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Seattle Officially Files Expansion Application

February 13, 2018 at 5:50 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 19 Comments

Though it took a little longer than expected, the Oak View Group based out of Seattle has officially filed its application for NHL expansion and given a $10MM down payment according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

The group plans on having construction completed on their KeyArena renovation project in time to have NHL hockey start in the fall of 2020, meaning the league would need to hold another expansion draft that summer. Seattle hasn’t started on a season ticket drive yet, but has the full support of mayor Jenny Durkan as she attempts to bring both NHL and NBA franchises to the city.

An expansion team in Seattle would represent the 32nd franchise in the NHL, and would likely cause some additional division re-alignment. Currently, the Central is the only division with seven teams, and Seattle doesn’t make much sense there. Though it’s not for some time, teams will begin to prepare their rosters for an eventual expansion draft as they did for the Vegas go-round. Ultimately it didn’t matter much, as the Golden Knights have been one of the league’s best teams right from the start. Seattle will try to emulate their success, though it will certainly be a difficult task.

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  1. acarneglia

    7 years ago

    So who is joining me in the ownership bid?

    Reply
    • Paul Heyman

      7 years ago

      Alex Rodriguez

      Reply
    • Michael Chaney

      7 years ago

      I have like $12 in my wallet. I’ll join.

      Reply
      • acarneglia

        7 years ago

        Ok so Anthony, Michael, and A-Rod. Anyone else want in?

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  2. ChiSoxCity

    7 years ago

    Seattle Sasquatch? Seattle Dragons? Sounders? Stormers? Seattle Thunder would have been cool, too bad all the good names are taken.

    Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      7 years ago

      Metropolitans. Then hang up banners like the Sens did.

      Reply
      • ChiSoxCity

        7 years ago

        Already taken. There’s a baseball team and a whole division with that name already.

        Reply
    • Connorsoxfan

      7 years ago

      Kraken

      Reply
    • Djones246890

      7 years ago

      Seattle Cobains? Seattle Depression? Seattle Rain? Seattle Clouds?

      Reply
  3. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    7 years ago

    Two realignment ideas…

    The one I like…

    Central – CHI STL MIN DAL NSH COL VGK ARI
    Pacific – LA SJ ANH VAN SEA WPG EDM CGY

    But the Jets might complain about being in the Pacific and VGK wants to artificially create a rivalry with LA, so if that doesn’t work…maybe this would…

    Central – CHI STL MIN DAL NSH WPG EDM CGY
    Pacific – LA SJ ANH VAN SEA VGK COL ARI

    Reply
    • thatwildfan

      7 years ago

      The central doesn’t need any better teams, just ARZ, then everyone can get easy points

      Reply
    • JT19

      7 years ago

      Arizona should move to the Central division. In the case that they relocate (with Houston being the likely destination) it creates a natural rivalry with Dallas without having to realign the divisions again.

      Pacific: LA, SJ, ANG, VAN, SEA, VGK, CGY, EDM.
      Central, CHI, STL, MIN, DAL, ARI, NSH, COL, WPG

      Have to keep Seattle with Vancouver because of the rivalry that should develop there. Obviously you keep the Los Angeles teams together. Edmonton has a rivalry with Calgary so you keep them together. And Calgary has a rivalry with Vancouver so they stick together.

      Reply
  4. steelciti

    7 years ago

    Seattle addicts

    Reply
  5. andrewgauldin

    7 years ago

    How about just two divisions. Eastern and western.

    Reply
  6. Michael Chaney

    7 years ago

    Seattle Spirit.

    It kind of has a WNBA-sounding name, but it would also be a cool tribute to Kurt Cobain and the other musicians that have come from there (as in Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit).

    Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      7 years ago

      Seattle Spoonmen.

      Seattle Men in the Box.

      Seattle Yellow Ledbetters (originally called the Little Wings).

      Reply
  7. madmanTX

    7 years ago

    Supersonics!

    Reply
  8. Big Poison

    7 years ago

    Seattle Pilots

    Reply
    • Michael Chaney

      7 years ago

      That’s obviously crossing sports, but I think it would be a really cool throwback. That would be a good one.

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