Billionaire restaurateur and casino magnate Tilman Fertitta is intensifying talks to bring a professional hockey team to Houston, aiming to bolster the downtown economy. Fertitta, who also owns the Houston Rockets, believes that introducing an NHL team to the city would be a significant economic boost. This move comes as the NHL has yet to establish a team in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the U.S. The discussions about the potential new team have reportedly picked up recently.
The NHL has never given Houston — the fourth-largest city in the country a shot — but they should think about giving it a shot, especially since the owner of the Houston Rockets, Tilman Fertitta, appears to be interested in a team. Read: https://t.co/1xEgmbVjGL https://t.co/sUCH5eQSWS
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Memo to Tilman: Just Do It: Houston, NHL talks on potential new hockey team have intensified, says Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta https://t.co/NB2q2ks3do via @houstonchron
Houston, NHL talks on potential new hockey team have intensified, says Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta https://t.co/NB2q2ks3do via @houstonchron
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta says talks to bring the NHL to Houston have picked up of late as he sees a hockey team as a way to boost the downtown economy. https://t.co/rGvVcyaPUQ
Tilman Fertitta: Talks to bring NHL team to Houston have intensified https://t.co/KmkpcOh2Nj
Billionaire restaurateur and casino magnate Tilman Fertitta sees a professional hockey team as the next building block for the downtown Houston economy https://t.co/J9OxQ56c5f