Las Vegas NHL ownership takes out SuperBowl ad
How serious are Bill Foley and company about landing an NHL Las Vegas franchise? SuperBowl commercial serious. During Sunday’s SuperBowl, the Las Vegas NHL ownership group aired the following ad on local television…
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The ad sends you to the website VegasWantsHockey.com. There, you learn season ticket deposits start February 10. Signing up for more information nets you an email signed by Foley, thanking you for your interest and ensuring that more updates will follow. The NHL has permitted Foley to gauge interest via the drive, as NHL commissioner Bettman said in December:
“Mr. Foley, who is investing a considerable amount of time and effort in expressing his interest, wants to have a good idea as to whether or not it’s a good idea. We’re interested to know the results, as well … if he just wants people to sign a piece of paper and say I’m interested, I’m not sure that’s the same as somebody taking a deposit.”
Good on the NHL. There’s nothing to lose by seeing if Foley and the Vegas ownership group can put their money where their mouths are. They need 10,000 deposits in the $150-$900 range by March.
Best of luck Bill!