hahahha i saw time domi in action last night on TSN ..... all i have to say is bahahahhahahahhahaha

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Hamilton can keep dreaming.....there will never be an NHL team in Hamilton. As long as there are teams in Buffalo and Toronto, Hamilton will never get a team. Hamilton has been hoping and hoping for a team but it just won't happen. Toronto and Buffalo won't let it happen as it cuts into their fan base too much.

Yea because the Toronto base couldn't use some breathing space...

You have to hope someone dies and you get season ticket bequithed to you in a will...

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r You have to hope someone dies and you get season ticket bequithed to you in a will...

so true... where the fuck do they all go!!

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Toronto is more likely to get a NFL Team then Hamilton getting a NHL team.

If Hamilton actually got a team it would be a disaster....it would loose more money then Florida, Carolina, and Tampa Bay Combined.

They would get shitty TV Contracts, a new arena would have to be built (Copps just won't cut it anymore) and there just isn't enough fan base there.

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r Yea because the Toronto base couldn't use some breathing space... You have to hope someone dies and you get season ticket bequithed to you in a will...

its not ticket sales that concern Toronto....but all the merchandising. The league will not allow it to happen......its been discussed before and it just won't happen.....give up the hope because it will not happen.....there will not be another team in Ontario. The only possible places for teams in canada would be Moncton (huge huge huge long shot simply because there isn't enough people), Quebec City (unlikely it will happen but they have proven before that it can work) and Winnipeg (this being the best shot for a team).

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Toronto is more likely to get a NFL Team then Hamilton getting a NHL team. If Hamilton actually got a team it would be a disaster....it would loose more money then Florida, Carolina, and Tampa Bay Combined. They would get shitty TV Contracts, a new arena would have to be built (Copps just won't cut it anymore) and there just isn't enough fan base there.

Guy, you have no idea what you're talking about. Hamilton's fan base is the same as Toronto's.

A new arena is going to have to be built in Pittsburg anyhow.

I dunno about the TV contract, but with the BellGlobeMedia deal a few months ago a lot could change.

Either way, RIM has the money to spend. They may (= will if/when the build a new arena) lose money in the first few years, but the investment will pay off.

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Originally posted by TO guy Guy, you have no idea what you're talking about. Hamilton's fan base is the same as Toronto's. A new arena is going to have to be built in Pittsburg anyhow. I dunno about the TV contract, but with the BellGlobeMedia deal a few months ago a lot could change. Either way, RIM has the money to spend. They may (= will if/when the build a new arena) lose money in the first few years, but the investment will pay off.

hmmmm.....Greater Toronto Area has somewhere around 6 million people
Hamilton and Niagara somewhere around 3 million people (just a little bit smaller)

I'm pretty sure there would be a lot of Toronto or Buffalo fans in that area and I am sure some would convert to Hamilton Fans and I am sure you would get people into an arena because they would want to see other teams play but that is only small peanuts for revenue.

Pittsburg needs a new arena as well....if there is no plans to build a new arena there in the next year or so then you can guarantee the team will be moving even though they say the plan is to stay there.

There will not be a team in Hamilton though so I don't know why people keep thinking this. The whole reason Copps was built was to try and get an NHL Team....did it work...nope....go bulldogs go

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced hmmmm.....Greater Toronto Area has somewhere around 6 million people Hamilton and Niagara somewhere around 3 million people (just a little bit smaller) I'm pretty sure there would be a lot of Toronto or Buffalo fans in that area and I am sure some would convert to Hamilton Fans and I am sure you would get people into an arena because they would want to see other teams play but that is only small peanuts for revenue. Pittsburg needs a new arena as well....if there is no plans to build a new arena there in the next year or so then you can guarantee the team will be moving even though they say the plan is to stay there. There will not be a team in Hamilton though so I don't know why people keep thinking this. The whole reason Copps was built was to try and get an NHL Team....did it work...nope....go bulldogs go

GTA is like a half hour from Hamilton, its the same market!! You think everyone that watches the Islanders lives on Long Island?

There will be another team in Southern Ontario within three years. If not Hamilton, London, but I think Hamilton is more likely b/c of the Toronto market proximity.

Pittsburg needing a new arena was my whole point. Copps is not good enough, and Hamilton will require a new arena as well. Copps was built before the Competition Act, so there are new arguments there.

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Originally posted by magikb well not broadcasting related but hockey related. The CEO of RIM bought the Penguins today.

The RIM guys have way too much money... Mike Lazaridus donated 50 million of his own cash to UW

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Originally posted by TO guy and Hamilton

Only if we can change them from the Penguins to something actually remotely intimidating.

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Originally posted by DanR The RIM guys have way too much money... Mike Lazaridus donated 50 million of his own cash to UW

Yeah, but how much nearly free co-op labour has he had? It pretty much works out.

As long as this isn't another RIM park dealie. .....

you tell 'em Josh!!!!!

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