Anson Carter Pushing For NHL Expansion In Atlanta
NHL expansion is a huge topic in the sport right now. Could Atlanta land a team again? There has been some smoke of this in the past. Now there just might be the right spark to make it happen. Former NHL forward and current TNT broadcaster Anson Carter is making a real push to bring a team back to the state of Georgia.
“I’ve lived in Atlanta since 2009, and I have no doubt that the best league in the world will thrive in its return to Metro Atlanta,” Carter said in a statement. “…I have been in dialogue with commissioner (Gary) Bettman since 2019 about an expansion team returning to the Fulton County Metro Atlanta market, knowing that NHL franchise decisions are exclusively decided by the NHL Board of Governors.”
The letter adds that Alpharetta has “the largest hockey-playing community in Metro Atlanta” and says the arena will be part of a “visionary development at the North Point Mall site” that will include an outdoor stadium for soccer or lacrosse, hotels, dining options, an esports venue, and community and practice facilities.
If a team goes back to Atlanta, will they be known as the Thrashers or will they try to go with a new name? That part remains TBD.
In the meantime, there will be some heavy competition. Utah wants a team. Houston wants a team. We still don’t know what’s going to happen with Arizona. The only thing we know for sure is that it feels like only a matter of time before we get two more teams in the league.
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