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Hello out there.
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We're on the air.
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It's hockey night tonight. Tension grows, the whistle blows and
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the puck goes down the ice, the goalie jumps in,
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the players bump.
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And the fans are go insane.
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Someone roars, Bobby Stars at the good old hockey game.
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Hockey game.
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It's the best game.
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That's the best game.
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He's a good old hockey game.
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Gordy how was the greatest of them all. And Gordy
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Howe had a restaurant in Traverse City, and the Red
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Wings had this quaint tradition of going up every fall.
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It was early in September before the preseason started, and
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they would train in Traverse City. And I'm sure nobody
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loved that more than the players. They get to stay
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at Grand Traverse Resort, play some golf, get some fresh air,
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get up close and personal with the fans. Every year
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we would remind you about it, and people would do it.
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The Gordy how restaurant isn't there anymore, and neither will
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the Red Wings be. As we understand it, tough news
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for Traverse City. David Barr as a media professional for
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the Detroit Red Wings training camp in Traverse city. Is
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it true as it come to an end.
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Yeah, that seems to be the case, Michael. The Red
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Wings that officially sent out notice yesterday that they will
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have their training camp, but they'll do it this fall
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the September, a little earlier in September than they normally
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go in Detroit. And after thirty years, we will be
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a little quiet up here in September. Kind of a
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write of passage. So I don't know what some of
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us are going to do wandering around here looking for
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some hockey in mid September.
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Kind of short notice for them to tell you, isn't
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it well?
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I think so, But I think some of us kind
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of thought it was coming for a while. Last year.
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Steve Eiserman kind of indicated that there were some changes
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coming to the league. Of course, you know that they
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added two games this year. They're going to go from
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eighty two games in the regular season eighty four. They've
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made some changes in the players contracts, the amount of
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time they can be on the ice, and the amount
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of events and things that they can be involved with,
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and the amount of time that camp for rookies can run. So,
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you know, I think it's kind of something that we
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kind of knew was coming. He kind of telescoped it
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a little bit last year. But you know, just finding
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out like we did, I mean I thought we would
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have found out, you know, back in May as opposed
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to you know, late late June. But here we are,
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and you just got to roll with the punches.
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Nobody be more disappointed than the players, it would seem
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to me.
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Well, I think so. I think a lot of them
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had to. You know, they came up here and they
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had a good time, you know, golfing, and for some
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of the guys that you know, we're not from the area,
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not from the US or North America. You know, the
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sand dunes were a big draw. The getting out on
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the lakes were a big draw. A lot of fishing
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took place up here. A lot of guys like to
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go out and fish, and some of the guys just
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like to wander around and see the sites and you know,
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head out on the peninsula because maybe their home country.
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You know, you get some of those European countries and
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beautiful countries, but they're all crammed together. They've been around
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for you know, hundreds of years and thousands of years maybe,
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and you get up to northern Michigan. You get these
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wide open spaces and some of the players just enjoyed
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that that experience as well, so seeing the blue waters
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and everything. And originally Scotty Bowman's idea was, if you remember,
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they had training camp in Susaint Marie for about fifty
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years and then they held it in Detroit for a
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year and that was the fall of ninety six. It's
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just funny, I happen to be in the port here
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On area, and I think I said Detroit, but they
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held it in port here On, it mcmore in place.
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And then the following year after they won the Cup,
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and in that spring of ninety seven, they brought it
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to Traverse City. And the whole idea was for the
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team to kind of gel and you know, get out
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of the metro area because you know the players in Detroit,
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it's going to be like a job to them. It'll
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be like a game to them. They're they're going to
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come in, they're going to do their thing, and then
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they're going to take off. Where the thought process would be,
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if you know you're all together, you're going to get
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together in your little groups and you're you're going to
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form a little bit more of a bond and a
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team and hopefully, you know, that's what they did over
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the years. So that was Scottie Bowman's original goal and
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they just kind of, you know, did that year after
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year after year after year. But you know, a lot
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of changes in the league over the years though. You know,
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we didn't have camp for COVID, We've had a couple
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of lockouts, we didn't have the Prospect Tournament coup of
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the years for a variety of reasons. You know, things
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have changed. The training camp used to be five six days.
