I've had different people tell me they voted for Fighting Hawks because the logo looks like the Sioux logo, because they can at least keep the Fighting part of the name, and because Hawks stands for How About We Keep Sioux. Don't shoot the messenger.
So disgusted that the whole process has come down to this. I almost wish the consultants/committee had just come out and said, "There will be a nickname. Which bird should we pick?"
The south end boundary for Central east of Washington is 24th Avenue South. And I believe the area around Ben Franklin attends Central as well? So it has changed. I do like the idea of using Washington and Demers as the boundary. The district did an extensive demographic study a few years ago, so the info. should be available to see how this would work.
At the pre-game party before the game at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. He had his kids with him, and was walking around the room, thanking fans for being there. You could just tell - loves his family, loves Sioux hockey.