Post by capncrunch44 on Dec 4, 2018 12:48:48 GMT -5
Say hello to Seattle.
One hundred years after the Stanley Cup resided in the city, NHL hockey is finally coming to the Pacific Northwest.
Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to approve Seattle as home to the 32nd franchise with play to begin in October of 2021. The Arizona Coyotes will move then from the Pacific Division to the Central Division to perfectly balance the league with four divisions of eight teams.....
One hundred years after the Stanley Cup resided in the city, NHL hockey is finally coming to the Pacific Northwest.
Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to approve Seattle as home to the 32nd franchise with play to begin in October of 2021. The Arizona Coyotes will move then from the Pacific Division to the Central Division to perfectly balance the league with four divisions of eight teams.....
..... When Seattle is officially welcomed to the NHL in 2021 with the Expansion Draft - conducted under the same terms the Vegas Golden Knights used as a launching pad in 2016 - each of the 30 “original” franchises will receive a $21 million cut.