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| goon |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 09:29:59
Forst Balsillie pulls out of the purchase, and then the Isle of Capri gaming license gets denied. The license would have secured a new building in Pittsburgh and basically guaranteed that they stay there. Now this team could seriously be moved to another city. |
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| KariyaSelanne |
Posted - 12/24/2006 : 11:31:58
I live In Selkirk 20 mins. from Winnipeg, the odds are slim nobody can afford it here. |
| bablaboushka |
Posted - 12/21/2006 : 11:33:48
Obviously my first choice is Winnipeg, because I'm from there and it's a great hockey city. Since the odds of that happening are slim, I just don't want them in the southern US. No way to Houston for sure and Las Vegas is pushing it.
This is interesting. If the team moves to the West, does this mean that maybe Detroit would go to the Eastern Conference? |
| admin |
Posted - 12/21/2006 : 11:06:11
I guess we can now start discussing where the Penguins could get moved to:
Mario Lemieux will investigate moving team after slot licence denied
Last updated at 12:49 on December 21, 2006, EST.
PITTSBURGH (CP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins may be on the move.
Owner Mario Lemieux says the team is off the market and he will investigate relocating the Penguins outside Pennsylvania. "It is time to take control of our own destiny," Lemieux said Thursday in a statement issued by the team.
Lemieux said he needs to take into consideration the long-term viability of the team and begin discussions with other cities that may be interested in an NHL franchise.
But he also said he'll continue to investigate an arena plan in Pittsburgh.
"As soon as we are no longer restricted by our agreement with Isle of Capri from negotiating an arena deal here, in the next few weeks, we will also begin discussions with local leaders about a viable Pittsburgh arena plan," he said.
The team's future in Pittsburgh is in doubt after the state Gaming Control Board denied Isle of Capri Casino a slots licence on Wednesday.
The licence was critical to the team's survival in Pittsburgh as Isle of Capri had promised to spend US$290 million to build the team an arena.
Lemieux's comments also come less than a week after a deal to sell the team to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie fell through.
Kansas City, Las Vegas, Houston, Portland and Winnipeg are among the cities hoping to lure an NHL team.
What about Seattle? They have a history of hockey and the Pacific Northwest could use another team? Plus going back to the Southern US is not a good option in my eyes. |
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