Report: NHL expanding to Vegas
I imagine that everyone has heard this already but just in case you missed it. Based on a report out of the AP yesterday, the NHL intends to award Las Vegas an NHL franchise, provided they can come up with the $500M expansion fee. Worst kept secret This should not come as a surprise to anyone […]
Surprisingly busy week in NHL to Seattle news
A few events happened this week that might have a peripheral impact to Seattle’s NHL expansion hopes down the road. First, let me be clear and set appropriate expectations. Seattle is not part of the current expansion process and will not get awarded a team any time soon. The league is evaluating two different NHL […]
Is Seattle’s SoDo arena dead?
The short answer is ‘Yes, SoDo arena is dead.’ As many of you know by now the Seattle City Council rejected the Occidental Street vacation in the SoDo district. This was largely thought to be the final hurdle in a 4-year process for Chris Hansen to have a shovel-ready arena site just south of Safeco […]
Bottlenecks at the Port of Seattle
The Port of Seattle has been the most vocal opponent of the SoDo Arena plan since the plan was hatched over 4 years ago. In all their letters and statements the port has never once supplied any reliable data that shows any material impact of the street vacation of Occidental. I drive by the port a couple times […]
representing the cause
NHL to Seattle was represented in 26 of the 30 NHL arenas over the last year. This inspired me and showcases the passion of this community. Thank you all for your submissions!!!
Public hearing thank you…
Just wanted to drop a quick note to everyone who showed up at the City Council Public Hearing on the Occidental street vacation. It was great to see all the hockey folks come out of the woodwork and I loved meeting a few of you. Here are a couple articles on the even: Thiel: Arena debate sounds […]
Sodo opponents still lack facts
Since the very beginning of the Seattle Arena plan, the most vocal opponents have been the Port of Seattle and Seattle Mariners. In the 3 years I have been following the story, they have never produced one piece of data or evidence that the Stadium district cannot sustain a pro sports arena. Port of Seattle […]
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