...You know the Patriots used to be called the "Boston Patriots" and there were still fans who came from all over New England to seem them play, right?
WAAAAAY too many canadian teams... There should be a team in oregon or washington or ALASKA before there should be 9 teams in canada or whatever you had
Islanders aren't going anywhere beyond Brooklyn, the fan base on Long Island as a whole is big enough to keep them there, plus they're already set to play preseason in the New Barclays Center so its more then likely they're going there
I agree that canada should have more teams in the nhl however your choosing teams that have no business leaving .... The coyotes YES .... Atlanta ALREADY GONE ...... Nashville NO and Tampa NO. You have to look at home attendance and how a team is being supported Dallas is struggling to get fans now as texas isnt big into hockey in my opinion The Coyotes to either a surrounding place in the GTA like how new york has two teams .... maybe in Hamilton or In Quebec City.
Lightning to quebec , your nuts dude the city does not want to watch a hockey game , maybe im wrong but even when they had a solid young team they moved to Colorado. Coyotes should have been shipped back to winnipeg , thrashers should have went to Hartford.
Move Columbus! Why do they have a NHL team in the first place? If you want a team in Ohio place it in Cleveland. Plus Columbus has Ohio State hockey anyway. Anaheim too I think and Islanders gotta go too. That's what I would do.
WOW!!!!! You must have been high!!!! or in Canada! Come down to Smashville (Nashville) for a game, it is themost intense enviroment i have ever seen!!! and i went to Detroit for a game. This is 9 minutes of my life that i will NEVER get back......THANKS!!!
new york area has wayyy too many teams. Also I think that predators should stay and also seattle should get a team. I don't want to offend but I think devils should got moved to seattle after denver and kansas city
when i watched this video I noticed that the NHL logo looks a lot like North America's map and seeing how the NHL is only played in North America they should change it to the North America's map
@kvnftzsmmns They are hemorrhaging money and are league owned. They are continually at the bottom of attendance figures. They will move. It's just a matter of when.
There are so many things wrong with this and it's clear that you aren't an avid NHL fan. Florida should have one hockey team, so the solution is to move Tampa and not the Panthers? Not to mention the only thing you want to do is move American teams to Canada. And Halifax. "They'd be willing to make the distance." And you sound like Bill Haverchuk from Freaks and Geeks.
winnipeg? so your saying take the preds out of nashville which has a huge fan base and take them to a place that even you say might be able to support a team haha
jasonscfr, I think your intentions are good but now that Winnipeg got their team back, I dont think that besides Quebec city, another canadian city could support a NHL team. If Quebec gets in next, she and Winnipeg will be the 2 smallest markets in the league. Metropolitan Saskatoon is under 300000 pop. while Halifax in under 400000. On the other hand you're right, with both a new arena, they would do better than lots of teams in the southern US.
The only Sunbelt States to have NHL teams are CA, TX, FL b/c of its high populations. Move Phoenix to Houston. But have NHL teams in the Northern US Cities: Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City due to its cold climates. No offense, but New Foundland, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan can't support NHL teams reason its low populations & corporate industries. We'll see how far the Jets stay in Winnipeg, MB aka Oklahoma City, OK of the Great White North. LMAO!
@chillinmc You misspelled Newfoundland. I agree with you about Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, and you're probably right about Saskatchewan. KC's had a team before, and considering how popular hockey isn't in Kansas (at least in my experience) I'm not sure they'd support a team, and Missouri has a team already, could they support 2? I have no real knowledge of the other cities, although I didn't realise Salt Lake City was north lol.
@ser132, FYI, KC built a high-tech modern sports arena called, the Sprint Center. They're trying to lure both NBA & NHL teams to relocate there. KC is a growing city. I know KC had both an NBA & NHL teams, but times have changed. KC market can attract W. MO, KS, & NE regions. My bad for me to misspell Newfoundland. Well I wrote SLC as a North US city due to its cold climate. LOL!
@chillinmc Cool. I didn't know about the arena. There's always the chance that hockey can grow in popularity if Kansas/KC got an NHL team. Or it might be more popular now, it's been 10 years since I was there.
If you are gonna move one of the florida teams, move the Panthers not the Lightning. The Lightning have at least some fan base and won a cup. Floridas history is a laughing stock plus they are practically in Miami...I think LeBron James and friends (Heat) the Dolphins NASCAR College Football and hell even the *Dare I say it* Miami Marlins are probably more liked then them despite their terrible attendance...again...they got a history at least.
Hey lifeofdead444, Hartford only has an AHL team, which I mentioned in my post. I also mentioned that former Hartford Whaler owner, Howard Baldwin, bought the team last year and re-branded them the Connecticut Whale. I went on to say how much Baldwin has been promoting hockey in Connecticut with his local news interviews and two outdoor hockey events last year.
Saskatoon is a really poor choice for an NHL team right now. Howard Baldwin has been doing more work to bring an NHL team to Hartford than anyone else has in any other market. He is frequently on the Connecticut local news talking about hs NHL plans for Hartford. Notwithstanding, the Hartford Whalers brand is currently the 11th most popular brand sold at the NHL store in Manhatten, and Whalers merchandise is sold at many stores in malls here in Connecticut.
Despite all the teams in the northeast, Hartford should be the next city that gets a team. Howard Baldwin, former owner of the Whalers, has been doing so much over the last two years to garner support in Connecticut, and already has the governor onboard. Baldwin bought the Hartford Wolfpack and re-branded them the Connecticut Whale, and then had an outdoor hockey event at Rentschler Field in W. Hartford, which drew 30,000 fans on the coldest day in State history.
wow moving tampa? your an idiot they always competitive always sell out their games. if any team in florida would move it would be the panthers in miami no one is south florida watches hockey unlike tampa they have a huge following... also all of florida would root for florida? are you kidding... tampa is a like a 6 hour drive to miami nobody would drive to miami to watch the panthers.
