The Gulls played in San Diego last year
2006-10-16 17:44:46 · 7 answers · asked by jaybird 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
If the Gulls are to resurface again in some form in the future it probably not be in the ECHL. The owners of the team was required to pay housing for all the players and did not have enough control over keeping the players because of being the lower level of NHL feeder leagues. Also the Sports Arena would need to have some work done inside to make it attractive to new owners. Though it does seem interesting that all 3 teams (Riptide - Arena Football League 2, Sockers - Indoor Soccer League, Gulls - ECHL) that were in the Arena have folded and the decision not to replace the Sports Arena.
2006-10-17 01:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by howard the duq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
San Diego has decent youth hockey... This is where the interest starts... USIU had a reasonably good college hockey program for several years. An excellent player from St. Paul, Minnesota named Dewey Wallin played there in the 1980's... I know San Diego has had minor league hockey on and off over the years but I do not think they will ever have an NHL franchise...
2016-03-28 12:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think California deserves another hockey team. Its already got three freakin teams, and the people over there don't even like hockey that much. Heck, the only other state that has three teams is new york, and that's because they border Canada. Each southern state only deserves 1 NHL team at most, Cal and Florida both have at least 2. I live in a southern state, and I root for the Dallas Stars. Texas only deserves one team, and that's all they've got. When the people down South start caring for hockey the way I do, then I they can have more teams.
GO STARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-16 18:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by J W Hockey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the California Seals where a joke to hockey changed name after 1 year to the Oakland Seals for maybe till 1970 then change the name again to the California Golden Seals til they finally folded in the 1975-76 season.
records: 169 Wins in 716 games avg. lost per season was around 42 games a year. terrible record for a terrible hockey team.
bill w>>>>>NHL hockey will not work at all in this city's Seattle, Portland, Houston, Anchorage, and especially Honolulu.
2006-10-17 05:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you brought over all the good Europeans, then there would be enough talent to stock ten more teams - Winnipeg, Quebec, Windsor, Hamilton, and Halifax in Canada, and five US teams (Seattle, Portland, Houston, Anchorage, and Honolulu).
But what will happen is Europe will eventually make its own rich top league to rival the NHL, so it will be just North Americans over here. In which case the five Canadian teams above still deserve teams, and Atlanta, Florida, Tampa Bay, Nashville, and San Jose should move to those Canadian cities. Plus other US cities like Anaheim, LA, Dallas, and Phoenix may have to lose teams so the talent isn't so watered-down. But those last four cities might stay due to Canadian snowbirds in those cities for the winter.
2006-10-17 01:14:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They don't play in San Diego anymore? I didn't know that.
2006-10-17 06:20:07 · answer #6 · answered by Shelley L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, its time for Canada to get another team, possibly, Winnipeg, or Hamilton. Canadians would not be impressed if the US gets another team, while Canada remains with six.
2006-10-16 18:47:12 · answer #7 · answered by Genesis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