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by Paul on 03/13/09 at 09:03 PM ET
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from Ray Slover and Craig Custance of the Sporting News,
The Maloof family’s business interests include big-league professional sports, but SN’s Craig Custance reports George Maloof has not been approached by the NHL about a potential NHL franchise in Vegas.
“We’ve never had that conversation,” he told Custance. He also said that nobody has spoken to him about the Phoenix Coyotes, which is in the process of being sold.
That said, Maloof thinks the NHL could work in Las Vegas.
“Vegas would be a great market for a basketball or an NHL team,” Maloof told Custance. “Is this a testing ground? I don’t know. I think this is an event that the community is real excited about.”
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More than the gambling issue is the economic issue with Las Vegas. The city has been hit very hard by foreclosures, and like many cities that have tourism as a major part of their economic base, there are a lot of lower-paid service employees that won’t be able to afford season tickets. If any Las Vegas team is planning on getting by primarily on tourist traffic, I think they are going to have trouble, because winning (especially in hockey) is not always flashy. A boring defensive team can win and be successful in a hockey sense, but can be boring for a casual fan to watch and not pull in tickets from people who aren’t fans of that team and appreciate the way they play.
If it was the LA Lakers playing basketball, or the Cleveland LeBrons, it might work. If the Washington Capitals moved there, it might work. Just a regular, normal, middle-of-the-road basketball or hockey team - I have a hard time seeing that being especially successful.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/14/09 at 03:17 AM ET