Rumor: Canadian team at risk of being relocated to Houston.

Canadian team in serious jeopardy.

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Rumor: Canadian team at risk of being relocated to Houston.
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There are massive rumors floating around the National Hockey League regarding the possibility of an NHL franchise landing in Houston, and now it seems a Canadian team may be in the cross-hairs. 

While there is no longer any doubt that Tim Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets franchise in the National Basketball Association, is looking to bring an NHL team to Houston, it's still unclear whether or not that will be an expansion franchise or if the NHL will be relocating one of it's struggling teams to that location. 

The two most obvious candidates for a potential relocation would appear to be the Arizona Coyotes and the Carolina Hurricanes, but so far the Hurricanes have not been connected to Houston. Shockingly however one Canadian franchise is being linked to Houston as a potential target for relocation.

From John Shannon of Sportsnet:

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And in that same vein, talks between the City of Calgary and the Flames are at a standstill. No, let’s rephrase that: talks between the City of Calgary and the Flames are nonexistent. With that, Calgary will have to be put into the relocation mix as well. There is little doubt that Flames majority owner Murray Edwards is bitterly disappointed, even angry, about the events of the past year with the demise of the Calgary Next proposal and the lack of flexibility in the city’s funding proposal for the East Village Arena. There are those close to Edwards saying he might entertain moving the team.

It's a poorly kept secret that the Flames have seen a sharp decrease in their revenue relative to the rest of the league, and the team believes that without a modern arena that trend will continue. With the City of Calgary completely shutting down talks with the Flames relocation may be a serious threat to a Canadian team for the first time in 20 years.

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