Alumni in the pros - June 2005

[The Rancor]

i like the sound of that. it brings a legitimate reason to sing the 'hey Baby' song too.

[Trotsky]

[Q]David Harding Wrote:
Ben Wallace signs with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL
[/q]
Who own da Chiefs?

Ostensibly set in Charlestown, the movie was filmed in Johnstown at the War Memorial.  Those people in the crowd... my relatives.  Scary.

http://www.johnstownchiefs.com/arena/

[peterg]

[Q]Trotsky Wrote:

 [Q2]David Harding Wrote:
Ben Wallace signs with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL
[/Q]
Who own da Chiefs?

Ostensibly set in Charlestown, the movie was filmed in Johnstown at the War Memorial.  Those people in the crowd... my relatives.  Scary.

[/q]

I had always heard that the arena scenes were filmed in Clinton, NY at the old (still in use) Clinton Comets arena.

[nyc94]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076723/locations

[Trotsky]

Never occurred to me to IMDB a place name.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417521/

[Trotsky]

And for that matter, among the listings for Ithaca, NY:

+ Race Between a Multicycle and a Horse (1898)
+ Jumping Net Practice (1898)
+ Blast at the Solvay Quarries, A (1898)
+ Lawn Tennis (1900)
+ Farmer and the Trolley Car, The (1900)

*Very* cool.

[peterg]

[Q]Trotsky Wrote:

 And for that matter, among the listings for Ithaca, NY:

+ Race Between a Multicycle and a Horse (1898)
+ Jumping Net Practice (1898)
+ Blast at the Solvay Quarries, A (1898)
+ Lawn Tennis (1900)
+ Farmer and the Trolley Car, The (1900)

*Very* cool.[/q]

and the "Cornell-Columbia-University of Pennsylvania Boat Race at Ithaca, N.Y., Showing Lehigh Valley Observation Train" (1901)

[David Harding]

This dates from May, but I just noticed it
PELLETIER TO HOLD GOALIE SCHOOL
http://www.falconsahl.com/detpages/pressbox2622.shtml

[David Harding]

[Q]Trotsky Wrote:

 [Q2]David Harding Wrote:
Ben Wallace signs with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL
[/Q]
Who own da Chiefs?
[/q]

They have Tampa Bay Lightning and Springfield Falcons splashed across the top of their web pages and list them as affiliates on their links page.
http://www.johnstownchiefs.com/links.htm
Tampa Bay recently bought a minority interest:
http://www.tampabaylightning.com/prdetail.cfm?category=3&pressreleaseID=1069
"The 2004 Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning have purchased a minority interest in the ECHL’s Johnstown Chiefs, Lightning Executive Vice President & General Manager Jay Feaster announced. Johnstown President Jim Weber will continue to manage the day-to-day business operations of the team, while the Lightning will control the on-ice and day-to-day hockey operations."