It's my understanding that Milwaukee didn't get a team in the 1990s because Dollar Bill Wirtz was still in charge of the Blackhawks. The two cities are close enough together that Chicago would have been entitled to territorial compensation, and Wirtz wanted Dr. Evil type money – and had sufficient clout with the Board of Governors to get it. His price was so high that it amounted to a veto.
With the new generation running the Hawks, it's possible they might be more willing to let a team locate in Milwaukee. I believe they'd still be entitled to compensation, however.
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Last edited by Jay Random; 05-27-2015 at 05:02 AM.
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