The Whistler

Mitch Vig?

Last year the city lost $720,000 in the "event" fund, and won't tell us where aside from a $250,000 loss on the Neil Diamond concert. Shouldn't we know? They also lost the entire $380,000 raised with the hospitality tax. Now that's acceptable to use it for small subsidies but it leaves no money to handle routine maintenance like replacing the carpets. They also got a $600,000 injection of capital that was to go to upgrades on the building. They apparently paid for some Sioux banners and I couldn't tell what else we got for our money. (The outside banners are gone.) At the end of the year it came out that there was money loaned (from the city) to the Alerus in the amount of $872,000. The city council claimed they didn't know anything about it. They wrote that amount off this year. This year the city council through six million dollars more into the Alerus. We paid for those video boards because Steve Hyman said it would bring in $100-300K. They still only have the bud light and Altru ads (that we've had for years. In other words, we're not getting any additional revenue months after they should have been selling ads) They're going to rebuild the convention entry which makes me wonder why they let CanadInn tear it out. The comment about the Armory is looking at it the wrong way. That ($150,000)subsidy was all it was costing us(for the Armory). The Alerus cost us $8,000,000 last year. ($380,000 hospitality tax, $720,000 losses in the "event fund", $6.9 million for 3/4 sales tax on GF taxable sales) I'm trying to stick to facts in this.

In person I thought they looked washed out, the logo was too small and I don't like the stripes. The old uniform colors were vivid across the ice. Of course this is a personal taste, so everyone's going to have an opinion. But I don't like 'em.

New Jersey's: Do Not Want!

So their new racing cooler on ice game sets a new record for lame.

I used to post there. I like this better as it's a fun forum rather than a big argument.

Ben Blood.

I'm dedicating this years "Fire Hak" thread to Jim. Without him, it literally wouldn't be possible.

That's not good enough! Are we going to have to wait through a Lacrosse game?

This is a must win weekend for the Fighting Sioux to stay ahead in the exhibition season. It would be absolutely unacceptable for the team to come out flat. I know some of the Hak apologists will claim that the half the team isn't old enough to vote but that is not good enough on a Fighting Sioux Team. Is it too early for the "Fire Hak" thread?

He's ready for when Crosby goes down.

Ah Ess-pin, my favorite magazine.

He usually looks quit natty in his Buster Brown suits.

If I remember right that Rizzo's complaint wasn't that people gave her an hard time, but they were picking on George and his dandy suits. I can see why George would want to make a big deal about that.

Beer? I thought he drank wine coolers.

Goon will drive him around. All you have to do is keep him fed. Probably cheaper renting I guess.

My mom told me to stay away from your section. FAR away.

Yeah, you gotta love these guys. They work just as hard in practice and do everything they can to help the team knowing it's unlikely they'll get any significant playing time.

"Most popular guy on the Team." "During practice, he makes all of the stops." "He could start on some other teams in this league."

Thousands?

Sad.

I would suggest sentencing them to cleaning up their mess.

It is a cool hockey name. Still he must be scum after hanging out with Gwozdickey for 3 years and wanting to come back.

They could recruit some of the UND guys playing in Europe.