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Originally Posted by detamble13
Well as long as the small group of billionaires is OK with floating this team money then yes, who cares about 500 million. But these people are billionaires for a reason and I doubt they are going to make money from this venture.
I think the first few years will be successful with the hype of a pro sports team coming to the city. And I can understand your want to have one being that you live there. But the sport has to relate to the average Joe and have a good base at the grassroots level. Let's say for some reason basketball courts couldn't be cheaply constructed in Canada. No at home nets, no portable nets and no courts at school. There would be far less people interested in the game. Well in Vegas you can't make ice outside which limits the game to an arena.
Maybe you're a big NHL fan. That's great. But there are a lot more NHL fans being ignored with this decision. Quebec also has a new professional arena built.
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Quebec does deserve a Team and will probably get one, as the League needs another Team to even out the conferences.
I think Vegas will do great, especially since they are the only Pro Sports team in town. You don't need the grassroots or outside Ice to be successful. Tampa is a good example - there was no Hockey fervor before the Lightning came here. No outside rinks, no leagues for kids, etc. Even after going through some bad ownership through the years, the team is successful. And now the grassroots are spreading - there are 5 Rinks in the area with another being built. There is also Street Hockey.
As far as making money, a lot of Sports Franchises do not make money (especially in Hockey). It's all about Ego!