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[Digress]Flames aren't moving. Period. They are not going to move a team just because their 19,000+ seat downtown arena that's filled almost every night is old.[/Digress]
That's what they said about Quebec and the St Louis Rams[Digress]Flames aren't moving. Period. They are not going to move a team just because their 19,000+ seat downtown arena that's filled almost every night is old.[/Digress]
That's what they said about Quebec and the St Louis Rams
If they add Houston, Seattle and Portland, there is no imbalance.If Quebec gets another team it will be from a relocation, and it will be a relocation from a East coast team. There is no way they are going to add to the West/East imbalance.
Moving the a team from Calgary to QC would tear this country apart. Bettman would be walking into a hornet's nest.
Does anyone know if even without an NHL team Videotron Centre is still profitable?
Doubt Calgary's going to re-locate. They'll get a new arena deal done.
The purpose of the Nordiques is to be ready last-minute if an owner needs to sell.
For instance, you could literally move a team to Quebec today and they'd sell out this entire season. For a US market, you would need many months of marketing.
The NHL likes having the option to cut-and-run from a market and Quebec will always be that 'boogeyman'.
A la Los Angeles for NFL for decades.
I would fully expect they could do that fairly easily.If the Nords does return.. will they do the sell out of tickets fast like Winnipeg did back in 2011?? If so that would be doubly amazing for sure..
Neither. Quebec has failed as an NHL market twice, why should they get another chance?
I'm not sure failing as a market in 1920 should be factored into this.
It doesnt. Irrelevant. Dispelled a page or three back. If it were relevant there wouldnt be team's in Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Boston, Philly, Pittsburgh or Denver etc.... places like Houston, Seattle & Portland off-radar having once had top tier pro hockey that failed (either a league or ownership cratering - PCHA, NHL, WHA).
Yeah ok, I'm not reading 40 pages to rolodex everyone's take but thanks.
If the Nords does return.. will they do the sell out of tickets fast like Winnipeg did back in 2011?? If so that would be doubly amazing for sure..
I'm not sure failing as a market in 1920 should be factored into this.
point is they failed twice as an NHL market. As far as I'm concerned the the NHL going to Quebec would be a backwards move just like the NFL going back to Canton or Toledo or any of those original markets. If the NHL is to survive and prosper as a league it needs to expand the fan base and Quebec or any other Canadian city doesn't do that.
Let's not forget Washington failed twice as baseball market. Nationals are thriving.