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nksports
05-30-2007, 05:16 PM
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/128206.html

Next stop for the CHL either Belton, Mo., or Independence, Mo., both in the KC suburbs
SeaToby
10-06-2008, 02:14 PM
With Indepedence getting a CHL expansion team next year, finally Kansas City fans will be able to enjoy minor league hockey. I can't believe the AHL hasn't moved into Kansas City's new Sprint Center.
Hockey
10-06-2008, 02:49 PM
Dude, whats with the responding to posts that a year and a half since the last post. You seem to have good things to talk about, you should start new threads.
Minor League Man
10-06-2008, 02:51 PM
I'm quite familiar with Independence, Missouri. My aunt used to live near there, and it was also the starting point in the Oregon Trail computer game.

Let's hope no players die of dysentery...
rams80
10-06-2008, 06:21 PM
With Indepedence getting a CHL expansion team next year, finally Kansas City fans will be able to enjoy minor league hockey. I can't believe the AHL hasn't moved into Kansas City's new Sprint Center.

Because the Sprint Center has been focusing on attracting a NHL tenant? Why move to a place you'd have to leave in a year or two?
Minor League Man
10-06-2008, 06:42 PM
Because the Sprint Center has been focusing on attracting a NHL tenant? Why move to a place you'd have to leave in a year or two?
The NHL commish said they have no plans to expand right now, and no team has any plan to relocate either.

Might as well take what you can get for the short-term.
Geoff
10-07-2008, 11:34 AM
Actually there a lot of rumors of LA moving to the Sprint Center.
Hockey
10-07-2008, 12:22 PM
I don't see why they don't put a USHL team in the building for the time being. Give the building some experience working with the ice. Get a sales staff talking about hockey in the market.
rams80
10-07-2008, 02:09 PM
Actually there a lot of rumors of LA moving to the Sprint Center.

And what's the status on Nashville's lease again?
Pounder
10-07-2008, 08:07 PM
Actually there a lot of rumors of LA moving to the Sprint Center.

Phil Anschutz controls Staples Center AND the Kings. I don't see that one in the cards.

Nashville has stayed put because the city subsidizes the team. If that goes away, well...
Shootmaster_44
10-08-2008, 04:28 AM
Phil Anschutz controls Staples Center AND the Kings. I don't see that one in the cards.

Nashville has stayed put because the city subsidizes the team. If that goes away, well...

He also controls the Sprint Center, which is why the rumors swirl. However, the Kings will stay in LA, if anything I'd think AEG is looking for an NBA tenant for the Sprint Center. Does AEG own both the Lakers and the Clippers? If so, I'd wager a guess that the Clips might be heading to Kansas City in the near future, partly to lessen the load on the Staples Center.
rams80
10-08-2008, 01:16 PM
AEG doesn't own the Clippers.
SeaToby
11-12-2008, 08:22 AM
Because the Sprint Center has been focusing on attracting a NHL tenant? Why move to a place you'd have to leave in a year or two?

Unfortunately, Kansas City isn't the largest market wishing for a NHL team, Houston is twice as large. If I were a betting man, I would bet on Houston getting a NHL club earlier than Kansas City.
rams80
11-13-2008, 05:59 PM
Unfortunately, Kansas City isn't the largest market wishing for a NHL team, Houston is twice as large. If I were a betting man, I would bet on Houston getting a NHL club earlier than Kansas City.

There is marked opposition within the league for putting another team that far South. Kansas City also is empty, as opposed to Houston, where you have to contend with the Rockets for arena dates.

Kansas City is ahead of Houston in NHL priorities.