Could we see hockey in the H-Town?
It’s always an interesting conversation when NHL expansion gets brought up, and when it comes to what cities should have a franchise, Atlanta and Houston have been at the top of my list for quite some time now.
With Houston in particular, the owner of the Rockets (the NBA franchise) is trying to bring an NHL team to the city, and quite frankly, I can’t help but to ask how that hasn’t happened already? (RELATED: New York Rangers Win Stadium Series Game With Outright Strange Goal … That Wasn’t Actually A Goal?)
Regardless, Tilman Fertitta is trying to make that a reality, telling Bloomberg that he has spoken with the NHL about launching a team in the league.
“We are talking to the NHL, but it’s got to be good for both of us … We just know that when there’s a concert downtown, how it activates downtown, we know what the Astros do for downtown, we know what even soccer does for downtown,” said Fertitta.
He also went on to say that he’s “open to helping bring in either an expansion franchise or acquiring a team from another market.”
🏒 Houston has a richer hockey history than outsiders might expect, yet the city has never had an NHL team to call its own.
Could that change in the not-too-distant future? https://t.co/RSnmt5dy1U pic.twitter.com/6Hp8KIFOl7
— Chron (@chron) February 22, 2024
Just imagine an NHL team in this city, the music and references that can be used, a full-out icy H-Town experience.
Oh yeah, I can definitely get down with this party.