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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Really? As much as I want hockey in Houston, the best comparables IMO are Atlanta, Miami and Dallas. Kind of hit and miss.
While I believe hockey in Houston would work, it's not guaranteed.
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Houston, for all that it's down south, is way less "southern" than most of those places. Much more cosmopolitan, for a southern US city and a lot more money IMO. Their other pro hockey teams have done OK - I mean they know who Gordie Howe is, so they've got that going for them. And the AHL team didn't move because of low attendance - they moved because of arena disputes with Les Alexander. And way more ex pats (aside from snowbirds in Miami who don't have a lot of disposable income anyway). A lot of Calgarians split time working in Houston and here.
Dallas is the closest comparable and it does pretty well.