Milwaukee needs to get a team. I know there r various factors that need to go right but we have great turn outs for Admirals games (Admirals r the top affiliate to the Predators) I think Milwaukee would really embrace a team
@Stevepirate19 I disagree. Although an AHL team is regarded more more elite than a WHL team, I don't think Saskatoon would give up the Saskatoon Blades for another junior team. If Saskatoon had an NHL team labeled under the Saskatchewan province than the Saskatoon Blades could stay, or maybe the Saskatoon Blades could turn into the Corman Park District Blades. This would be a great idea in my opinion. Could still use Credit Union Centre. Just a thought.
This is the worst re-location theory I've seen/read/heard. Do your homework on the teams you are moving and make an educated opinion rather than "Teams in the sun belt don't work"
I won't dislike the video and trash it because it was a good watch and all, but if you don't watch hockey I can understand how you wouldn't know how much Nashville supports the Predators. I'm not being biased, but Nashville would be the last team in the south to move. We have higher attendance and a higher average ticket price than big cities such as St Louis and Los Angeles. Probably should have researched more but good watch nonetheless.
I sorta agree but not even close to 100% u moved them to the right places but the wrong franchises moved. Florida should of moved instead of Tampa Bay and Columbus should have moved instead of Nashville, and U didn't mention the isles moving, they should. They should move to another huge market called Toronto they deserve another team jus like new york has two teams in almost every sport.
@MrAhil97 Maybe. It would be interesting if North american sports were set up similar to european sports, with a single city often having more than 2 teams
Phoenix LOVES hockey, they won"t move anywhere in the near future! I went to the Coyotes game tonight and hearing the fans cheer on Doan to his first career Hat Trick, the Coyotes will stay!
@Cardsgirl13 Phoenix loves the Yotes so much the Coyotes ranked 25th in attendance the last 12 years with the lowest attendance for a single game which was 6,000 and change.
They will find a way to move the team, because no one wants to buy them and keep them in Arizona. It was a stupid idea in the first place and a cruel back handed slap that they came from Winnipeg of all places.
The NHL and Bettman will have to eat crow again, just like with Atlanta.
@SJSharksSCC Another idiot, no wonder you are a guppies fan. The evaluation has NOTHING to do with the current season, it has to do with overall, and overall the weak sister of the two teams from fan base to success are the Panthers. Of all the southern teams, the Lightning have the most success in most categories.
Why in the world is everyone making such a big deal over Jason putting Winnipeg's team Manitoba. There AHL team was called Manitoba and there was talk of the NHL team being called Manitoba. Give the guy some credit at least he did say Winnipeg should get an NHL team. And he did make the video in 2010.
This is pretty fucking stupid. Hey buddy Winnipeg is doing just fine as Winnipeg not Manitoba. And this would never happen they wouldn't move three American teams to Canada when they already have seven team, shut the fuck up understand why no one likes this and "lets move on here"
canada doesn't need that much hockey!! the preds wouldn't leave as much as i hate them. the thrashers moved to winnipeg so that should satisfie you. and quebec city didn't have a big enough fan base so they moved to denver
even though your from saskatoon, just drive to calgary or winnipeg or even up north to edmonton. the coyotes fans never show up so you may have a point. i love your canadian accent
This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Nashville draws huge crowds and the lightning just made the the eastern conference finals last year and you want to keep Florida instead of either of those things.
and FYI, Saskatoon will never be getting an NHL franchise so you can just shot that possibility down
There are too many times out east. I've always believed that Las Vegas should have had an NHL team. The "Rollers'' sounds like a name that would fit! The L.A. Kings and N.Y. Rangers did play a game there in the early 90's. Don't know why that hasn't happened yet. The great state of Wisconsin has produced many hockey players over the years and yet they don't have a pro team! The NHL must have a "Brain Freeze"!!!!
if quebec city, a city with over 700 000 people and soon to have a state of the art 18000 seating capacity arena is stuggling to get an nhl team there's no way saskatoon a city barely over 200 000 people is getting a team especially without a viable arena
@FilipKid learn how to spell before you try to insult people. It's spelled "THEY" not "thy". And i dont know why you're laughing, cuz, you're not being funny. Don't even get me started on your grammar, it's god awful. And you're HOW old?
here let me do it agian the thrashers did sucked for 11 years they been they big play offs 06 to 07 they lost in the first round and thts it they are garbage and the support they had to let them stay 35 people supported them to stay and they had a huge arena you tell me why they should stayed there o wait the whole team had to much debt and lawsuits!! the owers never cared they are care about them selfs you should shut the fuck up they got a new home NOW! @CostaRicaGoalie
also you move the Bolts and Preds, NSH is building a strong fanbase currently, and the Bolts have already done so even in the non-hockey climate of Florida. If your going to move a southern team move the Panthers, and even them I would have stay in FLA, if you had swapped FLA with TB, put ATL in either WPG (where they actually did go) or Seattle where I think a team would thrive on a Vancouver rivalry and the fans in WSH State and Oregon, and kept PHO out of Saskatoon I'd buy your stance
Ok, Saskatoon should and will never have a hockey team. That's first and foremost... Secondly, Nova Scotia although a Canadian province has only a handful of NHL players such as Colin White coming out of their area, this should tell you that hockey may not be as huge in the Halifax area as in the rest of Canada so a team will most likely fail there in fanbase especially if it is the Thrashers (or the Jets in the current case).
