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Originally Posted by PeteMoss

The best market in Canada for an AHL team would be Thunder Bay if you actually want to draw fans. No idea if the arena up there would be up to AHL standards but I'd almost guarantee fan support up there.

would replace Thunder Bay’s Fort Williams Gardens which, like Sudbury Arena, was built in the 1950s. While it’s getting closer to being built, Thunder Bay has taken its time. The feasibility study for the new arena was completed in 2009, with a final decision on whether to proceed to the next stage — getting funding from other governments and the private sector — is expected by the end of 2012.

As part of the new arena, the city hopes to attract an OHL or AHL team.

http://www.northernlife.ca/news/loca...ury-arena.aspx

http://www.northernontariobusiness.c...tnerships.aspx