Niagara Falls Review -- IceDogs Article.

[coldpooch]

City has two casinos, but no OHL team?
Niagara Falls Review (ON)
Tue 25 Sep 2007
Page: A4
Section: Editorial & Opinion

As winter slowly approaches, once again, Niagara Falls is left out of in the cold without an OHL hockey team.

Fortunately for us local hockey fans - and only a few kilometers up the road - the City of St. Catharines is gearing up for their inaugural home opener at the Jack Gatecliff Arena this Friday.

As a proud season ticket holder, I am pleased to say that the Niagara IceDogs drew more than 2,000 fans at only their third home exhibition game which took place last week, and the residents of St. Catharines (and Niagara) seem to be responding very well to the team's early successes, as the 'Dogs defeated last year's memorial cup champions, the Plymouth Whaters, 10-1.

Can someone explain to me why the City of Niagara Falls didn't jump on the chance to bring this level of high-caliber hockey and positive economic impact back to our great city? If St. Catharines can turn around what looks to be the beginnings of a successful season in just a few weeks, I am confused as to how a city home to two major casinos was not able to accommodate the IceDogs request(s)?

Regardless, I encourage our citizens to travel up the road to St. Kitts and take-in some great junior A hockey and cheer on our local (close enough) team!

Way to go Niagara Falls Council! Go IceDogs!

Chris Dabrowski

Niagara Falls

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[sportscrazy]

Good find coldpooch. I do feel sorry for the hockey fans in Niagara Falls as they have a lousy council. But the IceDogs are as much a Niagara Falls team as a St. Catharines team so although they may not have a team playing in Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls does have an OHL team.