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re: New Orleans NHL Hockey??
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:50 pm to chalmetteowl
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:50 pm to chalmetteowl
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The land Lakeside Mall is currently on
lol?
No chance. Esplanade Mall, sure.
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Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:59 pm to LSUpelsSaints
This is a horrible idea. There isn’t a single ice rink within two hours of the city, much less a youth hockey program or any interest in one.
The demographics are horrible, as the black population (over 1/3 of the metro population) hasn't bought in at all. And they are 60% of your main fanbase within the city proper.
You have much larger metro areas without teams with a much closer white flight population which is by far the main demographic for hockey.
Houston and even Atlanta are obvious choices. Houston would sell out season tickets and suites the day they went on sale, and has a ready made arena ready to go.
San Antonio or Austin are both a much bigger and better demographic and a team in either place would draw fans from their shared much larger metro area.
Oklahoma City is a bigger city as well as metro area without the NFL syphoning interest/fan dollars. Same with Kansas City only having two pro sports teams.
The demographics are horrible, as the black population (over 1/3 of the metro population) hasn't bought in at all. And they are 60% of your main fanbase within the city proper.
You have much larger metro areas without teams with a much closer white flight population which is by far the main demographic for hockey.
Houston and even Atlanta are obvious choices. Houston would sell out season tickets and suites the day they went on sale, and has a ready made arena ready to go.
San Antonio or Austin are both a much bigger and better demographic and a team in either place would draw fans from their shared much larger metro area.
Oklahoma City is a bigger city as well as metro area without the NFL syphoning interest/fan dollars. Same with Kansas City only having two pro sports teams.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 6:21 pm to Basura Blanco
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The demographics are horrible, as the black population (over 1/3 of the metro population) hasn't bought in at all. And they are 60% of your main fanbase within the city proper.
How do we know this, we’ve never had a team
Posted on 2/19/25 at 6:28 pm to The Godfather
I didn't realize that Atlanta lost its NHL team until reading this thread
Posted on 2/19/25 at 6:37 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
twice
Flames & Thrashers
Flames & Thrashers
Posted on 2/19/25 at 6:41 pm to LSUpelsSaints
What we thinking?
NOLA Assaulters?
NOLA ice jackers?
NOLA Looters?
NOLA Assaulters?
NOLA ice jackers?
NOLA Looters?
Posted on 2/19/25 at 6:44 pm to UltimaParadox
Houston has already prepared Toyota center to host a full-time NHL team
did it two years ago
Posted on 2/19/25 at 6:59 pm to Cliff Booth
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Pittsburgh is the smallest, and quite a bit bigger than NOLA
There you go. Of course I’ll get body bagged on my post by the NOLA hockey fans. I’ll reiterate, that city cannot support 3 major league teams. It’s not a knock, just a fact. Other cities with 2 major league teams:
Kansas City
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Las Vegas (for now)
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Nashville
Salt Lake City
Milwaukee
There’s nothing wrong with those places in terms of major league sports.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:01 pm to chalmetteowl
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I just said Hammond because that’s where the Interstates meet. Development is moving to that area because it’s the physical population center of 2 million people in BR, NOLA, and the Northshore
Building away from the city center is why the Tampa Rays have zero support. Look up the Richfield Coliseum where the Cleveland Cavaliers used to play. An arena in Hammond would be an awful use of money.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:02 pm to Basura Blanco
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You have much larger metro areas without teams with a much closer white flight population which is by far the main demographic for hockey.
Yep
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San Antonio or Austin are both a much bigger and better demographic and a team in either place would draw fans from their shared much larger metro area.
Yep. You can probably add San Diego to that group. Hell, you could stick a team in Fort Worth to rival the Stars and it might do better.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:04 pm to TexasTiger08
I'd buy season tickets Day 1
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:22 pm to Mattgobear
I’m sure many people would. A quick google search said that Utah had 34,000 requests and Seattle had 32,000. The circumstances are a bit different, as Utah has 11,000ish seats that are unobstructed, and another 6,000 that are. Seattle seats 17,100. Both seem to have settled on 8-9K seats reserved for season ticket holders, and the rest for partial plans and individual sales.
Again, I question: is the NO arena capable of having that many unobstructed seats for hockey, or is it more like what you have in Utah. If it’s the latter, they need a new building or a massive renovation.
The expansion fee for the Kraken was $650 million. Who in NO is going to afford that?
The renovation for that arena was over $1 billion. The renovation for the Delta Center in SLC (essentially making it a “new” hockey venue) will cost a shitload of money as well. I’m willing to bet the Smoothie King Center would need a major facelift and some reconfiguring. Who pays that?
Google says the average NHL ticket price is $90. There’s 41 home games in a season. My quick research shows that your absolute cheapest season tickets might run $2K. Who knows about seat licenses and deposits.
In a nutshell, I don’t think there’s any way NO could support a team.
Again, I question: is the NO arena capable of having that many unobstructed seats for hockey, or is it more like what you have in Utah. If it’s the latter, they need a new building or a massive renovation.
The expansion fee for the Kraken was $650 million. Who in NO is going to afford that?
The renovation for that arena was over $1 billion. The renovation for the Delta Center in SLC (essentially making it a “new” hockey venue) will cost a shitload of money as well. I’m willing to bet the Smoothie King Center would need a major facelift and some reconfiguring. Who pays that?
Google says the average NHL ticket price is $90. There’s 41 home games in a season. My quick research shows that your absolute cheapest season tickets might run $2K. Who knows about seat licenses and deposits.
In a nutshell, I don’t think there’s any way NO could support a team.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:25 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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Bring em back as the New Orelans Jazz
Exactly! I would buy season tickets in a heartbeat (preferably front row right on the glass)
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:37 pm to lsupride87
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Who the frick thought Florida could have two teams?
Because FL is the 3rd largest state now largely thanks to transplants from the northeast and midwest. Once you get near or go below Interstate 4 the state basically becomes NJ.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:39 pm to LSUpelsSaints
I would trade the Pelicans for an NHL team this second. But an NHL team would also fail spectacularly in New Orleans. At least basketball is a cultural fit and the Pelicans are still failing.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:42 pm to lsupride87
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Who the frick thought Florida could have two teams?
The Miami metro has 6.1 million people and the Tampa metro has 3.3 million people
The New Orleans metro has 1.27 million
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:49 pm to The Boat
The New Orleans Great Blue Herons
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:53 pm to S
New Orleans Brass would be legit if Utah doesn’t take the name first
Posted on 2/19/25 at 8:01 pm to The Boat
Won’t happen but I do think we will get a new arena for PELS where NOLA Center parking garage is. PELS suck but the kids now have grown up with them and they have become a part of the culture of you include all of SELA that population is over 2 million throw in Gulf Coast and the tourists and it is enough to support 2 pro teams but not 3. football and basketball work the best for NOLA
Posted on 2/19/25 at 8:21 pm to jb4
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New Orleans Nordiques
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