The_Admiral Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 That they're mentioning "problem cities" in the first place is precisely why this is such a terrible idea. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltere Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Oh for the love of @~ Quote 1 hour ago, BringBackTheVet said: sorry sweetie, but I don't suck minor-league d CCSLC Post of the day September 3rd 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Per hockeydb the old IHL Las Vegas Thunder had attendance in the high 7000s before a bad drop to 6600 in year the penultimate and 5000 in year the last.Not coincidentally the team started sucking during year 4 of 6. Oh, and the team played in the Mack Center too.Novelty.(The ECHL Wranglers hovered around 4-5000 for most of their existence. Yes, the Orleans Arena seats more than that, why do you ask?) Quote 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...
bosrs1 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Ohhh baby. Here we go Las Vegas!http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/nhl-to-las-vegas-looking-more-like-a-done-deal/article23471555/Question is will they be a relocation of the Coyotes or an expansion. They mention both possibilities in the article. And God knows the Coyotes are continuing to be an issue in Phoenix despite Bettman's best deflections.This is my favorite part of the article.At the very least, the uniqueness of the market should allow Vegas to generate more revenue in the early years than some of the NHLs problem cities."Isn't that keen? A new hockey team in Las Vegas! Pry your father away from the slots and forget about Penn and Teller. Hockey in Las Vegas? That's so unique we just have to check it out. The Johnson clan from Branson, Missouri are in Las Vegas to have fun!"Well it's not necessarily for the guys at the slots. Its for all those folks who actually live in Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 $375 million for the stadium? Doesn't that pretty much buy you a circus tent in the current stadium market? I can't imagine this stadium would be state-of-the-art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 $375 million for the stadium? Doesn't that pretty much buy you a circus tent in the current stadium market? I can't imagine this stadium would be state-of-the-art.It's not a stadium first off, it's an arena. And that's about the running rate for such a venue. MLB stadiums are still in the $400-$500 million range. Arenas are a tad cheaper. It's only the NFL and their insanity that is demanding $1.5 billion for their stadiums and frankly not getting a whole hell of a lot for that as I've yet to go to an NFL venue that justifies that kind of cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 $375 million for the stadium? Doesn't that pretty much buy you a circus tent in the current stadium market? I can't imagine this stadium would be state-of-the-art.I think Québec City's price tag was $400M (when the US and Canadian dollars were fairly equal), and I believe their arena is going to be slightly larger than the Vegas one, so it seems like the right price range. Quote On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 $375 million for the stadium? Doesn't that pretty much buy you a circus tent in the current stadium market? I can't imagine this stadium would be state-of-the-art.I think Québec City's price tag was $400M (when the US and Canadian dollars were fairly equal), and I believe their arena is going to be slightly larger than the Vegas one, so it seems like the right price range.and Quebec arena will be sold out (or near that) even if the team they get is bad. Vegas might end up being worse then Phoenix or Florida when it come to attendance. plus there is a little issue in Vegas/Nevada (i think you all might have heard of it) called gambling (might be a little issue since Rick Tocchet) Quote so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Did Linda Cohn make the team? (The Florida Panthers, that is.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 You know what?I'd like to see Las Vegas get an NHL team, only because I'd like to see what kind of professional sports city Las Vegas really is. Arena Football or minor league baseball/hockey or UNLV basketball won't tell us anything. Having an actual top-tier pro team in town will. Las Vegas is one of the few mid-to-larger cities that hasn't been tested yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 If we're working under the assumption that the NHL is "top tier", then sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm only fine with Vegas getting a team if they are the Las Vegas Coyotes. There's no need for two teams to try compete for the title of "drawing less fans to see hockey in a desert"I agree. In fact, I'd rather see Vegas in the NHL than Phoenix. It can't possibly be worse.I think the last nail in the coffin for the Yotes will be when ASU's hockey program comes in next year, since they'll be downtown, and the hockey fans in the area will probably gravitate there rather than to Glendale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah, ASU hockey has the potential to get REALLY big out here. The Phoenix area has a surprisingly big hockey following, and if they could get an arena on campus or work something out with the basketball arena downtown (not even sure what it's called anymore) they could end up filling a void WAY better than the Coyotes ever could. Plus, it's basically a spot where the Juniors version of Shane Doan can come to keep his head down and just collect those sweet, sweet pay checks Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm only fine with Vegas getting a team if they are the Las Vegas Coyotes. There's no need for two teams to try compete for the title of "drawing less fans to see hockey in a desert"And they can use the old RHI team name and logo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm only fine with Vegas getting a team if they are the Las Vegas Coyotes. There's no need for two teams to try compete for the title of "drawing less fans to see hockey in a desert"And they can use the old RHI team name and logo:That logo looks like something on Itch and Scratchy Quote 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...
JayMac Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm only fine with Vegas getting a team if they are the Las Vegas Coyotes. There's no need for two teams to try compete for the title of "drawing less fans to see hockey in a desert" And they can use the old RHI team name and logo:That exact logo could be used and it would fit right into the whole idea of having a team in Las Vegas....which is horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm only fine with Vegas getting a team if they are the Las Vegas Coyotes. There's no need for two teams to try compete for the title of "drawing less fans to see hockey in a desert" And they can use the old RHI team name and logo:That exact logo could be used and it would fit right into the whole idea of having a team in Las Vegas....which is horrendous.For good measure, here are the jerseys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 That's embarrassing, even by roller hockey standards. Quote On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Can I call it now? The NHL announces two expansion teams, netting the Coyotes ~$30M in expansion fees before they can reach the magical $50M threshold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Can I call it now? The NHL announces two expansion teams, netting the Coyotes ~$30M in expansion fees before they can reach the magical $50M threshold.How's about this; the NHL announces two expansion teams because it wants so damn badly to have those stupid Coyotes stay in Desertland, and is hellbent on never being proven wrong on the obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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