ECHL to 30 Teams?

[hurricanesfan123]

[QUOTE. For Manchester, it is unlikely at this point, but not impossible. If the rumored owner is someone who is already vetted by the league and has been quietly putting things in place, and is close to a lease agreement, it is still possible to get a team for 2021, but that is a lot of ifs.[/QUOTE]
I believe @210 said someone is in the vetting process for manchester

 

[hurricanesfan123]

I know it's untrue because I've spoken with the potential owner of a Manchester ECHL franchise on more than a handful of occasions, including just a couple days after the ECHL's all-star break.

And on top of that, he wasn't the only person that started the ECHL's ownership process with an intent to put a team in Manchester, he's just the only one that made it through the league's vetting process and is actively pursuing it.

here @royals119

 

[Centrum Hockey]

@hurricanesfan123 There needs to be time for the owner to start a season ticket drive, hire staff and build a sponsorship base.

 

[hurricanesfan123]

thats fair really hoping for both i know in trois riveries dean Macdonald has put in a lot of work. also As I've said I think something official should come out by October or the market is off

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

thats fair really hoping for both i know in trois riveries dean Macdonald has put in a lot of work

that's because of what Deacon accomplished in Newfoundland.... that's why T-R has had the chatter, just as Worcester had their own thread Maine had theirs and Newfoundland had their own separate threads

 

[Ratitude]

Manchester really was screwed over. Not so much because of the league swap but how they did it. To disregard the hurt it would cause then try to sell it off as no big change in talent or no difference in skill level was certainly a slap in the face. This is deep in New England, hockey rich and knowledgeable. You might be able to pull this off somewhere else in the country but not in one of New England's larger cities. A new ECHL run would have to involve local ownership along likely with a Bruins affiliation to work. The swap in Adirondack kinda played out better because Glens Falls knew the writing was on the wall. Glens Falls knew older smaller AHL markets were on borrowed time, especially those in the northeast. I think they were also a little more transparent with the Glens Falls swap....They managed to take attendance and build little increases each season, and didn't resort to blowing smoke up anyone rears lol.

 

[hurricanesfan123]

I guess we will see how desperate snhu arena is for hockey Like I've said if there is no announcement this summer or fall no hockey

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

I guess we will see how desperate Verizon wireless arena is for hockey

SNHU

 

[210]

 

[hurricanesfan123]

wow... well to bad for manchester fans but trois riveries was always predicted hopefully things turn around but as summer is going quick and no manchester official words it doesn't look good

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

wow... well to bad for manchester fans but trois riveries was always predicted hopefully things turn around but as summer is going quick and no manchester official words it doesn't look good

Trois-Rivières is coming into the league for the 2021-22 season. Manchester still has plenty of time to get something together.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

wow... well to bad for manchester fans but trois riveries was always predicted hopefully things turn around but as summer is going quick and no manchester official words it doesn't look good

Maybe their will be a opportunity for a Manchester owner to buy a team like Brampton and put the franchise into dormancy for a year.

 

[hurricanesfan123]

I guess we will see if nothing is on in the next 2 months roughly I would call manchester off for 2021-22.

 

[hurricanesfan123]

Maybe their will be a opportunity for a Manchester owner to buy a team like Brampton and put the franchise into dormancy for a year.

talking about the beast i looked it up and the beast have 6 front office staff now. Their subsidy of Brampton tax money is up as well I believe maybe they should go and try and find a junior team instead

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

talking about the beast i looked it up and the beast have 6 front office staff now. Their subsidy of Brampton tax money is up as well I believe maybe they should go and try and find a junior team instead

Not happening for a multitude of reasons.

It was already tried. OHL Brampton Battalion were in that facility from 1996-2013. They had the lowest attendance in the OHL for most of their existence despite being fairly good for most of their existence.

The OHL Mississauga Steelheads are less than 5 miles away on the same road. Mississauga is another team that has always bottom of the OHL in attendance. Both cities having teams again is not going to happen. Too close to each other. Too close to Toronto. Demographics are not ideal either since they are both predominantly first-generation immigrant, to the point where only half of both communities speak English. It is a demographic that is accused by many, perhaps accurately, of not liking hockey, let alone junior hockey.

In addition, the budget of an ECHL team is about the same as the budget of an OHL team. They wouldn't be saving much money, if any, by switching to the OHL.

 

[battra]

I guess we will see how desperate snhu arena is for hockey Like I've said if there is no announcement this summer or fall no hockey

SNU SNU?

 

[Royalsflagrunner77]

To be honest guys I would be surprised if the ECHL has 10 teams if they cancel the season . Their will be alot of teams that fold .

 

[210]

To be honest guys I would be surprised if the ECHL has 10 teams if they cancel the season . Their will be alot of teams that fold .

Ten teams? I'll take the over.

 

[hurricanesfan123]

To be honest guys I would be surprised if the ECHL has 10 teams if they cancel the season . Their will be alot of teams that fold .

i dont think 16 teams will fold but honestly in the rare rare chance the whole next season is canceled i wouldn't be surprised if 1-4 teams folded

 

[Atlantian]

To be honest guys I would be surprised if the ECHL has 10 teams if they cancel the season . Their will be alot of teams that fold .

Is there still the possibility of some teams going dormant for next season? I know there’s have to be a rework of the schedule, but at one point the government of NFLD said they wouldn’t host large events until there was a vaccine.

 

[hurricanesfan123]

do you guys think they would play a season even if some teams cant due to the virus or would they only play with all teams

 

[hurricanesfan123]

wondering if cliff Rucker would be interested in owning a manchester echl team i remember seeing he was considering buying the team back in 2016. Similar to Dean Macdonald maybe

 

[210]

wondering if cliff Rucker would be interested in owning a manchester echl team i remember seeing he was considering buying the team back in 2016. Similar to Dean Macdonald maybe

As of a few weeks ago, no.

 

[hurricanesfan123]

As of a few weeks ago, no.

figured but wouldn't be surprised if he is used in some way to recruit a new owner

 

[210]

figured but wouldn't be surprised if he is used in some way to recruit a new owner

Probably not. I can't imagine why that would even occur.