Oklahoma City group won't pursue Pittsburgh Penguins

KOTV ^ | January 12, 2006 | Staff

[mcg2000]

PITTSBURGH (AP) _ An Oklahoma City business group is no longer interested in trying to bring the Pittsburgh Penguins to Oklahoma.

Brad Lund of Express Sports says his group can't meet the team's timetable to work out a new arena deal.

The Penguins and owner Mario Lemieux have been seeking a new arena in Pittsburgh and have already visited Kansas City and have an offer to move there.

Ford Center in Oklahoma City opened in 2003 and is the part time home of the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. Lund says his group will focus on trying to land a permanent NBA franchise.

[Always Right]

Lund says his group will focus on trying to land a permanent NBA franchise.

Permanent and sport franchise do not belong in the same sentence.

[Condor51]

Having grown up in the era of 'real' hockey - the Six Team NHL - I may be a little biased, but I don't think hockey will 'play' in any city that doesn't have a WINTER.

It's like having a Pro Baseball team in Canada, how absurd can you get.