@tparaiso601 Which city on the video that is mentioned only has 100,000 people? Saskatoon is around 300,000 metro right now, and is forecasted to grow another 200,000 people in 8 years. Now by saying this, we have to add the growth of the whole province and surrounding cities. I would say that if you want to add in all of these figures the amount of people in Saskatoon and the surrounding areas (1hour radius) passes the population in Winnipeg and/or Quebec City.
Nashville loves their Predators. They are truly a successful "non-traditional" market...
And really, you have the Lightning moving instead of the Panthers? Dude, the Bolts are actually pretty damn popular when they have a successful on-ice product. They're drawing great numbers this year, and are a lot more popular than the Cats.
@pacmanghostx You're an idiot. The Panthers have better fans then the Lightning. We have been in a 10 year playoff slump and still draw a respectable 15,000 a game.
@KDK239 How many of the 15,000 are fans of the visiting team?
Hell, my Devils have trouble filling their own arena, and yet there's always a considerable amount of Devils fans scattered throughout the crowd whenever they play in Sunrise? (And what about when the Habs or Flyers visit Florida?)
@pacmanghostx Hey moron, if you have ever been to Florida, it is mostly comprised of people from the north; Not many people from Florida are born and raised like myself, and the Panthers have nothing to do with that. And its funny your team with recent success AND a new arena still can't draw SHIT!
@KDK239 I'll agree that my Devils have always had problems at the box office, but they've survived in New Jersey for 30 years now, so I'm not really worried...
When the Devils make the playoffs, the Prudential Center is absolutely packed and going ballistic... In the first round.
The Devils have plenty of fans who are scattered all over NJ. I'm sure if Newark was a huge city with over a million people and had a reputation for being safe and clean, the Devils would sellout every game.
@pacmanghostx Every team sells out for the playoffs or I would hope so. But with your relatively recent success, I would think the team would be better supported.
@pacmanghostx For the last decade, the highest the Preds placed in attendance was 21st. It should be better that that, regardless of it being in a non-traditional market. The NHL is clear that they want to just "make a buck," and could care less where they put a facility, as long as at the end of the day, it's putting money in the leagues pockets, no matter the avenue it comes from.
@mrceebees14 True, but they play in a small arena and consistently sell 90 percent of their tickets.
People always fail to take into account arena size when looking at attendance figures. Example: Even if the Devils sold out every home game, they'd still be in the bottom half of the NHL in average attendance as the Prudential Center holds only 17,625.
@mrceebees14 Actually the Preds should never be that high. They are only 3 arenas that is smaller than Nashville. Islanders, Jets and Oilers so in a perfect world the Preds should never break into the top 25 in attendance. There overall attendance capacity is over 90%.
Many of the cities you've moved cities out of have 5 to 15 times the population to where you moved them too. Its simply a matter of economics. Sure the fans in unrepresented Canada would be strong in their support, but in economic downturns (even a mild one) its just not feasible without taking financial losses, some could be heavy and atop any losses do to other causes. The NHL is after long-term stability which means controlling future risks of teams in markets may barely support them.
Wow bro, Move Tampa when more people support them from all over the U.S. more then most of the NHL teams? They have fairly decent attendance. I've been to a few of there games and everytime I've been they were basically sold out. Stamkos, St. Louis, And Vinny helps bring in people all over the U.S. to watch them because alot of people like how they play. Its like with the Caps. There attendance is high because of Ovechkin. So that'd be dumb moving Tampa and not move Florida who hasn't had succes
no idea what he is even talking about in this video!! Moving Tampa and Nashville?? Probably the 2 best teams in the sun belt? Obviously this guy wants to make the NHL (National Hockey League) into the CHL (Canadian Hockey League) seems like his long term goal that will never happen!!
1. Nashville has big time corporate money, one of the most highly used arena's in the world, and at this point, if they don't make the playoffs, it would be weird... 6 out of the last 7 season's. Granted this video is a year old.
2. Why would you move a team that won a Stanley Cup in 2004 and fairly dominant team in the east to Canada???
I realize that you're Canadian and want all hockey teams in Canada, but you need to do a little homework because with the right owners, teams work in the south
...You know the Patriots used to be called the "Boston Patriots" and there were still fans who came from all over New England to seem them play, right?
MrKapZ28 3 hours ago
WAAAAAY too many canadian teams... There should be a team in oregon or washington or ALASKA before there should be 9 teams in canada or whatever you had
skancorchockey 21 hours ago
Islanders aren't going anywhere beyond Brooklyn, the fan base on Long Island as a whole is big enough to keep them there, plus they're already set to play preseason in the New Barclays Center so its more then likely they're going there
nyanfalcon 1 day ago
I agree that canada should have more teams in the nhl however your choosing teams that have no business leaving .... The coyotes YES .... Atlanta ALREADY GONE ...... Nashville NO and Tampa NO. You have to look at home attendance and how a team is being supported Dallas is struggling to get fans now as texas isnt big into hockey in my opinion The Coyotes to either a surrounding place in the GTA like how new york has two teams .... maybe in Hamilton or In Quebec City.
leafs2schenn 1 day ago
Lightning to quebec , your nuts dude the city does not want to watch a hockey game , maybe im wrong but even when they had a solid young team they moved to Colorado. Coyotes should have been shipped back to winnipeg , thrashers should have went to Hartford.
killertim101 2 days ago
Why does Florida not need two teams, but California can have three?
aSHADYc 3 days ago
Oh and of course I support moving Phoenix just to let that of there.
sportzmen123 3 days ago
Move Columbus! Why do they have a NHL team in the first place? If you want a team in Ohio place it in Cleveland. Plus Columbus has Ohio State hockey anyway. Anaheim too I think and Islanders gotta go too. That's what I would do.
sportzmen123 3 days ago
You're so stupid. Please learn things.
predsfan2010 4 days ago
You did 4 teams in 9:01 minutes...
