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Post by WHA on Oct 15, 2010 22:27:21 GMT -5
Quebec City in NHL's future?
By ROB LONGLEY, QMI Agency
NEW YORK — - Until there is a suitable arena to play in, the NHL won’t be returning to Quebec City.
But that doesn’t mean commissioner Gary Bettman and his deputy, Bill Daly, don’t consider the provincial capital a viable potential home for a team down the road.
“I’m not in a position to promise a new franchise, but nothing starts without a new building,” Bettman said. “Have I heard from the mayor? Yes. Have I heard from the premier? Yes. But it’s really up to the various constituencies who have a stake in the possibility of a new building in Quebec City.
“We really have to resolve that issue before we can give this any serious consideration. We can’t being talking about the possibility until there’s some certainty they will be getting a new arena.”
That said, Bettman and Daly have met with Quebecor president and CEO, Pierre Karl Peladeau and recognize his commitment to acquiring a team.
“We have had a relationship since (Peladeau tried to purchase the Montreal Canadiens),” Daly said. “He’s done a significant amount of work in terms of exploring and understanding the opportunity.”
Added Bettman: “I think they are people who are capable of being suitable owners of a franchise.”
The NHL brass continues to keep the door open to Winnipeg as a potential franchise home, even as the prospect of the Phoenix Coyotes moving there seems to have diminished.
“We know in Winnipeg there is an ownership group and a building that is interested in having a team as soon as they can get it,” said Bettman, who added that the league has no concerns about the NHL readiness of the Winnipeg arena.Bettman and Daly met informally with members of the visiting Toronto media Friday afternoon at the NHL’s Manhattan head offices. Among other topics:
On the Devils starting just 15 players in a game earlier this season.
“It’s not unprecedented for a team to skate with three forward lines and they were in the process of making cap adjustments. They were doing the things they needed to do to adjust to the cap realities.”
On big salaries being buried in the minors as has been the case with Wade Redden, Jeff Finger and others:
“It’s now turned out to be a place where you can get a player off your cap and off your roster. This may be something that both we and (the players association) may want to look at over time because maybe the money has to count and it is a way to keep players in the league longer.”
rob.longley@sunmedia.ca
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Post by mcguire4 on Oct 15, 2010 22:53:33 GMT -5
We know in Winnipeg there is an ownership group and a building that is interested in having a team as soon as they can get it,” said Bettman, who added that the league has no concerns about the NHL readiness of the Winnipeg arena.Bettman and Daly met informally with members of the visiting Toronto media Friday afternoon at the NHL’s Manhattan head offices.:
this has never been said by this man before.
EVER.
chew on that a bit.
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Post by jjmoohead on Oct 16, 2010 0:53:01 GMT -5
Well, there is the quotes we were looking for! Spezza and others (including me) were discussing this at one point today.
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Post by selanne405 on Oct 16, 2010 1:39:36 GMT -5
Quebec City will be NHL ready as soon as they have an arena, which wont happen until a private sector kicks in as the fed gov will not be handing over what they were asked for.
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Post by astrosnut5 on Oct 16, 2010 17:29:12 GMT -5
If the NHL needed to move a team, and ground was broken on a new arena, they would be allowed to play out of le colisée for a year or two.
Be pretty cool if we got the Coyotes, and QC got the Thrashers. Both for next season!
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Post by selanne405 on Oct 16, 2010 18:10:34 GMT -5
The key part there is Quebec getting a new arena, given what we saw just recently unless there is a radical change in the approach it wont happen.
When those QB Mp's put those nord jerseys on and urged the federal government to contribute that absurd amount of money to build an arena it put Harper in an akward position. Obviously there is no way that much money would be given away but at the same time Quebec is a battle ground for the conservative party, simply put he couldnt rain on the parade right away. Harper had to do some damage control and seem somewhat open to the idea which he did, once he had appeased the bewildered Quebec City residents he could give them a dose of reality, which he did. Quite frankly those MP's should be booted, they put their very party in a bad spot, regardless of the reality there are still stupid angry Quebecors out there who are mad Harper didnt mortage the country's future on an arena for the Nords.
If a private sector steps up to fund the arena, Quebec will get the same level of funding we gots for the MTSC. However we've seen first hand that teams dont move as fast as the players do. Were first in line, we have our arena and we have an approved owner. Once we have our team and QB has their arena they can move into first in line for a team but as we've seen the wait could be very long.
