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Originally Posted by getbak
I was thinking about that, but Peoria pulled in an average of 5,000 per game this season (20th in the League), which supposedly wasn't good enough.
Of course, the Utica Arena only has a capacity of 4,000...so, who knows what teams are thinking.
The Wild just announced that they're moving their AHL team from Houston to Des Moines, so Houston could be looking for a replacement (unless they're going to buy the Coyotes, which would create an opening in Phoenix). The Aeros have been a top-ten attendance team in the AHL. If not the Nucks, you'd have to think someone would be willing to put a team there (the Houston Oilers, perhaps? OKC has the worst attendance in the AHL).
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The problem with Houston is that the reason the team is leaving is because the Rockets increased rent from $24,000 per game to $42,000 per game.