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Posted on 6/23/26 at 9:38 pm to Snoop Dawg
Fertitta told the NHL a few years ago the Toyota Center can be ready for hockey again in a few months...
This was when he was pressing to get the Coyotes or Panthers when he rumor was out one of the was moving.
He's been pressing for it.
Mock uniforms are everywhere
Has to be oil or space based name id think.
This was when he was pressing to get the Coyotes or Panthers when he rumor was out one of the was moving.
He's been pressing for it.
Mock uniforms are everywhere
Has to be oil or space based name id think.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 9:58 pm to Wayne Campbell
And? Thats part of the draw/appeal.
Tillman will be involved if the NHL comes to Houston.
Tillman will be involved if the NHL comes to Houston.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 10:16 pm to Cleathecat
quote:my brain says Houston but my heart says Austin
Honestly I question how well Houston would do with hockey. Too many fair weather fans. If they weren't pretty good in the first few years I think it could get ugly.
Austin obviously doesn't have a pro team and I think the city (transplants, especially) would really get behind a big 4 league team. People in Houston already have their Astros, Rockets, and Texans. Hockey fans in Houston can jump onto the Austin team as well. I'm sure they'd prefer that over rooting for the team in Dallas.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 10:46 pm to The Jackson 4
Hockey should not be played this far south.
It is probably going to happen but it does not fit with what Texas is about.
It is probably going to happen but it does not fit with what Texas is about.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 10:57 pm to CR4090
Depends. Is Houston a transplant market?
Posted on 6/23/26 at 11:29 pm to The Jackson 4
Same result as Phoenix, I don't believe it would be productive in Houston
Posted on 6/24/26 at 1:25 am to GeauxPanthers2
There aren't any teams that want to move.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 1:30 am to Fgiord
The Toyota Center isn't going to work if Friedkin owns the team.
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Bettman said the league has entered an agreement with the Friedkin family, who has roughly six months to investigate if a team is possible in Austin or Houston. The agreed investment for the Friedkin family is $3.5 billion, which includes an expansion fee as well as building costs for an NHL arena.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 1:31 am
Posted on 6/24/26 at 3:19 am to GoGators1995
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Depends. Is Houston a transplant market?
I can’t go into too much detail. I’m affiliated with the local college hockey clubs alongside the beer leagues around Houston.
If you believe the NHL is putting a team in Austin over Houston, you probably believed Disney World was going to be built in NOLA?
Whatever.. take it for what it’s worth from a random poster. #RFND
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:37 am to GoGators1995
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Depends. Is Houston a transplant market?
Yes due to oil and gas, healthcare to a smaller extent
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:52 am to The Jackson 4
I can definitely see an expansion including Houston and Atlanta
That would certainly derail Phoenix's plans on getting a team back for a while unless they would come in with Quebec City - also very unlikely
I HATE the idea of a 34 team NHL though; needs to cap at 32. If there are two more teams, there will be a play in tournament similar to the NBA.
That would certainly derail Phoenix's plans on getting a team back for a while unless they would come in with Quebec City - also very unlikely
I HATE the idea of a 34 team NHL though; needs to cap at 32. If there are two more teams, there will be a play in tournament similar to the NBA.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:01 am to CR4090
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but it does not fit with what Texas is about.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:34 am to Paul Allen
quote:The Austin Kill Tony's
Austin doesn’t have the corporate support of a city like Houston. Not saying it would be a disaster for Austin but Houston is more than double the size and population. You’d think that Houston would be the more viable choice.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:38 am to Bestbank Tiger
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Didn't Houston used to have a minor team called the Aeros?
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WHA.
They merged with the NHL but the Aeros didn't come along.
There was also an minor league (IHL) Houston Aeros team in the 1990s:
In the 1990s, the IHL had a lot of teams in big cities without (and some with) NHL teams: Houston Aeros, Atlanta Knights, Milwaukee Admirals, San Francisco Spiders, Cleveland Lumberjacks, Cincinnati Cyclones, Detroit Vipers, Minnesota/Manitoba Moose, Denver Grizzlies, Salt Lake Eagles, Phoenix Roadrunners (also another WHA retread name).
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 8:40 am
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:36 am to NighthawkDawg
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I'm assuming this will also be met with another eastern expansion team like Atlanta to balance things out
The newest Steelersbravesdawgs Lexisdad account.
It was good while it lasted
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:55 am to Bayouboogaloocrew
Jump to 36 with Houston, Atlanta, phoenix and Quebec. Than get somebody to move to Mexico 
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:09 am to CRDNLSCHMCPSN11
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There aren't any teams that want to move.
It's the NHL. Just wait 3-5 years.
Especially with many of the small-market canadian teams losing their best American players.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:21 am to GeauxPanthers2
Those Canadian cities are the reason the NHL can be bigger than other leagues. The league needs to cover the major American markets with teams in order to maximize exposure and revenue. They need to be in major cities like Houston and Atlanta.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:12 pm to GeauxPanthers2
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Especially with many of the small-market canadian teams losing their best American players.
You have 7 teams in Canada, when the economics of the sport really can only support 4 or maybe 5 at a time. The NHL has made a massive investment in Edmonton and now Calgary, so those two are safe.
Winnipeg and Ottawa are in the most danger, as far as a market is concerned, but both have deep-pocketed owners. Depends on how long a guy is willing to lose money to keep teams there.
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