nope, it is not an accurate statement, maybe Utica shouldn't have gotten the rights to the Comets, then, dude, did you forget Spectra runs Hartford and they just got renewed with the same arena operator that the Wolf*Pack have had for much of their 20 year run in Hartford.... at one point Spectra ran the arena in Binghamton, as well.... they run a few other markets past or present markets, but you seem to ignore that fact, go, stop being so defensive.... the Portland fans as well as the Worcester fans have suffered long enough and/or fought harder to attract interest in the ECHL to avert those decisions made previously..... Philadelphia/Spectra, by your correlation then, should drop the PPL Center in Allentown, then, huh... All Philadelphia did there is recreate what they started in 1977 in Portland and had the Spectrum (which just happens to be the model for Cross) for what they had built in South Philadelphia, remained there, why move the Phantoms twice while PPL Center was built, name another 8 sided arena built into a peninsula, as Portland is, much less where Cross sits... Snider himself said, if he had his way, the Spectrum would still be in Philadelphia, it's his vision that got hockey started, and All AHL Fans should be indebted for a visionary legend....
btw, how did the Devils work out for Utica in 1987 GC, because obviously they left at the first sign of adversity, and a bigger NY Market.