Well its official. The Phantoms are coming to town. I think we should have a big bonfire at East Field and burn any old Redwings, Icehawks or Frostbite apparel and move on. At the same time we should keep some memory of the rich history of the Wings around. Now that we have the team, believe it or not, the real hard work begins. The team received 1,700 season ticket deposits. The people who weren't sure they wanted to buy tickets until the committment was made to play here should do so and we can reach that 2,500 ticket goal. Local business in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties who'll benefit economically, it's time for you step up and buy advertising on the dasher boards and in the game program. When the AHL schedule comes out, the Phantoms should work with area hotels and reach out to the booster clubs from other teams and the Philadelphia Booster Club to do weekend trip packages that include discounted game tickets and hotel rooms. The late Ned Harkness made Redwings games a distination and the place to be. It's like Saratoga in August. You go because everybody's there whether you like horse racing or not. We need to do that again. People going to the Phantoms games because everybody's going and you don't want to be left out.
I can't wait for opening night. Hopefully Dave Strader can convince the Coyotes to give him the night off so he can be there. Maybe AHL Commissioner Dave Andrews will show up to. There's plenty of room for both of them and a few more of their friends.
Finally nice job everybody for coming through in 22 days and making this happen. I'll see all of you in October. To quote the legendary Badger Bob Johnson, "It's A Great Day for Hockey!" Glens Falls is back in the AHL.
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While it's great that we are getting AHL hockey back in GF, let's not trash the tradition of the Adirondack Red Wings, who, by the way, won 4 Calder Cups during their time here.
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