Wroclaw Times - Eagles wants a team in Poland

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Eagles wants to be an investor if a team goes to Wroclaw

 

 

 

In recent months there have been a lot of rumors about an expansion to VHL. Today it was announced that 2 teams will be joining the VHL. In this article we discuss putting a team in Poland in the city of Wroclaw.

Wroclaw is a city in Western Poland with a population of 630,000+. It is one of the more popular cities in Poland and has hosted many great sporting events such as Euro 2012 football championships and was also named the European Capital of Culture in 2016.

Greg Eagles, who currently plays for Vancouver Wolves, mentioned earlier today that he would definitely be interested as an investor for getting a team in Wroclaw. 

 

 

“ I think it is about time Poland gets some representation in the VHL, you can’t pick a better city then Wroclaw and I would be more then happy to help invest in getting a team there” Said Eagles " Maybe in the future I would also like to play for them but right now I just want to be a behind the scenes investor, I am very happy in Vancouver and I don't see myself leaving anytime soon but if a team goes to Wroclaw then I want to be 100% involved"

 

 

Wroclaw is seen as a great location as it has the population to support a team, very good transportation to support fans getting to and from the city and it is the second wealthiest city in Poland, just behind the Polish capital of Warsaw. There are also plenty of sponsorship opportunities with great local business and also national businesses.

Interest in hockey is starting to rise in Wroclaw as the Vancouver Wolves games are being streamed by a local Wroclaw sports station. Greg Eagles is also on the forefront of spreading hockey in his home town and makes annual visits in the off-season to help promote the sport and to run hockey clinics for the youth in the area.

 

 

“ I think it’s great that more kids are looking to play hockey, Wroclaw is a very soccer dominated city but the more sports that the kids get to experience the better for them. “ Said Eagles “ I love going back and teaching everyone how to play hockey and teaching them the rules, I think within the next few years Wroclaw will be a great hockey city and having a team represented in the VHL would be a great motivational factor in helping the game grow here”

 

Currently there is a hockey league in Poland called the Polska Hokej Liga but it is not as popular as the VHL and mostly consists of teams only from the south. Stadium capacities for these leagues are also small with arenas not being bigger then 5000 capacity. If the VHL were to put a team in Wroclaw, the Polska Hokej Liga could be used as more of a feeder league for future VHL players.

 

Putting a team in Wroclaw can also help VHL with merchandising income as Polish fans are very loyal to their teams and love to spend money on merchandise. Having at least one Polish team in a popular league can help unite every hockey polish fan to root for Wroclaw which will significantly help VHL’s bottom line.

As of now, no one knows where the 2 teams will land but many are hoping that one of the two will land in Poland and if it does, you can be sure Greg Eagles would be involved in helping bring a team to his home country

Edited August 12, 2019 by Greg_Di