True North buys Thrashers, set to move to Winnipeg

[tynopik]

Carolina (Greensboro) is 714k according to wolfram alpha.

Carolina Hurricanes are in Raleigh, which is 1.1M

 

[zinfamous]

I still don't understand how a city of 700,000 people is going to support an NHL franchise.

Raleigh is ~500k, and the Hurricanes do mighty well.

Granted, the Triangle area is close to 1 million, but when you consider that this is not hockey country...

 

[chelhxi]

Although it's momentarily exciting, we're too cheap here in Winnipeg - I highly doubt the team will last this time either.

 

[Dominato3r]

Was this out of the blue or what?

I think about the Phoenix thing folded this was the next team they had. It's been a while.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I think about the Phoenix thing folded this was the next team they had. It's been a while.

What? 😵

 

[Dominato3r]

Lol, wtf did I write there.

Anyway, once the Phoenix situation was 'fixed', they moved onto Atlanta.

 

[sdifox]

Was this out of the blue or what?

nope... worst kept secret.

 

[KentState]

Atlanta doesn't care. The minor league team in Gwinnett is a better experience all around.

 

[classy]

I think this is great. Hopefully the city this time can support the team. Now all we need is, is to have Teemu retire a Jet 🙂. They better keep the name.

 

[Numenorean]

I still don't understand how a city of 700,000 people is going to support an NHL franchise.

Because hockey sucks?

 

[Dominato3r]

Because hockey sucks?

😕

 

[KK]

I was at their last game, there was just as many pens fans there as thrasher fans, if not more. I kinda felt bad for them.