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Originally Posted by Jay Random

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.

Originally Posted by T@T

Ridiculous if that's the case, 100 miles apart and even different states. Milwaukee has 2 million people for christ sake. I hope that greedy prick Bill Wirtz continues to f*u* himself in the grave.

The Bhawks aren't entitled to an indemnification fee of any size because the league rule is that a new team must be outside a 80 km (50 mile) radius from the established team's area.