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NHL Attendance Mid-Season Report
As we head into the homestretch of the NHL Season, I thought I would take another look into the attendance figures across the NHL. Attendance alone should not be the only metric used when evaluating the financial success or health of a sports franchise. Ticket prices, sponsorships, and TV agreements can greatly offset any perceived […]
What is the best division in the NHL?
Listeners of the Sound of Hockey podcast have probably heard Darren and me refer to our favorite NHL teams’ divisions as “stacked”. Darren is still riding the fantasy world, known as the first 6 weeks of the season, when the Central Division had a quiver of teams that could legitimately make a run at a […]
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 […]
NHL Seattle Sees Practice Facility in Northgate as Epicenter of Northwest Hockey
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – The Northgate Mall food court was briefly taken over Monday morning by the group looking to bring an NHL team to Seattle. Tod Leiweke, President of Seattle Hockey Partners, was on hand to officially announce that Northgate will be the future home for the hockey training facility and team headquarters. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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