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Besides Seattle in a few seasons, which cities/States are Candidates to Get a Team: QC? Atlanta? Houston? Somewhere in Alabama ? Hamilton/ Toronto?
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Besides Seattle in a few seasons, which cities are Candidates to Get a Team? QC? Atlanta? Houston? Alabama? Hamilton/ Toronto?
no it's not... the Admirals are in the UWM Panther arena aka the original Milwaukee facility known as the MECCAWhat about Milwaukee? They already have the other 3 sports in Wisconsin and a new barn for basketball/hockey.
no it's not... the Admirals are in the UWM Panther arena aka the original Milwaukee facility known as the MECCA
NHL isn't that, ray.... there is no hockey tenant in the Bucks facility, that's why the Admirals aren't included in the new facility, now that the Bradley Center is, or soon will be implodedI guess that means hosting NHL preseason games is wrong from this article:
NHL pre-season games, Disney ice shows will be possible at new Milwaukee Bucks arena
NHL isn't that, ray.... there is no hockey tenant in the Bucks facility, that's why the Admirals aren't included in the new facility, now that the Bradley Center is, or soon will be imploded
BECAUSE Milwaukee already has the Admirals SINCE 1974.... most of these markets either already are served by some form of hockey, and are in various leagues... or existing you need markets in other leagues to feed the NHL, and the NHL already has taken more and more of the control over those leagues, through either affiliation or outright ownership of the affiliate or affiliates...Never said a hockey tenenat is in the new Bucks facilty....never said anything about the Admirals either.
You seem angry....don’t know why. Scratch Milwaukee off the list then.
What are you on about?BECAUSE Milwaukee already has the Admirals SINCE 1974.... most of these markets either already are served by some form of hockey, and are in various leagues... or existing you need markets in other leagues to feed the NHL, and the NHL already has taken more and more of the control over those leagues, through either affiliation or outright ownership of the affiliate or affiliates...
QC is well known, and has dedicated threads on this forum, so is Hartford/Hamilton et all..... Alabama is served or covered by the SPHL in Birmingham, see the correlation now.....
Toronto/GTA you're dealing with either existing teams or the Leafs and Sabres, depending on what area is proposed.....
you want the ire of Milwaukee fans from here on out badgering you, Jeffrey..... I'm defending MILWAUKEE, here dude.... the OP has ZERO, repeat zero credibility by even posting this inane threadWhat are you on about?
The Admirals being in the area means the area can't have an NHL team? Aside from Chicago that is.
How does an area being served by a lower league than the NHL mean it should be ruled out as a candidate for the NHL?!?
That's mind boggling logic right there. Prove you like hockey....and that rules you out of getting better hockey and therefore spending more money on hockey. Brilliant.
folks there are numeros threads, past or present that are open for discussion... Hartford, Burlington, Hamilton, etc....Mark Chipman, president of the Jets, made a presentation to the NHL in 2007 on Winnipeg for consideration on entering the league.
The other groups that presented that day? Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas and Seattle.
So of the 5, 2.5 have teams. It would seem to me that Houston is the next front runner. Don’t really hear much about Kansas City but there was obviously at least some what serious interest at one point. Quebec City is obviously interested.
I’d put it as
1. Houston
2. Quebec City
3. Toronto
4. Kansas City
5. Atlanta
As to this original question.....I think the list of potential markets is a long one.Besides Seattle in a few seasons, which cities are Candidates to Get a Team? QC? Atlanta? Houston? Alabama? Hamilton/ Toronto?
bye, Jeffrey, this thread makes absolutely zero sense, the NHL ISN'T GOING TO 200 TEAMSAs to this original question.....I think the list of potential markets is a long one.
Through relocation or expansion....you can't rule many locations out.
QC, Houston, Kansas City, Hamilton, Toronto2, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Hartford, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, San Antonio, San Diego, Portland, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, and so on.
Any of these places could be a candidate, and sure....even Birmingham.
In my humble opinion......if you want to really spark interest and get people watching.....you purposefully put teams pretty close to another team.
I think Columbus would benefit from a team in Indianapolis....there would be a huge rivalry there due to geography alone. Throw a team in Cincinnati and those three teams now have 2 rivals each instantly, plus any others that develop for reasons outside of geography.
Same goes for
Toronto-Hamilton Buffalo
Milwaukee-Chicago
Sacramento-San Jose
Portland-Seattle-Vancouver (bit of a hike to go from Vancity to Portland...but not unheard of)
Columbus-Cleveland-Pittsburgh
Imagine down the road....if there are teams moved and a bit more expansion....if teams are put in:
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Within a 4 hour drive from each other....you'd have Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
7 teams pretty much within 4 hours of each other. Chicago to Pittsburgh would be a stretch....but 5 of those 7 teams are right in there.
To me, that isn't encroaching on another Owner's area....(since it actually isn't according to the by-laws)....it is helping them. Giving those teams an instant rival they will draw big crowds for and can charge more for.
Competition in sports helps both parties, as long as it is within reason. Like dumping a team in San Francisco to be rivals with San Jose, that'd be a bit too close. But a Sacramento team? If San Jose has a very stable and local fan base....it might actually increase their revenue to have a team in Sacramento.
Teams that are struggling....they might not be able to handle losing some of the fans that are in-between.....so it would have to be done carefully.
TLDR......there are a lot of candidates. Too often people rule locations out, I used to do that myself.
What about Milwaukee? They already have the other 3 sports in Wisconsin and a new barn for basketball/hockey.
There are....and all deal with specific markets. Not an overall list of potentials.folks there are numeros threads, past or present that are open for discussion... Hartford, Burlington, Hamilton, etc....
The question was asked about candidates.....even the least likely is a candidate.How many of these threads do we need per year when even Seattle has to wait a couple to start?
you want the ire of Milwaukee fans from here on out badgering you, Jeffrey..... I'm defending MILWAUKEE, here dude.... the OP has ZERO, repeat zero credibility by even posting this inane thread
not everybody would...Admirals fan. Would trade them in a second for an NHL team. Don't know why you think there would be ire.