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    You say that like it's a bad thing Bob. What fun would a NASCAR race be if one car was a model A and the other was a Dodge viper. What makes it cool is that all of them are virtually the same and the win goes to the driver with the most skill or endurance. Actually I'm not a racing fan but I think the analogy sticks.
    Edit: oh and it is pretty clear that the modern form of ICE hockey we watch today was started in Canada. Other similar games were around first but Canada get the honor on this one...as much as I would like to claim it. Just wait though. With all the junior leagues around and inspired by the Florida teams you just wait. In the next 10-15 years there will be a good number of NHL players from Florida. There already are more than you would think.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    You say that like it's a bad thing Bob. What fun would a NASCAR race be if one car was a model A and the other was a Dodge viper. What makes it cool is that all of them are virtually the same and the win goes to the driver with the most skill or endurance. Actually I'm not a racing fan but I think the analogy sticks.
    Edit: oh and it is pretty clear that the modern form of ICE hockey we watch today was started in Canada. Other similar games were around first but Canada get the honor on this one...as much as I would like to claim it. Just wait though. With all the junior leagues around and inspired by the Florida teams you just wait. In the next 10-15 years there will be a good number of NHL players from Florida. There already are more than you would think.
    No, it is not a bad thing. Even if the talent pool were to grow the way players salaries are done today, NHL salary cap, it would be virtually impossible to build a stacked team anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
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    Don't forget Shayne Gotisbehere of the Flyers, another Florida product
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    Quote Originally Posted by Portsecurity View Post
    Don't forget Shayne Gotisbehere of the Flyers, another Florida product
    And Garnet Hathaway and Ryan Carpenter.
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    The city where I live has been producing NHL players for a long time now. The city now has a population of about 108,000. It may take Florida a while to catch up.

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    Yeah I highly doubt Florida will ever catch Thunder Bay even being a state of over 20 million.
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    Plus the name Thunder Bay is pretty hard to beat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    Yeah I highly doubt Florida will ever catch Thunder Bay even being a state of over 20 million.
    You never know things change. When I was in school Canada's pop was about 21 million and now it is about 37 million so you do stand a chance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Portsecurity View Post
    Plus the name Thunder Bay is pretty hard to beat.
    It has only been Thunder Bay since 1970 when 2 cities amalgamated along with 2 townships to form it. The former cities were Port Arthur and Fort William.

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