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NHLtoSeattle 2017 News in Review
We entered 2017 without a whole lot going for us to bring the NHL to Seattle. SoDo Arena was largely dead and a lot of us where skeptical of a potential redevelopment of KeyArena could accommodate a sheet of ice. If you want to see how gloom it looked at the end of 2016, take a […]
Seattle is ready for the NBA and NHL
From Brian Robinson and John Barr Seattle’s rapid and inspiring growth over the last decade has placed our city atop many important lists. For example: Top 10 Most Livable Big Cities (Business Insider, August 2017) The fastest growing big city in the United States (US Census, 2017) The city with more construction cranes than any […]
An open letter to Chris Hansen: Please openly endorse the Seattle Center Arena Plan
Dear Mr. Hansen, I’ve been attending your rallies, participating at City and County Council meetings, and supporting your efforts online for the better part of the last 6 years. I was at the unfortunate Occidental Street vacation vote. And, like a lot of Sonics and hockey fans in the area, I was devastated by the […]
SoDo is Dead
I know there are a lot of folks that wanted to see the SoDo site be the location of Seattle’s arena to host NHL and NBA teams, but the door seems to have been closed indefinitely as the City of Seattle shared that they will not be re-voting on the Occidental Street Vacation that the […]
A couple podcasts and YouTube video
Just a quick note that I made appearances on a couple podcast over the last two weeks to talk hockey and arenas. If you are like me and itching for any and all hockey news out of Seattle, this might help fill the void because things are pretty quiet right now. Hockey talk in Seattle […]
Seattle Partners pull out of KeyArena bid process
Seattle Partners, a partnership between AEG and Hudson Pacific, announced in a formal letter to the City of Seattle that they would be pulling out of the KeyArena remodel process. On the surface, it appeared to be a surprise, but to those of us that have been following the story for a while know that AEG was […]
KeyArena remodel will support NBA/NHL
There has been some concerns raised about KeyArena becoming a music only venue that would essentially lock out the Sonics and the NHL. The concern appeared to originate from a Wall Street Journal article that was quoted and magnified by a local article. The Oak View Group’s Lance Lopes addressed some concerns raised by the […]
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