Jacks on the Ropes (Hockey)

[Squirrel Kill]

With the last of Odessa's West Texas rivals moving down to junior hockey, you have to wonder how long until the jacks throw in the towel? I like having local hockey, I can't get into it on TV. I just have to worry; how long can a struggling franchise last with all its close rivals either folded or moved to junior hockey. Next year our closest Rival will be Austin 300 miles away followed by a DFW team and then Albuquerque. The

last days approach the Jacks. Doom is over the horizon, REPENT, REPENT JACKS FANS, REPENT.

[mjohn]

Hey the Penguins have a new arena comin,

Sorry for you

[Squirrel Kill]

Austin is going to fold after this season. There getting a new AHL team next year and the Ice Bats aren't going to try to compete after what happened to the Igies.

[Damage]

we have a ECHL team, the wildcatters www.wildcattershockey.com. a farm team for the houston aeros and the minnesota wild, one down from AHL. they have some really good talent come through. playoffs last year and league record winning streak this year, but not alot of people have taken to it, so their future is unknown. kinda sucks its the only alternative to football or basketball, other than baseball(which I hate), to go out and see

[Squirrel Kill]

Yea were a step bellow AHL also. The Jacks have been doing pretty good this year. They've already got there playoff spot tied up, but were still dead last in attendants.

I'm not sure if your interested since you said hockey was a alternative to football, or already know, but Beaumont has a Indoor Football team called the Drillers. They might move up to the same league as the Odessa team next year.

[Damage]

yeah ive never had a chance to go to a game. suprisingly enough, theres more coverage about the catters than the drillers. wierd for a texas town

[Squirrel Kill]

You should go check it out sometime. I think it's alot more fun to watch then normall football, espisially when your there in person. Pretty cheap just 10 bucks.

[Optics]

Let's go RED WINGS!

Let's go Griffins!

[Damage]

Well the catters are gone but they say another team will play at the arena, dont know at what level but Ill still have somewhere to go drink and yell at the opposing goalie. ohhh the good times

[Squirrel Kill]

I've heard CHL, but that might just be wishful thinking by CHL fans.

[Squirrel Kill]

Well more bad news. Looks like it's up in the air if Corpus will be back next season too. http://caller.com/news/2008/mar/02/state-of-the-rayz/

[Captain Salty]

geeez