Potential National Hockey League expansion
The National Hockey League (NHL) has gone through many rounds of expansion and other organizational changes during its nearly 100-year history to reach its current number of thirty teams: twenty-three in the United States, and seven in Canada. On June 22, 2016 the NHL officially approved expansion to Las Vegas starting in the 2017–18 season.[1] The new Las Vegas team was unveiled as the Vegas Golden Knights on November 22 of that year.[2]
Potential National Hockey League Expansion Media
Cost of a US dollar in Canadian dollars from 1990. The financial health of many NHL franchises in Canada was historically affected by the value of the Canadian dollar.
Map of the Golden Horseshoe in Ontario. It has been suggested the region could support another NHL franchise
Team photograph of the Quebec Bulldogs, c. 1914. The Bulldogs were one of two professional hockey clubs formerly based in Quebec City
Videotron Centre is an indoor arena opened in Quebec City in 2015
Jim Balsillie in 2008. Balsillie has made several attempts to purchase an NHL team with the intent to relocate it to Hamilton or another locale in southern Ontario
FirstOntario Centre has been suggested as a potential venue for a Hamilton-based NHL team
SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, 2015. A proposal was made to play several Phoenix Coyotes home games there in 2009.
The Toyota Center in Houston, 2010
The T-Mobile Center is an NHL-ready arena in Kansas City opened in 2007
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References
- ↑ Rosen, Dan (June 22, 2016). Las Vegas awarded NHL franchise. National Hockey League. https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-expands-to-las-vegas/c-281010682?tid=281011650. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ National Hockey League (November 22, 2016). "Vegas Golden Knights official team name". Press release. https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-official-team-name/c-283981522?tid=281011650. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
