CHL can now play NCAA - change everything !

[Blue and Green]

Yeah. Penticton is close enough to Kelowna that such a move would cost the Rockets from a public/media standpoint and from a corporate partnership standpoint. Their owner just happens to be the chair of the WHL board, so if they raise objections, it’s a good bet the move doesn’t happen. But there is a lot of antipathy between the two leagues and you could see the WHL swallowing Penticton just out of spite.

I live in the region and I don't think that the Rockets get much of their corporate/media/fan support from Penticton. Kelowna's population is about 4x greater and it's the corporate and media hub for the Okanagan. Plus, the Vees are a big deal-- the perennial powerhouse of the BCHL. They draw around 3000 fans per game and are the focus for that city, not the Rockets. Adding Penticton would give Kelowna some easy travel games (< 1 hour).

 

[Golden_Jet]

If you set the price high enough for a player, teams won’t pay it. How many teams in the CHL do you think are going to shell out 50k? Don’t believe me. Whatever. I also said wait for the summer. Its super naive to think some players are staying because the USHL is just so gosh darn good and they love it so much.

Ya that’s for off season, most teams aren’t spending 50k atm