NHL in SEATTLE!
The Seattle City Council has approved the Key Arena redevelopment Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oak View Group (OVG) today with a vote of 7-1. This is a MONUMENTAL milestone to bringing the NHL to Seattle. If you have been off the grid the last 6 months or just new here, OVG is planning a $600M remodel of Key Arena to make it a modern, world-class arena to attract the NHL and NBA. In addition, OVG has already named the potential NHL franchise owners: David Bonderman and Jerry Bruckheimer.
VIA - https://nhltoseattle.com/2017/12/05/seattle-city-council-approves-arena-plan/
I think this pretty much confirms one of the worst-kept secrets and that is that Seattle will be granted an expansion franchise in a couple of years, making it the 32 NHL team.
I think Seattle is a good choice. I'm pretty sure they were the first U.S. city to win the Stanley Cup as the Seattle Metropolitans. It's proximity to Vancouver should make for a good rivalry. I wonder if they'll have similar uniform colours?
I would also like to see Quebec get another team. Maybe that will be in another few years.