Thunder crowd likely to help business

March 29, 2007 at 5:21p.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — When it comes to sports in this area, football is king.

With the Mahoning Valley Thunder arena football team kicking off its inaugural season Saturday at the Chevrolet Centre, downtown restaurants and bars are expecting business to pick up before and after the games.

While Youngstown SteelHounds minor league hockey games help the downtown establishments’ financial bottom line, several hope the af2 team will match or even succeed the hockey crowds.

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