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Originally Posted by saXon
It's not cheap to pack up a whole AHL franchise and move shop. Moving a franchise every 4-5 years doesn't help establish a solid foundation to the org either. That's a lot of $$ and a lot of work.
Abbotsford is a decent locale right now for the team. Unless something cherry comes up, like maybe in Airdrie, there's no sense in moving them.
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I assume that there would be financial incentives by the Quebec group for someone to put a team there, but if not then I agree it might not be worth it.
If the Quebec group does not have an NHL tenant by the time the arena is operational, then I imagine that they will be willing to pay to have an AHL tenant. It might take a few years of proving they can support the AHL before the NHL decides they are worth it.