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For sure, and after that they should wait until expansion is decided on.
Why is the OHL stalling on realignment
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Chris Coutu
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I think Burlington ONT will be in play for a relocated or expansion team for the 26/27 season once the CHL?NCAA and NHL thing gets resolved. Andlauer and team has ties to Burlington and area and there is currently a bill/plan with Burlington city council regarding a new arena being built on land owned by him/his corporations.
There no acceptable temporary arena for a team to play in while the new arena is getting built (and it won’t be built in time for 26-27…there hasn’t even been a hint of a shovel in the ground yet).
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Yes, I’ve heard of one vacant candidate. There should be another one 10 mins up the street too.
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Unfortunately, probably the only marginally suitable temporary alternative in the area
Certainly not terrible - new and in very good shape - but seats only about 1,500
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That is why I pointed to the Hersey Centre. That is the most viable arena. If they are there for only two years while building out of expansion, they can get two building years under their belt and move into the new rink in Burlington with at least somewhat of a more mature team. Their initial draft picks will be 18 year old players. The more keen Burlington fans will travel the 30 minutes to home games in Mississauga. It really depends on the expansion owner’s appetite for losing money in the first two years.
I think for Burlington, they could come close to breaking even operating in Mississauga for two years if they do a very good job marketing and building interest leading up to the point their new rink opens. Mississauga should manage to pull in around 1500 per game by simple fact there is a team in the rink. If Burlington can add another 750 people, maybe they do ok enough to at least get the ball rolling?
The one advantage is that you have to think Oakville residents would support the Burlington team. If true, Oakville slides in the middle of Mississauga nad Burlington and can be a bit of a starter fan base out of Mississauga. But, it really comes down to their ability to market it.
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If Burlington is awarded an expansion franchise and the owners are willing to lose some money until the new arena is finished, they may as well play at Sixteen Mile. At least there, there would be a decent/good atmosphere with the limited seating (should sell out most games). Plus it would be probably be very worthwhile to court and cultivate a following for the team in Oakville that might follow the team to their eventual move to Aldershot.
Oh my friend haha….if only it took 30 mins to get from Burlington to the Hershey Centre
If Burlington is awarded an expansion franchise and the owners are willing to lose some money until the new arena is finished, they may as well play at Sixteen Mile. At least there, there would be a decent/good atmosphere with the limited seating (should sell out most games). Plus it would be probably be very worthwhile to court and cultivate a following for the team in Oakville that might follow the team to their eventual move to Aldershot.
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Oh my friend haha….if only it took 30 mins to get from Burlington to the Hershey Centre
If Burlington is awarded an expansion franchise and the owners are willing to lose some money until the new arena is finished, they may as well play at Sixteen Mile. At least there, there would be a decent/good atmosphere with the limited seating (should sell out most games). Plus it would be probably be very worthwhile to court and cultivate a following for the team in Oakville that might follow the team to their eventual move to Aldershot.
Are you trying to suggest that GTA traffic is heavy? Since when?
The advantage of the Hershey Centre is a quality building with proper facilities for the players.
Maybe? I wouldn’t have any idea what a potential owner might think about that arrangement.
I think they’d probably just delay the franchise’s first season until the arena was done, no?
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Anything is possible. I think the main thing is ensuring the arena is fully approved and set to break ground with no other impediments. Once that is done, there is an advantage of playing one or two years off site. Like I said previously, the expansion team blues is tough. It is not easy to be watchable in year #1. There is something to be said about moving into your new digs in year three when you are more competitive.
The real question is whether it is better to be a little further away in an OHL calibre rink or closer in an older barn with limited seating and amenities.
Also, it depends on timing. IS it better for the league to expand gradually or pul the bandage off all at once and add four teams in one year? I don’t’ have that answer.
These are all hypotheticals to be honest. We don’t know what the mitigating factors are for any of these options. One thing we do know is that teams have started in temporary rinks. Some of those rinks ended up not being all that temporary but there was a drive to get a team operating. That seems to be more the norm than the exception oddly enough. So, who knows what will end up transpiring.
Recent expansion in the NHL has shown that making sure expansion teams are relatively strong off the hop helps create immediate interest in those markets.
I’d be surprised if the OHL didn’t follow suit by way of much smaller protected lists than in the past (Missy and Brampton) for expansion drafts.
I’d be surprised if the OHL didn’t follow suit by way of much smaller protected lists than in the past (Missy and Brampton) for expansion drafts.
