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troutman · 03-07-2011, 09:34 AM

Is Winnipeg a viable NHL market?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1932402/

ROY MACGREGOR
Of course it will work.

ALLAN MAKI
Winnipeg may have issues long-term

ERIC DUHATSCHEK
Winnipeg is well-positioned now to survive and even succeed in the NHL, but much of its long-term viability will depend upon two factors [CDN $, CBA]

SEAN GORDON
Tough for Winnipeg to make a go of it over a 20-year horizon

DAVID SHOALTS
At this point, the best you can say is Winnipeg will be a better NHL market than Phoenix or Atlanta. The long-term prospects are rather blurry for several reasons . . . Thus it comes down to the willingness of the owners to write cheques every year to pay for the losses rather than try to squeeze it out of the local yokels. Here is where Winnipeg has it all over a lot of NHL cities, so in the end I must agree, it will work as an NHL market.

03-07-2011, 09:34 AM	#125
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Is Winnipeg a viable NHL market? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1932402/ ROY MACGREGOR Of course it will work. ALLAN MAKI Winnipeg may have issues long-term ERIC DUHATSCHEK Winnipeg is well-positioned now to survive and even succeed in the NHL, but much of its long-term viability will depend upon two factors [CDN $, CBA] SEAN GORDON Tough for Winnipeg to make a go of it over a 20-year horizon DAVID SHOALTS At this point, the best you can say is Winnipeg will be a better NHL market than Phoenix or Atlanta. The long-term prospects are rather blurry for several reasons . . . Thus it comes down to the willingness of the owners to write cheques every year to pay for the losses rather than try to squeeze it out of the local yokels. Here is where Winnipeg has it all over a lot of NHL cities, so in the end I must agree, it will work as an NHL market. Last edited by troutman; 03-07-2011 at 10:39 AM.