GDT: Game #23 - Oilers@Hockey Club - 7PM - Why Utah heff to be mad?

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brentashton

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You’re saying they want hockey?
I lived my entire life in Alberta (mostly) and Sask (youth and retirement) and followed the Oilers since WHA days. I winter now in Az and have since 2008. I am comfortable saying that the game would survive here if the arena was in the east valley and they had committed ownership. I know a few folks who were initially involved with the org with original ownership at day 1 and the goal was always an arena in the east but subsequent ownership was more interested in real estate and thus, they never had either. There actually is a robust youth hockey life here. I go watch amateur hockey at the ice Den and while not Hockey Alberta AAA quality, it’s still good quality for locally trained and raised players. It can work here.
 
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TheNumber4

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Politics. Scottsdale probably would have had a shot, but it just turned into a mess with various city admins (and I think an airport authority).
I just feel like if they reallllly wanted hockey, they would have found a way. And that includes the community swaying politics if need be. But I don’t know the situation in detail, so maybe I’m wrong.
 
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