Stadiums and Arenas of Canada part 2

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by Oilkountry

Why would they host a game in regina ever? Because there is a new stadium there? What a ridiculous post

#1 why would any team host an event outside there own backyard? Every NHL team has some sort of stadium in most cases twice the size of mosaic even in the worst markets the spectacle would bring in more than 33K.

If the league tells them they have to play a game in a neutral market they can't say no.

Even though this is not NHL related, Texas A&M played their first home game this past season in Houston because they wanted to. Had nothing to do with their stadium not being available nor NRG being a bigger stadium which it isn't by a long shot. It was strictly a marketing/promotional exercise.

#2 why would the NHL let this happen? Teams that have never hosted are nipping at the heels of bettman to get these event's and they are gonna set off some random american teams in a small city in Saskatchewan canada?

Are places like Tampa, Miami and Phoenix begging for such a game? Could they even hold one while still meeting standards? Such teams might want to play in a neutral location just for the publicity and exposure. If Regina provided them and the league with the best deal it would happen.

#3 Don't compare this to the London NFL thing. That's different the NFL was trying to both gauge and generate interest. The NHL has no realistic interest in Saskatchewan and hockey is already #1 by far there.

The NFL has played dozens of games all over the place. It's overwhelmingly done to generate interest so they can cash in on merchandise and TV rights sales. Huge money involved. And according to another poster hockey is far from #1 in SK. So holding a game to boost interest would lead to further profits and those profits would likely be larger and longer lasting than if they were to hold the game in a place such as Tulsa.

#4 I'm sure the Pats and blades are looking into this already. The NHL would directly be stepping on the WHL's toes

They would work together. This is what happened last month with the Stadium Series at Coors Field. On 2/20 the University of Denver played Colorado College and attracted over 30K. Then the next weekend the Avalanche sold out their game against the Red Wings. The Pats, Blades and the new venue would all be big winners as would the NHL. This is far from a dumb idea.