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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Friedman also reporting that more than one group in Houston is expressing interest. Which I find odd because there is only arena and Fertitta controls it.
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Houston is a big enough city that it could likely get enough bookings for two major league arenas. With the new push for arena/stadium entertainment districts, I think we'll likely see a few groups come forward hoping to attach an NHL arena to a new big development (we've already seen it in Atlanta, and of course that's what they want to do in Arizona).
I suspect we'll have 36 teams in the league by the end of the decade. Assuming the Coyotes move to Utah: Houston, Atlanta, Arizona, San Diego... and a few dark horses could emerge. I believe Tulsa and Omaha are two names I've heard thrown around as wanting to get a major league team in whichever sport they can get and both already have arenas that can hold 17,000+ for hockey.