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 […]
Primary Election: Seattle Mayoral Candidates Guide
Your priorities for selecting a Seattle Mayor will more than likely be different than mine. Which is why I am not in the business of telling people how they should and should not vote. That said, over the last week I’ve received several emails asking about which Seattle Mayoral candidates support bringing the NHL to […]
USA Hockey Memberships in Washington State
Happy 4th of July everyone. As a fun little holiday tie in, I figured I would like to share some insights on USA Hockey growth in Washington State. As you should be able to see, we had a 2.6% increase in USA hockey memberships last year which coincides with our steady growth since 2002-2003. When […]
Stacking up the potential arenas
A lot has happened over the last couple weeks. In an effort to bring us all up to speed, I created this summary comparison and analysis on the current situation of our Arena options. Below is a table of everything that is known about the two options the City of Seattle has on the table. […]
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 […]
Tale of Two Leagues…and expansion
As both the NHL and NBA kicked off their respective championships series this week, it provided an opportunity to address expansion in the respective leagues. Bill Daly On Monday, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly made some press rounds. I snipped this quote from the Yahoo Puck Daddy blog. “We kinda stopped holding on breath on […]
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