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From: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: NHL Expansion, if any
Message-ID: <5566@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 20-May-85 17:13:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.5566
Posted: Mon May 20 17:13:24 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 23-May-85 03:30:06 EDT
References: <1820@watcgl.UUCP>
Reply-To: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP (Richard Gillespie)
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Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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Keywords: Oh no, not again!
Summary: 

In article <1820@watcgl.UUCP> sahayman@watcgl.UUCP (Steve Hayman) writes:
> ...
>What do the net readers think are some viable locations for NHL teams,
>either expansion or transfer?
> ...
>Maybe even 2 in Toronto, who knows.  Obviously this is unlikely to happen in
>the immediate future, though.  There's no justice.

How do you count 2 in Toronto? Surely, you aren't including the Leafs in
your reckoning! :-)
Anyway, it would be incredibly *stupid* of the NHL to expand at this
point. They are just barely recovering from past fiascos, and don't need
the burden of 2 (or more) new bozo teams that will not win for several
years. The hockey talent is still pretty diluted in the league, but is
much better than a couple of years ago. Maybe in about 5 years the
league can consider expansion - but it would require lots of good planning.
The only point I can see to expansion is to get a sensible number of
teams in the league - add 3 to make 24 (whoever heard of a 21 team 
professional league?).
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