Nhl teams that could relocate. After voting to move forward with the proposed 24 team playoff format last week the nhl officially announced the leagues. Philadelphiaphiladelphia flyers pittsburghpittsburgh penguins and st. A perfect fit in the west where the nhl needs a 16th team and a geographic rival for.
Under nhl rules an expansion or relocation of a team to hamilton could potentially be blocked by the buffalo sabres or the toronto maple leafs because firstontario centre the likely venue for a hamilton nhl team is located less than 50 miles from the sabres and the leafs home arenas. Forbes reported this week that the panthers and coyotes were the only two teams in the league that saw their franchise values decrease. Still a relatively new arena located in the downtown core.
Montreal quebec cityand atlantaall have two defunct or relocated teams with the wanderers and maroons the athletics and nordiques and the flames and thrashers respectively. Louis blues gained teams during the 1967 expansion. Owned by the city and operated by.
Breaking down four cities the nhl could expandrelocate to kansas city. Saskatoon has a hockey arena which can seat up to 15000 people and currently hosts their whl team the saskatoon blades. Florida carolina arizona and ottawa are all without downtown arenas and all have major attendance issues.