Vansicle Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 If the NHL comes to Seattle, they absolutely should call the team the Metropolitans as homage to the team of the same name that won the Stanley Cup in the 1920s. And I would absolutely buy season tickets. Not even a question about it. EVERY home game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vansicle Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 seattle didn't fail either, the city just din't want to pay for a new arena with tax money and the owner took his ball (and team) and left because he didn't get his way. this new deal doesn't make the city pay for the arena, and it will actually make them money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hold on a second, what about Vancouver for an NBA team? Seattle actually failed, we didn't fail, Heisly just moved it to a worst location and nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vansicle Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 This cannot be farther from the truth. NBA failed in Vancouver. And honestly, you can't expect to have a winter sports franchise (yes Basketball is a winter sport in north america) succeed in Vancouver while competing with the hockey fanbase. I mean there's only one way, and that's to succeed right away. And when you cut a deal that we can't have a first overall pick for 5 years.... that's just planned to fail. We also had the worst draft record in the history of all drafts. Serious management problems. Seattle on the other hand had their team robbed. There's an insightful documentary that sheds some light on the back-dealings of David Stern (NBA commissioner) and the owners and City council. Stern got so much crappy publicity for this stunt that he is on record saying that he will try to bring the city back to the Sonics fans. So yeah, you have this all wrong. Seattle has a long history of Sonics basketball, with Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton et al representing the northwest. So yes, NBA team will come to Seattle. The new arena apparently is feasible with an NHL team however, which is why the current owners of Chicago Wolves (yes our farm team) has been in close negotiation to buy and move a team to Seattle (likely the Coyotes). It'll be interesting what happens to the Wolves in this case. He'll probably sell it in a couple of years when our contract is up with them; timeline seems to match. If not we'll cut a Waiver/Consent agreement with them and cancel the contract. I know MG and the Canucks were interested in buying an AHL team closer to BC (possibly Abbotsford). Abbotsford is in a long-term contract with Calgary though, so we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 if Levin becomes the owner of the NHL team in Seattle, the wolves will become their farm team and we will have to get a new AHL team for our farm team once again (it's the exact same situation as the Moose/Jets). the Coyotes current farm team is the Portland Pirates (that's in Maine-on the East coast- not in Oregon- on the west coast) and it would be open to affiliation (as well as potential relocation, according to this article before the coyotes signed their deal with them http://blog.timesunion.com/hockey/4132/4132/) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Back Up Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Curious to see what happens... Would it be worth it, to the league, to expand the league to 32 teams? Move Phoenix somewhere and give Seattle and QC a team? Think about how this would effect the CBA, as there would be 4 8-team divisions which would eliminate a major complaint from the NHLPA about unfair advantages for 2 divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamero89 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Curious to see what happens... Would it be worth it, to the league, to expand the league to 32 teams? Move Phoenix somewhere and give Seattle and QC a team? Think about how this would effect the CBA, as there would be 4 8-team divisions which would eliminate a major complaint from the NHLPA about unfair advantages for 2 divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick-in-Rink Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Haha, I can't even imagine how many Canucks fans would be at the games if this were to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_man422 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Closer farm team in Kelowna? To small? To much competition with the rockets? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacvan Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Hold on a second, what about Vancouver for an NBA team? Seattle actually failed, we didn't fail, Heisly just moved it to a worst location and nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 seattle nirvana @ vancouver canucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFan Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I live in Spokane and would love for seattle to land a NHL team, then i assume i would alternate every year between traveling to vancouver and seattle to see the sabres play.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I think Thunderbirds sound better as a team's name for Seattle than Totems. The name totems sound like bunch of pylons on the ice... ;; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 a local or junior hockey club means nothing, and they are the Jr. Totems if I remember properly, hardly a stumbling block for a nhl franchise. there are some names that should stay in the past, the metropolitans is one of them (as was the millionares) the Totems would be a great name, and that's what I'll be submitting/voting for once they have the naming contest (which you KNOW they will have). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Ballmer, Nordstrom part of investor group for new arena By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Published: Jun 13, 2012 at 9:51 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2012 at 10:37 AM PDT This July 23, 2011 file photo shows Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer cheering during a charity basketball game in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) SEATTLE (AP) - The push to build a new arena in Seattle with the hopes of seeing the NBA return now has another name to go along with that of hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Ballmer will be part of the investment group for both the arena and the acquisition of an NBA franchise, according to a letter sent Wednesday by Hansen to King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. "While it was my intention to wait until the local investor group was fully assembled before making any announcement, given the intense community interest and requests from the city and county councils, three members of my investment group have agreed to come forward at this time," Hansen wrote in the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press. That Ballmer is part of the investment group is not a surprise. Ballmer is a longtime basketball fan who regularly sat courtside at SuperSonics games before their departure to Oklahoma City in 2008 and was part of a group that made a last-ditch effort to try to keep the team in Seattle. At that time, Ballmer teamed with a handful of other Seattle businessmen to offer a renovation of KeyArena. Now Ballmer is throwing his support, and dollars, behind Hansen's proposal for a $490 million arena that would house an NBA franchise and possibly bring the NHL to Seattle. Also part of the investment group will be Erik and Peter Nordstrom, members of a prominent Seattle family that is familiar with franchise ownership. Their family owned the Seattle Seahawks from 1976-1988. The Nordstrom duo will also invest in both the arena and a franchise. "These three gentlemen, like me, are committed to operating the arena and NBA franchise in a way that represents and upholds the values of our community," Hansen wrote. "They appreciate the role the Sonics played in this community for more than 40 years and see this project as an opportunity to bring that civic asset back to our community. "They also understand the unique ability of professional basketball to positively affect urban youth. Their participation in the ownership group brings added assurances the business will always be backed by strong local hands and reinforces my commitment that the team will never again leave Seattle." In an interview on KJR-AM Wednesday morning, Hansen said he would be the majority owner of any NBA franchise that comes to Seattle and his investment group would include about 10 people. A memorandum of understanding was reached between Hansen, Constantine and McGinn last month. That MOU is currently being debated and reviewed by the Seattle City Council and King County Council with the expectation of a vote coming later this summer. Both entities would need to approve the agreement for the project to move forward. No construction would begin until after a franchise has been acquired. The project calls for about $290 million in private investment from Hansen's group, along with $200 million from the city and county through 30-year bonds. Any franchise that comes to Seattle and uses the arena would be required to sign a non-relocation agreement that would span the life of those bonds. All construction costs, including overruns, would be paid for by Hansen's group, along with all environmental studies and permitting. Once that process is completed, most of the public investment is placed on the city. The public investment is capped at $200 million and would come from taxes and revenues collected through the new facility. So far, the loudest objections have come from the Port of Seattle over concerns for what a third sports facility in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood would do to a main route for industrial traffic in the same area. Earlier this week, McGinn delivered a personal message to NBA Commissioner David Stern, saying the city is interested in having the league come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I hope they make this happen, not just for the NBA but for an NHL team too. Canucks vs... Breakers? The first ever hockey game I attended was the Victoria Cougars vs the Seattle Breakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I'm still holding out for the Totems as a team name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I'm still holding out for the Totems as a team name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Cool, now we can watch our Canucks in Seattle soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I'm still holding out for the Totems as a team name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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