In March of 1973, Brian Heekin, head of the Cincinnati Hockey Club Corp was confident his meeting with NHL officials would lead to Cincinnati obtaining a franchise.
While the already NHL approved Kansas City franchise was running into obstacles such as lawsuits over a publicly funded arena, Heekin was ready to announce that the new Cincinnati NHL club w…
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