 mightyreasoner
Messages: 581
Registered: October 2005
Location: Edmonton
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I know that Houston has been rumoured for years and probably is the leading candidate for many, but I've long been pumping Austin as an NHL destination.
For me, it's the best choice for NHL expansion, and a no-brainer.
The main problem with Houston, as I see it, is the competition for sport entertainment dollars (both for the public and corporate money). They have the Astros, Rockets, Texans, Dynamic FC, Comets, Dash, Cougars. It's a big population but a crowded space.
Austin has no Big-4 sports teams. They are a young, affluent, fast-growing, emerging city, with lots of corporate money and much less competition (Austin FC, Longhorns).
For me, it is an opportunity for the NHL to do what they did in Las Vegas and Nashville - get in a market early, put down roots, and build a fanbase before other major sports leagues move in. A chance to be the biggest Top-4 sports team instead of the fourth biggest in the market.
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