I was indeed. Susan and I were season ticket holders to the Chill for four of their six seasons. We sat with the same bunch of people and exchanged Christmas gifts and cards, and we had a great group.

I doubt Doug will be here next year.

I’m glad you’re enjoying the book. I expect to be there on Saturday.

Eric

Were you in Columbus when the Columbus Chill were there? They were more
fun to watch than the CBJ’s. Living in Findlay now, a lot of people in NW Ohio were Red Wings fans and Columbus has not given them any reason to change loyalties. Doug must go. I get sick of hearing him on 1460 the FAN or WTVN when I am in Columbus on business or visiting family.

By the way are you going to be at the Ohio Civil War Show in Mansfield? Plenty of Blame is a great book and I am reading it whenever I can find time in my busy schedule.

Thanks.

Steve

LOL..:) The Cleveland Barons died of who in their right mind would drive to Richfield during the winter! 🙂 Then again, had I lived in Berea, OH as I did in the early 1990’s and the Barons were still around, I would have been one of the 43 who attended the games. 🙂

All I can say is Let’s Go Rangers, which is probably as welcome as Let’s Go Yankees.:)… not 🙂

BTW, Best player in Cleveland Barons history.. Denis Maruk. 🙂

Hope all is well.

Steve

Of course, Cleveland did have an NHL team for one season, and it died of neglect. I think something like 43 people attended games that year. 🙂

Eric

When I was in college, the Cincinnati Stingers were a decent attraction in the old WHA, as well as a the Cleveland Crusaders. Neither team drew enough fans to be included as entries in the NHL when the two competing major leagues merged. Cleveland then went through a litany of minor league teams, none terribly successful at the gate, although the Lumberjacks provided hours of entertainment for father-daughter outings with my beloved Melissa (who just announced her engagement!).

Ohio professional sports as a whole have been rather mediocre at best (Indians, Reds, Cavaliers) excepting the Reds’ run in the 1970s and one shining moment in 1990. The CBJ are merely only upholding this tradition of nothingness.

You are so blessed! At least you have a hockey team for which to cheer. Going up in Detroit I was a Red Wing and Maple Leaf fan back when there was only six teams in the league–those were the days!!! However, now that I live just outside of Austin, Texas, hockey is rarely mentioned on the local television stations. We do have a minor league team, but even they are overlooked by the television media which focuses on all things at the University of Texas.

Since you mentioned your antipathy toward the New York Yankees, you will be dismayed to learn that our dear Dan Laney is a devoted Yankees fan. When I borrowed his copy of Woodworth’s book, While God is Marching On: Religion in the Civil War, I found a couple of tickets to a Yankee game. So when you come down on the 19th and Dan begins to show you around, you may need to keep one eye on him at all time! (By the way, Dan is a great guy and will be the perfect host).

Best wishes always,
Lanny