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Post by bullboy on Oct 16, 2010 19:18:39 GMT -5
The key part there is Quebec getting a new arena, given what we saw just recently unless there is a radical change in the approach it wont happen. When those QB Mp's put those nord jerseys on and urged the federal government to contribute that absurd amount of money to build an arena it put Harper in an akward position. Obviously there is no way that much money would be given away but at the same time Quebec is a battle ground for the conservative party, simply put he couldnt rain on the parade right away. Harper had to do some damage control and seem somewhat open to the idea which he did, once he had appeased the bewildered Quebec City residents he could give them a dose of reality, which he did. Quite frankly those MP's should be booted, they put their very party in a bad spot, regardless of the reality there are still stupid angry Quebecors out there who are mad Harper didnt mortage the country's future on an arena for the Nords. If a private sector steps up to fund the arena, Quebec will get the same level of funding we gots for the MTSC. However we've seen first hand that teams dont move as fast as the players do. Were first in line, we have our arena and we have an approved owner. Once we have our team and QB has their arena they can move into first in line for a team but as we've seen the wait could be very long. The solution for Quebec is to get tthe feds to " loan " the money rather than give a handout. They should pursue it that way. |
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Post by jjmoohead on Oct 16, 2010 20:25:32 GMT -5
Is there a link somewhere that says the Nords would play in the old arena while the new one is being built? I am just curious if the NHL is on record saying this could happen if an arena is in the process of being constructed or is this more of a we think they would.
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Post by selanne405 on Oct 17, 2010 11:12:41 GMT -5
The key part there is Quebec getting a new arena, given what we saw just recently unless there is a radical change in the approach it wont happen. When those QB Mp's put those nord jerseys on and urged the federal government to contribute that absurd amount of money to build an arena it put Harper in an akward position. Obviously there is no way that much money would be given away but at the same time Quebec is a battle ground for the conservative party, simply put he couldnt rain on the parade right away. Harper had to do some damage control and seem somewhat open to the idea which he did, once he had appeased the bewildered Quebec City residents he could give them a dose of reality, which he did. Quite frankly those MP's should be booted, they put their very party in a bad spot, regardless of the reality there are still stupid angry Quebecors out there who are mad Harper didnt mortage the country's future on an arena for the Nords. If a private sector steps up to fund the arena, Quebec will get the same level of funding we gots for the MTSC. However we've seen first hand that teams dont move as fast as the players do. Were first in line, we have our arena and we have an approved owner. Once we have our team and QB has their arena they can move into first in line for a team but as we've seen the wait could be very long. The solution for Quebec is to get tthe feds to " loan " the money rather than give a handout. They should pursue it that way. Not going to happen. Spezza has constantly claimed to have heard bill dally say that a team could temporarily play out of the current arena. |
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Post by shtinky on Oct 17, 2010 12:15:03 GMT -5
Come on already, if MTSC is good enough to be a permanent home for the NHL then surely the Colisee is good enough to be a temporary venue for two or three years.
If the Sens made it work at the Civic Centre, the Lightning made it work at Tropicana Field and the Sharks made it work at the Cow Palace, then the Colisee is a non-issue. Get over it.
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Post by mcguire4 on Oct 17, 2010 13:03:00 GMT -5
play out of le colissee for 1 season , no more than that.
not sure about your shot at MTSCE though shtinky. are you one of the many here who jump on and off the ship depending on the news clips?
so many chicken littles here, its pathetic.
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Post by jjmoohead on Oct 17, 2010 13:29:54 GMT -5
still waiting to see the link that shows the NHL has gone on record to say that the Nords could play in the Colisee for 1 or more years. I'm sure there is one out there with all the claims here.
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Post by shtinky on Oct 17, 2010 13:43:56 GMT -5
play out of le colissee for 1 season , no more than that. not sure about your shot at MTSCE though shtinky. are you one of the many here who jump on and off the ship depending on the news clips? so many chicken littles here, its pathetic. Where did I take a shot? As I've pointed out before, MTSC and Colisee are virtually the same size. Obviously the Colisee is older and not viable for the long-term, but tell me why it can't function for a year or two as a temporary home? You remind me of the anti Winnipeg crew who keep saying MTSC is too small over and over again...except in this case replace MTSC with Colisee. Dumping on Quebec gets us no further ahead. |
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Post by selanne405 on Oct 17, 2010 13:44:50 GMT -5
Ask spezza as he is the one who has claimed that the most.
One thing that still confuses me is why Quebec City thinks they need a 400 million dollar arena. They can build an NHL calibre arena for half that, we built ours with less than half.
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Post by jhendrix70 on Oct 17, 2010 17:37:21 GMT -5
Ask spezza as he is the one who has claimed that the most. One thing that still confuses me is why Quebec City thinks they need a 400 million dollar arena. They can build an NHL calibre arena for half that, we built ours with less than half. Or Don't Ask Spezza.. He's booted and if he comes back, i'll boot him again. No 3rd chance for that idiot.... au revoir |
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Post by jjmoohead on Oct 17, 2010 22:08:22 GMT -5
Thanks! I was really tired of his low blows.
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Post by dentifrice on Oct 20, 2010 6:51:53 GMT -5
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Post by mrconfusion87 on Nov 25, 2010 16:09:28 GMT -5
I think Mexico City would do much better I hope you're being sarcastic man!  |
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