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We had a good week
Going into the week our biggest worry was appeals to the Final Environmental Impact Statement. An appeal could have put the already aggressive timeline to hit the 2020-21 season for an NHL franchise at risk. The deadline was Thursday, September 13th at 5pm. Aside from the occasional distraction, let’s just say I was on Twitter […]
Steve Yzerman steps down in Tampa, fueling speculation of him landing in Seattle
By Andy Eide What was a quiet Tuesday morning in the hockey world turned wild after a giant bolt of lightning ignited speculation in Florida, Michigan, and yes, even here in Seattle. Tampa Bay general manager Steve Yzerman announced that he would be stepping down from his position with the Lightning after an eight-year run. […]
Quick Updates on Timelines
Updated Arena Timeline It was a relative heavy news week in NHL to Seattle movement. On Tuesday, I published an updated timeline of NHL approval with the best information I had at the time. Within 48 hours, we received a lot more clarity on the sequence of events. Here’s an estimated timeline for how the […]
Laying out the next steps toward NHL approval
As the NHL comes out of summer hibernation it would be a good time to lay out the critical 5 weeks ahead on the NHL to Seattle front. There are two major tracks to monitor: 1) the arena and 2) NHL franchise approval. The Arena OVG and the City of the Seattle have been going […]
Everett Silvertips Goalie Dustin Wolf Steps Into the Spotlight
By Andy Eide There was a problem midway through the Everett Silvertips second round, Game 5 against the Portland Winterhawks during the WHL playoffs last year. Carter Hart, the Everett goalie who had seemingly won every accolade a player can, suddenly became ill. At the second-period media timeout he rushed to the Everett bench and […]
WEEKEND READING, LISTENING, AND VIEWING 2018-08-17
LOCAL What’s in a name? For Seattle’s future NHL team, more than meets the Sock-eye Seattle Times tackles the name game exercise. Tuesdays with Tod NHL Seattle president, Tod Leiweke, jumped on KJR radio with Dave ‘Softy’ Mahler in what will be a regular segment. (Tod’s segment starts about the 43 minute mark) Lexi Bender […]
NHL-NBC TV Schedule Announced
The NHL and NBC announced the NHL National TV schedule yesterday. The 2018-19 season will feature an all-time high of 109 games that will be broadcast on the NBC network family. NBC will be showcasing some of the best talent in the league, independent of the market size of the teams which appears to be […]
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