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Originally Posted by ricardodw
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.
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Without the extra tenant, yeah, they can only support one arena. Los Angeles has three pro sports teams PLUS all the concerts/events that run out of the Staples Center. U2 isn't gonna play the Jobing.com arena and then the next night do a show in downtown Phoenix. So without the Coyotes, and assuming the Suns have no interest in the facility, yes, a town can generally only support one 20,000 seat facility.
Toronto has one. Montreal has one. Chicago has one. New York is difficult to count since the arenas are in vastly different places, and the only other place I can think of that has two facilities so close to each other is Detroit, but I'm not sure how far away the Palace is from Joe Louis.