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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...next-1.4050989

Calgary Flames will move without a new arena, says Ken King

Threat of losing a big league team can sway opinion against spending tax dollars, explains author

By Andrew Brown, CBC News Posted: Apr 01, 2017 4:00 AM MT Last Updated: Apr 01, 2017 4:00 AM MT

Calgary Flames president and CEO Ken King says the team will move if it can't strike a deal for a new arena.

"There would be no threat to move, we would just move, and it would be over. And I'm trying my level best to make sure that day never comes frankly," King said during an interview on Sportsnet Fan 590 in Toronto on Wednesday.

"If people smarter than us in more powerful positions than ours don't feel that we're a critical piece of the social, economic and cultural part of our city then who are we to argue with that?"