And this is why one should never take all articles seriously...
There is so much unrealistic, quote bending, hypothesis supporting mishandling in that its ridiculous. Not to mention, funny, with respect to a Southern Ontario angle. Heck, they've been saying for years Winnipeg would never see the NHL return...
Oh and, a SECOND Vancouver team?????? Kitchner???????????????? A second Toronto team?????? (the most plausible. But tell me where the serious, legitimate plans are for an arena that will actually get off the ground...never mind sharing the ACC; who owns it? does he REALLY think they'd let a second NHL team in their rink? Unless they owned it? Would they want to own a second team?)
Regina AND Saskatoon potentially with NHL teams?
Puh-leese.
His justifications are also based on Winnipeg getting a "B-" based on Keller's report. First off, there's much more Winnipeg has going for it than just population. Economically, people in Southern Ontario still to this day aren't aware at how well off the Peg is, moreso, they are oblivious to the fact an NHL team isn't a cut&paste job. There are tons of serious lengthy mechanics that are involved, and, population isn't everything.
There is tons to criticize in this report....its just sad.
And some of those teams he mentioned....pretty damn hard to predict what the league will be like in 2025. Who knows. Maybe Canada loses teams again. Maybe there are contractions.
That article is more like a justification for a wet dream he had...his points seem to simply support for the sake of support; while a case for this article could be made over a few beers, I don't think anyone should be taking this seriously.