Today NHL insider Kevin Weekes revealed some interesting news regarding potential relocation. Today he took to X to announce what cities have expressed interest in an NHL franchise. The list features some locations already known with a few new places sprinkled in.
The three most surprising additions to this list are Portland, San Diego, and the GTA Toronto market. All three of these markets had not been previously mentioned as having any interest or traction toward an NHL franchise.
The rest of the markets have been the ones most heavily associated with a future NHL team. Both expansion and relocation have been mentioned in conjunction with Quebec City, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, and Houston.
After sending out a post about all of those cities Kevin Weekes revealed who the current front-runner is. According to his sources, the South Forsyth (Atlanta) market is the furthest along in being able to take on an NHL team.
Atlanta with their state approvals can now truly start to begin planning their development of an arena. With the approval of the state this likely means they will begin work on the new stadium in the near future.
Once progress is made in the construction of the stadium and surrounding area both relocation and expansion talks will heat up. If the Coyotes continue to fail in finding a permanent home the NHL and the organization may have no other option than to move.
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4 OCTOBRE | 258 ANSWERS NHL Insider Reveals NHL's Top Relocation Cities For Arizona Would you want to see an NHL team back in Atlanta? | ||
Yes | 41 | 15.9 % |
No | 217 | 84.1 % |
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