Isn’t ECHL the East Coast Hockey League? Tahoe is kind of stretching it.
But Belleville ON is only 60-70K and they have an AHL* team. Then again, it’s Canada.
*I was wrong, it’s AHL, not OHL
wjpd236
He’s going to run it into the ground
Low_Farm2827
What’s wrong with this?
Few-Manufacturer-587
Yea but lots of tourism
tnfrs
whats the T stand for?
tahoe
sunnyrapidz
Reno and sac are close by that will feel seats this is huge for hockey down there
2shack
There’s teams in the BCHL with smaller populations than that and they do just fine. It’s a lower level league and the location could be a draw for some guys. Only issue I can see is the pay for playing there might not be enough for them to afford to live there.
shua_mc
The echl team in rapid city can barely fill the arena they have and we’re at 75k…
Hershey has a population of 14,000 and they support an AHL team pretty well. Lots of rich folks in the area are happy to buy up the club seats and make it worth their while. I imagine Lake Tahoe will have a similar opportunity.
Technical_Ad_8244
All games will be played outdoors in the middle of the day.
RussianHabaciChef
ECHL on the west coast?
awuuu22
And about 100,000 part time residents
NkdUndrWtrBsktWeevr
Ah yes…Tim Tebow…the hockey fanatic.
evil_burrito
Home games are going to hurt. I’ve played a few tournaments there and I think the altitude is around 6,500 feet, iirc.
FinanciallyBrokenOne
As I mentioned in another thread on this post. Reno/Sparks which really is the main metro area is at least 75 minutes from South Lake Tahoe. For me, it’s 1.5 hours. Reno isn’t going to be the crutch for SL. The drive is treacherous over the passes in winter, if they are even open. This is a dumb idea. The people in SL will lose in this and the only one making out in any sense is that nutjob Tebow. He’d be better off opening a church.
dollarBillz007
I’ve never once in my life thought I wanted to visit Lake Tahoe and now I do. Not bc of the hockey but damn that pic looks dope.
dersi55
There is also another 300k plus people leaving within 30 minutes to an hour between Reno and Carson City and other small towns in the area.
ogfuelbone12
That’s so wild that 1 botched outdoor game there gets a hockey team.
I thought the arenas only sat like 5500 but the Solar Bears houses almost 18K! Newest team is under 8K so maybe it’ll work. 20% of the pop at the game tho? Gonna be tough. GLHF. Love hockey.
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Isn’t ECHL the East Coast Hockey League? Tahoe is kind of stretching it.
But Belleville ON is only 60-70K and they have an AHL* team. Then again, it’s Canada.
*I was wrong, it’s AHL, not OHL
He’s going to run it into the ground
What’s wrong with this?
Yea but lots of tourism
whats the T stand for?
tahoe
Reno and sac are close by that will feel seats this is huge for hockey down there
There’s teams in the BCHL with smaller populations than that and they do just fine. It’s a lower level league and the location could be a draw for some guys. Only issue I can see is the pay for playing there might not be enough for them to afford to live there.
The echl team in rapid city can barely fill the arena they have and we’re at 75k…
[40k population but it’s a massive tourist spot](https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/12/lake-tahoe-resort-housing-crisis)
The ECHL should get renamed at this point
Report “arena will be on a raft”
Hershey has a population of 14,000 and they support an AHL team pretty well. Lots of rich folks in the area are happy to buy up the club seats and make it worth their while. I imagine Lake Tahoe will have a similar opportunity.
All games will be played outdoors in the middle of the day.
ECHL on the west coast?
And about 100,000 part time residents
Ah yes…Tim Tebow…the hockey fanatic.
Home games are going to hurt. I’ve played a few tournaments there and I think the altitude is around 6,500 feet, iirc.
As I mentioned in another thread on this post. Reno/Sparks which really is the main metro area is at least 75 minutes from South Lake Tahoe. For me, it’s 1.5 hours. Reno isn’t going to be the crutch for SL. The drive is treacherous over the passes in winter, if they are even open. This is a dumb idea. The people in SL will lose in this and the only one making out in any sense is that nutjob Tebow. He’d be better off opening a church.
I’ve never once in my life thought I wanted to visit Lake Tahoe and now I do. Not bc of the hockey but damn that pic looks dope.
There is also another 300k plus people leaving within 30 minutes to an hour between Reno and Carson City and other small towns in the area.
That’s so wild that 1 botched outdoor game there gets a hockey team.
I thought the arenas only sat like 5500 but the Solar Bears houses almost 18K! Newest team is under 8K so maybe it’ll work. 20% of the pop at the game tho? Gonna be tough. GLHF. Love hockey.