Popular Post cuporbust Posted July 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2021 Hey guys. Just listening to Benning on 650 talk about how many depth players that want to play in Western Canada are now signing here because weither they play for Van, or Abby, they will be in BC now. He mentioned he hadn't realized the importance of that before. Just curious how big of a deal u think moving our AHL team to abbotsford is? 3 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 It's huge, and if you look at some of the 400k + 2 way deals handed out it shows a real effort to have a good farm system in place. If Abby can be competive and bring in good revenue, paying solid AHL players well I think will benefit everybody. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I would say living 45 minutes from Vancouver is better than middle of nowhere Utica, Manitoba, or Chicago. Both NHL and AHL players can have their families nearby for the entirety of their contract barring any trades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleboy Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Having good depth in your AHL and keeping them in your back yard is a big deal. It is also a marketing bonanza. If the team is good. It will become very important to stock it from the draft . Hopefully it encourages them to keep their picks . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 This is definitely a big deal. The big team benefits, the farm team benefits, the players benefit, the communities benefit. This is a winning scenario for all involved. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, 250Integra said: I would say living 45 minutes from Vancouver is better than middle of nowhere Utica, Manitoba, or Chicago. Both NHL and AHL players can have their families nearby for the entirety of their contract barring any trades. Yeah the guys playing in Abbotsford can even live in Coquitlam or Burnaby and make the 30-45 minute drive to Abby. They'd only be 30 minutes away from downtown Vancouver as well. I'm sure their families would enjoy living on the West Coast versus Utica or Manitoba. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alflives Posted July 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2021 Guys likely felt lost down in Utica, and like they had little chance to get a shot at the big club. Now they will feel part of a club, and have a shot. Great move by Benning to bring the team to Abby. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 that's something I had never though of either. I was thinking how players who don't have to clear waivers, or even at times ones that do, if that becomes necessary, it would be way more simple to just travel down the road to Abby. No jet lag or delay coming back either. Which also makes the team overall more flexible for Green. Those decisions become more hockey decisions than logistic ones now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, cuporbust said: Hey guys. Just listening to Benning on 650 talk about how many depth players that want to play in Western Canada are now signing here because weither they play for Van, or Abby, they will be in BC now. He mentioned he hadn't realized the importance of that before. Just curious how big of a deal u think moving our AHL team to abbotsford is? Yep. Heard that on the radio as well. Fringe NHLers/AHLers that are from Western Canada now have a good place to sign/play while taking in consideration of their families. It's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted July 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Alflives said: Guys likely felt lost down in Utica, and like they had little chance to get a shot at the big club. Now they will feel part of a club, and have a shot. Great move by Benning to bring the team to Abby. it seems to be paying dividends already. We'll see how it goes once the microscope is on them but so far the interest has been great. Very smart move to hold training camp there too. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleboy Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Maybe they can put up some banners in the rafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Seems a great move. Also feel best done now, after 6, 7 yrs in Utica. This allowed JB time to build a worthwhile stash of youth for three tiers of teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Fist Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 One day Jake virtanen will play there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseBlue Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 It's a great move considering that they can utilize personnel that are close by rather than across the continent. It's also a great thing for the fans to watch the baby team close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EP Phone Home Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 This was something that was a problem for a long time with the franchise. We had the Manitoba Moose for awhile. But in 2009 when Abbotsford got the flames farm team. It was a missed opportunity. But we had a good relationship with the Moose so it made sense to stay. However when the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg it forced the Canucks farm hand to move out of town. We didn't have a better location in Chicago with the Wolves so we moved to Utica. While further we had some success there, went to a Calder cup final and the fans loved the team there. But finally we are where we need to be and the valley is an affordable and desirable place to play and live. Happy that it we are already seeing benefits to the new home even before the first puck has dropped. Now we don't have to have any heart attacks when a goalie goes down and we have to emergency call Chris Levesque from the UBC thunder birds. Instead just get the call down to the farm, literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Iron Fist said: One day Jake virtanen will play there On Montreal's or Buffalo's farm team....maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Iron Fist said: One day Jake virtanen will play there Virtanen might very well “play” in Abbotsford one day. It just might end up being at a certain place about 3 minutes drive from the AHL barn, located at 33344 King Road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKNuck96 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 2:25 AM, EP Phone Home said: This was something that was a problem for a long time with the franchise. We had the Manitoba Moose for awhile. But in 2009 when Abbotsford got the flames farm team. It was a missed opportunity. But we had a good relationship with the Moose so it made sense to stay. However when the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg it forced the Canucks farm hand to move out of town. We didn't have a better location in Chicago with the Wolves so we moved to Utica. While further we had some success there, went to a Calder cup final and the fans loved the team there. But finally we are where we need to be and the valley is an affordable and desirable place to play and live. Happy that it we are already seeing benefits to the new home even before the first puck has dropped. Now we don't have to have any heart attacks when a goalie goes down and we have to emergency call Chris Levesque from the UBC thunder birds. Instead just get the call down to the farm, literally. In principle yes , but with the Canucks road schedule and the likely schedule for the AC I doubt they will both be in the same area at the same time. I think the easy recall issue is a misnomer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 7/28/2021 at 4:37 PM, kilgore said: that's something I had never though of either. I was thinking how players who don't have to clear waivers, or even at times ones that do, if that becomes necessary, it would be way more simple to just travel down the road to Abby. No jet lag or delay coming back either. Which also makes the team overall more flexible for Green. Those decisions become more hockey decisions than logistic ones now. They can run with a reduced roster on home stands to bank more cap space too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Is it similar to the nhl where provincial/state taxes apply to salary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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