Would you support the NHL if a team was placed in Tulsa?

Just trying to see if there is any support for an NHL team in Tulsa or do will build a new arena in Stroud.

I'd rather have NHL in OKC or Tulsa than Stroud.

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To be honest...Probably not...Never have been a big fan of hockey

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I would go a couple of times a year. My university had hockey, and I went to all the games. It's so different live than on television. I've never really gotten into the Blazers, for some reason, though.

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Putting an NHL team in STROUD (wtf??) would be like placing a Major League team in Managua.

Are there baseball fans in Nicaragua? Sure. Enough to put a team? Get real.

Even though I live in Houston I would make the trip to Stroud 2 or 3 times a month for the games.

Seriously though, I'd support a Tulsa team through merchandise an watching on TV, but I think OKC should be shooting for the moon right now. Get the Sonics and then the next logical step is the NHL.

Oklahoma's just not a hockey state. Sure there are a few fans out there but the average Okie couldn't even tell you how many teams are in the NHL.
The NFL on the other hand would work here. If only there were an NFL stadium here. The talking heads out there would doubt that we could support the NFL but this is a die-hard football state and there are only 16 regular season games once a week and only half of them are 'home' games. The average NFL stadium is something like 55-65k as well. OU has had no problem selling out its games for the last 50 years or so with a larger stadium capacity.

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I doubt it. I would probably buy some merchandise but wouldn't drive up to watch.

I'd be more inclined to travel to T-town than the lesser distance of Stroud. Unless Stroud picked up an ample number of interesting venues beyond an NHL team, what would be the point of setting anything crowd dependent in the midpoint of OKC-Tulsa. It's just not that freakin' far, distance or time-wise, to T-town, even if you never, ever edge even close to the speed limit.

Not to pick on Tulsa but what has T-town done sports wise to even be considered?

They can't offer AAA baseball, their hockey team hasn't seen AAA level since the early 80's and their universities - Tulsa and Oral Roberts - aren't exactly top tier. And please don't bring up bushleague arena football.

How in the world would they land anything remotely bigtime?

never underestimate Tulsa! They will never be outdone by OKC. We get a Bass Pro, they get a Bass Pro. We get a new highway (turnpike), they get a new highway. We get an arena, they get an arena. if we get a new downtown sky scraper, they will have to get on. we get a professional team, they will have to get one. It's there copy OKC attitude that makes me want to live in another state sometimes.

Actually....after you take a long, hard look at Tulsa.....Stroud doesn't look bad afterall.

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Not because it is in Tulsa but just for the fact I have no desire to watch hockey outside of Stanley Cup time.