What Would You Do? | Logical Answers Only

[dare2be]

I dunno, Green Bay would really be the only other option, but that is even smaller than Milwaukee. Perhaps there would be enough draw from surrounding areas around Green Bay to make it viable, and it wouldn't have to compete for TV time with Chicago.

Now that I think of it, I guess if the Milwaukee Bucks can hold their own against the Chicago Bulls (seriously, I don't know the economic and fan dynamics there as I don't follow the NBA even a little), then perhaps an NHL team in Milwaukee would work. But the risk would have to be low enough to justify the move.

 

[NullDefault]

From a purely economic point of view I think that right now it would just make more sense to me to have certain teams that are not meeting attendance goals to be relocated to places where the team will be successful. I would love to eventually have a team here in Portland. We embrace basically any type of sport. I just tried to go to a Winterhawks game on Friday and they were sold out at the Rose Garden where the Blazers play. This is for a minor league team.

 

[davnlaguna]

I am fine with contraction of a team or two (players union would not like that) and relocation of one or two teams. I would be careful about putting too many teams back in Canada at one time. Bring one in ever 2-5 years maybe. The reason is not fan support. I think the fans would show up even in a smaller market. Corporate support might be an issue and city support. Building and maintaining the arena could cause some issues. If there is not a hockey game can it support other events? the reason teams have left Canada was not fans. It was not even the hockey team was in trouble. It was all the other things that are needed for the team, arena, and city to make money.