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Survey: Canada Supports Seventh NHL Team
by Patrick Hoffman on 05/11/09 at 03:45 PM ET
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From the Canadian Press via TSN.ca:
A new poll suggests almost two-thirds of Canadians believe Canada could support a seventh NHL team, but most doubt Jim Balsillie’s attempt to bring the Phoenix Coyotes to Southern Ontario will succeed.
Nationally, 63 per cent of respondents to The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey said another NHL team could thrive in Canada, while 19 per cent disagreed.
The confidence was widespread—77 per cent of respondents in Alberta, 73 per cent in British Columbia and 66 per cent in Ontario thought Canadians could support another NHL franchise.
But most respondents also said the Blackberry wizard’s attempt to buy the bankrupt Coyotes won’t fly.
Overall, 41 per cent said it was unlikely Balsillie’s bid, now before a U.S. court, would succeed, while one in three (34 per cent) said it was likely Balsillie would be successful.
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Posted by Predneck from Hicktown on 05/11/09 at 04:42 PM ET
LOL. Duh Magazine. That’s a good one.
Hey I support expanding the NHL to 32 and getting two teams in Canada with a caveat. Northern and Canadian fans, bloggers and journalists stop whining about SunBelt teams.
Posted by auxlepli on 05/11/09 at 05:22 PM ET
Canada likes hockey? Even after the SouthEast Division out performed all of Canada once again.
Posted by Hockey1919 from Montreal on 05/12/09 at 01:46 PM ET
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If Balsillie was not such an *ss h*le, there would already be another team in the Toronto area.
Posted by w2j2 on 05/11/09 at 03:56 PM ET