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Article: SHINN SEEMS TO PREFER RALEIGH FOR NHL TEAM THE NBA OWNER ALSO IS COURTING HAMPTON ROADS.(SPORTS)

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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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October 18, 1996
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Byline: FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS

George Shinn, owner of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, hinted in an interview with a North Carolina newspaper that he's more inclined to put an NHL expansion franchise in Raleigh rather than Hampton Roads.

The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that Shinn has been to Hampton Roads twice and also met with officials in Raleigh for initial discussions about an NHL expansion franchise.

Shinn, a former Raleigh resident, told the Raleigh News & Observer: ``I love the (Raleigh) market. The demographics are superb.

``If I did come in, it would be as a majority owner with one thing in mind: Get it done. And I'd ...

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