06-27-2025, 03:38 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
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Austin Texas throws hat into NHL expansion ring. Expansion fee hits $2 billion
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/nh...-2-billion-fee
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Four markets were already jockeying in the quest for the next NHL expansion franchise, but a fifth has recently entered the chat.
The conversation on NHL expansion beyond 32 clubs is expected to grow in the coming months with a new Collective Bargaining Agreement announced on Friday, pending expected ratification. The NHL will continue to field expressions of interest from potential markets.
The League, which informed interested parties that the expansion fee is a tidy $2 billion, updated the Board of Governors at their annual June meeting on Wednesday prior to the Draft. The four cities shared with the BOG are Atlanta, Houston, Indianapolis and New Orleans.
The fifth one is Austin, Texas, according to sources, and that entry has generated buzz. Not only is it an exploding, affluent market full of transplants with a built-in geographic rival – but it’s also the only one where the NHL can be the first major pro sports league in town, which has been a huge part of their success beating others to the punch in Vegas.
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06-27-2025, 03:38 PM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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I swear the NHL wants 40 teams
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06-27-2025, 03:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Does Austin have plans to build an arena? The H-E-B Center only has capacity for 8,700.
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06-27-2025, 03:43 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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06-27-2025, 03:43 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Sure, why not. At this point they're seeing all these warmer climate cities winning almost every year and think the market has grown to be a safe enough risk
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06-27-2025, 03:43 PM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Eventually the cap will be too high and no amount of revenue sharing or money from expansion to the small markets will save them. It will just incentivize owners of these teams to sell and relocate.
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06-27-2025, 03:48 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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This spells bad news for Ottawa and Winnipeg.
Same for SJ and Anaheim.
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06-27-2025, 03:57 PM
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Franchise Player
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Austin is a fun city. I would go there to watch the Flames
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06-27-2025, 04:01 PM
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Franchise Player
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Saying that these cities have shown interest means little. Who is the potential owner showing interest? And do they have plans for an arena?
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06-27-2025, 04:09 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Does Austin have plans to build an arena? The H-E-B Center only has capacity for 8,700.
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Except for Houston, all of those cities would need new buildings.
The NBA arenas in Indy and New Orleans are both smaller basketball-only arenas with small capacity for hockey (if they even have ice making capabilities at all).
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06-27-2025, 04:10 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Zambia
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Id love to see a team in Austin, its a very cool city. But we don't need more teams, that's just crazy.
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06-27-2025, 04:13 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Houston metro is 7.5 million compared to 2.5 million for Austin.
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06-27-2025, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Saying that these cities have shown interest means little. Who is the potential owner showing interest? And do they have plans for an arena?
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Is it supposed to mean something more? The league just mentioned six potential expansion sites to the BoG, that’s all. Nothing formal.
They have to set aside $1b for the arena as well.
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06-27-2025, 04:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by troutman
Houston metro is 7.5 million compared to 2.5 million for Austin.
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Austin is the largest city in the US (or Canada) without any major league sports teams.
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06-27-2025, 04:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Austin is a premier city. Makes a lot of sense
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06-27-2025, 04:17 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by Toonage
I swear the NHL wants 40 teams
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There's probably a lot of truth in that. Having several teams in Canada gives them a lot more North American markets to consider than the other leagues.
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06-27-2025, 04:17 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: St. Albert
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Clearly the economics of the NHL is over my head because I can't understand how that makes sense.
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06-27-2025, 04:18 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Does Austin have plans to build an arena? The H-E-B Center only has capacity for 8,700.
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The NHL has been telling prospective expansion teams that if they don't have a suitable arena they need to have an additional $1 billion in funds for a new arena.
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06-27-2025, 04:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Originally Posted by getbak
Except for Houston, all of those cities would need new buildings.
The NBA arenas in Indy and New Orleans are both smaller basketball-only arenas with small capacity for hockey (if they even have ice making capabilities at all).
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So Utah?
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06-27-2025, 04:30 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
So Utah?
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Yes, and they are spending over half a billion USD to expand that into a suitable building.
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