Halifax NHL Team

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by JHikka

Ottawa won't be relocating to Quebec City. The NHL gains nothing by doing so.

This time I was being facetious.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by JHikka

SSE holding this carrot on a string with an NHL outdoor game is a bit offensive IMO - they have no guarantees from anyone at the NHL that they're even on the path to such an event.

It's wrong to suggest it will happen if the stadium is built but it's perfectly fair and acceptable to point out that this is the type of event that is impractical to host without the stadium.

[ns_kid]

Originally Posted by JHikka

SSE holding this carrot on a string with an NHL outdoor game is a bit offensive IMO - they have no guarantees from anyone at the NHL that they're even on the path to such an event.

Obviously there are no guarantees. But Leblanc is not the only one talking about this. I listened to Gord Stellick on NHL Network Radio last week expound at some length about how successful a match between the Penguins (Crosby) and Avalanche (MacKinnon) would be in a new Halifax stadium. That, of course, assumes that a stadium is built and open before both players are in their dotage.

[TheNovaScotian]

Originally Posted by q12

Currently 9 NHL teams don't meet your requirements...

Moosehead's Average Attendance

2012-13 8,686
2013-14 8,168
2014-15 7,748
2015-16 6,893
2016-17 6,862
2017-18 7,210
2018-19 8,149

That's consistent for a major junior team that can only hold onto players for 4 years. I'm fairly sure an extra 3 or 4 thousand people would drive in from NB, PEI and the rest of NS to watch some professional hockey.