Edge of '94 Midwest
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So far we have a good start on signups. We have collected 10 payments in less than 3 days, and have a total of 28 verbal commitments.
Here are the paid states/territories represented so far:
Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario Canada, Illinois
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The only concern I have is that this uses a 3rd party to facilitate the connection if I understand correctly. If for some reason it goes away, then after a long hiatus, getting folks setup the old way could be an issue again.
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Promo video up! Spread like wildfire!
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On 10/14/2017 at 10:20 AM, halifax said:
I had a thought a while back about having it at madison wisconsin, during their tecmo madison tournament, but there's probably more negatives than positives.
positives
-they'll already have tons of crts we could connect to. we'd likely we'd have to wait until late afternoon before crts became available(once they start needing less stations after guys are eliminated) but we could get a lot of setups in place.
-already have set up for the big screen, streaming.
-might have some run off from players eliminated from the tecmo tourney willing to play (working on amending the tournament a bit to accommodate new (and weaker) players, i'll post more on this at a later date)
-relatively central location for people to get to
-you can play in other tournaments as part of your weekend (nba jam or nhl95 the night before, and TSB). Im working on having a 2 on 2 tourney as part of the next Ko94....playing that 2 on 2 cart is just something everyone needs to be a part of.
negatives
-they may not want us there ( I have not proposed this idea to the tecmo madison organizers) - they may feel it would be too chaotic - too many people for the venue.
-they already have a hockey tournament the night before, nhl95 which is organized by our best bud segathon. may not want a second hockey video game tournament there.
-there's already a king of 94 wisconsin (wouldn't want to negatively impact this tournament in anyway, troy's a great bud)
-we'd start late in the day and end late (probably sometime after midnight) or we'd have to roll this over two days, saturday evening and sunday morning
-no nhl team, not sure what else there is to do there for a fun group sporting event? I would've said college hockey but it's over when this tournament starts.
just an additional thought.
I'm updating my post based on a changed heart on this. I am for the next King of 94 tournament not being in WI, unless we joined forces to have it held in Green Bay or close by.
With the improved interest/turnout/timing in our Green Bay tournament, I'm certain that an annual NHL94 event in Madison in April would negatively affect what we've been trying to do in Green Bay. At this point we can't compete with a 300 body retro spectacle, and if a marriage of sorts did take place, we'd be unlikely to attract a duplicate contingent to WI every year. Keep the tournament out of the winter and out of the same state, and we still have a somewhat unique offering that people will travel to every year. Our goal is to be late February every year moving forward. Doing the opposite might spell the end of our humble, but attractive event.
I hope you will all consider our Green Bay tournament in February to be an audition of sorts. Talk to those that attend it, @kingraph @angryjay93 @corbettkb @jer_33 @smozoma etc, and get their opinion if we have our house in order.
I truly believe this community has the ability to stand on its own, and doesn't need to be the opening act to anything else. It just needs time, watering, and guys running tournaments in their areas of the country, constantly carrying the NHL94 torch. That doesn't mean we can't network with other communities, but we don't know the intentions of those outside of the community. You run a great event @halifax
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I concur with @kingraph. Any sort of sale of a rom like that of current player likenesses is most likely at best, a grey area, especially since they typically have player portraits accompany the names.
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9 minutes ago, smozoma said:
Just posting to say that I'm booking my flight for this this week!
Ottawa representing! Can't wait to finally meet you!
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So far we have a good start on signups. We have 8 out of the verbalized 26 players, and 4 of those 26 players are staff related, so it's over a 1/3 paid in already, with just under 2 months to go!
Here are the paid states/territories represented so far:
Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York
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Happy New Year everyone! I've decided to get this form out there a bit early.
I linked this form in the main topic, but you can also click here to get started. You are not considered signed up officially until this is filled out, and payment is sent to lock in your spot.
https://goo.gl/forms/h4P4EyxNmxvACEgm2
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@Blake ask your dad to make a trip with you. You won't be the only under 18 player there.
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I'd love to host a 64 player tournament in Green Bay, but so far the demand hasn't been there so far, or we aren't doing a good enough job getting the word out.(that's what the commercial we are shooting tomorrow is going to help combat) We are aiming for 32 in February, and expecting at least 25% of that to be players from this forum/online players.
I think a tournament of any kind really starts getting notoriety and recognition once the traveling base equals or exceeds the local base, and then growth explodes. You start seeing road trips planned with buds from all over making a weekend of it. Locals meet road warriors, and new friendships are formed.
