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- Dec 9, 2017
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Are there any cities that could be on the shortlist for ECHL expansion/relocation of other teams?
Are there any cities that could be on the shortlist for ECHL expansion/relocation of other teams?
Wasn't there a rumour about another Ontario franchise?
Its usually not worth it for a nhl owner to own a echl teamThere is no ECHL expansion list.
If there was one, while they would list the cities rather quickly, it's really because an owner wants one. If that happens, the league is all too happy to start the whisper campaign. The driver is the owner. Who has a few million they want to spend frivolously? Find an answer to that question and we shall talk.
Mind you... if Seattle NHL decides to place their AHL team in Boise, will they also seek to own an ECHL team? Will they "encourage" someone else to do the same? That's a possibility.
OTOH... sometimes the way to shore up an existing franchise IS to find them a rival closer than 2 states away (metaphorically). Of course, you still need the owner to get on board.
could Peoria possibly move back to the EC in the future or do you guys think they're content in the sphl
Baltimore's arena is not in good shape from what i have heard and seen .I took a trip last December to see the ravens and the exterior of the Royal Farms Arena arena clearly looked like it needed work.I'd love for Cornwall and Baltimore to get teams. But wanting and getting are not the same.
We should just rename all these potential expansion threads to "let's just toss out the name of every single city in North America with an ice rink", because essentially that's all this is.
I read somewhere that the defunct Alaska Aces has been moved to Maine, any truth to it?
Yeah, I know they folded but was curious about them moving to Maine, that answers the question, appreciate it.Did they move? Yes and no. The Aces folded, and the rights were sold to a new team in Maine. But they didn't relocate. The Alaska Aces folded at the end of the 2016-17 season. The Maine Mariners bought the ECHL franchise rights to the Alaska Aces for the beginning of their first season in 2018-19. Cheaper to buy rights to a dormant, or in this case folded, franchise than it is to buy an expansion franchise.
We should just rename all these potential expansion threads to "let's just toss out the name of every single city in North America with an ice rink", because essentially that's all this is.
Did they move? Yes and no. The Aces folded, and the rights were sold to a new team in Maine. But they didn't relocate. The Alaska Aces folded at the end of the 2016-17 season. The Maine Mariners bought the ECHL franchise rights to the Alaska Aces for the beginning of their first season in 2018-19. Cheaper to buy rights to a dormant, or in this case folded, franchise than it is to buy an expansion franchise.
The ECHL considers the Mariners a direct descendant of the Alaska Aces. IIRC, Alaska's records were rolled into Maine's franchise records in this year's media guide.