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Lots of hurdles for Expansion but expanding in pairs is not one of them.
by Brad In 1978, the NHL’s Cleveland Barons merged with the Minnestoa North Stars, bringing the total number of teams in the NHL down from 18 to 17. The next year, four teams from the World Hockey Association were added to the league, bringing the number up to 21. For the next twelve seasons, the […]
Keep Calm and let them Carry On
The NHL has tried to figure out a solution for the Coyotes staying in Glendale for over 4 years. They obviously see something there that a lot of us hockey fans don’t see. It could be the 13th biggest TV Market, a rise in youth hockey, expected rebound in the housing market or maybe the […]
Potential Gate Revenues in KeyArena
Let me first say that I’ve always felt analyzing Arena Revenues on the success of a franchise is just part of the financial picture & can be shortsighted. Arena Revs are important and it is largely reported that NHL relies on their Arena Gate revenue much more than other professional sports leagues. My point about the Gate Revenues […]
Seattle is Plan B for Phoenix Coyotes: a crazy 5 days in NHL to Seattle news
Here is a summary of activity that went down over the last 5 days with links to the most important articles/stories. Wednesday June 12, 2013: Bettman and Daly triggered the chain of events with interviews saying that they could relocate the Phoenix Coyotes next season if the City of Glendale and the Renaissance Group. The Renaissance […]
NBA Relo Committee Recommendation a setback for bringing NHL to the area
No doubt, yesterday was a setback for our hopes in getting an NHL team to come to Seattle. We were not banking on the Coyotes as they seemed more of a pipe dream than reality. Reality is that we need that Arena built as soon as possible to see an NHL team here as soon […]
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 […]
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 […]
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