REPORT: Insider Kevin Weekes hints at NEW expansion location - Fans are PISSED
In recent years, the National Hockey League has seen the addition of two new expansion franchises, the Vegas Golden Knights and the Seattle Kraken. The Vegas Golden Knights experienced instant success, making it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals in their first season, while the Seattle Kraken took one season to become a playoff team. The addition of new teams always means an increase in revenue for the league and its owners.
However, despite the success of the recent expansions, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has indicated that the league won't be adding any more teams for a few years. Nevertheless, there are always speculations about where the next franchise might go.
While Quebec City and Houston have been mentioned as possible locations, NHL Insider Kevin Weekes thinks it will be somewhere else. Instead, the potential location for the next franchise is somewhere that has already had two failed attempts at an NHL team.
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Tomorrow's news for an announcement regarding a forthcoming Arena development project in Georgia large enough to house Hockey Team. If you build it, will they come ? @espn @NHL @NHLNetwork @TSNHockey @DKSportsbook #HockeyTwitter pic.twitter.com/Oeue1SExg6� Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) April 16, 2023
Fans were quick to react in frustration as this location has already been tried and failed:
Hockey has failed twice in Atlanta. Why would you try a third time?� Andy (geeohayetee) Villanueva (@avillanueva3rd) April 16, 2023
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17 AVRIL | 147 ANSWERS REPORT: Insider Kevin Weekes hints at NEW expansion location - Fans are PISSED Would another team in Atlanta work? | ||
| yes | 33 | 22.4 % |
| no | 114 | 77.6 % |
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