Given the new financial arrangement in the NHL, could it survive in Winnipeg and Quebec City again?

Answer 1

I'm sure they could but Gary Bettman will tell you that the NHL needs teams in Atlanta, Nashville, Florida, Tampa Bay, Dallas & Phoenix and not in Canadian cities that will support them every night! 20 years ago, I could never have imagined teams in the above listed cities!!

Answer 2

Other than the weak Canadian dollar compared to the US dollar, there is no reason that these cities should have lost their teams to begin with. It made sense years ago (except hockey in Phoenix, that made no sense at all), but the opposite is true now. It makes sense to move teams from the US to Canada.

Move the Coyotes back and make them the Jets again. Move a team to Quebec City. Though a team in Hamilton probably won't work in NHL economics because of the proximity to Buffalo. Maybe move the LA Kings (doesn't make sense to have 5 professional sports teams in the same arena like they do in Los Angeles, just to have an empty arena in Anaheim, and Anaheim is the nicer area) to Quebec, contract them with one of the Florida teams. Comine 2 teams (again, in 2 southern markets) to make one, then have a 28 team league with 4 divisions.

Answer 3

yes with the new salary cap and the Canadian dollar much stronger then it was just 5 years ago, teams in Winnipeg, Quebec, Halifax even Hamilton, London and Kitchener-Waterloo. in Hamilton you have the Copps Coliseum that has an Capacity at 19,000 and then you have the new arena in Winnipeg that's below NHL average at 15,000 but you have teams like Anaheim, Florida, NY Islanders, St-Louis, Chicago and even New Jersey are all below the 15,000 mark. even Gary Bettman said this at the All-Star game with an interview with Ron Maclean on CBC (HNIC) that a team can easily survive in Canada, to tell you the truth I was really surprise to hear that come out of his mouth. you will see a new NHL team in Canada in the next 10 years. YOU WATCH. and it won't be from expansion it will be from relocating. there will never be more then 30 teams in the NHL.



GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Answer 4

Considering the fact that Edmonton was on the verge of being axed just like the Nords and the Jets before the new CBA came into effect and that now the Canadian teams have never been healthier money-wise Quebec AND Winnipeg would definitely be able to survive. They had and still have the fan base for teams to survive.

Answer 5

Winnipeg would work, but QC is just not a big enough city IMHO. I'm not knocking either city, but the MTM Centre gets good crowds for the Moose and the Pepsi Centre has some of the best attendance in the CHL for the Rampart, so what do they need the NHL for? As soon as the NHL came back to town, there would be some drama about the team leaving for another city. Who needs that?

Answer 6

definitely, even if their stadiums can only have 15,000 to 16,000 fans. But that's more than what teams like Anaheim, Florida, Atlanta, Nashville, Columbus, New Jersey, Phoenix, and Washington are drawing (don't look at the attendance figures, because those figures show tickets distributed, not necessarily actual attendance).

It's time for Bettman to wake up and realize that Canada is definitely the place to go for a hockey team. And this is coming from a guy who grew up in Southern California...so this is an unbiased opinion.

Answer 7

Yes, and those cities would fill their arenas almost every night unlike many US cities with teams.