fromtherink.com - 12/22/2008
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The prices keep getting cheaper and cheaper for tickets. For five years I purchased full season tickets. In most years it was my primary entertainment expenditure. To have NHL season tickets was a dream of mine since I was a 15-year-old kid envious of those ticket holders in Joe Louis ...
ajc.com - 12/23/2008
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ajc.com —
A day after the longest night of the
year, Atlanta’s hockey team took a long winter’s nap....
The Thrashers slept soundly in front of a Philips Arena crowd announced as 16,413 people, and with the lamp behind their net lighting half a dozen times. They ...
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Thrashers 'outplayed' in loss to Leafs
community.post-gazette.com - 12/18/2008
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community.post-gazette.com —
A preview of the Thrashers . Record: 10-16-4
Leading Scorer: Ilya Kovalchuk, 31 points (11 goals, 20...
assists). Last Game: 4-1 win at Ottawa Tuesday . Former Penguins forward Colby Armstrong scored two goals. Last Game against the ...
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About the Thrashers - 12-18-08
ajc.com - 12/26/2008
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ajc.com —
Thrashers general manager Don Waddell faces a lot
of challenges: Improving a 12-18-4 team that stands 13th...
of 15 in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, selling tickets and sponsorships during a recession and giving fans a reason to think something will ...
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Q&A w/ Thrashers GM Don Waddell
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Preview: Maple Leafs at A Dying Franchise
Pension Plan Puppets —
... James highlighted some of his work this morning as he looked at the slow demise of the franchise. Most of it can be traced to the work of one Mr. Don Waddell: ...
A Minor League Disappearing Act
The Sporting Blog —
... over the weekend, James Mirtle took a detailed look at how the Atlanta Thrashers have seen their fanbase trickle into the ether. James does a great job outlining exactly how it's all gone wrong in Atlanta, but you can simply sum things up in one line: when it comes to attendance in major league sports, winning solves a lot of other problems. ...
Atlanta incoming: Please, for Christmas, just one win?
Lighthouse Hockey —
... Chronicle | Blueland Outsider
Another thing about the last two meetings: a little bit of empathy for the Thrasher fan worked its way into the Lighthouse Hockey game previews. The reason is simple and understandable: Hockey fans are passionate wherever they are, and to have one's team mismanaged or its market abused is something no fan deserves. Yes, even Rangers fans those people.
With that in mind, if you didn't see it when Mirtle expanded on it, the Thrashers blogger The Falconer has gone into ...
Waddell Pre-Draft Interview
Sports Page Atlanta —
... Falconer - 3 comments Trade Deadline: Can Waddell Salvage His Reputation? Mar 2009 by The Falconer - 7 comments Around SB Nation Thrashers lawsuit holds fans hostage Feb 2009 from From The Rink - 26 comments Game Day: Atlanta Thrashers @ Florida Panthers Jan 2009 from Litter Box Cats - 6 comments Preview: Maple Leafs at A Dying Franchise Dec 2008 from Pension Plan Puppets - 7 comments Atlanta: A case study in how to kill a fan base Dec 2008 from From The Rink - 30 ...
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