Soon after that, another road warrior gets the idea to do something in their hometown, and the tournament scene keeps expanding, each organizer adding their own twist.
Not everyone can hit the road(I'm pretty much in that boat, thus why I run events), but I'll share liberally any NHL94 tournament that needs exposure on social media, and I'd hope that you'd all take 30 seconds to do the same. Like posts, retweet, share, tag friends, that sort of thing, and if at all possibly, actually go to said events and write a review on their page.
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14 hours ago, kingraph said:
Genesis Playoffs
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1. kingraph (CHI) vs 4. brutus (BOS)
2. corbettkb (BUF) vs 3. Lupz (WPG)B-1
1. Quetzalcoatlus (DET) vs 8. Chefstar88 (VAN)
2. aqualizard (WPG) vs 7. CoachMac (MTL)
3. jer_33 (BOS) vs 6. AdamWoodrow (CGY)
4. trogan (BUF) vs 5. flatcrusher (DAL)B-2
1. jmj (CHI) vs. 8. viz (DET)
2. AtomicRaven (MTL) vs 7. LeifErikson (BUF)
3. Buc (WPG) vs 6. Darko (LAK)
4. Jackandjose (DAL) vs 5. skip (BOS)Each is a best of 7 with a 2,2,1,1,1 format. Higher seed has home ice.
Playoff pages will be posted soon, but you can play your series asap. Reminder, NO re-seeding. No points were deducted for games vs LABS in B-1. Otherwise a standard 2 point deduction went in, and seeds were based on win %. Any questions, PM me directly.
GOOD LUCK!
My name is Trojan. Thanks.
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@corbettkb informed me he is booking his flight this week, and @kingraph has already done so. @CoachMac is flying in and riding up with Brutus
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This is the bible as far as I'm concerned when it comes to video output options.
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On 12/20/2017 at 9:12 AM, segathon said:
Wow you are going all out Troy!
Going to see if I have enough Kitchen Passes saved up to go to this.
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HFD
LW Fleury
C Sandstrom
RW Sundin
LD Schneider
RD Daigneault
G Barasso
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Green Bay's 'Piano Man' Dan Rafferty has just been secured as our live organist for our NHL94 tournament! Dan is 1/2 of Dueling Piano duo, NEW Piano Guys. His piano improvisation has entertained Northeast Wisconsin for the greater part of 25 years. Talented, yes! Bald, you bet! Entertaining, you be the judge! Dan will be accompanying tournament organizer Troy "Trojan" Frisque in the opening ceremonies with both national anthems, Oh Canada, and The Star Spangled Banner! Dan will also fill the air with familiar hockey arena riffs heard at hockey games world wide!
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Thanks @halifax bud for the mention!
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This post is for Arda Ocal.
King of 94 - WI proudly presents, A Fleury of Goals, an NHL94 tournament for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis.
On February 24th, 2018 the world's best 16 bit hockey players will descend upon the Edge VR Arcade in Green Bay, WI, to compete for bragging rights, cash prizes, and the coveted Lord Manly's Cup!
#AFleuryofGoals is the organization's 3rd NHL94 tournament, which welcomes two time defending champion, AngryJay93, from Sacramento California to defend his crown.
I, Arda Ocal will be present, calling action for tournaments on both the Super Nintendo, and the Sega Genesis.
Think you've got what it takes to be the King of 94? Make the journey to Green Bay, WI to find out!
Prepay for the event starts January 1st, 2018. You may RSVP your intentions by joining the Facebook event here http://tinyurl.com/NHL94WI.
You may follow King of 94 WI on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/gbnhl94/
Stay connected to King of 94 WI on Twitter https://twitter.com/trojanvoice
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What are you bringing to swap at the tournament? Hopefully something better than this.
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It's official! Arda Ocal will be there to call the action live from our tournament!
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With the passing of HFD #NHL94 player #ZarleyZalapski, we will be honoring him in the tournament by awarding a prize to whoever has the most total points(goals, assists) scored by Zalapski in group play. It's time to start practicing matchups with Hartford! Just take a picture of the scoring summary after the match has concluded. Stay tuned for a future update involving a side challenge featuring tournament namesake Theo Fleury!
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@kingraph confirmed he booked his flight today, so he's in! I'll be meeting with the venue owners tomorrow to discuss the creation of a promotional video, as well as getting that waiver created. I'm hoping in a couple weeks to have signups official for Paypal.
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updated the rules section, SNES and Gens will use the same rules.
[February 24th, 2018 - Green Bay, WI] Edge of '94 -WI Presents, A Fleury of Goals!
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