TheHockeylover14 5 days ago
go smashville ! we are the best team in the south dumbass !
batman1993100 5 days ago
Move Phoenix to Quebec.
Done.
redsoxfan1984 5 days ago
I am from Saskatoon as well and I agree. Here is my list as of current Feb 2012
Phoenix to Saskatoon
Tampa to Hamilton
Ducks to Seattle
Nashville to Quebec City
Carolina to Halifax
Just my two cents... BTW GO RIDERS GO!
UAL2842 6 days ago
WOW!!!!! You must have been high!!!! or in Canada! Come down to Smashville (Nashville) for a game, it is themost intense enviroment i have ever seen!!! and i went to Detroit for a game. This is 9 minutes of my life that i will NEVER get back......THANKS!!!
42141catsfan 6 days ago 5
@42141catsfan Nashville's pretty good, but it's not even close to Montreal when it comes to intensity IMO.
DrToughGuy 6 days ago
Islanders, Panthers and Blue Jackets should move to Milwaukee, Seattle and maybe Portland
zzyzx0788 6 days ago
also is anyone annoyed that he didn't move columbus blue jackets?
JacobVloggs 1 week ago
new york area has wayyy too many teams. Also I think that predators should stay and also seattle should get a team. I don't want to offend but I think devils should got moved to seattle after denver and kansas city
JacobVloggs 1 week ago
people dont care about hockey in nashville??? sounds like you need to either educate yourself or make a visit
dhas9 1 week ago
lets just add 10 teams to the league and create more opportunities to make it to the show!!!!!!
wbpd622 1 week ago
when i watched this video I noticed that the NHL logo looks a lot like North America's map and seeing how the NHL is only played in North America they should change it to the North America's map
fordbmwdodge 1 week ago
you shoulda left nashville, put florida in seattle, and the islanders to vegas
chr1swalsh 1 week ago
@zxACEzx he said he was from Saskatoon in the beginning of the video
Zachattack2211 1 week ago
Prince Albert? LMAO! Those poor people!
flyersfan345 1 week ago
you are the stupidest person to ever call themselves a hockey fan
RockStarMan1324 1 week ago
are you rooting for the jets now?
LethalCeltic 1 week ago
hey can you talk any fucking slower you uneducated fucking idiot
asymptote9x 1 week ago
As soon as you said "move the phoenix coyotes" i disliked and stopped watching.
kvnftzsmmns 1 week ago
@kvnftzsmmns **"im not the biggest or an avid hockey fan" i disliked and stopped watching
mbuckley20 1 week ago 4
@mbuckley20 haha thank you.
kvnftzsmmns 1 week ago
@kvnftzsmmns They are hemorrhaging money and are league owned. They are continually at the bottom of attendance figures. They will move. It's just a matter of when.
redsoxfan1984 5 days ago
nashville does not need to be moved, they have a great following in nashville
gntluvr 1 week ago
ur obviously from canada
zxACEzx 2 weeks ago
the thrashers moved to winnipeg over the summer hopefully other teams will follow to more loyaler fan bases where the game is loved
robminmonaca 2 weeks ago
There are so many things wrong with this and it's clear that you aren't an avid NHL fan. Florida should have one hockey team, so the solution is to move Tampa and not the Panthers? Not to mention the only thing you want to do is move American teams to Canada. And Halifax. "They'd be willing to make the distance." And you sound like Bill Haverchuk from Freaks and Geeks.
MINNESOTAGphers3 2 weeks ago
winnipeg? so your saying take the preds out of nashville which has a huge fan base and take them to a place that even you say might be able to support a team haha
iwatchvids520 2 weeks ago
Ummmmmmmmm...... Ummmmmmmmmm......let's see here, where are we?
vikingrich 2 weeks ago
you're an idiot
wvhockey26 2 weeks ago
jasonscfr, I think your intentions are good but now that Winnipeg got their team back, I dont think that besides Quebec city, another canadian city could support a NHL team. If Quebec gets in next, she and Winnipeg will be the 2 smallest markets in the league. Metropolitan Saskatoon is under 300000 pop. while Halifax in under 400000. On the other hand you're right, with both a new arena, they would do better than lots of teams in the southern US.
loudmouth80 2 weeks ago
man i am from San Diego and i love hockey. I am an avid Ducks fan so we Americans love hockey.
boltsfriars90 3 weeks ago
what the heck is a saskatoon?
