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Sound of Hockey Podcast Episode 4 – IT’S HAPPENING! HOCKEY IS COMING!
In the latest episode of Sound of Hockey, the guys are over the moon about the NHL’s Board of Governors Executive Committee recommending acceptance of Seattle’s expansion application. There’s no shortage of discussion on what this means to the city, the fans, and the league. John, Andy, and Darren also chat about the latest from […]
2015 NHL to Seattle Report Card
I am giving out grades for 2015 and it is not pretty. I am optimistic on Seattle getting an NHL team but we have work to do. Last year at this time the outlook for a potential NHL franchise in Seattle was looking promising. The NHL approved Las Vegas to begin a Season Ticket drive. […]
Glendale goes nuclear on Arizona Coyotes
Sorry for the glamorous headline but there is no other way to explain it. Yesterday, the Glendale City Council scheduled a special meeting for today that could potentially cancel their two year old lease and operating agreement claiming that the Coyotes are in breach of their agreement. It appears the city council is citing Arizona State law 38.511: […]
Recapping some stories of the week
Here is a quick summary of some of the stories that were passed around this week relevant to the NHL coming to Seattle. Seattle Arena EIS KOMO news reported that the Arena EIS process was delayed again. Which is pretty consistent with what we heard from Chris Daniels in July. I dismissed it as no news […]
The NHL to Seattle Weekly roundup
We had a wild week. I have highlighted some of the most impactful articles, podcasts and other content that framed the week. It might be obvious, but I don’t agree with everything I am sharing but I still wanted to show some of the more interesting articles on the topic at hand. Two initial reports set the […]
Looking in the rearview mirror: Glendale City Council is back in the news
When news broke yesterday that Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers asked the Arizona state attorney general to investigate the City Council members violation of the open meeting policy, I intentionally did not share or comment on any of news. Whether it be Sacramento, Glendale or Broward County, I try to stay out of other cities local politics. I do not […]
December NHL Attendance Report
December attendance numbers are in. As a whole, NHL attendance was relatively flat for December when comparing to December of 2011. 10 teams had declines from December of 2011 while only 4 teams had increases. St. Louis, Florida & Columbus are down double digits and only the Islanders & Coyotes were up double digits in […]
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