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Originally Posted by MrOilers
The success of any pro sports franchise in any sport relies mostly on support from the home city residents. And it's multi-generational.
Las Vegas consists mostly of a transient population that have zero loyalty to the city, and tourists who are there to party, gamble, and sight-see.
Las Vegas is a black hole for pro sports. The NHL is incredibly short-sighted to expand there, and it's going to bomb.
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Locals placed deposits on 14,000 season tickets there. Many of those are multi-year commitments. Of note, during their drive to 14,000, Vegas sold 13,000 before opening season ticket sales up to the casinos. They wanted to be sure that the arena would be full of people interested in actually watching a hockey games instead of several thousand looky-loos given comps by the casinos.
I'm skeptical of the market, but am willing to give it a chance. Unlike Phoenix they will be located in a central location in an actual hockey arena, not ill-suited basketball arena.