NHL Growth is Coming Whether or not You Need it Or Not
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Mick Kern and Dennis Bernstein and was requested concerning the potential enlargement cities which can be coming as a result of we all know the NHL is increasing to Houston, Arizona, and Atlanta, however who joins them?
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Mick Kern: Remaining one for me, and it’s extra of an announcement. And also you inform me how mistaken I’m, don’t inform me I’m mistaken, as a result of I do know I’m proper. Okay, Dave, right here we go. It appears like Steve, doesn’t it? Right here we go. The enlargement cities are going to be Houston and Atlanta. The second time will probably be again to the Arizona space, and I don’t know what the fourth is. What do you say to that
Dave Pagnotta: it appears to be like like Atlanta, for positive, since you’ve received two viable choices. Possession group clever, I’m nonetheless not totally offered on Houston. Okay, at the very least this subsequent spherical. I feel there’s extra behind the scenes that must be ironed out.
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Kern: Who can be the alternative then if it’s not Houston? Okay, let’s put them within the second spherical as a result of I feel that’s an incredible place for a group who can be with Atlanta then?
Pagnotta: I nearly, I nearly say a return to Arizona.
Dennis Bernstein: That’s what I might say
Kern: instantly, huh? Fascinating
Pagnotta: That quickly versus Houston. I feel Houston might be in that 4. I agree there, after which it’s a combination. I do know individuals will speak about a second group in Toronto ceaselessly. It’s not gonna occur. Neglect about that.
Kern: No. By the best way, it ought to occur. I’m gonna say it ought to occur. It might. However there’s so many the explanation why it’s not going to. You’re not going to, you’re not going to cannibalize your TV scores. You’re simply not going to do this proper.
Pagnotta: proper? If we’re going, if one other group’s coming to Canada, it’s Quebec Metropolis, however there’s plenty of behind the scenes that has to work on the market, simply from a enterprise financial perspective, inside that market, I do know you might have different markets that proceed to leap into the combination and have expressed curiosity. And Gary Bettman acknowledged this as nicely.
However you’ve received markets like Portland, San Diego, Omaha, and some others. Kansas Metropolis is within the combine with the possession group there. The blokes that personal the Chiefs and the household that owns the Chiefs are large hockey supporters. So that you’ve received that as nicely.
Milwaukee sometimes enters the fold. And even in Oklahoma, in Oklahoma Metropolis, there’s some curiosity there as nicely. So it’s sort of the third one is sort of a wild card to me, to see whoever doubtlessly steps up for it. I imply, all of them sound nice. One other one in California and San Diego can be superior. I really like that metropolis, however you bought to see in case you have the suitable teams in place.
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However I feel I feel three for positive. I feel we all know of the 4 might be Atlanta, Arizona, Houston, after which thriller metropolis added to the combination. Who joins Atlanta on this subsequent go round? I don’t suppose it’s definitive simply but.”
Andy Strickland: “NHL Homeowners might be assembly quickly to approve the enlargement opening. Main candidates/possession teams are believed to be Fertitta in Houston and Krause in Atlanta.”
