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Weekend Reading, Listening, and Viewing 2018-06-29
Here is a list of content that I found insightful or just enjoyable over the last 7 days. Local Seattle Center Arena Redevelopment Design Commission Presentation – A few weeks old, but this flew under the radar. A 95 page OVG presentation to the Seattle Design Commission on 2018-06-21 on the Seattle Center Arena redevelopment. Snohomish County […]
“Side deals” will be more difficult for Seattle franchise to swing
One of the most magical rides in sports history finally came to a crashing halt in the Stanley Cup Final when the Vegas Golden Knights—in their first season in NHL existence—finally fell to the mightier Washington Capitals. From a Seattle perspective, the unfathomable trip Vegas went on to find itself just one step short of […]
Seattle is ahead of Vegas NHL timeline
We will not hear about the Seattle application from the NHL Board of Governors meeting next week. Gary Bettman made that perfectly clear when he addressed the media before the Stanley Cup Final began a couple weeks ago. “The fact is and I know there has been a lot of speculation that somehow there is […]
The NHL’s arrival in Seattle could be a boon for local youth hockey
Mekai Sanders is like most kids who grow up playing hockey. The Gig Harbor native, who recently turned 15, has starry-eyed dreams of reaching the top level of the sport and to be like his favorite player Alex Ovechkin. Sanders learned the game on local ice, playing for the Sno-King Junior Thunderbirds, and his dream […]
NHL Expansion grows the player pool
I’ve long contended that Seattle is an attractive market for the NHL because of the opportunity to grow the fan base. But there is also an opportunity to grow the player pool. We do have 5 WHL teams in the region. However, as much as a lot of us love Major Junior Hockey, it just […]
The road to NHL approval
It has been a relatively quiet period since the Stanley Cup Playoffs started in early April. Every day I find myself chomping for something to do that can help the NHL come to Seattle or even increasing its success once it arrives. But I know we are in this quiet period, and as much as […]
Pacific Northwest Playoff Guide
Here is your completely biased and unapologetic pacific northwest guide to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the exception of the Pittsburgh Penguins, all Stanley Cup Playoff teams have a northwest reason to root for on the team. Without further ado, here is your reason to root for <<Insert team name not named Pittsburgh Penguins here>>. […]
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