On “leadership” and “vision” - or lack there of, cites Calgary Entrepreneur / Philanthropist of city council activities, err lack of urgency in agreeing to the Flames’ owners deal.
“Nashville model”
‘[If you] build it, they [will] come’ motto works fine and dandy in ‘Field of Dreams’. The sports mojo ran its gamut in Nashville Predators Stanley Cup run.
The city of Nashville built a sports arena in 1996 in hopes to attract a NBA team, with a NHL team being consolation prize. It was during the 1998 NHL expansion draft that the Nashville Predators planted roots in humble ‘country music city’.