It feels like it's people jumping on the novelty of a new team. It's nowhere

Apr 17, 2024
10:41:34pm

CanuckUte All-American

near the vibe of a Canadian hockey town like my hometown of Edmonton but I think it will be fine. Vegas or Raleigh are good models for how you build community interest.

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How much of a hockey fanbase is there in the SLC area? Are there a lot of NHL or

Japan Coug

Apr 17, 10:05pm

Not much at all. I've lived here my entire life and....

WJCougar

Apr 17, 10:07pm

2x Stanley cup winner Trevor Lewis is from SLC

creameryon9th

Apr 17, 10:10pm

Cool. Never heard of him....but don't follow NHL at all.

WJCougar

Apr 17, 10:11pm

Actually you don't pay much attention to hockey at all not just NHL

shakarocks

Apr 17, 10:50pm

That’s a good sign.

Japan Coug

Apr 17, 11:06pm

It's a very small part of sports in Utah right now.

WJCougar

Apr 18, 7:18am

Yours isn't an informed opinion.

shakarocks

Apr 18, 11:49am

Now you are just making things up.

WJCougar

Apr 18, 2:07pm

I'm a lifelong hockey player and used to coach as well

shakarocks

Apr 18, 8:03pm

So is former Caps captain Steve Konowalchuk

Ski-U-Mah

Apr 18, 4:17pm

I grew up playing in the 90’s and play on a Beer league…

PAKOVA

Apr 17, 10:24pm

I wonder how much of a hockey city LV was before the Kinghts came to town

Crowd Factor

Apr 17, 10:08pm

Now.....how much of a hockey town was Phoenix?

WJCougar

Apr 17, 10:10pm

Phoenix and LV may be good comparison cities, but I don’t think Phx and SLC are.

Crowd Factor

Apr 17, 10:15pm

Vegas has a lot of transplants too. Similar to Phoenix, percentage-wise, no?

Japan Coug

Apr 17, 10:17pm

Another point I heard was weather

CougarVeteran

Apr 18, 1:00am

It all comes down to winning. Hockey didn’t catch on in Phoenix because the team has 1 division championship in 30 years

RalphWiggam

Apr 17, 10:24pm

Phx also put their arena in a terrible location. That definitely hasn’t helped.

Japan Coug

Apr 17, 10:31pm

True. And Vegas also recognized they needed to offer a spectacle with hockey.

RalphWiggam

Apr 17, 10:54pm

Kraken is pretty good - they took VGK’s original in arena entertainment guy. But

Disco Lemonade

Apr 17, 11:02pm

We like winning teams. It’s just natural and there’s nothing that will change

Disco Lemonade

Apr 17, 10:54pm

Same here. Never cared really for hockey. Went to a couple knights games that first season…didn’t pay a ton of attention

RalphWiggam

Apr 17, 10:57pm

Vegas has many transplants from the Great Lakes region and the Northeast, who

Japan Coug

Apr 17, 10:12pm

I haven’t lived there in about 7 years but it was the latter in my experience.

Martin Van Nostrand

Apr 17, 10:10pm

I think it will be surprising how many there are. I would love season tickets

Stucoug83

Apr 17, 10:10pm

I’m a big sports fan in general and have a passing interest in the NHL

Medute

Apr 17, 10:10pm

It all depends on how good the team is. There was virtually no hockey interest in Vegas 6 years ago. Knights show up…

RalphWiggam

Apr 17, 10:13pm

I remember when the Sharks started in San Jose (played in the Cow Palace first 2 years) and no one knew anything about

GangstaLean

Apr 17, 10:16pm

I’m a Minnesota native in UT now, nothing compared to MN here in salt lake.

4slyce

Apr 17, 10:24pm

Here's how Vegas did it.

KCFan85

Apr 17, 10:28pm

I am ready for it as a casual watcher. Having a team to closely root for will

Ojiisan

Apr 17, 10:31pm

It feels like it's people jumping on the novelty of a new team. It's nowhere

CanuckUte

Apr 17, 10:41pm

I am a casual fan — but went to two Grizz

Rubble

Apr 17, 10:45pm

Every time I take my daughter to ice skating lessons there are a TON of kids

boctabulous

Apr 18, 8:37am

I remember living in Utah in the early 00s. Start talking hockey and eyes glazed

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