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It's now you know, three or four days, depending on
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the Olympic schedules. So you know, a number of changes
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taking place, and the economics have changed over the years
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as well for some of these teams. The one nice
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thing though, that I think that we are seeing is
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the NHL Prospect Tournament here kind of dwindled down to
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just Detroit and Dallas, and last year last fall, Detroit
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went to Dallas instead of you know, coming here. And
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this year they are going to be back with four
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teams in Detroit. So hopefully we can get camp back
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the next year. They haven't ruled that out. Steve Weiserman
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has not ruled that out and maybe get the Prospect
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Tournament back with four teams again. So hopefully, hopefully things
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are looking better in that area.
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How did it work financially? Was there some tourism incentive
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for them to be there? Did? Was it a big
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expense for the Red Wings.
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If you know, yeah, it was, you know, a big expense,
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had hotel rooms and things that they had to pay
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for the the the arena. It was a fundraiser more
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so for the arena than anything else. They're the ones
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that were the biggest beneficiary Center Ice Arena. But you know,
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the teams all had their expenses. We tried to offset
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that by doing different things with you know, deals on
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hotel partners and taking care of some of their laundry
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and some of their meals and arranging transportation and different
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things that they would have to pay for. So you know,
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we offset some of that some of that costs. But
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you know, over the years, when they first started, the
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players all got on a bus or the plane and
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rode up here, and the last few years they're all
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coming in their own cars because you know, they they
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were given that option, and you know, the revelues have
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to pay for that and then there's a per diem
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and because they're out of you know, they're out of town,
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they all get a cash pretty m every day.
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Yeah, maybe they wanted to stop at Spikes, Keg and
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Nails on the way up or something like that. David Barr,
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thank you for taking the calls. Say hi to Trevor
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Dakoch and Nick Narbahn and everybody at Traverse City Tourism.
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Hello out there.
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We're on the air.
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It's hockey night tonight. Tension grows, the whistle blows and
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the puck goes down the ice, the goalie jumps in,
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the players bump.
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And the fans are go insane.
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Someone roars, Bobby Stars at the good old hockey game.
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Hockey game.
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It's the best game.
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That's the best game.
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He's a good old hockey game.
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Gordy how was the greatest of them all. And Gordy
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Howe had a restaurant in Traverse City, and the Red
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Wings had this quaint tradition of going up every fall.
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It was early in September before the preseason started, and
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they would train in Traverse City. And I'm sure nobody
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loved that more than the players. They get to stay
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at Grand Traverse Resort, play some golf, get some fresh air,
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get up close and personal with the fans. Every year
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we would remind you about it, and people would do it.
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The Gordy how restaurant isn't there anymore, and neither will
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the Red Wings be. As we understand it, tough news
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for Traverse City. David Barr as a media professional for
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the Detroit Red Wings training camp in Traverse city. Is
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it true as it come to an end.
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Yeah, that seems to be the case, Michael. The Red
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Wings that officially sent out notice yesterday that they will
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have their training camp, but they'll do it this fall
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the September, a little earlier in September than they normally
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go in Detroit. And after thirty years, we will be
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a little quiet up here in September. Kind of a
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write of passage. So I don't know what some of
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us are going to do wandering around here looking for
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some hockey in mid September.
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Kind of short notice for them to tell you, isn't
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it well?
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I think so, But I think some of us kind
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of thought it was coming for a while. Last year.
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Steve Eiserman kind of indicated that there were some changes
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coming to the league. Of course, you know that they
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added two games this year. They're going to go from
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eighty two games in the regular season eighty four. They've
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made some changes in the players contracts, the amount of
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time they can be on the ice, and the amount
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of events and things that they can be involved with,
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and the amount of time that camp for rookies can run. So,
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you know, I think it's kind of something that we
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kind of knew was coming. He kind of telescoped it
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a little bit last year. But you know, just finding
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out like we did, I mean I thought we would
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have found out, you know, back in May as opposed
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to you know, late late June. But here we are,
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and you just got to roll with the punches.
