Comments on: Quebec City arena to receive provincial funds http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/21762/ NHL hockey blogosphere of your favorite team rumors, trades, opinion, recaps, previews and news Sun, 20 May 2012 16:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fred Poulin http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/21762/comment-page-1/#comment-15092 Fred Poulin Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:17:46 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=21762#comment-15092 Harper's government will have to give an answer before the next election, which is due around Spring 2011 at the latest... As for the NHL franchises, a few teams have financial problems, but they often have crappy arena lease that will hinder any relocation... Harper’s government will have to give an answer before the next election, which is due around Spring 2011 at the latest… As for the NHL franchises, a few teams have financial problems, but they often have crappy arena lease that will hinder any relocation…

]]> By: Adrian Fung http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/slasher98/21762/comment-page-1/#comment-14945 Adrian Fung Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:16:32 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=21762#comment-14945 This funding pledge is a good start. You're absolutely right about the political angle - no Canadian federal leader can have any hope of winning a majority if they don't secure a significant number of seats in Quebec. Harper knows this and if it is financially feasible, should consider committing money. However, I don't think we'll see an answer immediately because a) he'll have to consider the precedent and know that assuredly, Winnipeg or Hamilton would be next in line asking for federal dollars, and b) there is no NHL franchise imminently looking to move since the Coyotes appear to have a mystery buyer set to keep them in Arizona. Still, one can hope! This funding pledge is a good start.

You’re absolutely right about the political angle – no Canadian federal leader can have any hope of winning a majority if they don’t secure a significant number of seats in Quebec.

Harper knows this and if it is financially feasible, should consider committing money. However, I don’t think we’ll see an answer immediately because a) he’ll have to consider the precedent and know that assuredly, Winnipeg or Hamilton would be next in line asking for federal dollars, and b) there is no NHL franchise imminently looking to move since the Coyotes appear to have a mystery buyer set to keep them in Arizona.

Still, one can hope!

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