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Are there any metro areas that can support a second team? Currently New York has three and LA has two, but there are some other areas with big populations that only have one team. Also, for the purposes of the hypothetical assume that the teams already in the market sign off on it because the expansion money or whatever it is just a hypothetical.
Could the Bay Area support a second team in San Francisco or Oakland? They have had two in two other big four leagues, but is the NHL to niche in the states? By the most liberal definition on Wikipedia the Bay is nearly at 10 million, not far behind LA.
Could the GTA support one in Hamilton? I think many would say yes, but how much difficulty would there be in converting Leafs fans or finding new fans? How about even closer to Toronto than Hamilton?
If you are including Baltimore as part of Washington's metro could they support a team? Could Chicago support two like they do in baseball? Is Montreal hockey crazy enough to have two teams again?
Could the Bay Area support a second team in San Francisco or Oakland? They have had two in two other big four leagues, but is the NHL to niche in the states? By the most liberal definition on Wikipedia the Bay is nearly at 10 million, not far behind LA.
Could the GTA support one in Hamilton? I think many would say yes, but how much difficulty would there be in converting Leafs fans or finding new fans? How about even closer to Toronto than Hamilton?
If you are including Baltimore as part of Washington's metro could they support a team? Could Chicago support two like they do in baseball? Is Montreal hockey crazy enough to have two teams again?