I thought this may be of interest in response to the Warriors going to Edmonton, posted on another board 10-19-2005, 08:47 PM:
"Moose Jaw, Swift Current, and Prince Albert aren't going anywhere. They're community owned teams, and when the Oilers put some big money on the table to try and buy a WHL team a couple years back to move to Edmonton, none of these teams took it. Why? Because no one really makes any profit off of the sale. The benefits of having a local team far outweighed the little money each shareholder would've recieved.
Saskatchewan is absolutely maxed out for hockey franchises. The SJHL operates in the next largest string of communities and does quite well. Swift is smaller than Yorkton (the 5th largest Sask city), Lloyd, and North Battleford (I believe, or at least the Battlefords in general), but it is in such a remote location as far as other Sask communities that the WHL is really the only viable league option for them. Lloydminister and Yorkton are pretty fast growing communities, with Lloyd mainly expanding on the Alberta side due to tax differences, and could be potential WHL sites in the future, although Yorkton has the Terriers of the SJHL and Lloyd the Bobcats of the AJHL already. If you wanted a team close to Brandon, and move eastward, Yorkton is the only possible solution in Saskatchewan, and IMHO, Winnipeg is the only possible solution in Manitoba."[
What makes you so sure Moose Jaw is going to change their mind and sell out now?? It will take alot of hard work on the community and the club's part to make the new rink a reality, but I believe that if the Warrior's management puts more effort into media relations to boost interest in Warrior hockey, then they have a go at it.
I have to admit that I'm somewhat disappointed in their website. Being from out of town, I rely alot on what the media has to say and what I find on the website. I try to attend as many games as I can, but it's difficult when you live 6hrs away
Someone please tell me that I'm wrong in saying that the people in MJ don't seem too interested in their hockey team! I come on here and see loads of SC and Pats fans, but the Warrior fans seem to be few and far between and don't have a whole lot to say!! Where is the Warrior pride in that city!?
:burningma GET THE HELL OUT THERE AND CHEER YOUR TEAM ON!!!! THEY NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!! WARRIORS EAT WHEATIES FOR BREAKFAST!!!!