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Originally Posted by Rerun
Because there are cities that have been wanting an NHL team for years, and are more deserving of one and they would have a heck of a larger fan base than Sin City.
Its not high enough.
Calgary, a successful franchise city, has a median household income of $93,000.... way higher than LV.
The average Joe in Calgary can afford season tickets. Can't say that for LV... and most Las Vegans aren't even avid hockey fans... which, as I suspect, makes selling season tickets to the people of Las Vegas even harder.
Why would a team, playing in front of mostly tourists (who have absolutely no allegiance to them), be successful? Call me naïve but I think of the fans as being the 7th player on the ice.
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For a team to work in Vegas it has to be all about the tourists. The general public primarily works nights in Vegas. If they're reliant on the locals to prop up this team, it's simply not going to work.
But of course Vegas has a ton of tourists and that, plus the expected support of the major hotel/casinos, should ensure that it's successful.
When you think of all the entertainment acts the city has and all the tickets which are sold for those events night after night, it can be done. The corporate sector will rally big time around the city's only major pro sports franchise.
The fans won't be the 7th player on the ice for a Vegas team. "Home ice advantage" will be hoping the visiting team is hung over.
