The quoted part is in the article. He says by all indications, something is going on in Bellevue too.
Seattle VII: SoDon't? To Kwila or not To Kwila (RayB to apply for expansion)
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The quoted part is in the article. He says by all indications, something is going on in Bellevue too.
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As someone who works hard to read between lines, I get that sense that this piece is directed squarely at Chris Hansen.
As it should be. If that arena in Tukwila is built, Sodo is dead and in 25 years they'll blame Chris when they have to build a new arena downtown anyway.
Which is why Tukwila is good for the NHL and NBA but a bad idea for the region. And what are you going to do when the Seahawks want a stadium in 5 years?
Seahawks are going into the suburbs if they want a new stadium. They'll have no problem selling the stadium out if it was built in Redmond washington and they'll get that public hand out cause they are the seahawks.
So two black eyes on Seattle city council in 4 years? I don't think so. Not if Murray wants to be mayor still.
Its not going to be 4 years. both seahawks and Sounders lease expires in 2028. I expect It'll be in the 2020's when a starts to happen in the region in which it'll open up by the time the seahawk's lease expires.
There is no more land in Seattle for a stadium of that size. it's going into the suburbs.
IF that happens, Sounders will do their own renovations at the clink and install a grass pitch.
Not with the sounders playing there. Both teams lease expires 2028.
I don't think both team wants to play at husky stadium. What i could see happening is new seahawks stadium opens for 2028-29 season and they just move to the new stadium.
Remember I-91 law. That'll apply to the new seahawks stadium if they replace the clink with it. And I-91 people will fight it any city funds going towards the clink.
If the seahawks start early I 91 is not a big deal. They could start in 2025 have an EIR for the end of that year. Even that is 3 years, plenty of time.
I-91 has to do with direct city funding of sports stadiums in the city of seattle unless they take the sodo arena approach and use debt capacity. The funding would have to meet I-91.
3 years is enough time to make sure that happens.
Anyway, back to the topic. You're still holding to the Seattle has done nothing wrong but not being ready point?
Personally i blame SCC if Sodo arena doesn't happen. I do not think NBA first plan but for NHL is unreasonable as long as the NHL group agrees to the personal guarantees. But the whole more private dollars is making it more difficult to get a NHL first deal done regardless of who is to blame for that progress stalling.
I think its impossible for a NHL first deal to be done and appease both Hansen and SCC. it would be more easier to get done if the Seattle city council was more reasonable.
Perhaps with the expansion process happening with the NHL, there might be some movement there. We'll see what happens.
Its no guarantees if both tukwila arena and Sodo arena have application bids that NHL will pick Ray B.
A conditional expansion team might be what Coleman needs to get Hansen and SCC to budge. We do have a bigger worry though at Sodo arena 2015 council elections of all 9 seats being up. It might be impossible to get NHL first done unless its 100% private if the new council next January demands that and you can't blame that on hansen.
While most of the action is going on down in the desert today, I have a couple of items for all to discuss on the Seattle front:
KOMO's Jon Humbert with a Tukwila Arena tweet from earlier today.
Also:
http://q13fox.com/2015/06/28/commentary-is-six-weeks-enough-to-get-nhl-ducks-in-a-row/
Aaron Levine from KCPQ did his Q It Up sports commentary last night on the NHL to Seattle.
KOMO's Jon Humbert with a Tukwila Arena tweet from earlier today.
Also:
http://q13fox.com/2015/06/28/commentary-is-six-weeks-enough-to-get-nhl-ducks-in-a-row/
Aaron Levine from KCPQ did his Q It Up sports commentary last night on the NHL to Seattle.
Did anyone came out publicly to say they will present a bid to the nhl next week like quebecor or Foley did?
Not yet. The July date isn't whats important its what August 10th date that's more important.
Looks like Seattle Mayor Ed Murrey is trying to get the Seattle arena project moving.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/06/29/seattle-mayor-nhl-nba/29493307/
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/06/29/seattle-mayor-nhl-nba/29493307/
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Never in doubt IMO but good to hear
Curious to hear how many groups for the market will end up applying. I'm thinking Ray B may not be the only one.
Never in doubt IMO but good to hear
Curious to hear how many groups for the market will end up applying. I'm thinking Ray B may not be the only one.
Expect Sodo arena group to also apply. Curious to see how they'll address that nhl first issue. That's the only thing left for that arena.
You mean "you" expect the SoDo group to apply (aka Coleman)?
That has been an issue from day one. The NHL isn't going to award a team on the hope that Hansen and Seattle might change the MOU. It has to be rock solid, plus the ownership vetting will have to be solid as well, just like RayB will be getting a full vetting.
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The scope of the ownership group may be different this time around but you would think Ray B has already been vetted by the NHL based on the near Coyotes relocation.
Not in a formal way yet, no. That takes a deeper due diligence and finally exec committee on franchise sales (and expansion), then BOG approval of the owner. The leagues approve owners and team sales as separate transactions, as a way of avoiding anti-trust matters.
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