tickets should realize that the practice is illegal and they could get arrested, he said.

People also should be careful if they're considering buying tickets on the secondary market, Brown said. In the past, people have bought tickets online only to discover they're fakes.

True North has targeted scalpers outside MTS Centre in the past and taken legal action against them, Brown said.

"We expect to do more of that this year," he said.

geoff.kirbyson@freepress.mb.ca gabrielle.giroday@freepress.mb.ca

FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/true-north-cancels-some-tickets-123310718.html

Mugen · « **Reply #1705 on:** June 09, 2011, 06:14:17 AM »

Win with Luongo, Lose with Luongo!

Tom Green · « **Reply #1706 on:** June 13, 2011, 04:19:43 AM »

Go Vancouver Go!!

daigong · « **Reply #1707 on:** June 14, 2011, 06:56:25 AM »

FUCK LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU WTH. Better start Schneider! He can't handle the Boston Clam Chowder!

Setting up a classic on WED now! Don't give up Honger!

not as bad as the Horton hit but shit Raymond prolly out for Game 7

kuno_thunder · « **Reply #1708 on:** June 14, 2011, 07:12:58 AM »

What time is it? Fifteen past Luongo.

JFC · « **Reply #1709 on:** June 14, 2011, 08:48:55 PM »

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Ottawa Senators name former Detroit assistant Paul MacLean new head coach
By: The Canadian Press
Posted: 06/14/2011 10:07 AM

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have a new coach, and with him, a new philosophy.

The team named Paul MacLean as its new head coach Tuesday and the 53-year-old made it immediately clear how he plans on running things in the nation's capital.

"I think it's important in the NHL today that the coach and players communicate," MacLean told reporters at a news conference in Ottawa. "Communication with the players is important in empowering them and having them invest in what you're trying to do and what you're trying to accomplish.

"It's not me against them, it's us — the Ottawa Senators — against the rest of the league."

The Senators fired Cory Clouston and two assistants in April after the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

Clouston was criticized throughout his tenure with the Senators for being too hard on his players and too rigid in his systems.

"After a poor season, the need for change was obvious," general manager Bryan Murray said. "I felt Paul fit the profile (of what the Senators need behind the bench). He'd been a player, been a head coach, been an assistant coach in the National Hockey League. He's been a winner everywhere he's been.

"I think he brings energy, experience, expertise and people skills, most importantly."

MacLean spent the past five years as an assistant in Detroit, helping the team win the Stanley Cup in 2008. He and Red Wings coach Mike Babcock also worked together for two years in Anaheim, taking the Ducks to the Stanley Cup final in 2003 when Murray was the team's GM.

"I believe the National Hockey League is a fast and physical league and the game needs to be played that way," MacLean said. "You have to be able to skate the whole rink, so we're going to skate the rink, play good defence, but we're going to attack the net and make sure we're putting pressure on the opposition."

MacLean spent 11 seasons in the NHL, playing in 719 games for Winnipeg, Detroit and St. Louis from 1980-91. He finished with 324 goals and 349 assists.

MacLean is the fourth head coach to serve under Murray in Ottawa.

Clouston, John Paddock and Craig Hartsburg have all been handed their walking papers.

Murray coached the Senators from 2005-07. He was promoted to general manager the following season, but took over behind the bench for the fired Paddock in 2007-08 before moving upstairs again the following season.

"Paul represents a big part of the change we needed to bring to our hockey club," Senators owner Eugene Melnyk said in a statement. "The fact is we are a very different looking hockey team compared to a year ago. Bryan and I agreed it was important for him to bring in someone who is a solid communicator, can easily build a strong rapport with our players and has a proven track record of winning NHL games and Stanley Cups."

FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/ottawa-senators-name-former-detroit-assistant-paul-maclean-new-head-coach.html

Nice to see he's still rockon' the 'stache.

kuno_thunder · « **Reply #1710 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:59:15 AM »

Masa · « **Reply #1711 on:** June 16, 2011, 05:00:33 AM »

Congrats, Bruins! Tim Thomas you da man!

Saburo · « **Reply #1712 on:** June 16, 2011, 05:46:52 AM »

Riots in Vancouver... Remarkable.

jaysonnj · « **Reply #1713 on:** June 16, 2011, 06:02:28 AM »

I'm pretty sure Moog started all this

Asmodai · « **Reply #1714 on:** June 16, 2011, 06:22:22 AM »

Just terrible. How much is this really connected to the game though? It seems people just wanted to riot.

Mugen · « **Reply #1715 on:** June 16, 2011, 10:29:48 AM »

Mason Raymond out till November if lucky. Broke his back.

Most people that started the riot went there already pre planned to start a riot. That's why you see some of them came prepared with scarf and baseball bats with em. Others just joined in because of group mentality. It's settled now though, most people are gone.

daigong · « **Reply #1716 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:16:35 PM »

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK when I tweeted at you that y'all gonna riot, I was joking.

London Drugs trending? Shit man, those fucking idiots gonna all get arrested but the video you tweeted was hilarious....the flash job nut job, lol damn they took it down

but really, Luongo didn't really have much support when fucking guys are just let in to slide right at him or the Sedin Sisters crashing into him when he's trying to glove the puck. DAMN Feel your pain Honger.

Mugen · « **Reply #1717 on:** June 17, 2011, 10:06:29 AM »

Reanimation · « **Reply #1718 on:** June 19, 2011, 07:23:34 PM »

somebody stupid enough to put it on youtube and show all their faces.

JFC · « **Reply #1719 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:45:32 PM »

From the DJ of the morning show run by a local radio station here in Peg Sheety.

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My Hockey Pledge: No Riot.
Posted By: Ace Burpee ace@hot103.astral.com · 6/16/2011 2:37:00 PM

Our day is going to come. Winnipeg will make it to the Stanley Cup Final. What will not happen, should you take the pledge... is a riot. Last night in Vancouver should never happen here. Let's prepare accordingly. Party, yes. Riot, no.

Just click on the COMMENT box below and copy and paste the following statment into the comment box with your name on it...

I (your name here), as a super awesome Manitoban vow that when Winnipeg makes the Stanley Cup final, and we will, that win or lose I will not riot.

LINK - http://www.hot103live.com/Blog/aceburpee/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10251980

Now while I think that it's awfully presumptuous for us to be doing this at this point in time, considering that we JUST got an NHL team again...what the hay:
I, JFC, as a super awesome Manitoban vow that when Winnipeg makes the Stanley Cup final, and we will, that win or lose I will not riot.