So, I guess the Predators are moving to Hamilton Canada?

DR3AMR · June 15th, 2007, 09:44 AM

Saw this in a little blurb in the USA Today yesterday.

It said that if the city of Nashville doesn't agree to purchase enough tickets to average 14K seats sold by next week, there is an agreement to sell the team to some guy for $220 million. He would then move them to Hamilton.

Zen653 · June 15th, 2007, 05:43 PM

An NHL team in Hamilton won't last more than 3 years. Hamilton is only about twice the size of Green Bay. If Hamilton doesn't draw fans from Toronto, the team doesn't have a prayer of surviving.

I think it's all moot, anyway. Nashville won't want to lose its pro team after spending hundreds of millions on a relatively new arena. I think the city will step up and reach an agreement with the aptly-named Predator owner. These situations always go down to the wire, and about 9 out of 10 times, the team stays in the same city.

John F · June 16th, 2007, 04:06 PM

The NHL board of governors have to approave the sale of the Predators to Basille to begin with. Unless that happens, the team won't move.

Hamilton is in hockey mad Ontario and Basille doesn't intend on keeping the team in Hamilton. It's only temporary as an arena would be built further east (closer to Toronto. Near waterloo) to house the team.

There are rumors of a local group interested in the Predators to keep them in Nashville... If not, the choices are the Basille and a guy who wants to move the team to Kansas City...

John F · June 28th, 2007, 07:22 PM

Well, Craig Leopold will not sell the team to this guy. That doesn't mean the threat of relocation is gone but the Windsor / Waterloo relocation is less likely now.

Drury77 · July 3rd, 2007, 03:06 PM

It's looking more like Kansas City, Leopold is talking with the California Businessman now

DR3AMR · July 5th, 2007, 08:55 AM

I've heard rumors this guy will target the Thrashers if the Predators fall through.

John F · July 5th, 2007, 09:55 AM

I highly doubt the Thrashers would be allowed to relocate. It's one thing to have a bad venue, poor attendance etc. It's another to have one of the better arenas in the sport in one of the biggest pro sports markets in the US.

Zen653 · July 17th, 2007, 10:32 AM

Atlanta is a lousy professional sports town. The Braves draw decently because they've been perennial playoff contenders. Other than them, the professional sports scene is dead in Georgia. The Hawks have been the laughingstock of the NBA for years now, the Falcons don't sell out their home games, and I doubt the Thrashers fare much better. I'm not sure what the problem is but it seems like the South in general just doesn't do a good job of supporting professional sports.

DR3AMR · July 18th, 2007, 09:06 PM

Zen, both the Falcons and Thrashers draw very well.

The Falcons have sold out every game for the past 4 seasons now.

Joe Strummer · August 8th, 2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Zen653

An NHL team in Hamilton won't last more than 3 years. Hamilton is only about twice the size of Green Bay. If Hamilton doesn't draw fans from Toronto, the team doesn't have a prayer of surviving.

I think it's all moot, anyway. Nashville won't want to lose its pro team after spending hundreds of millions on a relatively new arena. I think the city will step up and reach an agreement with the aptly-named Predator owner. These situations always go down to the wire, and about 9 out of 10 times, the team stays in the same city.

They have a 18,000 seat arena and with the surrounding area there is a population of around 6million, do your research. If Miami can support a team for over 10 years I don't think a teams with 6 million hockey crazy fans and with crazy TV contracts up here in Canada would have a problem surviving.

Joe Strummer · August 8th, 2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DR3AMR

Zen, both the Falcons and Thrashers draw very well.

The Falcons have sold out every game for the past 4 seasons now.

Not the Thrashers, or are you counting all the give away tickets?

Joe Strummer · August 8th, 2008, 04:10 PM

How about a team going to Winnipeg or Quebec. Winnipeg has a new 16,000 seat NHL arena that's being used by the Manitoba Moose (AHL) and if they sellout they'd be getting more money coming in than around 10 teams.

June 15th, 2007, 09:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
DR3AMR Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,225	So, I guess the Predators are moving to Hamilton Canada? Saw this in a little blurb in the USA Today yesterday. It said that if the city of Nashville doesn't agree to purchase enough tickets to average 14K seats sold by next week, there is an agreement to sell the team to some guy for $220 million. He would then move them to Hamilton. __________________ Gingrich/Petraeus 2012

June 28th, 2007, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,510	Well, Craig Leopold will not sell the team to this guy. That doesn't mean the threat of relocation is gone but the Windsor / Waterloo relocation is less likely now. __________________ The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.

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July 5th, 2007, 08:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
DR3AMR Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,225	I've heard rumors this guy will target the Thrashers if the Predators fall through. __________________ Gingrich/Petraeus 2012

July 5th, 2007, 09:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,510	I highly doubt the Thrashers would be allowed to relocate. It's one thing to have a bad venue, poor attendance etc. It's another to have one of the better arenas in the sport in one of the biggest pro sports markets in the US. __________________ The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.

June 15th, 2007, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,314	An NHL team in Hamilton won't last more than 3 years. Hamilton is only about twice the size of Green Bay. If Hamilton doesn't draw fans from Toronto, the team doesn't have a prayer of surviving. I think it's all moot, anyway. Nashville won't want to lose its pro team after spending hundreds of millions on a relatively new arena. I think the city will step up and reach an agreement with the aptly-named Predator owner. These situations always go down to the wire, and about 9 out of 10 times, the team stays in the same city.

June 16th, 2007, 04:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,510	The NHL board of governors have to approave the sale of the Predators to Basille to begin with. Unless that happens, the team won't move. Hamilton is in hockey mad Ontario and Basille doesn't intend on keeping the team in Hamilton. It's only temporary as an arena would be built further east (closer to Toronto. Near waterloo) to house the team. There are rumors of a local group interested in the Predators to keep them in Nashville... If not, the choices are the Basille and a guy who wants to move the team to Kansas City...

July 17th, 2007, 10:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,314	Atlanta is a lousy professional sports town. The Braves draw decently because they've been perennial playoff contenders. Other than them, the professional sports scene is dead in Georgia. The Hawks have been the laughingstock of the NBA for years now, the Falcons don't sell out their home games, and I doubt the Thrashers fare much better. I'm not sure what the problem is but it seems like the South in general just doesn't do a good job of supporting professional sports.

July 18th, 2007, 09:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
DR3AMR Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,225	Zen, both the Falcons and Thrashers draw very well. The Falcons have sold out every game for the past 4 seasons now. __________________ Gingrich/Petraeus 2012

August 8th, 2008, 04:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
Joe Strummer Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 85	How about a team going to Winnipeg or Quebec. Winnipeg has a new 16,000 seat NHL arena that's being used by the Manitoba Moose (AHL) and if they sellout they'd be getting more money coming in than around 10 teams.