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Originally Posted by Julio
The Hitmen draw nowhere close to 7000 on any sort of regular basis. They could have easily had half of their games in Winsport/Seven Chiefs this year.
There is no real medium sized facility that is replacing the Corral in Calgary. Winsport probably comes closest, but is much smaller, and far from the city core, as is Seven Chiefs. If there was 5000 seats in the arena (as opposed to the field house) on the reserve, I can see putting a team there, where it could be showcased and differentiated from the other CSEC teams.
But I think in the medium to long term, it would probably be better to put the team in one of the western ECHL markets, if there is availability. Bring back the Salt Lake Golden Eagles!
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Once the Ring Road is finished Winsport will be within 20-30 minutes from over 1/2 the City. It isn’t on a transit line, but travel time will be comparable to the Dome for most, and traffic isn’t really ever a concern for Hitmen games.