Monday, December 24, 2012

Day 93 - The AHL Teams, Part 1

Manchester Monarchs - It's a shame, really, and a tad ironic. They play in the Verizon Wireless Arena and the players can only afford Straight Talk.

Portland Pirates - In researching this Maine-based city, I found its description to be pretty close to that of Friendship, Maine from "Casper". I'd like to think that Christina Ricci and Devon Sawa are seen at the games of the Cumberland County Civic Center, which sounds more like a courthouse than a hockey arena.

Providence Bruins - The per capita income of Providence is $15,525 is heavily influenced by the pay scale of the Providence Bruins players: bottlecaps, arena food leftovers, and spare change in couches.

St. John's IceCaps - They play at the Mile One Center, whose biggest claim to fame is having the most convoluted sponsorship in the history of minor league sports and the cancellation of an NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Let me repeat that. Their most famous game didn't happen.

Worcester Sharks - As the farm team for San Jose, they spend the whole season prepare themselves for fizzling out in the playoffs, which is good, because it gives the DCU Center time to prepare for trade shows and kindergarten graduations.

Adirondack Phantoms - Currently located in the obscure city of Glens Falls, this team will be moving to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where their new 8500 seat arena will be able to fit all the Mennonites of the region.

Albany Devils - Double whammy. First, the team has to play in Albany .Then, the players risk getting called up to Jersey.

Bridgeport Sound Tigers - Rick DiPietro has a standing invitation to play here whenever he gets injured, which is all the time.

Connecticut Whale - The fan base for this team has doubled since the latest allegations in the UConn case.

Springfield Falcons - This is the feeder team for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Down the pipeline, there are players worse than those seen on the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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