03-06-2023, 04:03 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Didn't Toronto once try to block even the Canucks back in the day because they claimed all of Canada west of Ontario part of their exclusive area? I seem to recall hearing that somewhere before.
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It was for having to share the HNIC revenues with the Canucks.
"Speculation long abounded afterwards that the bid was hindered by Toronto Maple Leafs president Stafford Smythe; after a failed Vancouver-based business deal, he was quoted as saying that the city would not get an NHL franchise in his lifetime. Additionally, along with the Montreal Canadiens, Smythe purportedly did not wish to split Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) hockey revenues three ways rather than two."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks
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 must show all Flames games nationally when they play on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
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