ECHL to 30 Teams?

[Atlantian]

Are the two Wheeling teams going to share an arena, or will they build a new one for the second team?

well obviously I am not the brightest. I meant one of them to be Clarksville TN

 

[hurricanesfan123]

the next expansion will be
savannah (within 3-6 years)
manchester (within 2-4 years)
san Antonio (5-10 years)

 

[Atlantian]

the next expansion will be
savannah (within 3-6 years)
manchester (within 2-4 years)
san Antonio (5-10 years)

Savannah and manchester would come in at the same time I believe, unless norfolk folds

 

[royals119]

Savannah and manchester would come in at the same time I believe, unless norfolk folds

It would be handy if they did, but probably would only be simultaneous if it just happens to work out that way for the two ownership groups. The league isn't going to make a team wait just because the divisions would be uneven. At one point the northeast division was so much larger than the northwest (like 5 teams vs 9 if I remember correctly) that they had an extra playoff round to supposedly make it more fair.

well obviously I am not the brightest. I meant one of them to be Clarksville TN

Easy enough to make a mistake when typing in a large list like that. I've been guilty of the same myself.

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

the next expansion will be
savannah (within 3-6 years)
manchester (within 2-4 years)
san Antonio (5-10 years)

Any evidence to support San Antonio's willingness or capability to attract an ECHL franchise? There has been plenty of evidence to show hockey will not return.

 

[Barclay Donaldson]

While I share your overall sentiment on SA as a not-bloody-likely landing spot for ECHL hockey, the city does have an "other arena" in the Alamodome. It has a functional ice plant (as witnessed by this recent job posting), which history shows is more than enough for hockey fans to include a city repeatedly in such speculative discussions.

If anything shows an ability to support professional hockey, it is a football arena in one of the most humid parts of the continent with an interest to make ice.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

Savannah and manchester would come in at the same time I believe, unless norfolk folds

Everything has been quiet regarding Manchester.

Any evidence to support San Antonio's willingness or capability to attract an ECHL franchise? There has been plenty of evidence to show hockey will not return.

Its pretty obvious that the spurs could no longer afford to loose money on the purchases peter holt made during the years Tim Duncan played for the spurs.

 

[210]

Its pretty obvious that the spurs could no longer afford to loose money on the purchases peter holt made during the years Tim Duncan played for the spurs.

Really? Based on what?

 

[Centrum Hockey]

Really? Based on what?

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/lo...ge-really-means-for-the-spurs-ownership-group

 

[210]

What selling the Rampage really means for the Spurs ownership group

There isn't any way the Rampage were losing that much money, and that article reads like a forum post.

 

[Atlantian]

Heard something interesting from a reliable source. What do you guys think about Albuquerque

 

[210]

Heard something interesting from a reliable source. What do you guys think about Albuquerque

I hear the city is lovely.

 

[JMCx4]

I hear the city is lovely.

Vet your sources.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Heard something interesting from a reliable source. What do you guys think about Albuquerque

A) WHO'S THE owner, is that owner an NHL Organization?;

b) what NHL organization not already committed to an existing ECHL Market would operate it, if not own it;

c) the way New Mexico is in the midst of the pandemic, in regards to existing business already active, if not postponed/suspended/delayed

 

[CrazyEddie20]

Heard something interesting from a reliable source. What do you guys think about Albuquerque

Worked out so well in the CHL, it couldn't possibly fail again now that it'd be nine hours from its nearest opponent!

 

[JMCx4]

Worked out so well in the CHL, it couldn't possibly fail again now that it'd be nine hours from its nearest opponent!

First half of the season, traveling team (ripping a page from the FPHL Playbook). Second half of the season, hosting the rest of the League in the high desert climes of All-Beef-Jerky (good spot for an ASG weekend, too).

 

[CrazyEddie20]

First half of the season, traveling team (ripping a page from the FPHL Playbook). Second half of the season, hosting the rest of the League in the high desert climes of All-Beef-Jerky (good spot for an ASG weekend, too).

They actually did well when they were in Albuquerque, and then Kozuback, huckster that he is, sold Rio Rancho on paying ICC to build and manage an arena the city couldn't afford that was near nothing anyone wanted to go to (which was, of course, the business plan for ICC).

 

[Atlantian]

WHO'S THE owner, is that owner an NHL Organization?;

Would not be owned by an NHL org. I had just heard there have been talks with a few cities by an ownership group and I did not know too much about the arena situation in Albuquerque. I don’t think it would work out compared to another city mentioned especially with the large travel distance between teams in that division.

 

[210]

Vet your sources.

Ironically, I heard that info from my cat's vet!

 

[210]

Would not be owned by an NHL org. I had just heard there have been talks with a few cities by an ownership group and I did not know too much about the arena situation in Albuquerque. I don’t think it would work out compared to another city mentioned especially with the large travel distance between teams in that division.

Perhaps your "reliable source" can fill you in on the details...

 

[Atlantian]

Perhaps your "reliable source" can fill you in on the details...

I’ll try to get more information when I can, but at least to me it did not seem like the main city of focus. Just one they’d looked into.

 

[JMCx4]

I’ll try to get more information when I can, but at least to me it did not seem like the main city of focus. Just one they’d looked into.

You just go back to your source & tell them that the HF-BOG has flatly rejected Albuqurque as an expansion location. Next!

 

[PCSPounder]

As someone who likes Albuquerque and can somehow straddle the fence on the green v red chile debate (I'm 6'4" and am therefore under the delusion that I could be there and not get called on the carpet about it)... if only you could add El Paso to the discussion. That's the rivalry you want.

But who's actually going to build an arena where one should be?

Frankly, the people who put together New Mexico United hit the sports jackpot in Albuquerque, and that's because it's the right market. Getting them their own stadium will end up being a higher priority for government types than trying to bring back hockey. Getting that stadium probably isn't a high priority in the first place.

 

[JimB]

I'll note that the owner of Albuquerque's AAA baseball team is Ken Young, former owner of the Norfolk Admirals. I suspect he's had enough of hockey however.

 

[JMCx4]

I'll note that the owner of Albuquerque's AAA baseball team is Ken Young, former owner of the Norfolk Admirals. I suspect he's had enough of hockey however.

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