Iowa Chops coming soon

[Bubbahotep]

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Iowa Chops Hockey​

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Opening Night:​

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Friday, October 10th 2008 at 7:00pm
Wells Fargo Arena​

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Don’t miss a minute of the action as the Iowa Chops take the ice at Wells Fargo Arena for the 2008 – 09 Season. The Iowa Chops, AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, bring a new look and attitude to hockey in Des Moines. Iowa Chops Hockey…It’s Swine Time!

OPENING NIGHT SPECIAL OFFER!!!
No minimum ticket purchase required!
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New Group Pricing:
Ø Center Ice Seats group discount $16
Ø Goal Seats $9
Ø Every Group Ticket purchased recieves a FREE Iowa Chops Cow Bell!!!

To purchase your OPENING NIGHT Tickets Call:

Jared Youngman @ 515-564-8043
Nate Lingren @ 515-564-8090
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[tman24]

so are we not a part of the Dallas Stars anymore?

 

[Bubbahotep]

Nope, Anaheim Ducks. It's nice that we are giving away cowbells on opening night. I think there is also a straw hat giveaway and best overalls contest this year.

 

[CYdTracked]

This is how excited I am:

 

[Erik4Cy]

 

[jdoggivjc]

Just waiting to see the "(Quad City) Flames Grill (Iowa) Chops" headline in the papers all season long... :yes:

 

[cmoneyr]

I went to one Stars game, it was actually fairly enjoyable, hardly anyone there though.

 

[Clonegrad07]

Don't get me excited for a thread about food and then give me hockey... what a downer.

 

[acrozier22]

What!??!! Cow bell? An Iowa "chop" comes from a pig!! BUT I gotta have more cowbell!!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4royOLtvmQ]YouTube - CowBell[/ame]

 

[Broodwich]

I have partial season tickets, and I am eagerly counting down the days.

For those of you in the Ames area, the Chops have the training camp at the Ames / ISU Ice Rink. All practice sessions are free and open to the public. Here are the dates:

Friday, Oct. 3, 8:45am, Ames ISU Ice Arena
Saturday, Oct. 4, 10am, Ames ISU Ice Arena
Sunday, Oct. 5, 10am, Ames ISU Ice Arena

 

[Wesley]

Chop Chop. Timber.

 

[brianhos]

Did they finally take the big "stars" sign down off the 2nd ave side of the well? That was embarrassing.

 

[brianhos]

Let me preface this with I am a HUGE hockey fan, but the barnstormer games are so much more fun than the stars were. I would love the chops to succeed, but I just do not see it happening.

 

[BryceC]

I don't know if I will hit up a game, but I will definitely buy a T-Shirt with an evil looking hog on it. I am sold there.

 

[acrozier22]

Let me preface this with I am a HUGE hockey fan, but the barnstormer games are so much more fun than the stars were. I would love the chops to succeed, but I just do not see it happening.

I love the beer and fights, not so much the hockey. :wink:

 

[Broodwich]

Let me preface this with I am a HUGE hockey fan, but the barnstormer games are so much more fun than the stars were. I would love the chops to succeed, but I just do not see it happening.

I couldn't agree with you more. I have been to about a dozen Stars games, and I am a Barnstormers ticket holder.

The new management, coach and "attitude" of the Chops team is a marked improvement over Davey and his crew. What can I say, I have season hockey tickets for the first time and am as pumped as I was for ISU Football to start.

 

[clones26]

The games would be so much better if it were packed (i.e. Bucs games), but it never will be. They play the music so loud with 3k people in there that it echoes and kills my ears.

 

[Broodwich]

Look, this whole thing comes down to:

I like hockey. Then keep reading.

I don't like hockey. Go to next post.

Iowa by a miracle got an AHL team. Des Moines is in a peer group of cities with the likes of Milwaukee, Houston, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

If you are a hockey fan in central Iowa you should be supporting the Chops. I don't care what attendance is, or if you think the name is dumb. We have AHL hockey in Iowa for Christ's sake. These are guys who are a heartbeat away from the NHL.

 

[DaddyMac]

Look, this whole thing comes down to:

I like hockey. Then keep reading.

I don't like hockey. Go to next post.

Iowa by a miracle got an AHL team. Des Moines is in a peer group of cities with the likes of Milwaukee, Houston, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

If you are a hockey fan in central Iowa you should be supporting the Chops. I don't care what attendance is, or if you think the name is dumb. We have AHL hockey in Iowa for Christ's sake. These are guys who are a heartbeat away from the NHL.

Too bad that they couldn't get a partnership with a team inside of 1800 miles away. If they could've hooked up with the Blackhawks, the Wild or even the Blues, I think that would definitely help their cause. I'd guess the vast majority of NHL fans in the area are fans of those teams.

Just like the I-Cubs. Not sure they'd be as successful if they were afliliated with the Dodgers or somebody. I doubt I'd be a season ticket holder if it weren't Chicago's AAA team.

FWIW - I like hockey, so I'm not bagging the sport. Not a hockey fan - but I enjoy going to games. Couldn't tell you the last time I watched the NHL. Used to go to 20-30 Bucs games every season. But I haven't been to a single AHL game yet.

 

[tim_redd]

I don't know if I will hit up a game, but I will definitely buy a T-Shirt with an evil looking hog on it. I am sold there.

I'm afraid of vampire pigs...