Comments on: Will the NHL Return to Hartford? http://ctsportslaw.com/2009/01/19/will-the-nhl-return-to-hartford/ Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:27:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Elwood http://ctsportslaw.com/2009/01/19/will-the-nhl-return-to-hartford/#comment-2433 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:17:01 +0000 http://ctsportslaw.com/?p=946#comment-2433 Great post! Thanks…

]]> By: mc http://ctsportslaw.com/2009/01/19/will-the-nhl-return-to-hartford/#comment-2112 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:51:22 +0000 http://ctsportslaw.com/?p=946#comment-2112 Bring back the Whalers! }3

]]> By: Phil http://ctsportslaw.com/2009/01/19/will-the-nhl-return-to-hartford/#comment-508 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:38:55 +0000 http://ctsportslaw.com/?p=946#comment-508 With Perez in jail now, will this dream get washed away?

]]> By: “New York/Hartford” Team to Play in UFL Premiere Season « CONNECTICUT SPORTS LAW http://ctsportslaw.com/2009/01/19/will-the-nhl-return-to-hartford/#comment-476 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:44:41 +0000 http://ctsportslaw.com/?p=946#comment-476 [...] be no grassroots or community efforts to bring a UFL team to Hartford.  Sentiment still remains to bring the NHL back to Hartford, and that movement has included politicians and community members.  However, the UFL does not [...]

]]> By: george http://ctsportslaw.com/2009/01/19/will-the-nhl-return-to-hartford/#comment-425 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:55:31 +0000 http://ctsportslaw.com/?p=946#comment-425 “The relocation of an NHL team to Hartford is entirely dependent on a single factor – whether the City can finance and build a new downtown arena to replace the aging XL Center.”

That statement is hardly true. Namely things like corportate sponsorship; season ticket sales, and team willing to move; a local owner, and probably most importantly — a positive vote from the NHL board of governors.

Included in this is overcoming the perception that Hartford is a loser when it comes to NHL hockey.

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