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Old 03-08-2017, 07:28 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by getbak View Post
Remember, in the 90s, when people thought it made sense to put more NHL teams in the western US?

California teams for the most part has been a huge success and more Americans are playing hockey than ever before. I know it's a Canadian past time to bash US expansion but there's been more hits than misses and you can argue the US is right up there with Canada now as a hockey super power which is something you could never say 20 years ago. No sport ever hits a home run with al their expansion teams but the NHL has done a pretty good job overall.
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