NHL Thread

[Laces Out Dan!]

Originally Posted by Thrice

Whoa nelly. I hope that is referring to the warm weather ****ty american towns, in which it is fully understandable why they have such a poor fan base, they are new to the sport, and who really cares about hockey when you have warm weather and beaches, something Canada dreams of. I think it is fair to say that in cold weather cities, where hockey is meant to be played, the fans are rock solid.

I dont mean anything against good american cities...Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit etc. But I just have a problem when franchises like Nashville, Carolina, Florida, and Phoenix cant sell 3000 tickets, when you could move those teams to any canadian city and they'll sell 18,000 a night. 52% of the NHL's players are Canadian born...and look how few teams we have up here. I think its kinda unfair.

[Burning Down]

Originally Posted by Laces Out Dan!

I dont mean anything against good american cities...Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit etc. But I just have a problem when franchises like Nashville, Carolina, Florida, and Phoenix cant sell 3000 tickets, when you could move those teams to any canadian city and they'll sell 18,000 a night. 52% of the NHL's players are Canadian born...and look how few teams we have up here. I think its kinda unfair.

I got excited when they almost moved the Phoenix Coyotes up here to Hamilton. The NHL was started in Canada but we only have 6 teams while the US has 24.

[Thrice]

Originally Posted by Laces Out Dan!

I dont mean anything against good american cities...Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit etc. But I just have a problem when franchises like Nashville, Carolina, Florida, and Phoenix cant sell 3000 tickets, when you could move those teams to any canadian city and they'll sell 18,000 a night. 52% of the NHL's players are Canadian born...and look how few teams we have up here. I think its kinda unfair.

I agree. The only positive I really see in having hockey in any of those places, is giving the opportunity of northern transplants to catch an away game, and usually a win.