NHL Comes to Seattle

KQ · 12-04-2018, 03:10 PM

now if we can just get the NBA back and hopefully not lose the NFL

NHL approves Seattle franchise; team begins play in 2021

**PNWbrit** · 12-04-2018, 03:31 PM

Oh super...more pro-sports traffic.

**iceman** · 12-04-2018, 03:35 PM

"The league percolated ears in this latest round back in 2011..."

say what now?

Congrats to Seattle. The league's already way too big, so I guess one more won't hurt anything.

KQ · 12-04-2018, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Oh super...more pro-sports traffic.

and more jobs, more tax revenue etc. etc. You take the good with the bad.

**nickwm21** · 12-04-2018, 03:39 PM

Can’t wait! Hoping the name is “The Seattle Krakens”

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**PNWbrit** · 12-04-2018, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by KQ

and more jobs, more tax revenue etc. etc. You take the good with the bad.

Beneficial economic impacts of sports teams are notoriously over inflated..

**Kenny Satch** · 12-04-2018, 03:43 PM

I wonder what the team will be called?
Seattle Sativa's?

**Buster Highmen** · 12-04-2018, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by KQ

and more jobs, more tax revenue etc. etc. You take the good with the bad.

Read "Scale" by Geoffrey West. Social costs grow super linearly.
Fuck the leagues; Seattle voted down the fucking stadiums twice, so the motherfuckers sleazed it through the state legislature.

**mooseknuckles** · 12-04-2018, 04:08 PM

"He said simply that expansion is appropriate when it adds value to the league. Houston, Quebec City and Toronto have all been touted as possible new homes someday."

Toronto needs 2 teams now?

**PNWbrit** · 12-04-2018, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

Read "Scale" by Geoffrey West. Social costs grow super linearly.
Fuck the leagues; Seattle voted down the fucking stadiums twice, so the motherfuckers sleazed it through the state legislature.

Yep.

At least this Franchise didn't want to get given a city street...

**Kenny Satch** · 12-04-2018, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

"He said simply that expansion is appropriate when it adds value to the league. Houston, Quebec City and Toronto have all been touted as possible new homes someday."

Toronto needs 2 teams now?

My buddy that is a lobbyist was trying to get a second team just north of the city. He got paid well for the effort but he said the Leafs veto power will never let that happen.

Btw the Seattle Mooseknuckles would be a good name for the team..or the Huge Cameltoes

**SkiBall** · 12-04-2018, 04:19 PM

Seattle Prime would be more fitting.

btw, I think it's cool they got NHL. More NHL than Vegas for chrissakes . NBA needs to return and probably will in the somewhat near future.

**PNWbrit** · 12-04-2018, 04:23 PM

Wizards.

I hear they're popular these days.

**iceman** · 12-04-2018, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

Toronto needs 2 teams now?

Well that way they'd have an NHL team to go along with their AHL team.

**The SnowShow** · 12-04-2018, 04:44 PM

Seattle Rain
We’ll pipe in crowd noise too and claim we’re the rowdiest stadium.

**Toadman** · 12-04-2018, 05:24 PM

Seattle GPO's or is that trademarked? Might have to go with the Seattle Baristas, or is that not macho enough? Maybe the Seattle Fog...

**phatty** · 12-04-2018, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

Read "Scale" by Geoffrey West. Social costs grow super linearly.
Fuck the leagues; Seattle voted down the fucking stadiums twice, so the motherfuckers sleazed it through the state legislature.

The Key Arena remodel is being privately financed by the team ownership group and went through Seattle City Council, not the state. Much better than a new tax financing it.

**XXX-er** · 12-04-2018, 05:48 PM

I like the Seattle Grunge

the team colors would be plaid workshirts

**FlimFlamvanHam** · 12-04-2018, 05:58 PM

Have the Junior team change their name and take the Thunderbirds.

Expansion teams always end up with ghey names.

**phatty** · 12-04-2018, 06:10 PM

I thought there was a vote on the name already. I heard it was Totems. It wasn't mentioned in any articles so I hope I'm wrong. While I like Thunderbirds, I wouldn't want to steal it. I like Sockeyes.

**kevin267** · 12-04-2018, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by phatty

I thought there was a vote on the name already. I heard it was Totems. It wasn't mentioned in any articles so I hope I'm wrong. While I like Thunderbirds, I wouldn't want to steal it. I like Sockeyes.

Yeah I heard it leaked or rumour that it's totems

KQ · 12-04-2018, 06:52 PM

Rainiers

**BCMtnHound** · 12-04-2018, 07:00 PM

Perhaps Vancouver can give up their mascot to Seattle, and properly take up their earned moniker the Cannots.

Speaking of which, I wonder if this will be net positive or negative to the van franchise revenue? Can’t see as many NHL fans going across the border unless the two home teams are playing each other.

KQ · 12-04-2018, 07:24 PM

News just gave a list of names - Rainiers, Sockeys and Kraken were all in there but Metropolitans is evidently in the running as it has historical significance re: Stanley Cup