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 Adam
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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| mightyreasoner wrote on Thu, 21 May 2020 13:18 |
I'll say this: I don't completely get the campaigning to be a hub city by the OEG, City of Edmonton, and Province of Alberta.
The economic impact will be quite minimal, I'd imagine. I can't imagine they want media going from bar to bar to bar and bringing that back into the hotel around the players.
It doesn't seem likely there will be any fans at the game (and there shouldn't be), so from a fan perspective, it doesn't matter if they're played here or Helsinki.
Entertaining players/media should be secondary to safety. This isn't the NHL All-Star Weekend, or the NHL Draft, or even a normal Cup playoffs. One sick player likely puts everything jeopardy, which has HUGE financial implication for the NHL and for the players. Every effort should be fully concentrated on completing the season safely and securing TV revenue. ESPECIALLY since having a full season next year seems pretty unlikely as well.
IF - and it's a huge IF - you can entertain the players and media after that primary concern, great. But every time they spread and and step outside that bubble - even to secure areas - you do increase the risk of someone catching and spreading something and it carries huge financial implications. Ideally, I'd want to have as little entrance / exit of the Marriott/Rogers complex as possible.
All of this said, Edmonton SHOULD host because it is the safest, best chance to complete season. Fewest cases, secure and self-contained complex, and less likely to have trouble with the ice due to temperatures. But if the NHL can't see that, it's really their loss, and maybe it ultimately costs them.
One final point: if the NHL can't adhere to provincial health guidelines, I don't really want them here anyway. Things like a 14-day quarantine for arriving media and players give everyone the best chance of entering & staying healthy. Again, it's in the NHL's best interest. Make sure everyone is healthy before they enter the bubble, check temperatures daily, and control entry/exit. It's not an ideal world, but there is a financial stake in this for both the league and the players, and this gives them the best chance at a favourable outcome. Besides, they've been quarantining for a few months now, this is a step up on that regardless, even if it isn't ideal or a return to normal.
TLDR; not sure why OEG is campaigning so hard. Edmonton is the NHL's best option, and if the NHL doesn't see that, they're the ones who are creating a greater risk for themselves.
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You're going to fill a couple hundred hotel rooms for a couple of months - that's not a small dollar figure. Twelve teams, with staff and a taxi squad is probably 600-700 people, so early on, it's massive.
The hotel industry is suffering pretty badly, so if you're the JW Marriott and you can sell out for a couple months when there's going to be minimal other traffic, it's a big deal.
And teams aren't going to do room service for weeks. They'll be ordering huge amounts of food from local restaurants too.
I think it's a lift at a point in time where any boost is useful.
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