From Cleveland to Akron and Dayton to Cincinnati, there are simply more people in those two stretches of Ohio.
MLS in Columbus, along with their minor league hockey scene was probably a boost for the heart of Ohio for NHL choice as a halfway compromise for the shoulder shrug between figuring for the existing DawgPound or Jungle turf. Plus, the corners of the Buckeye State were already bigtime but medium markets as compared to cities on the edge of the state and markets by Lake Michigan.
So, there was saturation economywise (market wise) with all that ticket price USD value TV market mumbojumbo.
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Could Cleveland get a team one day called the Scary Lakers….



















































