Comment 73216

By -Hammer- (registered) | Posted January 20, 2012 at 17:52:57 in reply to Comment 73209

I have to agree with this. Even if the NHL sees Hamilton as a lucrative hockey market, they need to see it as a lucrative hockey market for a good long time.

The Manitoba Moose (Winnipeg's old AHL team) were consistently drawing over 7000 and perpetually 2nd in attendance (only to the Hershey Bears who are the AHL's oldest, most successful franchise with 15 Calder Cup wins). Supporting the

Supporting the Bulldogs in no way hurts Hamilton's NHL case and the energy of a rabid fanbase is the sort of thing that draws a team. Hamilton has shown that with the Tiger-Cats (even if they aren't the largest fanbase like Saskchewan), it's yet to happen with the Bulldogs, hopefully this will be a turning point.

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