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Q&A: Bill Chapin discussion on business side of NHL Seattle
Starting a new sports franchise from scratch requires a lot of sports business smarts and knowledge of the new marketplace. Luckily for NHL Seattle, they’ve brought in someone with both. The organization has hired Bill Chapin to work with Tod and Tim Leiweke on premium revenue initiatives regarding both the arena project and potential NHL […]
WEEKEND READING, LISTENING, AND VIEWING 2018-08-17
LOCAL What’s in a name? For Seattle’s future NHL team, more than meets the Sock-eye Seattle Times tackles the name game exercise. Tuesdays with Tod NHL Seattle president, Tod Leiweke, jumped on KJR radio with Dave ‘Softy’ Mahler in what will be a regular segment. (Tod’s segment starts about the 43 minute mark) Lexi Bender […]
Skanska-Hunt tagged by NHL Seattle, OVG to Build New Seattle Center Arena
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – The prospect of an NHL franchise landing in Seattle took another step forward Tuesday as the Oak View Group and NHL Seattle named a general contractor for the redevelopment of the Seattle Center Arena. In a press conference held at the Labor Temple in Belltown, it was announced that Skanska-Hunt, […]
Seattle NHL Expansion in the Post-Vegas Era: Creating a Hometown Team
When the Vegas Golden Knights entered the NHL in 2017, they had the tall task of being the first expansion team for any “Big Four” league in the social media era. The last NHL expansion prior to Vegas was in 2000 when the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets joined the league, and the last […]
Dave Tippett hired to set up NHL Seattle’s foundation
By Andy Eide Dave Tippett has plenty of experience with pro hockey teams playing in non-traditional markets. His coaching career started with the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League in 1994. He then moved on to the NHL as an assistant in Los Angeles before successful head coaching stints in Dallas and Phoenix. Its […]
San Jose Sharks prospect Dylan Gambrell’s NHL journey began in Bonney Lake
By Andy Eide It’s April and moments before a late season game between the San Jose Sharks and the Dallas Stars at the SAP Center in San Jose. Outside the home dressing room, Bonney Lake native Dylan Gambrell lines up with the Sharks just prior to hitting the ice. Out in the arena the lights […]
Seattle is ahead of Vegas NHL timeline
We will not hear about the Seattle application from the NHL Board of Governors meeting next week. Gary Bettman made that perfectly clear when he addressed the media before the Stanley Cup Final began a couple weeks ago. “The fact is and I know there has been a lot of speculation that somehow there is […]
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