You guys consider if we dont see eye to eye now what is gonna happen in the future when issues arise that need resolving in order to run the team? I unlike you guys dont accept blind leadership and b/s; however, I support HOCKEY.....................

the real wells wrote:

Do not confuse the truth with bashing Eric. Sometimes it hurts!

What truth?? Your the one that's putting out crap. How are you going to cover your ass when the NAHL website post that the team is a go. Do you even know how the coach is? Or anything about this team?? If you have been at the meeting you should know all the TRUTH! And I can handle all the bashing you can throw at ME. Anyone who knows me at all, knows I can take a CHEAP shot. See you at the next meeting.

We have an intelligent board of directors that will make sure this team is ran the right way. We will have the classiest organization in the league!

Huh?

I think you missed my points. Not to worry, things will be clear in
the near future. Gotta agree that we dont all agree. Going to be very interesting in how this gets handled between more aggresive investors who want a say so vs conservative investors.

smnexpressfan wrote:

We have an intelligent board of directors that will make sure this team is ran the right way. We will have the classiest organization in the league!

Why thank you for the compliments!

the real wells wrote:

Huh? I think you missed my points. Not to worry, things will be clear in the near future. Gotta agree that we dont all agree. Going to be very interesting in how this gets handled between more aggresive investors who want a say so vs conservative investors.

What investors?? Aren't we giving donations?? I see that you missed that meeting.

Ha Ha Ha. Shows what you do not know about the world of finance and business. Yeah right, here is $50K spend it however you want. NOT

This was a TEST to prove some points that STILL need resolution to finalize the finer points and guess what? It failed in LESS than 2 hours. Back to the drawing board!

Hope you learned something and please learn how to read without emotions getting in the way........

BYE BYE!

I love the topics where I have no idea what the hell is going on in them.

Your a dumbshit. It's been fun. See you at the meetings.

To the real wells, one last thing......the REAL Express fans know what is going on with this team, enough said!

the real wells = Motor City Machine fan?? Think about it?

http://owatonna.com/main.asp?SectionID=27&SubSectionID=67&ArticleID=34318&TM=20650.64

NEED WE SAY ANYMORE??

punisher36 wrote:

http://owatonna.com/main.asp?SectionID=27&SubSectionID=67&ArticleID=34318&TM=20650.64 NEED WE SAY ANYMORE??

Not really, especially if you guys are just going to keep bitching at each other.

Good news in the paper today!

I heard the team is going to be owned by a charity. Do they accept donations? If so where do we send them.

Hockey for charity in Owatonna next year!!! I'll drink to that!

That is great news, we wish the team nothing but success. Way to hang in there guys even with all of the naysayers.

Re: The New Express fact or fiction?

the real wells wrote:

Will the new team really form? Can Bill and Dave forget the past and move on to the future? Will we have a new logo? Even though we are new can we claim the achievements for the previous team without having bought the old team when it for sale last year? Will Brenda drive the bus? Can our town's people get along? The answers to these questions will be answered via the towns comedians.

TRW, you are a real piece of work. I take a day off from reading these forums and all BAM breaks loose. Let's take what you've said and apply it to a different entity. Let's say a bank. What you have said on here is the equivalent of if I would go out and buy stock in a bank and then proceed to head to a message board where I can hide behind a moniker and bash every aspect of the bank and the company's hierarchy. Pretty damn stupid if you ask me. I'm not going to go on a insult and name calling brigade like you did, I'm just stating that you starting this topic did ZERO good for your alleged investment in Southern Minnesota Express hockey.

As far as coming out from behind a moniker, I applaud you Eric for doing so. I've stated before on here that the people I care about already know who I am and I'm keeping it that way.

I hope and pray that peace will prevail for everone in our towns new S. M. Express ownership group. This is a new ownership concept and structure but the goal for each and everyone of us is to enjoy the action of Jr. A hockey. I am not alone here in town when I say that we do not like to see the ugly blog posts that have become so popular since last season and I hope those that participate in this awful hobby will cease and turn their focus into positive energy to support the team.

God Bless Owatonna!

Smackles wrote:

I love the topics where I have no idea what the hell is going on in them.

I'm with you.

Guys, take it easy on The Real wells, he's one of the good guys. He wants to see this happen for Owatonna and future Owatonna hockey players and he's investing some time and money. I think we share some hockey history that makes us "see the whole rink" so to speak. Critical thinking and critiquing is important to get this thing going in the right direction and with a clear focus.

Now TRW, we also need the rest of the team with enthusiasm and reckless abandon otherwise the game is never won. I also can tell that you and "Wells" are very different people. You don't use the profanity and don't make libelous statements.

Enough hockey metaphors. Lets get to playing and watching hockey.

Pete

it is true that critical thinking and critiquing are important, it's just that a message board and especially one with alot of trash talk like this is not the place to bring it in. I've had doubts too, I'm on the outside looking in due to the fact that my bank account doesn't share the same passion for hockey as I do, but I've kept my doubts to myself and I trust those who are making the calls for the Express do know what they're doing.

Seeing as I'm not an insider, my knowledge of what is going on is limited to what my friends on the inside tell me. I don't think what is going on behind closed doors belongs on a message board. therefore it would behoove TRW to keep what is going on with the Express to the inner circle and not air his doubts and his negativity ("questions will be answered via the town comedians"). I'll trust Pete's judgment and hope we can have actual hockey to talk about on here soon.