But that didn't stop thousands of hockey fans in Seattle from getting out their credit cards to make a deposit on season tickets in a drive aimed at proving just how much the city wants an NHL expansion team. Over 25,000 deposits were received in less than a half hour for seats in the yet-to-be renovated KeyArena which will only hold 17,500 people. A renovated KeyArena will be home to the NHL expansion team billionaire David Bonderman and filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer are trying to bring to Seattle. Billionaire David Bonderman and filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer are leading the effort to bring a team to Seattle. The group has an aggressive timeline for construction that could have the renovated building open in time for the 2020-21 NHL season.

Source: CBC News March 01, 2018 20:34 UTC