PROSPECTIVE CITIES

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1. PORTLAND, OR - "Portland is by far the most underserved professional sports market in the U.S." Sites NHL TO PORTLAND OREGON SPORTS AUTHORITY Articles MARKET TRENDS SURVEY - 7/26/1999 PORTLAND MAY PUT MORE BAIT ON THE NHL HOOK - 6/14/2002 PORTLAND TALK OFFSIDE - 1/9/2003 PORTLAND ISNT THE ANSWER FOR SENATORS - 1/13/2003 PORTLAND A TWO TEAM TOWN? - 1/13/2003 PORTLAND SHOULD BUILD IT'S OWN IDENTITY - 1/14/2003 WHICH PART OF "NO" DOESNT THE NHL GET? - 1/14/2003 SENATORS, SABRES: NO PLACE ELSE TO GO - 1/16/2003 DEAL TO PURCHASE SENATORS FALLS THROUGH - 2/27/2003 NHL TO PORTLAND ON HOLD FOR THE MOMENT - 5/12/2003 POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON PORTLAND - 9/25/2003

2. HOUSTON, TX - Houston is the 4th largest city in the US, and the biggest American city without an NHL team. Sites HOUSTON HOCKEY HISTORY Articles SENATORS, SABRES: NO PLACE ELSE TO GO - 1/16/2003 NEW HOUSTON ARENA SET TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 2003 - 9/1/2003 NHL COULD WIND UP WITH TEAM IN HOUSTON - 10/3/2003

3. WINNIPEG, MAN - Canada's last city to lose a team, could be the first one to get one back. Sites JETSOWNER Articles COULD PENGUINS FLY? - 1/1/2004 MYSTERY TEAM CONTACTS WINNIPEG - 1/16/2004 PREDS COULD BE MYSTERY TEAM - 1/20/2004 BETTMAN DISCUSSES WINNIPEG AT ALL-STAR GAME - 2/10/2004

4. KANSAS CITY, MO - Did you know that Kansas City is largest non-NHL market for television ratings? Sites KC HOCKEY KC SPORTS COMMISSION NHL21 KANSAS CITY HOCKEY PROJECT Articles POSSIBLE TENANTS FOR A NEW ARENA? - 12/6/2002 NO HOCKEY IN KC ANYTIME SOON - 7/9/2003 NHL21 GETS ANOTHER PRESEASON GAME FOR KC - 2/10/2004

5. HARTFORD, CT- Sites WHALERS.HART.NET WHALER WATCH Articles NHL BACK TO HARTFORD A PIPE DREAM. - 4/26/2003 COULD THE WHALE RETURN? - 3/2/2004 BALDWIN TALKING TO PENGUINS - 5/15/2004

6. MILWAUKEE, WI - CAN MILWAUKEE SUPPORT AN NHL TEAM? - 1/28/2003 WHERE HAS PRO HOCKEY GONE? - 11/1/2003

7. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK  - OKLAHOMA CITY ARENA STATS AND COMPARISONS

8. LAS VEGAS, NV  - NHL INTERESTED IN LAS VEGAS? - 2/17/2004 NHL ON THE STRIP HARDLY A GOOD BET VEGAS WOOS NHL SENATORS LAS VEGAS WONT GET NBA/NHL ANYTIME SOON

9. CINCINNATI, OH - HOCKEY OWNER FORESEES NHL TEAM IN CINCINNATI -10/4/2001

10. HAMILTON, ON - HAMILTON PERFECT FIT FOR SABRES - 1/15/2003 LAWYER LOOKING TO LURE TEAM TO HAMILTON - 2/4/2004 HAMILTON CLEARS WAY FOR NHL BID - 4/30/2004