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Push for New Arena, NHL Team for Hartford
12/28/05- Hartford Courant
HARTFORD (AP) -- Eight years after the Whalers left Hartford, a developer says he is considering bringing another National Hockey League team to the capital city that would play in a new $250 million arena he wants to build.
"We've got our own money, we're willing to invest in an arena, and we're willing to buy a team," said Lawrence R. Gottesdiener, head of Northland Investment Corp. "It would be an important entity and symbol of the city, the region and the state to provide a first-class venue for the residents."
Northland owns $500 million worth of property in Hartford. Gottesdiener's plan calls for building a publicly subsidized, 16,000-seat sports and entertainment venue that would be home to a major league hockey team.
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This is only partial. Link/ address below to the story from the Courant.
http://wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4296922
Looks like that story isn't from the Courant, but from the AP. Even more press on this.