For a brief shining moment Kansas City was able to dream about this town permanently hosting a competitive sport that people of color have yet to dominate.
Sadly . . .
KANSAS CITY ISN'T ANY CLOSER TO GETTING AN NHL TEAM DESPITE THE RECENT MARKETING GIMMICK!!!
The crowds for the exhibition are nice but over the course of a long season the Kansas City market is completely unproven. Even worse, this town has mostly been used as a bargaining chip when it comes to NHL teams moving to much nicer places.
So, a few practice games might be newsworthy but it's not a substitute for the team we were pro team this town promised to play in the rapidly aging Sprint Center in much the same way that hockey isn't a real sport.
LINKS:
AEG, KC mayor still want NHL or NBA team, but only 'under our terms'
Is Kansas City Ready for a Hockey Team?
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