TheLegacyGaming1 3 weeks ago
@TheLegacyGaming1 its a city in Saskatchawen which is a province in Canada
boltsfriars90 3 weeks ago
Sastatoon? That would fail faster then the Thrashers in the playoffs
TheEnchantedTikiRoom 3 weeks ago
nice winni has a team
RT1220PB 3 weeks ago
The only Sunbelt States to have NHL teams are CA, TX, FL b/c of its high populations. Move Phoenix to Houston. But have NHL teams in the Northern US Cities: Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City due to its cold climates. No offense, but New Foundland, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan can't support NHL teams reason its low populations & corporate industries. We'll see how far the Jets stay in Winnipeg, MB aka Oklahoma City, OK of the Great White North. LMAO!
chillinmc 3 weeks ago
@chillinmc You misspelled Newfoundland. I agree with you about Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, and you're probably right about Saskatchewan. KC's had a team before, and considering how popular hockey isn't in Kansas (at least in my experience) I'm not sure they'd support a team, and Missouri has a team already, could they support 2? I have no real knowledge of the other cities, although I didn't realise Salt Lake City was north lol.
ser132 2 weeks ago
@ser132, FYI, KC built a high-tech modern sports arena called, the Sprint Center. They're trying to lure both NBA & NHL teams to relocate there. KC is a growing city. I know KC had both an NBA & NHL teams, but times have changed. KC market can attract W. MO, KS, & NE regions. My bad for me to misspell Newfoundland. Well I wrote SLC as a North US city due to its cold climate. LOL!
chillinmc 2 weeks ago
@chillinmc Cool. I didn't know about the arena. There's always the chance that hockey can grow in popularity if Kansas/KC got an NHL team. Or it might be more popular now, it's been 10 years since I was there.
ser132 2 weeks ago
no hartford love here?
MotorSportChannel865 3 weeks ago
If you are gonna move one of the florida teams, move the Panthers not the Lightning. The Lightning have at least some fan base and won a cup. Floridas history is a laughing stock plus they are practically in Miami...I think LeBron James and friends (Heat) the Dolphins NASCAR College Football and hell even the *Dare I say it* Miami Marlins are probably more liked then them despite their terrible attendance...again...they got a history at least.
rudylexi8 3 weeks ago
canada could support all 30 nhl teams x2
BOOMERBMW13 3 weeks ago
Hey lifeofdead444, Hartford only has an AHL team, which I mentioned in my post. I also mentioned that former Hartford Whaler owner, Howard Baldwin, bought the team last year and re-branded them the Connecticut Whale. I went on to say how much Baldwin has been promoting hockey in Connecticut with his local news interviews and two outdoor hockey events last year.
vinland06 1 month ago
i think the panthers should be gone
biggestgreendayfan 1 month ago
fu**ing canadien
adaluing 1 month ago
@adaluing why you insult canada alike it ??
stefsourit 4 weeks ago
Saskatoon is a really poor choice for an NHL team right now. Howard Baldwin has been doing more work to bring an NHL team to Hartford than anyone else has in any other market. He is frequently on the Connecticut local news talking about hs NHL plans for Hartford. Notwithstanding, the Hartford Whalers brand is currently the 11th most popular brand sold at the NHL store in Manhatten, and Whalers merchandise is sold at many stores in malls here in Connecticut.
vinland06 1 month ago
@vinland06 thats true but they already have a hockey team
lifeofdead444 1 month ago
Despite all the teams in the northeast, Hartford should be the next city that gets a team. Howard Baldwin, former owner of the Whalers, has been doing so much over the last two years to garner support in Connecticut, and already has the governor onboard. Baldwin bought the Hartford Wolfpack and re-branded them the Connecticut Whale, and then had an outdoor hockey event at Rentschler Field in W. Hartford, which drew 30,000 fans on the coldest day in State history.
vinland06 1 month ago
Theres a mistake in this map, no capitals
Toronto2245 1 month ago
im going to assume you've never been to tampa before and are speaking out of your ass about the fans not liking hockey... stereotypical canadian
sikesy7 1 month ago
wow moving tampa? your an idiot they always competitive always sell out their games. if any team in florida would move it would be the panthers in miami no one is south florida watches hockey unlike tampa they have a huge following... also all of florida would root for florida? are you kidding... tampa is a like a 6 hour drive to miami nobody would drive to miami to watch the panthers.
sikesy7 1 month ago
thumbs if you reside in the u.s and never once knew of a place called maretimes until this video.
MTR019 1 month ago
@MTR019 dude, all americans are fucking dumb, get any Canadian and they know pretty much everything about usa....
jibbermasterstreet 1 month ago
@jibbermasterstreet yea cuz they envy us
sikesy7 1 month ago
I'd switch the 2 Florida teams since TB is not that far removed from winning a cup. but i like the effort
nxtvh90 1 month ago
NHL in Saskatchewan would kick ass, although it will (probably) never happen.
UTF 1 month ago
@UTF no, to little people
Thashersdude 1 month ago
Milwaukee needs to get a team. I know there r various factors that need to go right but we have great turn outs for Admirals games (Admirals r the top affiliate to the Predators) I think Milwaukee would really embrace a team
nmalueg1990 1 month ago
wish wisconsin had a team...
camm1991 1 month ago
Saskatoon should get an ahl team
Stevepirate19 1 month ago
@Stevepirate19 I disagree. Although an AHL team is regarded more more elite than a WHL team, I don't think Saskatoon would give up the Saskatoon Blades for another junior team. If Saskatoon had an NHL team labeled under the Saskatchewan province than the Saskatoon Blades could stay, or maybe the Saskatoon Blades could turn into the Corman Park District Blades. This would be a great idea in my opinion. Could still use Credit Union Centre. Just a thought.
JasonForMayor 1 month ago
This is the worst re-location theory I've seen/read/heard. Do your homework on the teams you are moving and make an educated opinion rather than "Teams in the sun belt don't work"
bluemaverick1771 1 month ago
I won't dislike the video and trash it because it was a good watch and all, but if you don't watch hockey I can understand how you wouldn't know how much Nashville supports the Predators. I'm not being biased, but Nashville would be the last team in the south to move. We have higher attendance and a higher average ticket price than big cities such as St Louis and Los Angeles. Probably should have researched more but good watch nonetheless.
volainge09 1 month ago
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volainge09 1 month ago
I sorta agree but not even close to 100% u moved them to the right places but the wrong franchises moved. Florida should of moved instead of Tampa Bay and Columbus should have moved instead of Nashville, and U didn't mention the isles moving, they should. They should move to another huge market called Toronto they deserve another team jus like new york has two teams in almost every sport.
