uhhh....
GO DODGERS!
Go Phillies!
RIP Alexei Cherepanov, 1st round pick for NYR
Bump.
Canada is being screwed by Gary Bettmen. The NHL will never work in Phoenix, Arizona.
Yes it can. Most hockey fans in US never played hockey in the first place. Hockey is also working in Dallas, San Jose, Washington, St.Louis etc...
It just takes time for it to take roots and a winning team. Hamilton is not a viable place for any pro team. Its like giving an NFL team to Corpus Christi Texas. Texans love their football, but there is a reason why Corpus Christi doesnt have an NFl team.
Well, my reasoning for this is because they did a lot to try and get Phoenix to like hockey and failed. The people there are either MLB or NBA fans. Hell they even have Gretzky as a coach, you'd think that would do something.
Plus, Hamilton may be a small city, but just about everyone in that city and around it is a fan. Meh, I wonder why there isn't a NHL team in Saskatchewan yet. That place is full of travelling crazed fans. Those guys follow the team to any game.
Saskatchewan is a hick province that should never EVER get a franchise. EVER. Its too small to get good TV ratings.
Hamilton doesnt have corporate sponsors and it certainly does not have enough people to buy merchandise, jersey etcs because everyone there are Leafs fans.