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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Apples and oranges.
MTS Centre and Copps Coliseum (and Le Colisee) are the only major indoor facilities in their cities. Jobbing.com is one of several in the metro Phoenix area. So every big event that comes to Winnipeg or Hamilton is guaranteed to go there. Glendale has to compete with others.
Also, Winnipeg and Quebec City had immediate replacement teams in the IHL, then AHL/QMJHL, while Hamilton has had both AHL and OHL teams, iirc. There is no guarantee (nor expecation) that Glendale could land a team at even that high a level quickly - if at all.
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Population Winnipeg 730,000, Population Hamilton - 721,000
Population Phoenix - 4,200,000
Phoenix can only support one arena???? And would be unable to support minor hockey.