Pheonix Coyotes to Seattle?
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Seattle deserves something after having their NBA team taken from them after Year 1 of Kevin Durant.
well they have two whl teams, so hockey is not foreign to the city. i do believe they get cbc there so they are aware of the canucks. seattle is like the 14th biggest tv market in the u.s. and with no nba team to compete with. big factor would be corporate dollars. many more big corporate offices to buy up all those luxury suites. only problem is the arena.
Yes, they have to have a new arena for it to work, but if they get it they'll also get their nba team back.
An nhl team would survive in Seattle in my opinion. It's big enough and has some hockey history.
I could care less if it thrives.
At least all the canucks games would sell out. lol
I hope they get a team. It would be great for the Canucks to have a geographic rival.
An nhl team would survive in Seattle in my opinion. It's big enough and has some hockey history.
I could care less if it thrives.
At least all the canucks games would sell out. lol
I hope they get a team. It would be great for the Canucks to have a geographic rival.
Years ago, I was one of a handful willing to invest and help fund an NHL Team to Portland.
Back then and many thousands of dollars later, market research proved that Portland is a bigger "hockey town" than Seattle.
Unfortunately, I was the only one that wanted a new multi purpose stadium to house the expansion team.
At the time, the progress was one step forward and six steps backwards. I graciously backed out with a hint of future play.
It's all good.
Back then and many thousands of dollars later, market research proved that Portland is a bigger "hockey town" than Seattle.
Unfortunately, I was the only one that wanted a new multi purpose stadium to house the expansion team.
At the time, the progress was one step forward and six steps backwards. I graciously backed out with a hint of future play.
It's all good.
Kansas City
Seattle is a great city for professional sports. Population, disposable income, etc. A good example is the Seattle Sounders which is the most successful team in the MLS attendance-wise averaging almost 40,000 in every game. However, for me, the next professional team to come to Seattle would be an NBA team. The people of Seattle are still heartbroken from losing their NBA team.
I'd go for Kansas City for the new NHL location. Every city that wants an NHL team needs a new home to play in while KC already has one. KC has changed a lot in the last 30 years, its now ready to support a new NHL team. :nod:
Seattle is a great city for professional sports. Population, disposable income, etc. A good example is the Seattle Sounders which is the most successful team in the MLS attendance-wise averaging almost 40,000 in every game. However, for me, the next professional team to come to Seattle would be an NBA team. The people of Seattle are still heartbroken from losing their NBA team.
I'd go for Kansas City for the new NHL location. Every city that wants an NHL team needs a new home to play in while KC already has one. KC has changed a lot in the last 30 years, its now ready to support a new NHL team. :nod:
I will agree, Seattle and KC would be very viable markets, but I think it's time to bring back the Nordiques...
was listening to espn 710 for a bit today. they were talking about the sacramento kings moving there next year conditionally on a new arena being approved. said nothing of an nhl team until the professor john clayton came on for his segment and when asked said he'd be more excited for a hockey team to come then basketball.
