So… is this the shortest-distance relocation in history?
The Bulldogs temporary relocation is further than this.So… is this the shortest-distance relocation in history?
It's so trivial I'm kind of surprised that they're renaming/rebranding the team.So… is this the shortest-distance relocation in history?
The Chicago Blackhawks moving across the street when they built the United Center across from the old Chicago Stadium.So… is this the shortest-distance relocation in history?
I don't think anyone considered it a relocation though.The Chicago Blackhawks moving across the street when they built the United Center across from the old Chicago Stadium.
I guess what is a true relocation is the question. Many teams in the hockey universe play outside of the city limits of the Location they are branded with.I don't think anyone considered it a relocation though.
That feels like a stretch. Are the Boston Patriots moving to Foxboro any more of a relocation than the Niners moving to Santa Clara, just because of a name change?I'd say that rebranding counts as a relocation.
So, for instance, if the Bears move to Arlington Heights, that's not a relocation, as they'll assuredly still be the Chicago Bears.
Meanwhile, the Nets move to Brooklyn was clearly a relocation, even though as the crow flies the Bears would be moving further.
Neither here nor there but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Bulldogs never leave. Brantford is a much better hockey town than Hamilton and is probably cheaper long term so long as Brantford actually pulls the trigger on modernizing/enlarging their arena.The Bulldogs temporary relocation is further than this.
As a New Jerseyan and longtime Nets fan, I don't consider the move to Brooklyn a relocation. Same market. Same TV station. Just take a different train to get there. (And pay more. Brooklyn is definitely more expensive than when they were in the Meadowlands!)I think New Jerseyans... ites? ... Garden Staters would disagree with the idea that a specifically New Jersey-branded team moving to the city and rechristening itself after a borough wasn't a relocation, tbqh.
The Boston Patriots example is a good counterpoint, as I would say that was more of a rebranding than a relocation, so the venn diagram between the two obviously doesn't fully overlap at the very least. I'd likewise not say that the Phoenix to Arizona Coyotes wasn't a relocation, after all.
But the GTA suburbs seem to act like they're their own markets when it comes to the OHL, so while if a theoretical NHL team was making an identical move we wouldn't consider that a relocation, but I think that the difference in scale and reach for the OHL does.