What Cities Will Be Concerned within the subsequent NHL Growth

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Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Mick Kern and Dennis Bernstein and was requested in regards to the potential growth cities which can be 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: Last one for me, and it’s extra of an announcement. 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 seems 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 bought two viable choices. Possession group smart, I’m nonetheless not totally bought on Houston. Okay, at the very least 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 important 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: straight away, huh? Attention-grabbing

Pagnotta: That quickly versus Houston. I feel Houston will likely be in that 4. I agree there, after which it’s a combination. I do know folks will discuss a second crew in Toronto eternally. It’s not gonna occur. Overlook about that.

Kern: No. By the best way, it ought to occur. I’m gonna say it ought to occur. It may. However there’s so many explanation why it’s not going to. You’re not going to, you’re not going to cannibalize your TV scores. You’re simply not going to try this proper.

Pagnotta: proper? If we’re going, if one other crew’s coming to Canada, it’s Quebec Metropolis, however there’s loads 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 got different markets that proceed to leap into the combo and have expressed curiosity. And Gary Bettman acknowledged this as properly.

However you’ve bought 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 huge hockey supporters. So that you’ve bought that as properly.

Milwaukee sometimes enters the fold. And even in Oklahoma, in Oklahoma Metropolis, there’s some curiosity there as properly. So it’s sort of the third one is sort 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 really like that metropolis, however you bought to see when you’ve got the fitting teams in place.

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However I feel I feel three for certain. I feel we all know of the 4 will likely be Atlanta, Arizona, Houston, after which thriller metropolis added to the combo. Who joins Atlanta on this subsequent go round? I don’t assume it’s definitive simply but.”

Andy Strickland: “NHL House owners will likely be assembly quickly to approve the growth opening. Main candidates/possession teams are believed to be Fertitta in Houston and Krause in Atlanta.”