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Originally Posted by SebC
The NHL is heavily subsidized through arena deals. That's a potential leverage point for the women - appeal to cities to make those subsidies contingent on supporting the women's game. Though, I would still rather cities scrap those subsidies entirely.
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Not really. Cities/counties cannot unilaterally change contracts any more than teams can. Also, everybody on earth would see it as an empty threat. There isn't a single municipality that would throw the NHL team out over this, even if they were capable of doing so.