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SoDo Arena current state of an NHL first scenario: A little refresher
It is commonly known that the NHL must have assurances of a new Arena in Seattle before awarding the city an NHL franchise. The blocking issue is not as simple as rewriting the current MOU to enable an NHL-first scenario. For those that don’t know, the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Seattle and […]
Quick thoughts on Florida Attendance
In case you missed it, there were several photos of an empty arena during the Florida Panthers game last night. People quickly tagged me, mentioned me and emailed last night with references to moving the Panthers to Seattle. I get it, it looks bad and we knew this was coming based on announcements from the […]
The Chris Daniels Radio Show Tour Archive
When Chris Daniels breaks some interesting arena news, he hits the airways. Here is a rundown of the shows he did on Tuesday. Occasionally Chris will give a little more context or insight to what was already reported. If you have the time, it is worth a listen. Michael Grey Show on 710AM Ian Furness Show on 950 […]
The Blue Jays are in town and out come the Canadians
I have often thought there are a lot of Canadians in the Seattle area. I do hang out in Hockey Circles so that might explain my theory which is obviously biased but I have met plenty that don’t play hockey. Last year I found myself outside Safeco before a Mariners game where I couldn’t help to […]
NY Post: Gretzky interested in NHL to Seattle. Agent: Not so fast.
Just when we expected to be go into the hockey news doldrums, the New York Post reports that none other than Wayne Gretzky is part of an ownership group that is trying to land an NHL team in Seattle. Wayne Gretzky has joined a group of investors hoping to bring a National Hockey League team to Seattle, The […]
No news from the BOG meeting today….
Hopefully I have set expectations appropriately and this is not a shock to anyone. Right at the very end…like the last 5 seconds. “We’re Not green lighting expansion process today.” On the bright side, there was no talk about Quebec, Kansas City or Las Vegas either. I am going to end this post with 3 […]
All is quiet on the western front…
Today is the day when the NHL Board of Governors meet. If there was going to be an expansion announcement for the 2015-16 Season, today would have been the day. Based on the lack of any speculation going around, I think it is safe to say we won’t hear much. Gary Bettman also gave a rather clear message when speaking […]
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