Penguins submit bid for 2011 All-Star Game

With the new arena near completion, I suppose now is as good a time as any to put a bid in to host the 2011 All-Star Game. Say what you will about the take-it-easy approach to the game, but it'd still be cool to see all those stars coming into town for the event.

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I will so be there if they get it!

by tehchico on Feb 9, 2010 5:24 PM EST reply actions

I just flipped out. I WILL DEFINITELY BE THERE.

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by jetpen89 on Feb 9, 2010 10:35 PM EST reply actions

Well it hasn’t been confirmed yet, so you may want to hold off on flipping out. heh. I can only imagine that the Devils put their name into the mix as well seeing as how it is the newest arena in the league. Next year the CEC will be the newest, but if the league overlooks Prudential and goes right to Pittsburgh we’ll never hear the end of it.

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by FrankD on Feb 10, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions

Does this mean Ovie and Crosby will be on the same team in Pittsburgh? That will be different…

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by Bman21212 on Feb 9, 2010 11:00 PM EST reply actions

Didn’t excite me the first time it happened. Won’t excite me the second time.

by BDON911 on Feb 9, 2010 11:54 PM EST up reply actions

They bid for a Frozen Four too

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by fetch9 on Feb 10, 2010 12:29 AM EST reply actions

Which, I find far more entertaining.

by PensFan024 on Feb 10, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

Not that I don’t enjoy the ASG.

by PensFan024 on Feb 10, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

I think they will get the Frozen Four at the CEC before they get the All-Star game. I know Robert Morris University wants to sponsor it and they are the catalyst to bring it here.

I thought the NHL already had cities picked out for the All Star Game already for the next couple of seasons. Could be wrong on that though, usually they were picked out for two years or so.

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by spiker97 on Feb 10, 2010 10:14 AM EST reply actions

Well allegedly they like to pair up the ASG with the draft in the same city, but with the Oly break and all that may alter things a bit. The draft is in LA this yr but I can’t see the ASG being there in 2011.

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by FrankD on Feb 10, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions