2006-06-13 15:57:05 · 11 answers · asked by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7 in Sports ➔ Hockey
I live in Seattle and I've been hoping for an NHL team for years. But it's true, it would be a financial risk to bring in a hockey team while the NBA team is struggling mightily and may leave or be sold. In fact, Virginia Anderson the director of the Seattle Center (where Key Arena is) has long been rumored to have deliberately blocked any steps toward bringing the NHL to Seattle. Some say to quell competition with the Supersonics. Lame.
But Seattle has great sports fans and if (and perhaps ONLY if) the Sonics split, the city council would make an effort to bring an an NHL team to town. We have the WHL's Thunderbirds and those fans, including me, are pretty devout. And yes, there'd be an instant rivalry with the Canucks. Gary Bettman knows this.
Huh? The Kings never won the Stanley Cup. They were finalists in '93
2006-06-13 18:39:46 · answer #1 · answered by heavytrafficman 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No way. They are having a hard enough time with the Sonics, who appear to be headed out of town in a few years. The Mariners (and now, the Seahawks) are the class of Seattle.
The NHL is by far the weakest of the 4 main professional sports and it would make little financial sense for them to expand out that far west. Look at the Kings and Sharks...yes they have had a few good seasons (with the Kings winning the cup in the 1990's), but overall they are not in the same league as others.
Anything is a possiblity, but I think this would be a real long shot.
Joe
2006-06-13 16:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by joerevs300 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why it hasn't happened by now. I think a team in Seattle would make for a great rivalry with the Canucks, and should be a good reason to admit a team from Portland as well.
2006-06-13 18:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. The league will probably start an expansion process in 4-5 years, but word is it might consist of a six-team division in Europe.
2006-06-14 02:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by wmp55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be cool, but I'd rather see a team in either Halifax or Hamilton first, Canada needs more teams so that the cup can finally come back home.
2006-06-14 02:57:09 · answer #5 · answered by MED_SCHOOL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends alot on the ownership. I think a team could make it there as long as it had good promotion.
2006-06-14 02:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah.. they should move the Columbus team there. No idea why there is a friggin team there.
2006-06-13 17:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by nezhy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not. some teams in the U.S. come from places where they never get snow. It's a canuckian sport.
2006-06-13 16:23:07 · answer #8 · answered by rpm53 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not seattle is close enough to vancouver and portland to draw fans from
2006-06-13 19:18:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so.
2006-06-13 16:00:36 · answer #10 · answered by phattyfatt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