[Chron] If Houston will build it, the NHL is ready to come.

"Houston is a huge market. It's probably the third or four biggest market in the United States, but probably the only city in the top 20 that does not have a NHL hockey team. It's like what Bettman told me: nothing is going to happen until he sees something solid. But Houston is in the thoughts of the NHL." — Michel Petit, 16-year NHL veteran and Houston resident

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