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Old 01-06-2007, 12:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Oklahoma City eyeing Penguins?

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma City business group says they're interested in landing a National Hockey League franchise and expect a formal invitation to be extended next week for the Pittsburgh Penguins to visit the city's Ford Center arena.



The Penguins and owner Mario Lemieux have been seeking a new arena in Pittsburgh and already have an offer to move to Kansas City.



"We've always had an interest in the NHL or anything that contributes to Oklahoma City or the Oklahoma environment," Bob Funk, the founder and CEO of Express Services Inc. and the owner of the Oklahoma City Blazers hockey team, told The Oklahoman. "I think the NHL has a good future."



Funk and Brad Lund, CEO of Funk's Express Sports, met with Oklahoma City leaders Thursday and tabled for the weekend a decision to invite the Penguins, the newspaper reported.



"It's Pittsburgh's team to lose, and Kansas City is well ahead of us," Lund acknowledged.



Funk said he would not go forward without consultation from Oklahoma City leaders, who have sought to bring a permanent NBA franchise to town. Oklahoma City currently hosts the NBA's Hornets, who are scheduled to return to New Orleans after this season.



"Like we've talked about before, the first team in certainly would have the advantage," Funk said. "That ended up being the NBA. If the NBA is not going to be here, then I would think there would be corporate support for hockey."



Funk also speculated that an NHL team could land in Tulsa, if an NBA team is in Oklahoma City. Tulsa is building a new downtown arena scheduled to open in 2008.



"I'll talk to Tulsa," Funk said. "That's always a possibility, too. We have very successful [Central Hockey League] operations in Tulsa. Our operations over there are doing very well and they have been for a long time."

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
I really don't see them moving to OK City, and I hope they don't Oklahoma just doesn't appeal to me as a hockey area, neither does KC, bit much more so than OK City...still going to be weird to not see then penguins in Pittsburgh, and most likely not called the Penguins...

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Old 01-06-2007, 11:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Does Oklahoma even know Hockey exists? Honestly, Kansas City is the better choice.

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Old 01-07-2007, 05:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I didn't think so either Peter, but it happens to be that Oklahoma City has a pretty good minor league team, not sure what the mascot will be in either city, as none have even been though of I believe...


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Winnipeg>OKC nuff said





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I'd like to see team return to Winnipeg, I just don't think it will happen, the Winnipeg Jets didn't do so hot there, I don't think the Penguins will either...


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How bout Fargo then...it's only about 3 hours from Winnipeg a good weekend trip, just close to winnipeg lol





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Not sure about that, but to your delite I was online reading about possible sites, and Winnipeg is indeed a choice, not a likely one, but a choice might I add...

Acording to Wikipedia Pittsburgh are looking into the follow places:

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1) Kansas City, Missouri
2) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3) Winnipeg, Manitoba
4) Portland, Oregon
5) Houston, Texas.


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