Carolina Hurricanes might be moving from Raleigh to Vegas?! :what:

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Carolina Hurricanes May Relocate To Las Vegas

Carolina Hurricanes May Relocate To Las Vegas
by Aly Dhanani 12 hours ago Follow @HNIGDhanani

Carolina Hurricanes Reportedly Being Linked to Las Vegas Relocation, Opposed to Expansion

Is this the alternative to an expansion draft? Reports surfaced Tuesday that instead of the NHL expanding it is a very viable option the NHL could instead opt to move the Carolina Hurricanes to the city of Las Vegas, the team that would be joining the league in the event of an expansion.

A reason for this may be the increasingly concerning ownership status in Carolina.





Owner Peter Karmanos, who in the past has stated he has no intentions of moving the team, is being sued by his sons over $100 million and the situation has the Hurricanes financial future in limbo.

This stems from reports Karmanos was loaned millions of dollars to help support the team. The 73-year-old owner has been trying to sell the franchise recently and it’s possible he is in debt.


Owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes, the NHL’s executive committee, met Tuesday in New York to discuss potential expansion.


However, the tides may be turning in the direction of the Hurricanes relocating and putting the proposed expansion draft on hold.

Whatever ‘recommendation’ the committee makes to the NHL (no expansion, delay expansion, expand in 2017-18) will be voted on June 22 by the NHL’s board of governors.

The board has 30 members and 24 votes are needed for the recommendation to be put in action.

The two expansion bids still standing are Las Vegas and Quebec city, but it’s a virtual guarantee Quebec’s bid is turned down.

So now we look at what would happen if the National Hockey League decides to move the Carolina Hurricanes to Las Vegas, making the NHL the first major professional league to have a team in Vegas. Now, would this move make sense and what would the teams facilities and arenas look like?

Vegas? :what:
 

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A hockey team moving is the easiest. Start small. See how they fair. Get an estimate of how anyone else will do. Whoever moves to Vegas has to build a fanbase from scratch anyway.
 

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Should have never left Hartford

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Hartford Whalers :ohhh: that jersey tough

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:ohhh: this is big, at least around here.... The Canes were popping when I first moved here in 2005, and then they won the Cup the next year. I never really followed them, I went to a few games in my company's suite but just for the free food and drinks. I think they suffered from the high expectations of following up the Cup run and also the fact that they don't really have a strong base here, in spite of having won before. The city and outlying suburbs are full of transplants, so everyone reps the Penguins, Rangers, Flyers, Islanders, Devils, whatever Northeast team you can think of.
 

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league already said they're not expanding

a move makes the most sense

Quebec City and Hamilton aren't ready yet
 

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Canes had their moment here and we at least got to see them win a title. Cant say that about any other NC pro team :troll:
I don't think people would miss them that much overall though.
 

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I remember reading a couple months ago that the tmobile arena in vegas was built for a hockey team
 
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