QUOTE (gubby @ Jul 4 2008, 07:25 AM) 
Compared to one of the names that was in consideration (I hope it is now out), the Iowa Thunder would be greeted with a warm welcome.
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QUOTE (gubby @ Jul 4 2008, 07:25 AM)
Compared to one of the names that was in consideration (I hope it is now out), the Iowa Thunder would be greeted with a warm welcome.
Agreed, some of them were incredibly awful.
One of them was historical. Although it was historical, it was the worst name of a sports team I've ever heard.
QUOTE (Duck304 @ Jul 4 2008, 09:31 PM)
Agreed, some of them were incredibly awful.
One of them was historical. Although it was historical, it was the worst name of a sports team I've ever heard.
One of them was historical. Although it was historical, it was the worst name of a sports team I've ever heard.
No way!
Dragoons would have been sweet.
But it was only 3rd best....
Fuel
Thunder
Dragoons
the rest were goofy as hell
I really hope that a miracle occured and the team will be known as the Iowa Reapers
The Reapers is the best name ever!!!! Too bad it wasn't even considered.
Their colors could have been Black and Black with Black accents.... Ok maybe not. But Reapers in Black Silver and Red would have rocked
Their colors could have been Black and Black with Black accents.... Ok maybe not. But Reapers in Black Silver and Red would have rocked
QUOTE (Todrick @ Jul 5 2008, 06:50 PM)
The Reapers is the best name ever!!!! Too bad it wasn't even considered.
Their colors could have been Black and Black with Black accents.... Ok maybe not. But Reapers in Black Silver and Red would have rocked
Their colors could have been Black and Black with Black accents.... Ok maybe not. But Reapers in Black Silver and Red would have rocked
I too would have loved the Reapers. Not gonna happen though. I am still hoping for black/silver/red for the colors. The new name may grow on me but I can't really see how at this point. Maybe when I see it and the logo and the colors on the new unis I'll like it. Guess I'll have to wait until Wednesday to know for sure.
I know one thing for sure. It's gonna be ridiculous when we play Rockford. Porcine overload.
Spider Pig, Spider Pig, does whatever a Spider Pig does. Can he swing, from a web? No, he can't-he's a pig. Look out here comes the Spider Pig!
Former Lynx head coach joins Iowa as Assistant GM
Augusta News Link
I can't pretend to know what this means in the grander scheme of things....but there's the news.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 8, 2008) The Augusta Lynx announced today that head coach Bob Ferguson will be leaving the club in order to accept a new position in the Anaheim Ducks organization as the Assistant General Manager for their AHL team in Des Moines, Iowa.
Augusta News Link
I can't pretend to know what this means in the grander scheme of things....but there's the news.
He could also be in a position of becoming the new head coach should Dineen not return.... Dineen is still linked to two NHL assistant coaching jobs and is no longer under contract with the Anaheim Ducks.
QUOTE (wildcat48 @ Jul 8 2008, 02:29 PM)
He could also be in a position of becoming the new head coach should Dineen not return.... Dineen is still linked to two NHL assistant coaching jobs and is no longer under contract with the Anaheim Ducks.
Thought it was pretty much certain Dineen was either 1) "moving up" in the Ducks org. (to an un-specified job), or 2) heading to greener pastures.
Didn't think coach at Iowa was in the cards?
QUOTE (DuckNewbie @ Jul 8 2008, 06:40 PM)
Thought it was pretty much certain Dineen was either 1) "moving up" in the Ducks org. (to an un-specified job), or 2) heading to greener pastures.
Didn't think coach at Iowa was in the cards?
Didn't think coach at Iowa was in the cards?
That is true, but Bruke has also left the door open for Dineen to return as the HC of Iowa, if he so chooses.
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Ferguson confirmed the report, saying his departure wasn't an easy decision.
"I was torn because I really enjoyed it in Augusta," he said. "But this was an opportunity too hard to pass up. I knew the next step for me in hockey after coaching was to get involved in management, and the Anaheim organization has been great to work with."
