Which is the best hockey city in America?
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Buffalo, home of my Buffalo Sabres, is by far the best hockey town in the US! (I'm glad you excluded Canadian cities from this question as they would likely grab the top six spots on any legitimate "best of" list -- the game was invented there and they know it like no other fans around.) Sabres fans, which usually include a generous sprinkling of Ontario residents from across the border (and, as a tip of the cap to our Amerks friend above, Rochester natives who make the 90-minute drive to catch the Sabres), are very knowledgeable about the game and classy in their treatment of both the home team and the visiting team.\n\nThe worst hockey city, by far, indeed, the worst city in the world is philadelphia (aka philistinia). They are the most classless and despicable breed of "fans" in existence. They hurl abuse -- and anything else they can get their drunken mitts on -- at their own team as well as any team (or its fans) unfortunate enough to visit their hideous city. Ironically, it is known as the "city of brotherly love," when all it ever demonstrates is the ugliest form of hatred. Utterly loathsome people.\n\nYou're very welcome, Moon, and again, thank you for asking! :)
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Tom Renney has been one of the best. Sports Illustrated had the Rangers comming in dead last in the league. They are now leading the Atlantic Divison and are third in the Eastern Conference.
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It should be Ottawa, but New Jersey could win it too.  Defence wins championships, and I don't think Detroit is good enough to win it.  Defence is a trademark of the Eastern Conference.
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Edmonton. They will game two and take the cup in six.
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1999 NHL Playoff standings\n\nEASTERN CONFERENCE\n\n1. New Jersey\n2. Ottawa\n3. Carolina\n4. Toronto\n5. Philadelphia\n6. Boston\n7. BUFFALO\n8. Pittsburgh\n\nWESTERN CONFERENCE\n\n1. Dallas\n2. Colorado\n3. Detroit\n4. Phoenix\n5. St. Louis\n6. Anaheim\n7. San Jose\n8. Edmonton
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I think that it has little to nothing to do with hockey.  Edmonton is a great hockey city, and they were obviously successful this year.  Pronger didn't have a great regular season, but was a beast in the playoffs, and a legitimate Conn Smythe candidate.\n\nHis family was in St. Louis (a large metropolitan American city) for a while, and probably had some ties to that area.  Rumor is that his wife didn't like living in Edmonton.  I'm sure that it is nothing against Northern Alberta; it's just a different area than the midwest USA.\n\nHas anyone heard if there was any issue with his contract?  Sometimes the Canadian / US dollar exchange and taxes end up being a contractual issue (i.e. the player wants more money to play in Canada).
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MICHIGAN the detroit commercials do say "hockeytown." we have some of the best people, steve yzerman, pavel datysuk, shannahan, schnieder.
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East: 1. Buffalo 2. Rangers 3. Atlanta 4. New Jersey 5. Toronto 6. Carolina 7. Pittsburgh 8. Montreal\n\nWest: 1. Anaheim 2. Nashville 3. Vancouver 4. Dallas 5. Detroit 6. Calgary 7. San Jose 8. Minnesota
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Not the Blues!\n\nGo Stars!!\n\n>>>>>>>>>I'm sure you can find a place to play stick and puck somewhere:  http://www.kyha.org/rinks.htm  This has a list of all the ice rinks in the St. Louis area.
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put your money on the favorite. detroit red wings.
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it would take too long to travel to other hockey countries like russia, sweden, czech republic etc.  canada and the u.s. are in the same contintent so that makes it easier.
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The Red Wings are the best. Two words sum it up Brendan Shanahan.
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http://www.zekesbar.com/\n\nor go to San Jose and find any sports bar near the Sharks' arena for more hockey lovers.
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Seattle, Tampa, Boston and Anaheim
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Pittsburgh Penguins. The Mellon(Civic) Arena is the oldest and smallest. A few years back it was the Hurricanes. Hopefully things will work out for the Penguins and they will get that new arena soon. It is already basically designed.\n\nOh and the Penguins have been playing there since 1969 when they entered as Expansion. So they have been there longer then Detroit has been in its arena, let alone the arena being older. The Civic arena wasn't even orginally designed for hockey.
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Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres is the best young goaltender in the NHL. The Sabres are the most complete team in the NHL, leading the Eastern Conference in both the power play and penalty killing rankings. They are going to win it all! GO SABRES!