With Quebec City’s NHL bid put on hold because of geographic and financial decisions, insiders are saying the snub is directly related to the issue of a new Seattle NHL team — but any bid has some huge challenges. (more…)
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Big Week Ahead for Proposed Seattle NBA Arena
Next week will be a crucial one for Chris Hansen’s proposed Seattle NBA arena, as the city will consider a request to close down part of a street to make way for the potential NBA facility — but plenty of hurdles remain. (more…)
Bucks arena funding approved; gov’s signature next
A $250 million state-local new Milwaukee Bucks arena funding plan was approved today by the Wisconsin Assembly on a rare bipartisan vote, clearing the way for Gov. Scott Walker’s signature in the near future. (more…)
Seattle arena passes environmental tests
A new Seattle arena from investor Chris Hansen can move forward after a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) found no significant issues posed by the project, which could host NHL hockey and NBA basketball. (more…)
New Seattle arena approval could be delayed to 2016
Delays in city review of a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for a new Seattle arena backed by entrepreneur Chris Hansen could mean project approval is put off until 2016. (more…)
NBA expansion on tap? Not likely
Pretty thin gruel from the NBA bloggers, who claim that NBA expansion is on the way to Seattle and Louisville in the near future. Here’s why it won’t happen. (more…)
Gretzky part of group seeking Seattle NHL team: report
Wayne Gretzky is now part of an investment team seeking an NHL team for a new Seattle arena, per a report in the New York Post. (more…)
New Seattle arena causing blue-collar concerns
A proposal by developer Chris Hansen to build a new Seattle arena near the city’s other sporting venues is causing concerns among unions and port officials about its potential impact on the city’s shipping industry. (more…)
NBA approves Kings sale to Sacramento group
The effort to bring the Sacramento Kings to a new Seattle arena hit the wall after the NBA approved the sale of the team to a group working to keep the team in California. (more…)
Stern: Sacramento, Seattle offers for Kings the same
NBA Commissioner David Stern has termed competing offers for the Sacramento Kings to be roughly the same, despite objections from the Maloof family a Sacramento bid is worth far less than an already-accepted Seattle deal. (more…)
Sacramento fights for Kings; Seattle arena advances
[author ]Kevin Reichard is publisher of Arena Digest.[/author]Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says he’s got 10,000 commitments for season tickets, $50 million in sponsorship money and a $448 million downtown arena plan — but it may be too little, too late, as a Seattle group already owns 7 percent of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. Johnson has […]
Maloofs sell interest in Kings to Seattle group
The Seattle SuperSonics could be returning to the NBA, as a Seattle group has purchased an interest in the Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family. (more…)