"I was torn because I really enjoyed it in Augusta," he said. "But this was an opportunity too hard to pass up. I knew the next step for me in hockey after coaching was to get involved in management, and the Anaheim organization has been great to work with."
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Bob Ferguson is back.
The Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday announced the hiring of the former Des Moines Buccaneers coach to serve as assistant general manager of their American Hockey League affiliate in Iowa.
The 2008-09 season will mark the first time after 27 years of coaching Ferguson will not be behind the bench. He will oversee Iowa's day-to-day, on-ice operations.
Ferguson plans to attend today's 2 p.m. press conference at Wells Fargo Arena where Iowa will unveil a new nickname, logo and colors.
The Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday announced the hiring of the former Des Moines Buccaneers coach to serve as assistant general manager of their American Hockey League affiliate in Iowa.
The 2008-09 season will mark the first time after 27 years of coaching Ferguson will not be behind the bench. He will oversee Iowa's day-to-day, on-ice operations.
Ferguson plans to attend today's 2 p.m. press conference at Wells Fargo Arena where Iowa will unveil a new nickname, logo and colors.
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QUOTE (M T @ Jul 9 2008, 08:20 AM)
thanky
It starts at 12:00 PM PST
Have a horrible feeling the logo and name are going to be atrocious. Hope not.
Have a horrible feeling the logo and name are going to be atrocious. Hope not.
QUOTE (Duck304 @ Jul 9 2008, 11:13 AM)
It starts at 12:00 PM PST
Have a horrible feeling the logo and name are going to be atrocious. Hope not.
Have a horrible feeling the logo and name are going to be atrocious. Hope not.
Ah... the always optimistic Duck304
QUOTE (Dark Knight @ Jul 9 2008, 11:24 AM)
Ah... the always optimistic Duck304
It's just a worry thing.
New name is ...... Iowa Chops
wow... 104 people watching the not-yet-live feed
114 now
114 now
QUOTE (wildcat48 @ Jul 9 2008, 12:03 PM)
New name is ...... Iowa Chops
here we go...
QUOTE (wildcat48 @ Jul 9 2008, 12:03 PM)
New name is ...... Iowa Chops
Like as in Pork Chops?
No audio?
The audio is working for me.
I don't like it.
yup.....
Name: Iowa Chops 
Colors: Red Gray White
Logo: It's a freakin Pig!!!
Like Pork "Chops"
People in the crowd are laughing
Colors: Red Gray White
Logo: It's a freakin Pig!!!
Like Pork "Chops"
People in the crowd are laughing
QUOTE (M T @ Jul 9 2008, 12:08 PM)
Like as in Pork Chops?
I guess so.
I love that logo, but i think i might be in the minority.
Worst name ever!
this even beats Mighty Ducks
this even beats Mighty Ducks
I don't care for it too much.
Reapers would have been better
Dragoons would have been better!
Dragoons would have been better!
They better reveal the jersey. And it better be good. The logo is kind of cool.
mis-colored Ducks Jerseys
Really cool jerseys. Really cool logo, too. I love the logo. The name sucks.
Ducks "D" on shoulder
they will have radio coverage of games.... with any luck we will be able to get internet feeds
interesting, the Black away jersey doesn't say "CHOPS" under the logo like the White home jersey does...
the Black Jersey looks sweet
they will have radio coverage of games.... with any luck we will be able to get internet feeds
interesting, the Black away jersey doesn't say "CHOPS" under the logo like the White home jersey does...
the Black Jersey looks sweet
QUOTE (Duck304 @ Jul 9 2008, 11:13 AM)
It starts at 12:00 PM PST
Have a horrible feeling the logo and name are going to be atrocious. Hope not.
Have a horrible feeling the logo and name are going to be atrocious. Hope not.
Dude... you were right
IT'S HORRIBLE!
Strangest sports team name ever, IMO. Can anyone post the pic of the jersies?
I would have picked a thousand different names/themes before this one. But it isn't incredibly horrible.
