INSIDER: Surprising city named as potential expansion destination
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman shared some intriguing updates regarding potential expansion cities for the NHL.
Friedman appeared on The Jeff Marek Show (TJMS) on Sunday to discuss the major announcement of the past few days that the league is looking into new expansion locations.
Fans have shared where they think the NHL should and shouldn't expand to, but Friedman revealed his ''inside scoop'', which includes a couple surprising cities.
As per @NHL_Watcher on Twitter:
''Friedman on TJMS says Vegas and Seattle are two high revenue generating teams, they're not at the top but they are near the top and that's why Friedman feels Bettman fights for Arizona and that's why he wonders about Houston or Austin or Toronto2''
The Twitter thread continued:
''Friedman doesn't think expansion is necessarily imminent, but he also believes they (NHL executives) will possibly do it at some point because of the success Seattle and Vegas have had.''
''Marek isn't so sure a second team in Toronto is possible, especially with all the money the Leafs pay in revenue sharing.''
''Marek isn't so sure a second team in Toronto is possible, especially with all the money the Leafs pay in revenue sharing.''
It's obvious that Gary Bettman wants to expand a second team into Texas, as Friedman noted both Houston (most likely) and Austin as possibilities.
Another location that makes the most sense is Quebec City, but does a second team in Toronto?
| POLL | ||
Where should the NHL expand to? | ||
| Austin | 1 | 0.8 % |
| Houston | 18 | 15.3 % |
| Toronto | 5 | 4.2 % |
| Quebec | 94 | 79.7 % |
| List of polls | ||
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