Expansion team: NHL to ask for $2 billion

Yes, yes, you read that right, Gary Bettman and his cronies are asking for $2 billion to accept a new team into the league.

That’s what Chris Johnston said on a recent episode of the Steve Dangle Podcast.

Two billion dollars is an absolutely staggering amount, especially when compared to what the two recent expansion teams paid to join the NHL.

In 2016, the Vegas Golden Knights paid $500 million, and five years later, in 2021, the Seattle Kraken paid $650 million, $150 million more than the Golden Knights.

Here we are four years later, and the price of entry into the NHL has more than tripled to two BILLION dollars.

That’s huge, and sets a very high bar for future owners who want to bring a team to their city.

Let’s just say that Quebec City and its returning Nordiques will have to wake up very early to compete with the various American markets thirsting for an NHL team.

We’re still talking about Atlanta, Houston, San Diego and Kansas City.

In short, let’s see which city will be the first to pay the big bucks to join the best hockey league in the world.

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– Read on the heels of her latest tournament in Montreal.

– Bravo.

– For those interested.

– Of note.

– Wow.