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Example Of Non-Traditional Market- San Jose
by Paul on 11/08/09 at 08:37 AM ET
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from Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Most hockey fans would agree that the sport belongs more in Canada than California, but count me out of any discussion that warm-weathered U.S. cities aren’t good for the NHL.
However, the league would be wise to get out of dodge in select sunny sites where puck support is weaker than conservative backing for health-care reform bills.
Don’t say goodbye to Hollywood (or Tampa Bay and Dallas), but bid adieu to Phoenix, Atlanta and South Florida.
Fox Sports Pittsburgh Penguins analyst Bob Errey agreed with me this week when I suggested San Jose, where he served as the Sharks’ first captain, was the model for how the NHL should have viewed placing teams into nontraditional markets.
Too bad the NHL failed to follow its own lead.
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I think the article writer is spot on - the Sharks being the only team for an up-and-coming city was a big factor.
BTW it is kind of misleading in the article ... Bob Errey wasn’t the Sharks’ first captain, although he was the first on in San Jose as opposed to the Cow Palace.
Posted by Jim Fung on 11/14/09 at 06:58 PM ET
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He is close to the point but still misses the mark. If you run Florida or Phoenix like San Jose is run it will suceed, and it will anywhere in the US with a large enough market.
Posted by Timbits on 11/08/09 at 12:18 PM ET