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Originally Posted by FlamingLonghorn
I am not sure if Alexander is against an NHL team, he just wants more $$$ on the lease.
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From what I've read, an NHL team cannot be placed in the Toyota Center unless Alexander personally owns it (or grants permission), and he has said publicly that he has no interest in owning an NHL team (or granting the said permission). He has the power to keep hockey out of the arena, and he is using it.
Apparently, this dates back to some bad blood between Alexander and Chuck Watson, who owned the Houston Aeros and controlled the Summit, back in the later 1990s. Alexander wanted Watson to let the Rockets out of their lease early. Watson wouldn't do it unless he had an equal interest in the new arena that both men wanted to build. Much hoo-ha ensued. Alexander got sole control of the Toyota Center, and ever since, he has been slowly wreaking revenge on Watson and the game of hockey. That's the story I've read, at any rate.