MrAhil97 1 month ago
@MrAhil97 I doubt another team in Toronto would ever work, they are all already Leafs fans, and what Leafs fan is going to change teams?
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
@SJSharksSCC Heey u never kno. When I mean TOronto i Don't mean downtown. It can be Markham, Vaughn, or other places.
MrAhil97 1 month ago
@MrAhil97 Maybe. It would be interesting if North american sports were set up similar to european sports, with a single city often having more than 2 teams
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
wow you may be border line retarded about the only thing true is "yes you dont know much about hockey"
jnusaira 1 month ago
Phoenix LOVES hockey, they won"t move anywhere in the near future! I went to the Coyotes game tonight and hearing the fans cheer on Doan to his first career Hat Trick, the Coyotes will stay!
Cardsgirl13 1 month ago
@Cardsgirl13 Phoenix loves the Yotes so much the Coyotes ranked 25th in attendance the last 12 years with the lowest attendance for a single game which was 6,000 and change.
They will find a way to move the team, because no one wants to buy them and keep them in Arizona. It was a stupid idea in the first place and a cruel back handed slap that they came from Winnipeg of all places.
The NHL and Bettman will have to eat crow again, just like with Atlanta.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
Moving the Lightning instead of the Panthers makes no sense, the Panthers are without question the weaker of the two.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 Do you watch hockey?
The panthers are in like 3rd in the eastern conference.
Lightning I dont believe are in the top eight
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
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@SJSharksSCC Another idiot, no wonder you are a guppies fan. The evaluation has NOTHING to do with the current season, it has to do with overall, and overall the weak sister of the two teams from fan base to success are the Panthers. Of all the southern teams, the Lightning have the most success in most categories.
THINK BEFORE YOU POST NEXT TIME.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 Okay asshole
In your comment you said that Florida is obviously the weaker of the two
You should have specified that they were weaker as an organization, and not a team.
And i bet your a fucking Canucks fan
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
@SJSharksSCC No, I am a fan of a team that has actually WON a championship in their past.
I am the asshole because you can't follow the topic? You are a twat, learn to read, don't blame me because you suck, like your team.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 Damn you get worked up easy
3rd place in the conference sucks?
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
@SJSharksSCC For the last time, this has nothing to do with this season stats, it has to do with overall.
Overall the Bolts are by far the better pick.
I hope I don't have to say it for a fourth time, because it's not my fault you are slow at something so simple.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 Christ man
I wsa talking about the sharks being in 3rd place in the conference because you said they sucks
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
@SJSharksSCC Sorry.
3rd place and no cups still sucks.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 yeah conference finals pretty much every year since the lockout is pretty bad.
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
@SJSharksSCC Which makes the Sharks the biggest regular season joke in the history of the NHL. hahaha
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 Naw you just like to piss people off.
So fuck you
And fuck your precious Canucks
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
@SJSharksSCC I said my team has won a Stanley Cup, actually more then a few. So I can not be a Canucks fan.
Don't worry, the guppies will win it one day...........when hell freezes over that is.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 Well you not telling me what team that is, so the way that you are talking, i can only assume that you are a Cancuks fan.
SJSharksSCC 1 month ago
Why in the world is everyone making such a big deal over Jason putting Winnipeg's team Manitoba. There AHL team was called Manitoba and there was talk of the NHL team being called Manitoba. Give the guy some credit at least he did say Winnipeg should get an NHL team. And he did make the video in 2010.
chrispredsfan 1 month ago
why would the nhl want to put a team in halifax ?
steamer1191 1 month ago
He is Deffinitly right on moving the yotes, but i thin they should go to seattle or portland.
HawksStanleyCup 1 month ago
This is pretty fucking stupid. Hey buddy Winnipeg is doing just fine as Winnipeg not Manitoba. And this would never happen they wouldn't move three American teams to Canada when they already have seven team, shut the fuck up understand why no one likes this and "lets move on here"
RushLedger87 1 month ago 2
canada doesn't need that much hockey!! the preds wouldn't leave as much as i hate them. the thrashers moved to winnipeg so that should satisfie you. and quebec city didn't have a big enough fan base so they moved to denver
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bluegrassreb1 1 month ago
even though your from saskatoon, just drive to calgary or winnipeg or even up north to edmonton. the coyotes fans never show up so you may have a point. i love your canadian accent
plfrofr004 2 months ago
This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Nashville draws huge crowds and the lightning just made the the eastern conference finals last year and you want to keep Florida instead of either of those things.
and FYI, Saskatoon will never be getting an NHL franchise so you can just shot that possibility down
kevinpmurph11 2 months ago
Phoenix loves hockey more than people think. It's money issues and stuff like that. (I'm from Phoenix, I should know)
AHHHHHCHOOOOOO 2 months ago
Halifax does need a team. But if we did get a team we would have to re-locate the mooseheads (QMJHL)
RumorBMX 2 months ago
Tampa's logo is too far north from their actual location
adzwild 2 months ago
American Markets that need to go
Florida Panthers
Phoenix Coyotes
Canadian Markets that can work
Hamilton
Toronto? if you can find enough fans to root for a rival leaf team
American Markets that can work
Seattle or Portland *not both
Kansas City * inexpensive move, they already have a new arena
ryan13canada 2 months ago
p.s. Canada has enough NHL teams. With the move to Winnipeg again that makes it 7 in total. No more NHL in Canada please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MeYouView 2 months ago
@MeYouView .....lol
supersonicspaniard 2 months ago
@MeYouView why are you against Canada having more teams? The whole country is mad about hockey..
adzwild 2 months ago
There are too many times out east. I've always believed that Las Vegas should have had an NHL team. The "Rollers'' sounds like a name that would fit! The L.A. Kings and N.Y. Rangers did play a game there in the early 90's. Don't know why that hasn't happened yet. The great state of Wisconsin has produced many hockey players over the years and yet they don't have a pro team! The NHL must have a "Brain Freeze"!!!!
