Edited sentence: As such, those markets are unlikely to receive an NHL franchise in the near future.Both Cleveland and Seattle have history with major professional hockey: the Seattle Metropolitans were the first American winners of the Stanley Cup, but folded in 1924, while the Seattle Totems played in the borderline-major Western Hockey League from 1945 to 1975.Cleveland, during the 1970s, hosted the Cleveland Barons (the former Oakland Seals), which failed to draw fans or revenue, and was merged with the Minnesota North Stars after two seasons (what was left of the team was spun off in 1991 to form the San Jose Sharks).Houston, San Diego and Orlando are warm-weather cities, and the recent attempts to expand into nontraditional hockey markets such as these have resulted in less than favorable results (Orlando is also adjacent to the Tampa Bay market, which has the Tampa Bay Lightning, and none of the major professional sports leagues have teams in both Tampa Bay and Orlando)