CHRDANHUTCH
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Centrum:Multiple NHL Teams Looking At Salt Lake For AHL Affiliate - KSL Sports
@LadyStanley This blog post is full of inaccurate statements but have your heard anything about interest in salt lake city by the flames or knights.
Salt Lake/West Valley City has been an absolute flat out NO.....I believe the same ownership group who rejected the AHL after being sued by both Dallas and Arizona OVER non-payment of the PDC continues to operate the existing franchise operating as the Utah Grizzlies exists..... that's why Gilbert won the rights to Cleveland by buying the franchise after informing San Jose to leave Cleveland, for Worcester in 2006.
Vivint Arena has never hosted hockey even when SLC hosted the Olympics, Centrum, Maverik Center, where the Grizzlies play was the venue used for hockey.
Calgary has no interest and the gentlemen's agreement is you don't enter an existing league's territory unless it's an open market.... Calgary is committed to Stockton and the city has agreed to explore all avenues which is why negotiations are continuing behind closed doors.