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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
Should the NHL go to Seattle with an estimated population of 652,405?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle
When looking at population to support a sports team you really have to look at the metro population and the population of other cities/towns in the State/area that will likely adopt the team as their home team. |
I know you're making a case for looking at metro populations, and not city proper, but I don't think it's a comparable. Phoenix metro is 3.25m and they can't buy a fanbase. On the other hand, Seattle has a lot of things going for it. To name a few, proximity to the Canadian border, home to some pretty high profile tech companies which equals $$$, and sure, King County's population is 2.04m (3.6m if you look at the Seattle Metro / Puget Sound region as a whole).
I'd bet on a team being more successful in Seattle than in Las Vegas.