Thomas on Falcons: ‘It was as poorly run as you can run it.’

Coach Matt Thomas, whose Stockton Thunder host the Ontario Reign on Sunday, gave some insights to NHL.com today about why his former team, the Fresno Falcons, folded operations on Dec. 22, 2008.

“I think it was a lack of marketing in Fresno … a lack of sales staff,” Thomas said. “We didn’t have offices. Everyone had to work from home. It was as poorly run as you can run it. It was real frustrating. Even in Atlantic City when we knew we were done, it was still professional. We had an office, people worked and there were expectations. People weren’t held accountable in Fresno. There was no office environment.”

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.