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re: Why no NHL in Houston?...The 10th ranked media market and sports city
Posted on 8/26/16 at 5:36 pm to SuperSaint
Posted on 8/26/16 at 5:36 pm to SuperSaint
As previously mentioned, it almost happened around 1997-98, incidentally enough, with the Edmonton Oilers. It would've been a nice little band aid just after the football Oilers left, but nobody seemed to care either way about the NHL once the NFL said it was returning in 1999.
I've been a pretty big fan of each of what are now the three major sports' Houston teams. I attribute my general lack of interest in hockey to a lack of a home town team to root for. Being from Houston, no way I'm rooting for a Dallas team. I don't doubt that if the Dallas, Miami, Phoenix and Tampa teams have remained in those cities for two decades and counting, so can a Houston NHL team.
That being said, given the scale and distribution of interest in hockey in North America, I don't think Sun Belt cities, save for Los Angeles, should be in the major league hockey business. It's too much of a fringe sport down here. MLS has made much more sense.
But, pragmatism aside, I'd love to see an NHL team playing in Toyota Center on a regular basis.
I've been a pretty big fan of each of what are now the three major sports' Houston teams. I attribute my general lack of interest in hockey to a lack of a home town team to root for. Being from Houston, no way I'm rooting for a Dallas team. I don't doubt that if the Dallas, Miami, Phoenix and Tampa teams have remained in those cities for two decades and counting, so can a Houston NHL team.
That being said, given the scale and distribution of interest in hockey in North America, I don't think Sun Belt cities, save for Los Angeles, should be in the major league hockey business. It's too much of a fringe sport down here. MLS has made much more sense.
But, pragmatism aside, I'd love to see an NHL team playing in Toyota Center on a regular basis.
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Posted on 8/26/16 at 5:38 pm to mattz1122
BTW, the Aeros had TONS of support down here during most of their history. It was a big reason why the Edmonton Oilers were almost a done deal.
It's a shame they weren't absorbed into the NHL from the WHA back in the day.
It's a shame they weren't absorbed into the NHL from the WHA back in the day.
Posted on 8/26/16 at 5:40 pm to mattz1122
If Houston does get a team, it would have to be a relocation rather than expansion (at least I hope).
The NHL already has way too many shitty players.
The NHL already has way too many shitty players.
Posted on 8/26/16 at 5:42 pm to mattz1122
quote:I think people would go for hockey if they were exposed to it. I don't know shite about hockey but the one big game a year I might watch usually keeps me entertained. I think I'd pick it up real quick if I had a team to root for. It seems to be catching on in Dallas from what I can tell.
That being said, given the scale and distribution of interest in hockey in North America, I don't think Sun Belt cities, save for Los Angeles, should be in the major league hockey business. It's too much of a fringe sport down here. MLS has made much more sense.
This post was edited on 8/26/16 at 5:43 pm
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