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Nobody be more disappointed than the players, it would seem
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to me.
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Well, I think so. I think a lot of them
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had to. You know, they came up here and they
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had a good time, you know, golfing, and for some
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of the guys that you know, we're not from the area,
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not from the US or North America. You know, the
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sand dunes were a big draw. The getting out on
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the lakes were a big draw. A lot of fishing
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took place up here. A lot of guys like to
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go out and fish, and some of the guys just
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like to wander around and see the sites and you know,
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head out on the peninsula because maybe their home country.
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You know, you get some of those European countries and
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beautiful countries, but they're all crammed together. They've been around
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for you know, hundreds of years and thousands of years maybe,
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and you get up to northern Michigan. You get these
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wide open spaces and some of the players just enjoyed
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that that experience as well, so seeing the blue waters
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and everything. And originally Scotty Bowman's idea was, if you remember,
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they had training camp in Susaint Marie for about fifty
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years and then they held it in Detroit for a
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year and that was the fall of ninety six. It's
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just funny, I happen to be in the port here
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On area, and I think I said Detroit, but they
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held it in port here On, it mcmore in place.
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And then the following year after they won the Cup,
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and in that spring of ninety seven, they brought it
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to Traverse City. And the whole idea was for the
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team to kind of gel and you know, get out
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of the metro area because you know the players in Detroit,
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it's going to be like a job to them. It'll
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be like a game to them. They're they're going to
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come in, they're going to do their thing, and then
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they're going to take off. Where the thought process would be,
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if you know you're all together, you're going to get
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together in your little groups and you're you're going to
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form a little bit more of a bond and a
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team and hopefully, you know, that's what they did over
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the years. So that was Scottie Bowman's original goal and
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they just kind of, you know, did that year after
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year after year after year. But you know, a lot
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of changes in the league over the years though. You know,
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we didn't have camp for COVID, We've had a couple
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of lockouts, we didn't have the Prospect Tournament coup of
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the years for a variety of reasons. You know, things
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have changed. The training camp used to be five six days.
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It's now you know, three or four days, depending on
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the Olympic schedules. So you know, a number of changes
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taking place, and the economics have changed over the years
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as well for some of these teams. The one nice
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thing though, that I think that we are seeing is
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the NHL Prospect Tournament here kind of dwindled down to
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just Detroit and Dallas, and last year last fall, Detroit
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went to Dallas instead of you know, coming here. And
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this year they are going to be back with four
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teams in Detroit. So hopefully we can get camp back
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the next year. They haven't ruled that out. Steve Weiserman
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has not ruled that out and maybe get the Prospect
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Tournament back with four teams again. So hopefully, hopefully things
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are looking better in that area.
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How did it work financially? Was there some tourism incentive
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for them to be there? Did? Was it a big
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expense for the Red Wings.
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If you know, yeah, it was, you know, a big expense,
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had hotel rooms and things that they had to pay
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for the the the arena. It was a fundraiser more
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so for the arena than anything else. They're the ones
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that were the biggest beneficiary Center Ice Arena. But you know,
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the teams all had their expenses. We tried to offset
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that by doing different things with you know, deals on
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hotel partners and taking care of some of their laundry
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and some of their meals and arranging transportation and different
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things that they would have to pay for. So you know,
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we offset some of that some of that costs. But
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you know, over the years, when they first started, the
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players all got on a bus or the plane and
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rode up here, and the last few years they're all
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coming in their own cars because you know, they they
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were given that option, and you know, the revelues have
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to pay for that and then there's a per diem
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and because they're out of you know, they're out of town,
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they all get a cash pretty m every day.
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Yeah, maybe they wanted to stop at Spikes, Keg and
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Nails on the way up or something like that. David Barr,
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thank you for taking the calls. Say hi to Trevor
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Dakoch and Nick Narbahn and everybody at Traverse City Tourism.
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Plenty of reasons to go to Traverse City. And if
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you live there and listen to me, thank you very much.
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