Seattle’s City Council is on track for a September vote on whether or not to approve the third renovation of the Key Arena.
Tag: NHL Expansion
PODCAST: Dusbsism’s Jonathan Werner discusses the MLB All-Star game, and NHL expansion
Dubsism’s Jonathan Werner joined us in our latest podcast to talk about the MLB All-Star game and NHL expansion.
Analyzing the cities that are (probably) going to file for a NHL expansion franchise
On Wednesday, the NHL officially announced that it is exploring options for expansion. It’s a big step for a league to take, despite the fact that one of your teams is still struggling financially and another that could be homeless before the next season starts. As the league moves forward into the process, it is…
NHL beings to explore expansion by accepting applications for franchises
After one day of meetings, the NHL announced that it is officially going to explore expansion, confirming what has been reported on for the last year. The league also announce that it will be accepting formal applications from interested parties, primarily Seattle, Las Vegas, and Quebec City. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced during Wednesday press conference…
The arena race in Seattle is getting hot
After months of silence on the arena front, the last week has been full of breaking news and insanely hot takes. On Monday, the Tukwila arena became a real thing and on Thursday the reported NHL partner for Chris Hansen’s SODO arena proposal back out. Now it’s a three-way race to try to get an…
Tukwila arena proposal filed, Ray Bartoszek leads the charge
The long rumored Tukwila arena proposal is finally a reality. As Ray Bartoszek has started to submit paperwork to the city.
Seattle mayor says arena FEIS is due on May 7th, NHL first option is real possibility
Seattle mayor Ed Murray has set a due date of May 7th for the environmental impact statement, and that he would be behind a reasonable NHL first MOU amendment.
PODCAST: Our interview with SonicsRising author Paul Rogers
We discussed the potentia Tukwila arena, as well as comments made by the NBA commissioner with SonicsRising author Paul Rogers in our latest podcast.
NHL commissioner Bettman says Bellevue and Tukwila could be sites of an NHL arena
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that the NHL has received multiple overtures from prospective owners in the Seattle area. These owners have discussed arenas in Bellevue or Tukwila with him.
Chris Daniels is reporting Seattle mayor Murray met with NHL and NBA commissioners
King 5’s Chris Daniels is reporting that Seattle mayor Ed Murray met with the commissioners of the NBA and NHL.