Colorado Avalanche: Best Hub City for Phase 4

DENVER, CO - APRIL 17: Fans head for the arena as the Minnesota Wild face the Colorado Avalanche in Game One of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 17, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 5-4 in overtime to take a 1-0 game advantage in the series. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, CANADA – MAY 3: An aerial view of the grounds of the CNE at Exhibition Place and BMO Field and Ontario Place in the background on May 3, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

Toronto

As I said, the NHL is going to try really hard to award Toronto as a hub city. They’re not the sexiest of Canadian cities on the list, but they’re not the un-sexiest either.

Toronto’s bid as a hub cit includes a “40-acre campus-like bubble” on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. Players would have access to plenty of practice and play facilities. They’d also have a great hotel.

Best I can tell, though, there aren’t any built-in amenities. It appears to be a fair grounds. Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment will provide food trucks and an outdoor movie theater.

Really? Food trucks?

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