Seattle is getting the NHL's 32nd team in 2021. The significance here is that the majority owner is David Bonderman, Fort Worth resident and co-founder of Fort Worth based TPG capital.
http://www.espn.com/...le-new-nhl-team
Posted 07 December 2018 - 11:38 AM
Seattle is getting the NHL's 32nd team in 2021. The significance here is that the majority owner is David Bonderman, Fort Worth resident and co-founder of Fort Worth based TPG capital.
http://www.espn.com/...le-new-nhl-team
Posted 07 December 2018 - 02:20 PM
Why not Houston? I recall that the NHL failed once earlier in Seattle. Is it possible that the Dallas Stars claim all of Texas as its territory and would feel threatened by a team in Houston?
What I find to dislike about the workings of professional leagues is how they carve out territory and prohibit the chances of some cities to have a team. The recent announcement from the inventive XFL to claim both Dallas and Arlington (Tarrant County) is ridiculous pomposity; and is as pompous as FC Dallas excluding all of the western half of North Texas from fielding a team and it is the reason why I choose to withhold my support for any team that is not directly associated with my hometown.
About soccer attendance, which is not so much tv oriented as it is stadium oriented, a FC Fort Worth would be quite strong in Tarrant County because of the passion that residents feel here for their hometown; and it would present a great opportunity, with the aid of the City, to redevelop Ridgmar Mall.
Posted 07 December 2018 - 02:43 PM
Posted 07 December 2018 - 03:02 PM
I believe the distance between Seattle and Vancouver is shorter than the distance between Dallas and Houston. Houston has a new FC stadium and support their NFL team.
Are you able to opine on Houston?
Posted 07 December 2018 - 05:39 PM
Posted 09 December 2018 - 12:42 AM
As far as Houston goes, people are basically speculating that the Arizona Coyotes will move there, especially seeing that they will be in the Central Division now with Seattle coming to the Pacific.
Posted 09 December 2018 - 08:55 AM
[1]...is ridiculous pomposity; and is as pompous as FC Dallas excluding all of the western half of North Texas from fielding a team and it is the reason why I choose to withhold my support for any team that is not directly associated with my hometown.
[2]...a FC Fort Worth would be quite strong in Tarrant County because of the passion that residents feel here for their hometown; and it would present a great opportunity, with the aid of the City, to redevelop Ridgmar Mall.
Posted 09 December 2018 - 08:57 AM
As far as Houston goes, people are basically speculating that the Arizona Coyotes will move there, especially seeing that they will be in the Central Division now with Seattle coming to the Pacific.
I follow they NHL and I haven't heard that particular rumor. Source?
EDIT: Nevermind....a bit of Googling found some chatter. Apparently the owner of the Houston Rockets would be interested in an NHL franchise.
Posted 09 December 2018 - 09:49 AM
As far as Houston goes, people are basically speculating that the Arizona Coyotes will move there, especially seeing that they will be in the Central Division now with Seattle coming to the Pacific.
I follow they NHL and I haven't heard that particular rumor. Source?
EDIT: Nevermind....a bit of Googling found some chatter. Apparently the owner of the Houston Rockets would be interested in an NHL franchise.
Yeah, that's been the among some fans around here, and it's getting louder with the Coyotes moving to this division.
Posted 13 December 2018 - 05:20 PM
What I find to dislike about the workings of professional leagues is how they carve out territory and prohibit the chances of some cities to have a team. The recent announcement from the inventive XFL to claim both Dallas and Arlington (Tarrant County) is ridiculous pomposity; and is as pompous as FC Dallas excluding all of the western half of North Texas from fielding a team and it is the reason why I choose to withhold my support for any team that is not directly associated with my hometown.
Glad to know I'm not the only one.
I wonder if guys like Bonderman or Bass brothers and others ever think about bringing pro sports here?
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