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 growth cities which are 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: Closing one for me, and it’s extra of a press release. And also you inform me how flawed I’m, don’t inform me I’m flawed, as a result of I do know I’m proper. Okay, Dave, right here we go. It feels like Steve, doesn’t it? Right here we go. The growth 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 certain, since you’ve obtained two viable choices. Possession group clever, I’m nonetheless not totally offered on Houston. Okay, not less than 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 awesome place for a crew who can be with Atlanta then?
Pagnotta: I nearly, I nearly say a return to Arizona.
Dennis Bernstein: That’s what I’d say
Kern: immediately, huh? Fascinating
Pagnotta: That quickly versus Houston. I feel Houston will probably be in that 4. I agree there, after which it’s a combination. I do know individuals will speak about a second crew in Toronto endlessly. It’s not gonna occur. Overlook about that.
Kern: No. By the way in which, it ought to occur. I’m gonna say it ought to occur. It may. However there’s so many the reason why it’s not going to. You’re not going to, you’re not going to cannibalize your TV rankings. You’re simply not going to do this proper.
Pagnotta: proper? If we’re going, if one other crew’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’ve gotten different markets that proceed to leap into the combo and have expressed curiosity. And Gary Bettman acknowledged this as nicely.
However you’ve obtained 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 obtained 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 form of the third one is form of a wild card to me, to see whoever probably steps up for it. I imply, all of them sound nice. One other one in California and San Diego can be superior. I like that metropolis, however you bought to see when you’ve got the suitable teams in place.
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However I feel I feel three for certain. I feel we all know of the 4 will probably be Atlanta, Arizona, Houston, after which thriller metropolis added to the combo. Who joins Atlanta on this subsequent go round? I don’t suppose it’s definitive simply but.”
Andy Strickland: “NHL Homeowners will probably be assembly quickly to approve the growth opening. Main candidates/possession teams are believed to be Fertitta in Houston and Krause in Atlanta.”