MeYouView 2 months ago
@5:20 I think that uhh...YOU'RE A RETARD
gthyhtujjuk 2 months ago
if quebec city, a city with over 700 000 people and soon to have a state of the art 18000 seating capacity arena is stuggling to get an nhl team there's no way saskatoon a city barely over 200 000 people is getting a team especially without a viable arena
mrsoulman2011 2 months ago
good places for teams but wrong teams to move
bruinsboy123 2 months ago
nashville is one of the best team in the sun belt and just cause your from canada doesnt mean every team should go there
TheSmashvillePreds 2 months ago
Dude, FUCK YOU. The Thrashers should've stayed where they were at bitch!
CostaRicaGoalie 2 months ago
@CostaRicaGoalie YOU stood up for what is right! I LOVE YOU (no homo)!
TheJordanAntibellum 2 months ago
The Thrashers sucked!! all this time lol thats why thy left and bad owers lol!! @CostaRicaGoalie
FilipKid 2 months ago
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@FilipKid learn how to spell before you try to insult people. It's spelled "THEY" not "thy". And i dont know why you're laughing, cuz, you're not being funny. Don't even get me started on your grammar, it's god awful. And you're HOW old?
CostaRicaGoalie 2 months ago
here let me do it agian the thrashers did sucked for 11 years they been they big play offs 06 to 07 they lost in the first round and thts it they are garbage and the support they had to let them stay 35 people supported them to stay and they had a huge arena you tell me why they should stayed there o wait the whole team had to much debt and lawsuits!! the owers never cared they are care about them selfs you should shut the fuck up they got a new home NOW! @CostaRicaGoalie
FilipKid 2 months ago
Dallas is the most succesful southern team.
ebjhs 2 months ago
Hey jackass the NHL isnt going to move teams to different cities their going to changing their divisons
ImsoUT1 2 months ago
the nhl needs no more canadian teams
gowolves4 2 months ago
but this video just shows how ignorant you are to hockey
Tholen21 2 months ago
also you move the Bolts and Preds, NSH is building a strong fanbase currently, and the Bolts have already done so even in the non-hockey climate of Florida. If your going to move a southern team move the Panthers, and even them I would have stay in FLA, if you had swapped FLA with TB, put ATL in either WPG (where they actually did go) or Seattle where I think a team would thrive on a Vancouver rivalry and the fans in WSH State and Oregon, and kept PHO out of Saskatoon I'd buy your stance
Tholen21 2 months ago
Ok, Saskatoon should and will never have a hockey team. That's first and foremost... Secondly, Nova Scotia although a Canadian province has only a handful of NHL players such as Colin White coming out of their area, this should tell you that hockey may not be as huge in the Halifax area as in the rest of Canada so a team will most likely fail there in fanbase especially if it is the Thrashers (or the Jets in the current case).
Tholen21 2 months ago
You HAVE the right idea, but your not putting the teams in the right cities, but have selected the right teams.
DML2451 2 months ago
I don't know what you are thinking. Stop smoking weed then making stupid videos.
GaussCannon 2 months ago
Canadian fan much? YOU THINK A TEAM CAN MAKE MONEY IN A CITY WITH 100,000 PEOPLE? No way! Saskatoon doesn't even have an AHL franchise.
tparaiso601 2 months ago
@tparaiso601 Which city on the video that is mentioned only has 100,000 people? Saskatoon is around 300,000 metro right now, and is forecasted to grow another 200,000 people in 8 years. Now by saying this, we have to add the growth of the whole province and surrounding cities. I would say that if you want to add in all of these figures the amount of people in Saskatoon and the surrounding areas (1hour radius) passes the population in Winnipeg and/or Quebec City.
JasonForMayor 1 month ago
you really know shit all about hockey
kwasny30 2 months ago
are you crazy, have you ever seen a predator game? the fans are loud as crap in that bitch.
BigBen12120 2 months ago
You left teams other the LA south of St Louis
893160007 2 months ago
Nashville loves their Predators. They are truly a successful "non-traditional" market...
And really, you have the Lightning moving instead of the Panthers? Dude, the Bolts are actually pretty damn popular when they have a successful on-ice product. They're drawing great numbers this year, and are a lot more popular than the Cats.
pacmanghostx 2 months ago 12
@pacmanghostx You're an idiot. The Panthers have better fans then the Lightning. We have been in a 10 year playoff slump and still draw a respectable 15,000 a game.
KDK239 2 months ago
@KDK239 How many of the 15,000 are fans of the visiting team?
Hell, my Devils have trouble filling their own arena, and yet there's always a considerable amount of Devils fans scattered throughout the crowd whenever they play in Sunrise? (And what about when the Habs or Flyers visit Florida?)
pacmanghostx 2 months ago
@pacmanghostx Hey moron, if you have ever been to Florida, it is mostly comprised of people from the north; Not many people from Florida are born and raised like myself, and the Panthers have nothing to do with that. And its funny your team with recent success AND a new arena still can't draw SHIT!
