SEATTLE — A group looking to bring NHL hockey to Seattle says it has received over 25,000 deposits for season tickets through a ticket drive. The Los Angeles-based Oak View Group said on Twitter that it hit its initial goal of 10,000 deposits in 12 minutes. Thank you, Seattle.#NHLSeattle — NHL Seattle (@NHLSeattle_) March 1, 2018Thursday’s ticket drive was another step toward putting another NHL team in the Pacific Northwest after the group led by billionaire David Bonderman and filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer submitted an expansion application to the league in February. Seattle City Council approved a memorandum of understanding in December with Oak View Group to privately finance a roughly US$600 million remodel the city’s to aging KeyArena that would nearly double its square footage. Oak View Group has been focused on acquiring an NHL franchise and turning KeyArena into a world-class hockey and concert facility with the potential of hosting an NBA team in the future.

Source: National Post March 01, 2018 22:18 UTC