Pensez vous que Le Maire répète la réponse que Québecor lui a servie ?

  Pensez vous que Le Maire répète la réponse que Quebecor lui a servie quand il a poser la question ''pourquoi Seattle et pas Québec ?''   Quebecor '' Il fallait que la LNH aille à Seattle,à cause du contrat de télé et avoir deux conférences avec le même nombre d’équipes. A partir de là, les transferts vont redevenir possibles''     Faire le deuil du Colisée ne signifie en rien faire le deuil du retour des Nordiques, assure M. Labeaume.   «Pas moi. Non, non, non. Il fallait que la LNH aille à Seattle [pour un club d’expansion en 2021], à cause des contrats de télé où il faut couvrir les grands marchés. Et j’avais sous-estimé l’importance d’avoir deux conférences avec le même nombre d’équipes.   «Mais à partir de là, les transferts vont redevenir possibles et la LNH pourrait transférer des clubs qui sont plus faibles. Il y une couple [de marchés] là-dedans où ça ne marchera jamais. Alors non, je n’ai pas fait le deuil. Bien au contraire, je suis encore sûr qu’ils vont venir», affirme le maire, rappelant que les contacts entre la LNH et Québec se font par Québecor et son émissaire dans le dossier, Brian Mulroney.   https://www.lesoleil.com/actualite/sortir-les-bancs-du-colisee-avant-de-le-demolir-en-2020-pour-8-m-photos-946fce8b25c9aa31714b32a3b87be10f

 

 

Depuis plusieurs mois je parle du ‘’PLAN’’ de Gary Bettman

A mon avis le commissaire de la LNH a fait adhérer tous les proprios à ce plan

 

‘’Bettman confirme qu’une éventuelle expansion dans la Ligue nationale passera d'abord par l'Ouest, à Seattle ou Las Vegas, pas Québec.’’

Québec aura servi la cause…

Seattle est maintenant accepté…

 

Le plan fonctionne, mais avec un certain retard…

Bettman a dû changer son ‘’calendrier’’ pour lui la meilleure date était 2020 pour Seattle mais il doit se résigner à 2021 en raison de la construction du Key Aréna.

 

Maintenant que Vegas et Seattle

Est-ce que le plan inclus des déménagements ?

 

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2021

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Bill Daly en 2017 (Philadelphia Inquire)

 

On the imbalance of teams in the conferences - 16 teams in the Eastern Conference and 14 in the Western Conference - being a factor in the decision:

 

That imbalance probably is a bigger problem for us than having 31 teams versus 30 teams. We have gradually taken a step toward at least improving that imbalance by having 15 teams in the West [with Las Vegas] and 16 teams in the East. But quite frankly, I think one of the factors why we didn't grant Quebec City an expansion franchise was that geographic imbalance.

 

It's something we would like in a perfect world - I'm not saying that it's absolute, but we'd like to address that geographic imbalance before we look east again.

When or if the time comes to reconsider Quebec City's potential, everyone knows already about the passion of fan base. How important is it that they've got a new arena built that can take a NHL team right away in the Centre Vidéotron?

With the World Cup property, we had Team Europe have its training camp in Quebec City, and they used the arena, and we were able to visit it in the context of the World Cup. It's a gorgeous arena, a first-class arena. Certainly, that's not a negating factor.

Their ownership group, Québecor and TVA [the French-language NHL broadcaster in Canada] is very qualified. Lots of passion for hockey. They certainly have the financial wherewithal to do it. And the market itself is a hockey-mad market.

It's a small market. It's a very small market. But we've had success in other small markets. Winnipeg is a good example of that, where the rabidness of the fan base can compensate for a lack of population. So all those attributes work in its favor.

As we've said, we deferred their application. It could come up again as part of the next expansion process. I just can't speculate as to when that might be.

 

Pierre Karl Peladeau en 2018 (Washington post)

Seattle, which is aiming to begin play in 2020-21, would give the NHL 32 teams, creating an equal balance between the Eastern and Western conferences. No North American professional sports league has more than 32 teams, so it seems the NHL will stop expanding after it adds Seattle. Where does that leave Quebec City?

“It’s the $100 million question,” Péladeau said. “There’s not too many scenarios. It’s either a new franchise or a relocation. And in every scenario, we’re open for business.”

“At least [team owners] have several scenarios, which is interesting for them and interesting for what other cities in North America are able to provide to the league,” Péladeau said. “At the end of the day, if there is a location where you have a strong business plan and a passionate owner with financial means, you have more possibilities to win and to participate in the total wealth of the league, instead of subsidizing continuously some pieces.

“There is a market, but the market’s not there. The arenas are not full. I’m not going to say they’re empty, but they’re far from being full.”

 

Bill Daly en 2019 (Boston Globe)

“We’re in fairly regular touch with Quebec City,” said Daly. “They continue to have an interest in an NHL franchise. We’re not in a position to promise them one at this point, but the dialogue continues for sure.”