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Originally Posted by getbak
https://www.slcdunk.com/utah-jazz-hi...-in-draper-nhl
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.co...ke-city-rumors
The Jazz owner is playing the same game a lot of team owners are doing now, pitting different local/county governments against each other to get the best deal for a dream "entertainment district", no matter how far away from the main city it may be.
Point of the Mountain is almost 40km south of the Delta Center. That's about the same distance as the Saddledome to Okotoks.
I was in Atlanta a few months ago and went to a Braves game at their new stadium, which was built as the centerpiece of an entertainment district. It's about 20km from downtown Atlanta and it was a pain in the ass to get to. I also wonder how busy the district is during the 250+ days a year when the Braves aren't playing there because there's really nothing else to draw people there and I'm sure prices are stadium sized whether there's a ballgame on or not.
For SLC, the Delta Center isn't big enough to be a permanent NHL arena, so they'll need something bigger if they get a team. The extra 45+ events a year will also help pull people into the entertainment district.
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I'm no Atlanta expert but I know it's a lot bigger than SLC. The Braves stadium is in Cumberland which is about 10 miles from downtown and a popular area. In super big US cities it's not unusual to see the MLB and NFL stadiums (not arenas necessarily) outside of the downtown core.
But to your point, I don't see that working for hockey or basketball, especially in a smaller city like SLC. You need to be central to everybody.