Seattle is Plan B for Phoenix Coyotes: a crazy 5 days in NHL to Seattle news
Here is a summary of activity that went down over the last 5 days with links to the most important articles/stories. Wednesday June 12, 2013: Bettman and Daly triggered the chain of events with interviews saying that they could relocate the Phoenix Coyotes next season if the City of Glendale and the Renaissance Group. The Renaissance […]
The day after the NBA BOG vote….NHL to Seattle Answers
Quick note on the NBA Board of Governors vote to decline relocation of the Sacramento Kings and what this means to hockey. First, everyone should know that the Arena doesn’t get built without an NBA team committed to Seattle. With no Arena, the NHL will not be an option. Here are some common questions I get […]
2013 NHL Attendance Numbers
Here is my 2013 wrap up report on NHL attendance…(The entire post is replicated over at 3rdlinegrind.com. I try to make that other site my posts that are non-Seattle centric…like this one but a get a ton of traffic here by people searching for “NHL attendance”.) Following a trend that was spotted early in the […]
NBA Relo Committee Recommendation a setback for bringing NHL to the area
No doubt, yesterday was a setback for our hopes in getting an NHL team to come to Seattle. We were not banking on the Coyotes as they seemed more of a pipe dream than reality. Reality is that we need that Arena built as soon as possible to see an NHL team here as soon […]
More on the City of Glendale Arena RFP
Today I saw this article in the Phoenix Business Journal about the RFP to run the Glendale Arena. It is fairly accurate article and seems to have a bunch of inner-web folks quoting the 5 Million in loses per year as evidence to move the Coyotes. In an effort to understand the business a little better I […]
RFP for Glendale’s Jobing.com Arena
Another bit of news that came out yesterday was the jobing.com Arena RFP went out yesterday. I didn’t want to post it until I read through the entire RFP. Here are some interesting things in it: RFP submissions are due 5/24/13 A requirement is that the Manager must have experience running an arena with an NBA […]
News of the day…Ron Burkle out in SacKings deal
As those of us that are following the Sacramento Kings situation as if an NHL team coming to Seattle depended on it. News broke earlier today that Whale #1 and Pittsburg Penguins owner Ron Burkle is out of the Kings ownership group. This is shocking news with just 10 more days before the NBA Board […]
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