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Re: My Stanley Cup Runneth Over
It's fine as a hockey building. The BC has done well with all three Frozen Fours it has hosted; I look forward to going back for a 4th someday. The facility doesn't lack anything I need to enjoy a hockey game.
That said, at the NHL level the financial side just has to be sound, and the $$ from the luxury stuff have become part of the equation. Failing that, you can't afford the players you need and the whole thing unravels pretty quickly.
Well, that's a good issue to raise. But it's a question, not a conclusion. Several communities have received second chances from the NHL. You mention Colorado, who seems to have done well on the second try. So far, so good in Minnesota, San Jose (Bay Area) and Winnipeg. On the other hand, Atlanta is a two-time loser. So it is an open question.
Now maybe Minnesota and Winnipeg aren't analogous as the sport is so well established in those areas. You could make a similar argument about the winter sports heritage in Colorado. But if a second try in Northern California can work, I don't see why the same thing couldn't be accomplished in KC. As per my comment to EODS above, success would probably depend most heavily on the financial soundness -- or lack thereof -- of the application.
Another factor is whether a proposed NHL team would have to compete head-to-head with the NBA for local sports dollars. That is not the case in KC. And at least for the moment, that's true in Seattle as well. In the case of the largest markets and the hockey hotbeds, the presence of the NBA isn't really a problem. But in a medium-sized market still learning our sport, not having to go head-to-head with pro hoops helps.
Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet
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That said, at the NHL level the financial side just has to be sound, and the $$ from the luxury stuff have become part of the equation. Failing that, you can't afford the players you need and the whole thing unravels pretty quickly.
Originally posted by joecct
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Now maybe Minnesota and Winnipeg aren't analogous as the sport is so well established in those areas. You could make a similar argument about the winter sports heritage in Colorado. But if a second try in Northern California can work, I don't see why the same thing couldn't be accomplished in KC. As per my comment to EODS above, success would probably depend most heavily on the financial soundness -- or lack thereof -- of the application.
Another factor is whether a proposed NHL team would have to compete head-to-head with the NBA for local sports dollars. That is not the case in KC. And at least for the moment, that's true in Seattle as well. In the case of the largest markets and the hockey hotbeds, the presence of the NBA isn't really a problem. But in a medium-sized market still learning our sport, not having to go head-to-head with pro hoops helps.
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