No matter what happens in 5 years, you will want your own facility in the future. Based on your research, what size arenas will you propose? What is the projected cost of the new facilities? Based on the projected cost, you will propose that your group will pay for 50% of the new facilities and ask the city/county/state to pay for 50%. What are your options for private financing? What are the options for the city/county/state financing? Which option would you recommend to your investors? Which would you recommend to the city/county/state?

You must answer each question for each of the following franchises:

• Toronto Marlies
• Palm Springs Kraken
• Syracuse Crunch