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Author Topic: 2005 Rumors Around the Creek  (Read 14244 times)
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« on: January 19, 2005, 03:51:16 PM »
Well now that 2005 is finally upon us, I thought I'd start off the season with some updates/rumors for this year...

FCRCC Men's will be coached by Olympic-level paddler Kamini Jain.

Some teams have/will go to the wayside.  These include Pacific Reach Echo, Team M-Power and Team United. VCKC Storm is rumored to be folding as well. Are there any other teams that are fading into history and if so what is the reason? If you're really brave and like the idea of looking over your shoulders at festivals.... Who SHOULD be packing it in?  Twisted Evil

Roli and Acme will be merging to form... "Rack Me"? They will be working this year towards qualifying for the World Club Crew Championships along with Pacific Reach, Team Specialty Subaru, and the ever favorite Gorging Dragons.  It would be a pretty safe bet that the Koi Dragonauts are also setting their goals for the WCC's.

Speaking of Subaru, they have picked up a number of new paddlers who did their own version of a Curtis Joseph to bolster their roster. It may have been the rumor that the dealership would be giving out cars to each paddler if they win the Club Crews. Apparently it's in their contracts... Wink
We'll have to see if this was a smart move or if it will provide a spark to those teams that lost their paddlers to Subaru. I expect bad blood between Subaru and FODB from their little run-in at last year's Alcan to brew some more this year. Yeah... I'm a trouble-maker...

Still no word on that racing league that was mentioned at the end of last season.  But there is a new festival (thank you to StraightLine for showing me the benefits of reading) in the SeaVancouver Festival. It should be interesting to see how that turns out.

Roli will field their strongest team to go down to San Francisco to win the first open-mixed gold medal for a Canadian team in 10 years. Their strategy?  They won't race in the Men's, Women's, Seniors, Visiting division that are designed to tire out the visiting teams.

Finally.. they've interred the Gemini's and are now used as flowerbeds around FCRCC and DragonZone... yeah right, we all wish...
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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2005, 07:01:53 PM »
troublemaker?

How's this one: CuJo wasn't exactly that great of a goalie, and if you ask me, doesn't really deserve to be remembered as anyone great in net.

As far as subeys go.. I'm a GM guy!  Razz
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« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2005, 09:55:54 PM »
Too bad so many teams folded, guess it happens in all sports.

So Suburu is the N.Y. Rangers of dragon boating? How high is their payroll?

Who's in shape for the beginning of the season?
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2005, 12:06:55 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2005, 12:43:13 PM »
Sooo uhh which points are the "rumors" and which ones are the "updates"??? Shocked  The gemini one is an update right? please please be true! Shocked
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2005, 10:28:01 PM »
You know, this would be the perfect year for Pro Hockey players to try out dragonboating. It would be funny (but cool) if some of the more competitive teams were to try to recruit some of those guys for their WCC run.
Imagine the publicity that they'd get at Alcan!
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2005, 10:54:33 PM »
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You know, this would be the perfect year for Pro Hockey players to try out dragonboating. It would be funny (but cool) if some of the more competitive teams were to try to recruit some of those guys for their WCC run.
Imagine the publicity that they'd get at Alcan!


Hahaha... I think you are giving Chaos too many ideas
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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2005, 08:43:38 AM »
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Too bad so many teams folded, guess it happens in all sports.

So Suburu is the N.Y. Rangers of dragon boating? How high is their payroll?

Who's in shape for the beginning of the season?


Actually Optimal, I would consider Roli to be the Rangers.  You know with all that experience and age and all (Hi Greg! Hi Brad! Razz)

For me.. I'm probably gonna be Steve Moore cuz I'm going to be Bertuzzi'd next time I'm down at the docks for that comment... man, I miss hockey...
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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2005, 06:34:02 PM »
why would you miss hockey?   it's not like the Canucks would've made it to the playoffs anyways.
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« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2005, 07:28:41 PM »
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how could you not miss hockey?
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« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2005, 10:26:04 PM »
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Actually Optimal, I would consider Roli to be the Rangers. You know with all that experience and age and all (Hi Greg! Hi Brad! Razz)


Chaos, lol that is true. Careful on the marathons, you wouldn't want your huli count to go up! lol

Hockey would be nice.
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« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2005, 11:14:19 PM »
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Hmm... now why did paddleboy edited his own message???  


Anyway, what happened to Team Ruckus?  Did they fold as well along with United and M-power???  I didn't see their name on the DZ practice schedule.
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« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2005, 10:07:37 AM »
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« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2005, 10:45:46 AM »
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Hmm... now why did paddleboy edited his own message???  


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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2005, 02:36:41 PM »
You forgot to mention that False Creek is going to attempt to qualify as a club crew for the 2005 club crew race-offs .
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