City of Seattle RFP for KeyArena gets released
Key Arena RFP There was a swirl of NHL/NBA Seattle news this week when the City of Seattle released the much anticipated RFP for the redevelopment of KeyArena. Inside the RFP, the first listed objective is to: “Provide a world-class civic arena to attract and present music, entertainment, and sports events, potentially including NBA and […]
2016 NHL to Seattle Report Card
As I do every year, I give out grades on how we did for the year across the three pillars of landing an NHL franchise, plus I throw in a bonus category of community. The categories are listed in priority order. A strong potential owner is the most important piece because they can influence the […]
NHL To Seattle 2016 News in Review
From a league level, we entered the beginning of 2016 with some outstanding questions on the two NHL expansion applications from Quebec and Las Vegas. Meanwhile, locally we were still waiting on the outcome of the final street vacation on the SoDo arena. January 14th Rumors start to circulate that the falling Canadian Dollar could […]
Canucks game and Bender-Spooner Skate
A couple things going on over the next few weeks: Canucks this Friday Give away!!! I will be giving away 2 tickets to the Canucks-Tampa Bay Lightning game this coming Friday, the 16th of December. Simply enter your information here and I will be giving away the tickets at the end of the day on […]
Russell Wilson joins SoDo Group
Russell Wilson…yes Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, has joined the Hansen Group in pursuit of the Arena in Sodo. Yesterday afternoon, Wilson announced it in twitter. I’m excited to announce I’ve partnered w/ the Sonics Arena Group to help bring the @NBA & @NHL to the best fan base in the world. Seattle. — Russell […]
Game Changer in SoDo?
Roughly 6 months ago, the Seattle City Council declined the street vacation request by Chris Hansen by a vote of 5-4 that would have cleared the last governmental hurdle for the SoDo arena to become a reality. As you may recall, council members cited the amount of public financing as their reason for rejecting the […]
USA Hockey numbers are up
Continuing the steady growth of USA hockey memberships, the 2015-16 season saw close to 2% over last year. This is according to the USA Hockey Membership report released last week. Specifically in youth participation, which is a strong indicator of overall growth in the sport, USA Hockey has seen increases in participation while other sports are seeing declines in […]
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