NHL Expansion 24
Comparing Seattle to the Vegas Timeline
I see a lot of online discussion about the timeline for things such as hiring a GM, ticket pricing, and, the most controversial topic, the team name. Patience isn’t something fans possess, but sometimes we need to take a step back and try to objectively see how we are tracking to puck drop. Using Vegas […]
SeaHAC Expansion Exercise
Over the weekend, Seattle hosted the Seattle Hockey Analytics Conference (SeaHAC) on the University of Washington Campus. One of the agenda items was to simulate the 2021 Seattle Expansion Draft. Rosters, contracts, and protected list will all change between now and the summer of 2021 when Seattle will participate in the Expansion Draft but it […]
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Visits Seattle To ‘Kick Tires’ Of New Franchise
By Andy Eide SEATTLE — Usually, you kick the tires before making the purchase but NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was in Seattle Wednesday to do just that on the newly minted NHL franchise. “The tires are in great shape,” Bettman declared. It’s been just over a month since Bettman and the NHL awarded the league’s […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 14 – You Don’t See That Every Day with Chris Peters of ESPN
Awesome episode this week, as Andy, John, and Darren welcome ESPN Draft and Prospect Analyst, Chris Peters, onto Sound of Hockey in preparation for the World Junior Championship. With Chris, the guys go in depth on prospects coming to Everett for WJC Training Camp, determine who will be impactful in the NHL as early as […]
Its official! Seattle awarded 32nd NHL Franchise
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – The Sea Island resort in Georgia is about as far away, geographically and culturally, from Seattle as possible. But it’s a location that is now part of Seattle’s sports history. It will forever be the spot where National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league had officially awarded […]
NHL Board of Governors Meeting – What to look for
On December 4th at the Winter NHL Board of Governors Meeting, the NHL Board of Governors is expected to vote on whether to award Seattle the 32nd franchise in the league. Although we hate assuming here, because of the unanimous recommendation out of the Executive BoG Expansion Committee in October, we should feel reasonably confident […]
NHL says to Seattle, ‘Let’s do this’
By Andy Eide What a day Tuesday turned out to be for the city of Seattle and its hockey fans. Things began as NHL Seattle’s top line, led by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan in the middle with Jeremy Bonderman and Tod Leiweke on her wings, entered the NHL’s New York offices early in the morning, […]
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