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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
You are going to have to show me more than an old sound byte that you googled to conclude he has been talking about buying an NHL team "since he bought the Rockets".
What is bizarre to me is that someone from the city leaks information and people start bringing up Portland and Houston.
I believe it was you claiming that "cities were offering sweetheart deals right now". Who are these cities and what are they offering?
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To be honest i didn't "need" to google a sound bite. It has been out there for quite a while what he has been planning for long term.
Also he has been talking about getting the NHL since he acquired the Rockets...3 whole seasons ago.
This is how it was explained to me...(this was also at least a year and a half ago so maybe covid has changed it though im not sure why that would be)
The "Rockets" run the Toyota Center in essence. Any revenue generated within is theirs. So any tenant they bring in, makes them money from every event that happens. Concerts and whatnot as well.
41 nights of NHL hockey a year is nothing to sneeze at as long as they cover expenses on the other side since he would be responsible for both.
So IF Fertitta was to get an NHL team, they immediately have a place to play without getting charged a penny for rent. He/they get all ticket sales, concessions, parking, advertising etc revenue as well.
Portland i have no idea about and have no idea what the leagues appetite is to go there. Houston though? Yeah they would love to get there in the right scenario. 4th largest TV market in the entire country.
One more time though...its a long way off from even being anything to worry wbout but it is most certainly out there.