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Originally Posted by Muta
Well, Calgary has abundantly proven it will support a hockey team. Should something happen down the line and the Flames leave, the only hurdle in getting a team back will be getting an arena built. Every other demographic remains attractive to any future ownership group. This city is too lucrative to ignore versus most other civic options out there.
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No one is denying that Calgary will not support a hockey team, not in any way. The fan base in Calgary is second to none and would still be a natural for a team. The only b;lip on that radar was in '94 when we lost player after player and had to bring in garbage to play for the team. The problem is the existence of a building that can support NHL hockey. Without that arena we likely don't have the revenue streams to maintain our roster and will begin to lose players like we did in the 90s. That will be the ultimate test of the strength of the market. I honestly hope we never get to that point and we will always have a team that has the revenue streams to spend to the cap and keep our stars happy.