Realignment, Quebec City and SoDo Arena Renders
What a day! NHL approves realignment, Sonics ticket priority list went on sale & then the team at SonicsArena post the arena renderings with a rink. I want to focus on the NHL realignment. Yes, yes, things look good for Seattle for expansion with the lopsided divisions but I don’t think the league would tip […]
NHL Attendance Numbers for 2013
Numbers are current through the end of February. (This is a complete replica of what I posted on 3rdlinegrind.com but people keep clicking here for attendance date) Inspired by MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, I have updated my Year over Year NHL attendance figures. I am going to make this short and sweet. League attendance […]
Big day on landing an NHL team in Seattle….
Okay okay we are a long way from getting an NHL team in Seattle but we cleared another major road block today. The Lawsuit filed by the ILUW was thrown out by a Washington State judge today. Had this not been thrown out, it could have delayed progress on the arena. This could have put […]
NHL Attendance through Feb 9th
I posted the following tweats today and thought I would post them here for anyone that didn’t catch them in their timeline or are Tweeters. Through yesterday’s games compared to like games last year #NHLAttendance is up 5% #whatlockout Only 3 teams have lower attendance this year: Leafs -1%, Rangers -5% and Blues -8% TOR […]
The Wikipedia entry for the Week that was “NHL to Seattle”
This has easily been the biggest week of news on the NHL possibly coming to Seattle ever. Forbes, CBC, Globe and Mail, Sportsnet.ca & ESPN all referenced an NHL team coming to Seattle. The local coverage by KING5’s Chris Daniels and sports radio KJR has been excellent. I will post a lot of links in […]
Hang in there Phoenix Coyotes fans!!!
As the news starts to break on the Jamison group not being able to come up with the funds, I wanted to send a note to the Coyotes fans who have been loyal through this whole ordeal. Hang in there, the coming days, weeks and maybe even months will not be kind. I’ve always rooted […]
All eyes on Phoenix & why Seattle might be an option for the Coyotes
Let me first state, I am not rooting against keeping the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale. I believe in this sport very much and I am convinced that with the right ownership team, hockey can do well anywhere. Based on the success of the San Jose Sharks, I am certain Greg Jamison can turn the franchise […]
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