generalshepherd141 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Okay, an NHL team in Austin would not work.-END THREAD- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Houston is more realisticNot really, considering that the guy who owns the Toyota Centre doesn't want anything to do with hockey. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Austin actually seems like the perfect NBA city, except it's way too close to San Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Why Austin when you have wonderful hockey hot beds like Midland/Odessa, San Angelo, Abilene, Laredo, Galveston Island, Corpus, Lubbock or Amarillo? Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 The U of Texas doesn't have a hockey team as far as I knowLiterally the top result for "Texas Longhorns Hockey": http://www.texasicehockey.com/Granted it is ACHA D2 level and would pose zero threat to an NHL team but it seriously took less than five seconds to find. Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 As a frequent visitor to the Austin/Round Rock/Georgetown area, in a word: NO! It's all about UT-Austin and nothing else. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 ^ You forgot Pflugerville. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCdog Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Houston is more realisticNot really, considering that the guy who owns the Toyota Centre doesn't want anything to do with hockey.Not true. Les Alexander (Rockets owner) came close to buying & relocating the Oilers. At that time, he didn't have a deal on a new arena in place. By the time he finally landed a deal on Toyota Center's construction, he had already missed the boat on expansion.http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/12/sports/a-new-oilers-team-could-hit-houston.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Houston is more realisticNot really, considering that the guy who owns the Toyota Centre doesn't want anything to do with hockey. Not true. Les Alexander (Rockets owner) came close to buying & relocating the Oilers. At that time, he didn't have a deal on a new arena in place. By the time he finally landed a deal on Toyota Center's construction, he had already missed the boat on expansion. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/12/sports/a-new-oilers-team-could-hit-houston.html That 20 years ago. You missed the part where he told the AHL team that played in his arena (and was reasonably well-supported) to GTFO because it was eating up dates that could be used for concerts, etc. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 There's a difference between AHL and NHL hockey though. If the Oilers were coming to town he'd probably expect bigger crowds. I still think it's not as realistic as other cities though. San Antonio could work, but only if they were willing to accept that the Spurs run this town. The only thing that would unseat them is the NFL, and that's not going to happen anytime soon. That being said, Austin just doesn't fit the mold of a professional sports type city. They wouldn't even get behind the Wranglers of the Arena League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 There's a difference between AHL and NHL hockey though.Yes, and it's worth noting that Mr. Alexander hasn't pursued the NHL since the Oilers deal fell through. Certainly not since the Toyota Centre opened.So no interest in the NHL plus kicking out the successful AHL team? Tells me he's not interested in hockey at all. "BUT HE ALMOST BOUGHT THE OILERS" isn't evidence to the contrary. He didn't buy them, and he's shown no interest in the two decades since.San Antonio could work, but only if they were willing to accept that the Spurs run this town.So in other words it wouldn't work. Just ask the Winnipeg Jets 2.0 how being the number two tenant in a southern city that prized basketball above hockey worked out for them.Look, San Antonio has the Spurs. And I'd love to see them land the Raiders. The NHL though? With Glendale still in play and a disaster waiting to happen in Las Vegas? We don't need another failed experiment in the desert. Same reason why Austin should be avoided, when you get right down to it. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 There's a difference between AHL and NHL hockey though.Yes, and it's worth noting that Mr. Alexander hasn't pursued the NHL since the Oilers deal fell through. Certainly not since the Toyota Centre opened.So no interest in the NHL plus kicking out the successful AHL team? Tells me he's not interested in hockey at all. "BUT HE ALMOST BOUGHT THE OILERS" isn't evidence to the contrary. He didn't buy them, and he's shown no interest in the two decades since. San Antonio could work, but only if they were willing to accept that the Spurs run this town.So in other words it wouldn't work. Just ask the Winnipeg Jets 2.0 how being the number two tenant in a southern city that prized basketball above hockey worked out for them.Look, San Antonio has the Spurs. And I'd love to see them land the Raiders. The NHL though? With Glendale still in play and a disaster waiting to happen in Las Vegas? We don't need another failed experiment in the desert. Same reason why Austin should be avoided, when you get right down to it. Exactly. I just can't see any city in Texas that would support NHL hockey beyond Dallas or Houston. If ownership changed it could happen in Houston but that's not likely any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 If Houston ever gets a NHL team they must bring back the Aeros for their WHA legacy. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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