KDK239 2 months ago
@KDK239 I'll agree that my Devils have always had problems at the box office, but they've survived in New Jersey for 30 years now, so I'm not really worried...
When the Devils make the playoffs, the Prudential Center is absolutely packed and going ballistic... In the first round.
The Devils have plenty of fans who are scattered all over NJ. I'm sure if Newark was a huge city with over a million people and had a reputation for being safe and clean, the Devils would sellout every game.
pacmanghostx 2 months ago
@pacmanghostx Every team sells out for the playoffs or I would hope so. But with your relatively recent success, I would think the team would be better supported.
KDK239 2 months ago
@pacmanghostx For the last decade, the highest the Preds placed in attendance was 21st. It should be better that that, regardless of it being in a non-traditional market. The NHL is clear that they want to just "make a buck," and could care less where they put a facility, as long as at the end of the day, it's putting money in the leagues pockets, no matter the avenue it comes from.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 True, but they play in a small arena and consistently sell 90 percent of their tickets.
People always fail to take into account arena size when looking at attendance figures. Example: Even if the Devils sold out every home game, they'd still be in the bottom half of the NHL in average attendance as the Prudential Center holds only 17,625.
pacmanghostx 1 month ago
@pacmanghostx I did factor that in.
mrceebees14 1 month ago
@mrceebees14 Actually the Preds should never be that high. They are only 3 arenas that is smaller than Nashville. Islanders, Jets and Oilers so in a perfect world the Preds should never break into the top 25 in attendance. There overall attendance capacity is over 90%.
chrispredsfan 1 month ago
reall? NSH to Canada?
people in nashville LOVE the Preds
cigiesandvtines 2 months ago
Yea ok....lets just call it the Canadian Hockey League. This is asinine dude. Gimme a break
bbruinsdom08 2 months ago
ya i know where youre coming from but us americans actually show up for the games. Thats why a place like florida can support two hockey teams.
andyfa123van 2 months ago
you moved the wrong florida team
sabresman31 2 months ago
Many of the cities you've moved cities out of have 5 to 15 times the population to where you moved them too. Its simply a matter of economics. Sure the fans in unrepresented Canada would be strong in their support, but in economic downturns (even a mild one) its just not feasible without taking financial losses, some could be heavy and atop any losses do to other causes. The NHL is after long-term stability which means controlling future risks of teams in markets may barely support them.
KeoniPhoenix 2 months ago
@KeoniPhoenix Exactly. Like what if 2008 happened again.
Krawnikal 2 months ago
Why no team to Seattle? The west needs more teams so the travel isn't ridiculous.
kujo200 2 months ago
dude, you're the coolest! yes! we need a team in the maritimes. I live in Fredericton and I'd go to Halifax to see a few games
beaverdammer 2 months ago
Move Islanders to Quobec City.
DavidTheGreat111 2 months ago
You're a hypocritical biased fuck .
BlueMagicProductionz 2 months ago
sports in Tampa is pathetic lol i remember when the Rays were giving out 20k free tickets.
iAlwx 3 months ago
Maritimes***
Mroldtom27 3 months ago
Why Saskatoon, why not Dog River?
MrTAFSIYNOT 3 months ago
i don't know whats more retarded, the concept of this video or the person narrating it
dsmithgap 3 months ago
i'm tired of everyone moving tampa and not the panthers! i call absolute bullshit on that
burgerking949 3 months ago
Wow bro, Move Tampa when more people support them from all over the U.S. more then most of the NHL teams? They have fairly decent attendance. I've been to a few of there games and everytime I've been they were basically sold out. Stamkos, St. Louis, And Vinny helps bring in people all over the U.S. to watch them because alot of people like how they play. Its like with the Caps. There attendance is high because of Ovechkin. So that'd be dumb moving Tampa and not move Florida who hasn't had succes
JeremyLightning91 3 months ago
yes! halifax needs a NHL team!
theproperway55 3 months ago
this is borderline retarded.... that is all
hdevlin 3 months ago 14
I you have to spend a third of the video rationalizing a move to Saskatoon, it probably shouldn't happen.....
dlte24 3 months ago
no idea what he is even talking about in this video!! Moving Tampa and Nashville?? Probably the 2 best teams in the sun belt? Obviously this guy wants to make the NHL (National Hockey League) into the CHL (Canadian Hockey League) seems like his long term goal that will never happen!!
wtf300822 3 months ago
1. Nashville has big time corporate money, one of the most highly used arena's in the world, and at this point, if they don't make the playoffs, it would be weird... 6 out of the last 7 season's. Granted this video is a year old.
2. Why would you move a team that won a Stanley Cup in 2004 and fairly dominant team in the east to Canada???
I realize that you're Canadian and want all hockey teams in Canada, but you need to do a little homework because with the right owners, teams work in the south
Sbtgog1150 3 months ago
Panthers make more money than the Bolts despite awful attendance and terrible teams.
20CentPat 3 months ago
@20CentPat Panthers do not. Bolts make alot more money then gay ass panthers do.
JeremyLightning91 3 months ago
@JeremyLightning91 coming from a bolts fan I am not surprised to see an idiotic comment written by one.
20CentPat 3 months ago
@JeremyLightning91 Cool. The Panthers nor the Lightning are moving from their cities.
KDK239 2 months ago
out of all the teams in the south, nashville would be one of the last ones to move
BrandonGriffin97 4 months ago