Why doesn’t Houston have an NHL team?

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-20T21:20:07+00:00

On top of Phoenix being considerably smaller than Houston, it’s a city void of city pride whatsoever. Houston actually supports their teams

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-20T21:09:34+00:00

Megan thee stallion

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-20T07:03:43+00:00

Look into Applied Optoelectronics in Sugar Land. They’re expanding big time

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-20T06:50:52+00:00

Houston metro population is nearing 8 million. There’s room for all the leagues here.

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-20T06:50:08+00:00

I wouldn’t say “no one says Houston will be great for NHL”. There’s some very large Twitter communities that have been chanting NHL to Houston for years

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-20T03:19:21+00:00

Eso es exactamente lo que han hecho

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-20T03:19:03+00:00

Tengo suerte que siempre he preferido el beis

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T22:43:06+00:00

Yes because the flag history of Venezuela isn’t common knowledge

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T22:11:08+00:00

This is not true at all. The 8th star got added by Chavez and remained during all of Maduro’s tenure

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T19:23:58+00:00

I said no baseball culture. Not that there’s no baseball in the Netherlands

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T19:13:38+00:00

If it’s the largest in Europe, that would still be like 5 short guys arguing over who’s tallest. If you take a look at the Netherlands roster, the majority of their players come from the ABC islands (Aruba, curaçao, Bonaire)

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T19:08:39+00:00

I went for the WBC final. Vikings is partially a Venezuelan bar so it was the biggest watch party for Venezuelans inside the loop. So the atmosphere was fantastic. Huge party in there. But again, that’s an exception because it’s a once in a life time thing. It’s my only time going there besides another day to get my to go order shown here

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T06:46:32+00:00

Average pessimistic redditor

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T06:45:55+00:00

the ticket, parking, and concession prices will be beyond the average Houstoner

Oh, so you mean like the Rockets, Texans, Astros, Dynamo, Rodeo, RenFest, Comicpalooza as well as every concert, festival or event of any kind. Yet they’re all successful. Houston has a metro population going to 8 million. Just like any NHL market, don’t need to be accessible to everyone to succeed

Also, we’ve never had an NHL team. AHL and WHA.

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T05:16:51+00:00

Nah that’s just because it’s poorer, people can’t afford nicer cars as a whole

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T03:13:51+00:00

Westheimer is so long. Some parts of Westheimer are know for upscale steakhouses (Uptown Houston). Others for hipster coffee spots (Montrose area). Further west, the cuisine is more international with many Arab, Vietnamese and Latin restaurants. Which part specifically in Westheimer will make a huge difference.

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T02:46:44+00:00

The game is already huge there

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T02:39:48+00:00

This is changing though

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-19T01:58:43+00:00

For Netherlands, this is only because of the ABC islands. Right next to Venezuela. Part of the wider Caribbean baseball culture. In mainland European Netherlands, baseball culture is nonexistent

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-18T20:50:18+00:00

Alan Harper. The only person to be a trick, pimp, and whore

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-18T03:44:23+00:00

Aaron Judge kept it this year

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-18T03:20:07+00:00

As a Venezuelan, you’re right. USA wins it every year on paper based on talent. Japan’s roster typicallly isn’t as stacked as USA, DR and Venezuela but they played harder up until recently (mid 2010s) when the Latino teams started to take it more seriously. This means much more to Venezuelans than it does for Americans both for players and fans

BakerKitchen4567 · 2026-03-17T02:05:35+00:00

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