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Originally Posted by LikeHamilton
Hamilton sits in the largest hockey TV market in North America. New York's market is smaller and has 3 teams. There are a lots of well off and rich people around here who cannot get a ticket in Toronto. And the average guy, almost impossible without taking a loan. The market is much larger than Hamilton. And the NHL knows it.
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I agree with this because adding another team would inevitably ease the demand for games in Toronto. The buzz surrounding an NHL team compared to that of an AHL/ OHL team is completely different. This is why even the Marlies coming here doesn't really excite me all that much (been there done that). The NHL would be the "something to do" that Hamiltonians talk about (I think we all know this already).
Also, the knock that it's a small market is meh in my opinion. The Green Bay Packers play in a city of 100,000 people and fill up an 80,000-capacity stadium weekly. The demand has been shown there and it has been shown in Hamilton (season ticket line).