Flin Flon, Manitoba

Plus it is a much better league than the MJHL.

 

Players in the WJHL didn't want to travel to Flin Flon because it was a guaranteed loss. Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach together for 4 years

 

According to Wiki:

That's quite a range. Is there anywhere else on Earth where the temperatures can fluctuate 154 degrees during the course of a year?

 

Damn, that means spring and fall must be -3ºC (26ºF).

 

No, in Canada it is Hamilton. (Hi JR!)

 

I knew a guy who worked in the mines in Thompson. Made Flin Flon look like The Big Apple

 

Thompson, Manitoba is where Ford has a cold weather testing facility. It is also a hub for air service to many reserves so there are all kinds of pilots lurking around waiting for work.

Flin Flon might have been a good entry on the "places to get your ass kicked" thread. Lots of undereducated people making money in the mines who like to blow off a little steam by punching each other in the face. I would bet that the number of snow macheens and big 4x4 is as high per capita as anywhere on earth.

Tremendous hunting and fishing if you're into that kind of thing.

I am eagerly awaiting Bubs to start a thread on The Pas next.

 

Hi. This is Canucklehead's wife. I grew up in Flin Flon, and just to clarify, I am not a prostitute.
OK. The town of Flin Flon was named after Flintabatty Flonatin, a book character from a popular dimestore novel from the early prospecting days. Apparently, the prospectors who staked out the area had all read the same book, called The Sunless City. The book was about a prospector who discovers an entire city of gold hidden deep under the rocks. So, being that prospectors were all into finding gold . . . well you get the connection. When they discovered a massive ore deposit they decided to name the place Flin Flon.
And it's been the butt of jokes ever since.

 

Too bad they didn't have a baseball team. We could make that the SJ outing in 2015. Aren't we booked up until then?

 

2025, unless Moddy retires first

 

Astutely played.

And other than JR, I still don't have any help on restaurants and nightlife.