Seattle Thunderbirds are WHL Champions
Not much to do with brining the NHL to Seattle but as anyone who follows me on twitter or facebook, knows I love promoting local hockey including our 2 WHL teams. I thought I would do a quick shout out to our Seattle Thunderbirds on winning their first WHL championship in their 40 year franchise […]
KeyArena remodel will support NBA/NHL
There has been some concerns raised about KeyArena becoming a music only venue that would essentially lock out the Sonics and the NHL. The concern appeared to originate from a Wall Street Journal article that was quoted and magnified by a local article. The Oak View Group’s Lance Lopes addressed some concerns raised by the […]
2 proposals for KeyArena RFP process
As you have probably seen by now, two groups have submitted their responses to the City of Seattle’s Request for Proposal (RFP) to renovate KeyArena into a world-class entertainment facility that could someday accommodate the return of the Sonics and the arrival of an NHL franchise. Seattle Partners (AEG & Hudson Pacific) and Oak View […]
Happy Seattle Metropolitans Day!
100 Years ago today the Seattle Metropolitans defeated the Montreal Canadiens. The Metropolitans became the first American team to win the cup. Hopefully it won’t be the last. #NeverForget
Oak View Group round up and Bettman comments on Seattle
The Oak View Group’s Tim Leiweke was in town and made a couple key stops to speak with the Seattle Times and King5’s Chris Daniels. As you might recall, the Oak View Group is one of the two expected bidders on the KeyArena redevelopment RFP that could host both an NBA or NHL team. Before […]
SoDo Group files new petition for Occidental Street Vacation
Yesterday, Chris Hansen and the SoDo group filed a new petition for the Occidental Street Vacation. This new proposal was consistent with their communicated plan over the last 6 months but was not formalized until Wednesday. The big things are: 100% Private Financing. No arena gets built until a team from either the NHL or NBA […]
Raising Funds for the RMHC Hockey Challenge
I have the honor of playing in the Ronald McDonald House Hockey Challenge. This is an annual event put on by the Seattle Thunderbirds and the Ronald McDonald House of Western Washington and Alaska. If you don’t know what the Ronald McDonald House is all about, you should. The Seattle Ronald McDonald House is a […]
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