[Djeffery]

The last 5 years of the AHL Bulldogs, they consistently drew a lot less than the Marlies in those same years. Also, up to Covid, the OHL Bulldogs were in the same ballpark for attendance as the AHL Bulldogs were. There isn't any evidence that moving the Marlies to Hamilton would be any improvement at all, nor does the attendance really indicate that the AHL is any more important to Hamilton hockey fans than the OHL is. (Which could be read in both cases as not that important at all to the region's hockey fans). In fact, I could see the imagery of being "Toronto's farm team city" not playing well in Hamilton.