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Post by blackthorne on Feb 23, 2005 17:33:05 GMT -5
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Post by joelzillmanwpg on Feb 23, 2005 18:27:37 GMT -5
A recap of Pete Karmanos letter to Hurricanes fans:
"Dear Canes fans,
I hope I can dig myself out of this mass debt I have emassed over the 7 years of the Canes' existance. I seriously don't know what is wrong with you people! I bring you the best pro hockey league in the world, and your lame-a$$ Governor won't even reimburse me for my losses.
The Raleigh area should make a lifesize statue of me, and place it at city hall. I should be treated like a god here. I still bang my head against the wall every night and ask myself: 'What was I smoking when I left the Hartford area?' You people disgust me! I make more money than all of you combined. You should thank the good lord you have NHL hockey here.
PS: If you don't make that statue, I'll move the team to Oklahoma City!"
Pete Karmanos Jr, CEO, Compuserve Inc.
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Post by WinnipegJets17 on Feb 25, 2005 18:51:59 GMT -5
;D LMFAO ;D
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Post by AO8/EM71 on Feb 25, 2005 20:47:17 GMT -5
Dear Canes fans, The Raleigh area should make a lifesize statue of me, and place it at city hall. I should be treated like a god here. I still bang my head against the wall every night and ask myself: 'What was I smoking when I left the Hartford area?' You people disgust me! I make more money than all of you combined. You should thank the good lord you have NHL hockey here. PS: If you don't make that statue, I'll move the team to Oklahoma City!" Pete Karmanos Jr, CEO, Compuserve Inc. Haha, hilarious. I hope someday he has a layover flight in Hartford.. oh the bloodbath.. ;D
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Post by FrontierSaga on Mar 6, 2005 1:44:07 GMT -5
That guy killed the Hartford Whalers and its fans..if he ever steps back into Hartford again he will get shot! He pissed on the history and should never be an owner again...that idiot who runs the Capitals is one big idiot as well...NICE FIRE SALE WASHINGTON...enjoy the basement of the league!
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Post by hatrick007 on Mar 8, 2005 15:00:24 GMT -5
My true opinion is that words mean nothing anymore in the NHL. You can say something, and do something completely opposite the next day. examples: NHLPA: "We will never accept a cap!" Cap up your arse! Gary Bettman: "I love hockey!" Yeah... right . I'm sure you love your paycheque.... The Hockey News: "There will be a deal done this weekend! Lemieux and Gretzky will be there!" No deal, no truth, all Go Jets Go. I could go on more if you want... So saying that you will keep a team in Nash-o-lina and actually doing it are two different things. He is not going to come out and say "Well lets hope we can get this CBA worked out so I can move the team to Winnipeg!"
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Post by AO8/EM71 on Mar 8, 2005 16:16:24 GMT -5
The Hockey News: "There will be a deal done this weekend! Lemieux and Gretzky will be there!" No deal, no truth, all bullGo Jets Go. I will never read Hockey News again. What a travesty...
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Post by icecoldian on Mar 8, 2005 16:22:11 GMT -5
agreed.
Not to mention, when the Jets were getting ready to fly south, i remember listening to the radio and hearing The Jets are guarnteed to stay another 10 years. That quickley changed to 2, and then they left after 1.
If anyone says they are here to stay, it means nothing other than good intentions.
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Post by hatrick007 on Mar 8, 2005 23:17:18 GMT -5
agreed. Not to mention, when the Jets were getting ready to fly south, i remember listening to the radio and hearing The Jets are guarnteed to stay another 10 years. That quickley changed to 2, and then they left after 1. If anyone says they are here to stay, it means nothing other than good intentions. That and trying to get the fans to invest in the team, ie. season tix next season.
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Post by RemyShanx on Mar 9, 2005 10:52:25 GMT -5
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Post by vivianmb on Mar 9, 2005 21:32:49 GMT -5
that sums up both of those owners.wirtz and jacobs are both nasty old scrooges with not a nice bone in their body
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Post by HartfordWhalers on Apr 2, 2005 8:51:57 GMT -5
I once read a letter from Karmanos to Hurricane fans on a Hartford Whalers fan site that somebody had found....
The Letter was from the a few years ago (before Stanley Cup year I think) and in it Karmanos referred to the Carolina fans as the greatest in Hockey.. I mean come on...I know you have to pat your fans on the back for good PR but the "greatest" fans in Hockey??? I live in Northern Virginia and I love the Capitals, but I know D.C. area fans are not the greates in Hockey.
Carolina...lol...Greatest fans in Hoceky....good joke Peter, good joke.
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