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Originally Posted by valo403
They had a referendum on whether people wanted a hockey team? Yeah I doubt that. What they likely had was a referendum on publicly funding arena construction (that's actually a political issue, where 'do you like hockey?' is not) and that area has a pretty long history of being tough to convince when it comes to public funding.
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Wrong, the Rose Garden (the building itself) would be an excellent NHL venue as the bowl was designed around a hockey rink. Now the city itself would likely not support it.
BTW, if the rumored Seattle billionare is Paul Allen, don't be surprised if the Blazers become the relocated NBA franchise to Seattle.