# When will Portland get another major league team?

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**Created:** [September 13, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-portland-get-another-major-league-team/463397 "2008-09-13T04:04:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-portland-get-another-major-league-team/463397/10 "2008-09-13T17:11:39Z")

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Paul Allen was all but begged to apply for an NHL franchise back in the expansion frenzy of the mid to late 90s. He didn’t want one.

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