Thunder
Sidewinders
Knights
Dragons
Dragoons
Koalas
Apple Trees
Ice Monster
The Iowa Ice Monsters... That is a better one. Colors would be: light blue, silver, and purple. Logo is a yeti-type monster.
Use your brains people! A swine? Pork chops?
Thunder
Sidewinders
Knights
Dragons
Dragoons
Koalas
Apple Trees
Ice Monster
The Iowa Ice Monsters... That is a better one. Colors would be: light blue, silver, and purple. Logo is a yeti-type monster.
Use your brains people! A swine? Pork chops?
QUOTE (Todrick @ Jul 9 2008, 12:17 PM)
Reapers would have been better
Dragoons would have been better!
Dragoons would have been better!
Nothing would have been better
More incentive for the Ducks' prospects to get the hell out of Iowa...
I thought the name would be wierd because people from Iowa are, well, strange.
With that design, Bobby Ryan will REALLY want to play for Anaheim that much more. Go for the Calder, Bobby!
With that design, Bobby Ryan will REALLY want to play for Anaheim that much more. Go for the Calder, Bobby!
Well I guess a lot of use disliked the Ducks logo when that came out now I think it's grown on all of us red always is sleek on the ice. It represents Iowa they make a lot of pork I guess.
YAY PORK
QUOTE (Duck304 @ Jul 9 2008, 12:38 PM)
I thought the name would be wierd because people from Iowa are, well, strange.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
QUOTE (ladiesandgentlemen @ Jul 9 2008, 12:47 PM)
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Nothing, Ha. I guess they like pork?
I do like the name of their team store though "The Chop Shop" 
I take the word "Chops" as the inference of the sheer dogged determination of hogs and their resilience, as opposed to a cut of pork.
Just like we like to think of Ducks as taking flight, rather than waddling around quacking.
Just like Mighty Ducks worked for Anaheim, Chops is fine with me if it works for Iowa.
Your comment sounded like more of an insult than anything else.
Just like we like to think of Ducks as taking flight, rather than waddling around quacking.
Just like Mighty Ducks worked for Anaheim, Chops is fine with me if it works for Iowa.
QUOTE (Duck304 @ Jul 9 2008, 12:48 PM)
Nothing, Ha...
Your comment sounded like more of an insult than anything else.
How cute... Iowa Chops... Ahahahahaha... Oh man... But who cares? Itīs just a name... As long as they donīt play like they look... Please when someone has a pic (not pig LOOOOOL) of the new jerseys, please post it
Well....I'm underwhelmed.
But keep in mind that the Iowa Chops is not really OUR team. It's Des Moines' team. As long as they are happy, we should be happy.
(Are they happy....I can't tell).
Whatever the outcome, I do appreciate the Ducks management's willingness to let them create their own identity, and not force a name and colors on them. (Like the Stars did).
But keep in mind that the Iowa Chops is not really OUR team. It's Des Moines' team. As long as they are happy, we should be happy.
(Are they happy....I can't tell).
Whatever the outcome, I do appreciate the Ducks management's willingness to let them create their own identity, and not force a name and colors on them. (Like the Stars did).
QUOTE (DuckNewbie @ Jul 9 2008, 01:03 PM)
Well....I'm underwhelmed.
But keep in mind that the Iowa Chops is not really OUR team. It's Des Moines' team. As long as they are happy, we should be happy.
(Are they happy....I can't tell).
Whatever the outcome, I do appreciate the Ducks management's willingness to let them create their own identity, and not force a name and colors on them. (Like the Stars did).
But keep in mind that the Iowa Chops is not really OUR team. It's Des Moines' team. As long as they are happy, we should be happy.
(Are they happy....I can't tell).
Whatever the outcome, I do appreciate the Ducks management's willingness to let them create their own identity, and not force a name and colors on them. (Like the Stars did).
I could have gone for the "Fighting Swine" or just plain "Hogs". "Chops" is just the worst name ever, to me. I can just read a headline like, "Wolves Devour Chops. The Chicago Wolves left town licking their lips after devouring the local Chops." There's got to be a lot more like that.
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