Glen Goodall Is The Seattle Hockey Legend You Need To Know
By Andy Eide The goal came in 1990 during a February game against the Portland Winterhawks at the Arena on Mercer Street. It had to come against Portland. It was an innocent looking play to start. A battle in the corner resulted in the puck squirting out to Seattle Thunderbirds captain Glen Goodall. He pivoted […]
Oak View, NHL Seattle Continue Celebration At Seattle Center Arena Ground Breaking Ceremony
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – What was officially a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Seattle Center Arena Wednesday, turned quickly into a continued celebration of the National Hockey League’s expansion to Seattle. The dignitaries that helped land the new team and the building of a new arena were all in attendance at the West Plaza […]
Its official! Seattle awarded 32nd NHL Franchise
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – The Sea Island resort in Georgia is about as far away, geographically and culturally, from Seattle as possible. But it’s a location that is now part of Seattle’s sports history. It will forever be the spot where National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league had officially awarded […]
NHL Seattle And SIFF Partner For Holidays On Ice Film Series
By Andy Eide With the holidays officially upon us, the Seattle International Film Festival and NHL Seattle have partnered to present a film series with one common theme. The theme of ice. Holidays On Ice runs Nov. 23rd through Dec. 16th, and will screen 11 films that are either about hockey or ice skating, and one […]
NHL Seattle Sees Practice Facility in Northgate as Epicenter of Northwest Hockey
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – The Northgate Mall food court was briefly taken over Monday morning by the group looking to bring an NHL team to Seattle. Tod Leiweke, President of Seattle Hockey Partners, was on hand to officially announce that Northgate will be the future home for the hockey training facility and team headquarters. […]
NHL says to Seattle, ‘Let’s do this’
By Andy Eide What a day Tuesday turned out to be for the city of Seattle and its hockey fans. Things began as NHL Seattle’s top line, led by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan in the middle with Jeremy Bonderman and Tod Leiweke on her wings, entered the NHL’s New York offices early in the morning, […]
NHL Seattle’s Tod Leiweke talks AHL, Training Facility, Arena Atmosphere and the State of His Game
This is part two of our conversation with Seattle Hockey Partners CEO Tod Leiweke. In Part one, Leiweke spoke about his passion for the game of hockey. In this piece, Leiweke touches on a number of topics surrounding the NHL arriving in Seattle. By Andy Eide The big week is here. Tod Leiweke will be […]
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