In what has been the bluntest talk yet about the future of the Calgary Flames, president of hockey operations Brian Burke said the NHL team will move if a new arena is not built. Burke’s speech aimed to focus on the financial challenges that Canadian NHL teams face, from a low Canadian dollar to greater public support for new facilities in the U.S. “Brian Burke runs Hockey Operations for the Calgary Flames and he and many Calgarians have strong views about this topic,” King said. The Calgary Flames are a for-profit business.”Chris MacRae, the only business person attending the luncheon who spoke out against Burke, agreed. “We are huge fans of this hockey team, and I’m not opposed to some public support.

Source: National Post June 08, 2017 14:48 UTC