Talk:Hamilton Bulldogs

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[edit] Cape Breton Oilers

I've stumbled upon hintings that this is the relocated Cape Breton Oilers franchise. Can anyone confirm or deny this? ccwaters 01:22, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Hrm. Not without dragging old THNs out of crates in my basement ... RGTraynor 05:38, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

It's all coming back now and its going to get me into trouble. The Hamilton Canucks became the Syracuse Crunch. The Cape Breton Oilers became the 'first' Bulldogs. They became the Toronto Roadrunners and the Quebec Citadelles become the 'second' incarnation of the Bulldogs. So, there were 2 separate Bulldogs, an Oilers related team and a Canadiens related team. I'm looking for references now... ccwaters 02:18, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Press release announcing Quebec move to Hamilton: http://www.theahl.com/AHLNews0207/03_ham.html That's the most important reference. ccwaters 02:25, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

More.. mentions that the fans voted to keep the Bulldogs nickname: http://www.theahl.com/AHLNews0303/20_ham.html

[edit] Split

I split the two incarnations into separate articles. See the Edmonton Oilers related franchise at Hamilton Bulldogs (1996-2002). I went throgh the tedious task of making sures links go to the appropiate article. For most cases of a someone playing on both teams, I kept the link that goes to the current Hamilton Bulldogs. The only except is Ales Pisa where his link explicitly referenced the team he made his debut with, the Hamilton Bulldogs (1996-2002)

My apologizes. I was refering to the Hamilton Bulldogs website where they say they are celebrating their 10th season this year, but you have the proof. SFrank85

No problem. I blame it on the Edmonton Oilers inability to manage their farm team. Sydney, Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) -> Hamilton -> suspended (with partial affiliation in Hamilton) -> Toronto -> Edmonton -> suspended (with partial affiliation in Hamilton and Des Moines, Iowa). Its a confusing situation especially in Hamilton. I'll be removing the older seasons for this article. ccwaters 17:11, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

It is kind of confusing, considering that most people, in spite of the split mentioned above, consider the Bulldogs franchise as continuous from 1996 (hence the team marking their 10th year). Invalidusername 02:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that's were marketing and reality differ. Similar situations have happened with Ottawa Senators, Cleveland Browns, Fort Wayne Komets, etc... Need an identity for your new team? Co-opt the history of a previous team. ccwaters 15:34, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Media

Is there another daily newspaper in Hamilton that covers the Bulldogs? One that you don't have to pay to read online? ccwaters 12:31, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Nope the Spectator is Hamilton's sole daily newspaper. Invalidusername 03:03, 2 October 2006 (UTC)