patinwoody Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hypothetically speaking: Imagine if you won lottery and won a billion dollars. The NHL was awarding a new franchise (or maybe relocating the Nashville Preds). The Montreal Canadiens were not for sale but the NHL would allow you start a second new franchise in Montreal. Would you do it and start a new hockey team in Montreal? (Of course this would never happen, but hypothetically speaking.....) Do you think Montreal would be able to support two hockey franchises? Before you say no, consider other big market cities who support two teams. A) New York Yankees & New York Mets LA Dodgers & LA Angels C) LA Lakers & LA Clippers (they share the same arena) Yankees, Dodgers, Lakers are all teams with deep history & many championships. Grant it Montreal does not have the same population of New York or LA but Montreal (Quebec) hockey is considered a religion and the fan base is big. I'm sure once your new Montreal team won a championship, your loyalty would grow. So if you did start a new club, what would you call the team? Don't forget it has to be bilingual. I was thinking, The Montreal Mission. Colors might be maroon. FYI - I would also bring back the Montreal Expos (with a new ballpark). (Like I said, I'm a big HABS fan, this is all hypothetical.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL-Expert Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Toronto would have a second team way before Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Montreal Maroons were the second team 1924-1938, won stanley in 1926 and 1935. Hockey Hall of Famers are * Clint Benedict * Toe Blake * Buck Boucher * Punch Broadbent * King Clancy * Lionel Conacher * Alex Connell * Red Dutton * Reg Noble * Babe Siebert * Hooley Smith * Nels Stewart The Montreal Forum was built specifically for the Maroons, the Forum, in an ironic twist, would become the most famous arena in hockey largely because of the Canadiens, who shared the arena with the Maroons from 1926 to 1938. The maroons suffered the most during the depression and were geared toward the anglophone market in Montreal. They had co-owners with the Canadiens. Len Peto, a director with the [[[Montreal]] Canadiens, took control of the dormant Maroons and succeeded in getting the franchise transferred to Philadelphia. However, despite being larger than all but two NHL cities (New York and Chicago), Philadelphia didn't have an arena that could accommodate an NHL team. The largest arena in the city, the Palestra, didn't have an ice plant and would have seated only 9,000 people in any case. The second largest, Philadelphia Arena, seated only 6,000 people for hockey. The league gave Peto until the end of the 1946–47 season to rectify this. Unfortunately, Peto couldn't find a suitable venue, and the Maroons were gone for good in 1947. If you did not know all this it is ironic you picked Maroon for their colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sens27 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Hypothetically speaking,.....NOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlHabsFan Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 We need a 3rd team in Florida. Maybe Tallahassee or Jacksonville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I think it would be great to have another NHL team in Quebec, but not in Montreal. Sure, lots of hockey fans in the city, but I say, I rather have the Nordiques back in Quebec city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lach60 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I think it would be great to have another NHL team in Quebec, but not in Montreal. Sure, lots of hockey fans in the city, but I say, I rather have the Nordiques back in Quebec city. ya def...I would love to see the nordiques back...bring the nashville team to quebec!! they deserve it look at all the all stars that came from the nordiques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBrains Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I was thinking, The Montreal Mission. Colors might be maroon. Sounds like the old Footlball team we had in the early 90s', the Montreal Machine. The jerseys were maroon. Big 'M' logo. Really nice, actually. I think the city could handle another team, but would die hard Habs fans really want to go watch another team? I would, but only because the tickets would be cheaper and it would be a good chance to see more teams live. Bring back the Nordiques first then let's talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauro-Biello Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Having a second team in Toronto would be better since they have more people there, and the Leafs suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 No give it to Toronto, Ottawa & Toronto won't win the cup anytime soon so why not give them a new team or hamilton a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-1 Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Back in the days Montreal had 3 professional team playing at the same time in Montreal, the Canadiens, the Montreal Shamrocks & the Montreal Wanderers, the Maroons only joined years later with the boston bruins. Since i'm a nostalgic if i had a billion dollars i would bring back the expos and the nordiques, even if im a die hard canadiens fan, that would be just so great for the rivalry i would have to do it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patinwoody Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Thanks for the Montreal Maroon info. I vaguely remember about hearing the Maroons. (Maybe I was there in another Lifetime..ha ha) I sure do miss the Battle of Quebec. That was great, especially in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hamilton would make a cool team. Hamilton Predators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louissss Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 We need a 3rd team in Florida. Maybe Tallahassee or Jacksonville. Why not Orlando, a huge hockey market there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kravchenko Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 If I were a billionaire, without a care for how my team did financially due to me being able to sponge up alarming loses, I would buy the Preds and move them to Winnipeg. I'd spend the cap every year. I would commit myself to making NHL hockey accessable fairly regularly to the majority of interested 'Peggers. You see, we are cheap folk (corporate community included) and are not willing to spend large sums of money on tickets. So, I'd have to make sure that a family of 4 could enjoy a hockey game for something like 50-60 bucks. I'd lose money, but if I'm a billionaire, I wouldn't care. I would also have to build an arena. The MTS Centre is not large enough in many ways (not just seat-wise). It would also be cool to support youth hockey by building arenas in small towns that lack them and supplying a budget to maintain them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBrains Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hamilton would make a cool team. Hamilton Predators Then the 'Dogs could move to Montreal. They can't fill their arena as is, with an NHL team there they'd be finished. An AHL team would work here, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomto Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I Doubt It would work at all. pepoles like the habs..why have an other team? and if you look at the lagest uban ares of canada by population: 1 Toronto, Ontario 2 Montreal, Quebec 3 Vancouver, British Columbia 4 Calgary, Alberta 5 Edmonton, Alberta 6 Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec 7 Quebec City, Quebec 8 Hamilton, Ontario 9 Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario 11 London, Ontario The top 6 aleready have hocky teams..and guess who's next... .. ..... QUEBEC CITY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorSTLB Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hypothetically speaking: Imagine if you won lottery and won a billion dollars. The NHL was awarding a new franchise (or maybe relocating the Nashville Preds). The Montreal Canadiens were not for sale but the NHL would allow you start a second new franchise in Montreal. Would you do it and start a new hockey team in Montreal? (Of course this would never happen, but hypothetically speaking.....) Do you think Montreal would be able to support two hockey franchises? Before you say no, consider other big market cities who support two teams. A) New York Yankees & New York Mets LA Dodgers & LA Angels C) LA Lakers & LA Clippers (they share the same arena) Yankees, Dodgers, Lakers are all teams with deep history & many championships. Grant it Montreal does not have the same population of New York or LA but Montreal (Quebec) hockey is considered a religion and the fan base is big. I'm sure once your new Montreal team won a championship, your loyalty would grow. So if you did start a new club, what would you call the team? Don't forget it has to be bilingual. I was thinking, The Montreal Mission. Colors might be maroon. FYI - I would also bring back the Montreal Expos (with a new ballpark). (Like I said, I'm a big HABS fan, this is all hypothetical.) You forgot the Chicago White sox and the Chicago cubs we'll make this letter D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dintrox12 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 We need a team in the 'peg, Quebec City, and somewhere in ON (Hamilton). Knowing the NHL ... It will be places like Las Vegas, Houston, and Seattle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinm87 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hawaii needs an NHL team first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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