From: jason@studsys.mscs.mu.edu (Jason Hanson)
Subject: Re: NHL team in Milwaukee
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In article <1993Apr16.131843.24012@walter.cray.com> cbetz@radioman.cray.com (Charles Betz  {x66442 CF/ENG}) writes:
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>Bradley Center in Milwaukee is home to the Milwaukee Admirals minor leauge
>hockey team.  The owner of the Admirals (sorry, I can't remember his name)
>either owns or at least shelled out the majority of the funds to build the
>Bradley Center.

Lloyd Pettit married into Allen-Bradley Corp. (ab.com) family and owns the
Admirals.  He donated the Bradley Center and the new Pettit National Ice
Center.

>Supposedly he was approached by the NHL about an expansion franchise, but 
>turned it down because he thought the franchise fee of $50 million was too
>high.

This is not the way I have heard it.  See, Lloyd (as he is affectionately
referred to by Milwaukeeans and Bob Uecker) bought the Bradley Center *TO* get
the NHL to come here.

>Like I said, I don't know whether this story is true or just a rumor, but if
>it's true, don't look for an NHL team in Milwaukee anytime soon.  The Admirals
>aren't going to be forced out of the building and you won't see an NHL club
>and a minor league club in the same building, especially since the NBA's
>Milwaukee Bucks play there as well.

Yeah, the Bucks, the Milwaukee Wave (soccer), the Admirals, the Marquette
Warriors, concerts and a bunch of other things...
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