BillsFan4 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/pegulas-get-nll-expansion-team-rochester-blue-cross-arena-get-several-upgrades Quote Terry and Kim Pegula announced on Thursday that they have been awarded an National Lacrosse League expansion franchise for the city of Rochester. The team will begin play for the 2019-2020 NLL season. The Pegula-owned Rochester team will keep the name and legacy of the city's existing team, the Rochester Knighthawks. The current Rochester NLL franchise, owned by Canadian businessman Curt Styres, is moving operations to Halifax, Nova Scotia following this season. They are also purchasing + installing a new 4-sided HD video scoreboard at Blue Cross Arena, and have donated millions to make additional upgrades to the locker rooms, concession stands, rest rooms, roof and audio visual equipment. Edited September 16, 2018 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 3 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/pegulas-get-nll-expansion-team-rochester-blue-cross-arena-get-several-upgrades They are also purchasing + installing a new 4-sided HD video scoreboard at Blue Cross Arena, and have donated millions to make additional upgrades to the locker rooms, concession stands, rest rooms, roof and audio visual equipment. This is just news now? Thought that came though 2-3 months ago. The Knig-hit Hawk news, that is. The expenditure on the War Memorial Arena is new news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Taro T said: This is just news now? Thought that came though 2-3 months ago. The Knig-hit Hawk news, that is. The expenditure on the War Memorial Arena is new news. I hadn’t heard about them getting another NLL team until today. I must have completely missed the announcement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: I hadn’t heard about them getting another NLL team until today. I must have completely missed the announcement... According to the article, guess the Pegulas getting the Knig-hit Hawks just now became official. Really thought that had been official almost since Styres announced the current version was moving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Another franchise to run into the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkreed Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 57 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: Another franchise to run into the ground? The real question is can he own the team, since he owns the Sabres and Bills? And what about the Bandits which he owned through the Sabres I thought. Edit- I read the article and found out that indeed he will own to teams in the same league..... Seems like a conflict of interest. Edited September 17, 2018 by nkreed Opening my mouth before thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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