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November 11, 2007

One of my daily routines is to find and read news articles online about the Milwaukee Admirals. It keeps me much more informed than what little I find in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

On an average day, I find a few articles mentioning the Admirals through a Google News search. Some of the articles I find are local, sometimes they are from an opponent's newspaper, and occasionally I come across miscellaneous pieces about former Admirals.

With the Admirals playing a pair of games this past weekend against the Manitoba Moose in Winnipeg, I found several articles from the Winnipeg media, most notably from the Winnipeg Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press.

Both of those papers truly put the Milwaukee Journal to shame. Game preview articles (not just an abbreviated paragraph), decent game reviews, and even an article about Manitoba's morning practice between the two games! Let me repeat. An article on the team's morning practice!!

The Sun even had an article about the Vigilante brothers playing against each other (also covered this week by nhl.com). When was the last time the MJS wrote a human interest story about an Admirals opponent?

The city of Winnipeg is roughly the same size as Milwaukee (both in the 600,000+ population range). Last season, the Moose averaged about 2,000 more tickets sold than Milwaukee... very good, but only about half of their arena's capacity. Am I comparing apples to apples?

No. I'm not stupid. I realize Canadians love hockey, and Americans largely ignore it. The Milwaukee media will never compare to any news outlet in the Great White North. However, I could bring up several examples of American news outlets who put the MJS to shame, even at lower levels of hockey. The lack of local coverage is nothing new, but I will bring it up any chance I get in hopes that it makes someone who can do something about it budge a little.

Before I end this entry, I'd like to acknowledge Veteran's Day. This day is for us to recognize those who have proudly served our country and to think of those who remain in harm's way overseas. It's easy to live our lives without giving much thought to the sacrifices made by those men and women who have fought to defend our freedom. Make every day Veteran's Day and keep them in your thoughts.

posted by Todd # 9:55 PM

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