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Post by joelzillmanwpg on May 15, 2009 13:28:29 GMT -5
Dear Hockey Fans,
Thank you for taking the time to sign up to MakeItSeven.ca. I want you to know, from one passionate hockey fan to another, I really appreciate it.
Since I announced my offer to buy the Phoenix Coyotes, the response and support I have received from across Canada has been overwhelming. Within hours, more than 10,000 people had signed up at MakeItSeven.ca and every day thousands of Canadians continue to add their names and their support. Today more than 120,000 people have joined MakeItSeven.ca. Many of you have contacted me with suggestions and advice on a number of matters related to our mission to bring another NHL team to Canada. I appreciate all of it.
While we are early in the process, I am more optimistic than ever that we are one step closer to bringing another NHL team to Southern Ontario and to Canada. I am excited to announce that two iconic Canadian brands, Home Hardware and Labatt, both supporters of hockey across this country, have joined the Make It Seven campaign. The MakeItSeven.ca website is also up and running today as our campaign hub. Through the site you, the fans, will have an opportunity to shape the Make It Seven campaign by uploading your own content, interacting with each other and getting regular updates on our progress. Please take the time to visit MakeItSeven.ca again and continue to participate in this important movement. For those of you who want to follow the progress in other ways, we have also set up an official Twitter account as @makeitseven.
Thanks again for your support. Please contact all of your friends and family and ask them to sign up with you. Together, with our partners Home Hardware and Labatt and passionate Canadian hockey fans from coast to coast, we can make it happen. Together, we can make it seven!
Jim
Jim Balsillie
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This is what we need in Winnipeg!
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Post by selanne405 on May 15, 2009 17:44:55 GMT -5
Ya i got that to looks like hes gettin some solid corperate support
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Post by joelzillmanwpg on May 16, 2009 17:08:53 GMT -5
Dear Hockey Fans,
I hope you are enjoying the holiday long weekend. I wanted to take a moment of your time as a passionate hockey fan to let you know about the latest developments in our bid to bring a seventh NHL franchise to Canada.
Last week, the NHL filed a motion with the bankruptcy court in Phoenix which argued, in part, that scheduling issues made it impossible to fulfill the main condition of my offer to buy the Phoenix Coyotes, that is to bring the team to Hamilton and to begin NHL-scheduled play this fall.
I say to all Canadians, but in particular to the many Hamilton and Southern Ontario supporters of our bid: my commitment to bringing an NHL team to Hamilton remains. It's my firm commitment to Hamilton hockey fans. It's the best un-served hockey market in the world and it deserves an NHL team.
If bringing an NHL team to Hamilton means needing to remove a scheduling impediment to my bid to purchase the Coyotes franchise, I am willing to do what is necessary to assist the NHL in order to get us to our ultimate goal. That is why I have indicated to the bankruptcy court, in reply to the NHL's argument, that if beginning NHL play in Hamilton this fall truly creates a scheduling impediment, I am willing to remove that impediment and leave the team in Phoenix for one additional season.
I know you share with me our end goal here - to bring a seventh NHL franchise to Canada, and specifically to Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. I appreciate that support. We're focused on making that happen, and making it seven. So stay tuned and I will keep you up to date with the latest developments.
Again, thank you for taking the time to sign up to MakeItSeven.ca. Please contact all of your friends and family and ask them to sign up with you. Together we can make it happen.
Jim
Jim Balsillie
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Post by Brent on May 16, 2009 17:20:26 GMT -5
I wrote back to him this time... All I said was:
Make it Winnipeg.
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Post by Neil on May 17, 2009 0:41:15 GMT -5
I wonder what 'scheduling issues ' means?
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Post by JETStender on May 28, 2009 17:53:17 GMT -5
Dear Hockey Fans, I am writing to thank you again for your support and update you on the latest in our "full speed ahead" drive to bring a seventh NHL franchise to Canada. Yesterday, Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes filed documents in court confirming his receipt of our offer to purchase the team for US$212.5 million, that the offer expires June 30, 2009 and that it is conditional upon moving the team to southern Ontario. We learned that the court has moved up its date to hear arguments on the question of relocation to June 9th and Judge Baum has said he will rule on this issue shortly after. If he rules the team can be relocated, the Judge has also indicated he will move the date of the auction we have asked for up to June 22nd. We have maintained from the beginning that we need to be in control of the team by then to know if we can move it this year, or if we have to keep it in Glendale for another year and then move it to its new home, Copps Coliseum, where we have secured the rights to a long-term lease. We are moving ahead. In the days ahead, I will have more exciting details to share with you about bringing this team to Canada.
In the meantime, we need our voices to be heard. Currently, we have over 130,000 people signed up www.makeitseven.ca and we need to reach out to hockey lovers throughout Canada and the world to expand our movement. If each of you were able to get one friend to sign up, we could mobilize over a quarter of a million people in an online movement.
Click here if you wish to utilize our "Tell A Friend" tool to reach out to your own circle of influence and let our voice be heard.
Jim
Jim Balsillie
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Post by mrconfusion87 on May 28, 2009 20:26:02 GMT -5
I didn't bother signing up on Makeitseven.ca because it seems to be too focused on Hamilton getting a team rather than ANY Canadian city!
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Post by Jari on May 28, 2009 20:46:57 GMT -5
I didn't bother signing up on Makeitseven.ca because it seems to be too focused on Hamilton getting a team rather than ANY Canadian city! Same here!
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Post by Believer on May 28, 2009 21:47:04 GMT -5
I didn't bother signing up on Makeitseven.ca because it seems to be too focused on Hamilton getting a team rather than ANY Canadian city! Same here! I did initially sign up because I thought I could leave a comment. When I got this email today I hit the unsubscribe button on the bottom and it asked for a reason why I was unsubscribing, and I printed in......Becuase I support Winnipeg, not Hamilton! I would encourage you all to do the same....if for no other reason to send a message......
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Post by pbonomo on May 29, 2009 9:25:44 GMT -5
I hadn't signed up for it in the first place, because I didn't want to be falsely counted in their stats...
I sent a message through Twitter, instead: fixxed@makeitseven "Make It Seven" = seven NHL teams in Canada? Or should it really be "Make It Three In Ontario, The Rest Of Canada Be Damned"?
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Post by ~Jiffy~ on Jun 4, 2009 15:41:09 GMT -5
YOu know we can or the Mods for the site, Darren would be perfect....can write on that site, and list reasons why Winnipeg should be considered. I think it is worth a shot!!! I know it prolly won't happen with him, but at least we should try.
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Post by ~Jiffy~ on Jun 4, 2009 15:54:26 GMT -5
I signed up and put my rant on... it wasn't mean, just saying I wish Winnipeg would be considered and if not, congrats to Hamilton, we will see you in the playoffs!! (Cause I know we will be there eventually) Maybe I will stick on there for awhile and see if any responses come from it. But I will eventually log off and do the same. I think we should all do it.. I totally agree... I am sure some people will see the posts of unsubscribing and the same reasons!!!
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Post by DEATHBYPOPCORN1990 on Jun 6, 2009 4:08:25 GMT -5
I chew them out every time I get an email, nasty nasty stuff, I cant repeat it here..............
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