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NHLtoSeattle 2018 News in Review
We opened 2018 in pretty good shape. The year started with an approved and signed Memorandum of Understanding between Oak View Group and the City of Seattle to redevelop KeyArena. And the NHL announced that it was reviewing an expansion application from a Seattle ownership group (later to be named NHL Seattle). Here is a […]
Approval of Arena Deal Has Seattle’s NHL Fans Excited
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – A process that began over a decade ago, and seemed dead in the water on several occasions, was finalized Monday before enthusiastic applause. The Seattle City Council unanimously voted, by an 8-0 count, to approve a plan allowing the Oak View Group to remodel Key Arena in the hopes of […]
We had a good week
Going into the week our biggest worry was appeals to the Final Environmental Impact Statement. An appeal could have put the already aggressive timeline to hit the 2020-21 season for an NHL franchise at risk. The deadline was Thursday, September 13th at 5pm. Aside from the occasional distraction, let’s just say I was on Twitter […]
NHL Seattle adds new owners, including one life long hockey fan
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – Perched high up in the Space Needle, overlooking the site that they hope will soon house a new arena and NHL Hockey team, the Seattle Hockey Partners and Oak View Group announced they have added seven local investors to their organization on Wednesday morning. One of those new investors has […]
Laying out the next steps toward NHL approval
As the NHL comes out of summer hibernation it would be a good time to lay out the critical 5 weeks ahead on the NHL to Seattle front. There are two major tracks to monitor: 1) the arena and 2) NHL franchise approval. The Arena OVG and the City of the Seattle have been going […]
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 […]
NHL Expansion & Seattle Update
It’s been a while since I have posted anything here. I figured we all needed a cooling off period after the NHL application deadline came and passed with no Seattle applicants. It was rumored (but not confirmed) that 4 of the 16 NHL expansion application requests came from the Seattle area. The details of why […]
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