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Old 03-09-2017, 10:22 AM   #90
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada View Post
As far as the Nordiques go maybe many don't remember but they rarely sold out averaging about 14,500 fans a game over their time. I think they would get better attendance than Phoenix but I'm not sure they would be a runaway success or anything and it's not a television market that is going to help the NHL in any way. I also don't know if it's a city NHL players would be keen on playing in. They would probably have a tougher time attraction free agents than Winnipeg.
I hear this a lot, but still the Canadian TV deal is always more lucrative than the US TV deal so it would help in some way.
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