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johnsonutah t1_j6ft89c wrote

Fairfield County could support a sports team. Connect it to the Metro North system and it would work out very well. Biggest issue here would be flights in/out for away teams, as they’d have to use a NY airport I’m guessing unless Tweed was workable.

Hartford County could not support a team nor is it viewed well by any league lol.

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11BMasshole t1_j6g0p49 wrote

If marketed well a Hartford area team could draw from the Springfield area. Although I’m pretty sure they tried back then , but the Bruins were very much the preferred team with the Rangers a close 2nd.

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johnsonutah t1_j6g2w2i wrote

Doubtful that anyone from MA would pull for a CT team over a Boston team. It would just be out of convenience - being closer to Hartford so they could attend games. And even then, everyone who’s been to hartford knows its infrastructure blows, traffic sucks, and the city isn’t a place you want to be.

Better to set up shop in New Haven or FFC along the train line. You’d get all the Hartford people anyways + the massive quantity of people living in FFC

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