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Old 03-26-2011, 02:05 AM   #703
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Originally Posted by Julio View Post
Average attendance for the Wranglers is 4350, not 7000.
The MGM Grand seats just over 17000, and I believe that is for boxing, not hockey.
I don't think that Winnipeg is a viable NHL market, but neither do I believe that Vegas is one...i keep flashing back to the CFL experiment in Vegas.
I have a hard time thinking many tourists would choose going to a regular season hockey game as opposed to Circue du Soleil or Celine Dion or the like, you go to Vegas to be entertained by a big event, even for hockey fans an average regular season game isn't that exciting. Lets face it who the hell is going to want to waste a night in Vegas watching Minny or Columbus play the locals in October or November.

I suspect Vegas would be much like Phoenix except there would be much more compatition for the entertainment dollar.
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