Oklahoma City a NO GO!!
If the Pittsburgh Penguins plan to re-locate to a new city, it seems Oklahoma City won't be on the list.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that an Oklahoma City business group has decided not to court the NHL team to move and play in the city's Ford Center arena.
Brad Lund, chief executive officer of the company that runs the arena, told the newspaper that his group couldn't meet the team's timetable to work out a deal.
"We cannot compete aggressively for the Penguins the way (Pennsylvania) and Kansas City are going about it," Lund told the Tribune-Review.
The Penguins and owner Mario Lemieux have been seeking a new arena in Pittsburgh and have already visited Kansas City and have an offer to move there. Lemieux has said the team will be free to move if an arena deal isn't in place by the time the Penguins' lease at Mellon Arena expires at the end of the season.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that an Oklahoma City business group has decided not to court the NHL team to move and play in the city's Ford Center arena.
Brad Lund, chief executive officer of the company that runs the arena, told the newspaper that his group couldn't meet the team's timetable to work out a deal.
"We cannot compete aggressively for the Penguins the way (Pennsylvania) and Kansas City are going about it," Lund told the Tribune-Review.
The Penguins and owner Mario Lemieux have been seeking a new arena in Pittsburgh and have already visited Kansas City and have an offer to move there. Lemieux has said the team will be free to move if an arena deal isn't in place by the time the Penguins' lease at Mellon Arena expires at the end of the season.
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