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Puget Sound NHL Franchise: Team Application Filed
A group of billionaires on Tuesday applied to bring an NHL franchise to Seattle, according to the Seattle mayor.
SEATTLE, WA - The Puget Sound region is one step closer to getting an NHL franchise. A group of billionaires who plan to remodel Key Arena filed an application with the NHL Tuesday for a Seattle franchise team, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said this afternoon.
Oak View Group members Jerry Bruckheimer and David Bonderman paid the $10 million application fee, the Seattle Times reported Tuesday. The NHL will allow the applicants to start selling season tickets in 2018.
Seattle city officials and the Los Angeles-based Oak View Group signed a memorandum of understanding in December to redevelop Key Arena. Oak View Group will spend over $600 million on renovations to make the arena attractive to pro NHL and NBA teams.
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City officials have said Seattle could get an NHL team as soon as the beginning of the 2020 season.
Excited to share the news that @OvgSeattle completed their application to the @NHL - one step closer to bringing another great sports team to our City and revitalizing @SeattleCenter #NHLtoSeattle pic.twitter.com/MOFVO1229I
— Mayor Jenny Durkan (@MayorJenny) February 13, 2018
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