hkymnky
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- Feb 17, 2010
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Renfroe wants to get the P-Bruins up to the Worcester/Marlboro area, preferably near the NE Sports Center (by the way, he is adding 2 more ice sheets to put the Sports Center up to 8). The Sharks practice at the SportsCenter quite a bit.
He is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and although the attendance would be lower than Providence it would be substantially better than the Sharks affiliate. If the Sharks have manageable losses each year, I would bet he would at least break even with the Bruins as the affiliate. Just the fact they would be competitive each year would help. With his money and the profitable company he owns I would guess some tax losses on the sports team are not a terrible thing.
As a 5 year Sharks season ticket holder I would love for the Bruins to come up to Worcester. Providence would likely get another team as they are a very solid minor league market.
I did not purchase Sharks season tickets this year as they didn't fire Roy Sommer and I can't imagine the front office spending much money on veterans in a lame duck season in Worcester.
The business interests of the new P-Bruins owner definitely give some weight to the idea of relocating to Worcester, but I can't help but feel like Providence is the better overall market (in terms of corporate sponsors, attendance, venue, etc.). This is pure uncut speculation...but what if Boston and/or Renfroe go in on an ECHL team and place it in Worcester?
I know the quality of hockey isn't the same, but could that be overcome by being affiliated (and heavily marketed) with the Bruins?