Speculation: Gretzky To Bring NHL To Seattle?
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There will be a logjam in Seattle until that arena gets built. Does the city build it just for the NHL, in hopes that they will land a NBA franchise later?
ddawg1950
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The earliest i could see this happening, given the need for a proper venue, would probably be three years.
Be great to have the Peace Arch Series.
And I'd look for them to purchase the Seattle Thunderbirds name.
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Nice jerseys.
Revival of the totems with a modern take on the jersey (gotta love that FN design logo) would be too sick.
Would definitely head down a few times a year for games.
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I love visiting Seattle. If there were a team there, I would make a point of going to a game of two there a year.
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Gretzky not involved in bid to bring NHL to Seattle, according to his agent. http://******/yNHUK
Gretzky not involved in bid to bring NHL to Seattle, according to his agent. http://******/yNHUK
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It would be cool to have a team close to vancouver (I'm insanely jealous of California) but I'm really not sure Seattle can support a team after the initial influx of Canadians dies off.
I frequent Seattle and the surrounding area and nobody I know down there gives a **** about hockey. Not to say it won't catch on, but an NBA team would take off immediately, not so sure about hockey.
I frequent Seattle and the surrounding area and nobody I know down there gives a **** about hockey. Not to say it won't catch on, but an NBA team would take off immediately, not so sure about hockey.
Having a team in Seattle would be great for us (fans) but probably not ideal for 'nucks management. The team is starting to struggle with ticket sales due to increase pricing + missing the playoff (and the first round exits didn't help while the price kept going up). Add a nearby team and there's a good chance you'll see lost sales here. If nothing else, ticket prices will likely drop.
Bure All Day
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And this is bad how?
Get rid of this ****ing monopoly Aquaman has over us, and maybe he'll actually build a competitive team. Not saying he isn't trying, but he could be trying harder.
By harder, I mean stop ****ing interfering with what the GM wants to do. He ****ed Gillis over, seems he's extended the leash for Benning so far, but still seems like he has to be in on everything that happens.
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Seems like a Buffalo/Toronto type of scenario to me, where part of Seattle's attendance would be made up of people in BC/WA who can't afford/score expensive Canuck tickets. Hard to say for sure, but my team affiliation would definitely be in jeopardy. I'll cross that bridge if we ever get there.
Also, there's a much more thorough thread covering this on the Business of Hockey board.
Revive the Canucks' long-time WHL rival/affiliate, the Seattle Totems. They should have been in the NHL long ago.
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