Posts About "Seattle Expansion"
Seattle's Scouts Studying NHL With Focus on Expansion Draft
February 4th, 2020 SEATTLE — John Goodwin had the honour of being the first and it was a bit unnerving. He was a pro scout representing a franchise without a nickname and nearly two years away from having a roster — with an arena still under construction — and walking into an NHL arena for the first time on behalf of Seattle’s expansion team...
Capitals' Potential Seattle Expansion Protected List
February 2nd, 2020 The NHL's 32nd franchise will be formulated in June 2021, and enter the league officially for the 2021-22 season. It's sounding more and more likely that the franchise will be named the Seattle Kraken, and Ron Francis (the club's general manager) is licking his chops to get underway building the foundation for the club. One vital...
3 Reasons Seattle Needs Gallant
January 17th, 2020 Surprisingly the Vegas Golden Knights fired head coach Gerard Gallant on Wednesday. The decision sent significant ripples into the hockey world, as he was not someone thought to be on the hot seat. Now that he is essentially a free agent, teams will definitely be lining up for his services. As reported by THW's own Jim Parsons, there is...
Hockey Storylines to Watch out for in 2020
January 1st, 2020 From the continued fallout of hockey's so-called social reckoning, Don Cherry's potential replacement, the shaping of Seattle's NHL franchise and the uncertain future of the women's game, The Canadian Press takes a look at some hockey storylines to watch out for in 2020. What's Next in Hockey's #METOO...
Seattle & Golden Knights - Comparing the Expansions a Year In
December 6th, 2019 Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of Seattle officially being awarded an expansion franchise. The still yet to be named team has gone through a lot of development in its first year, much like their expansion brethren, the Vegas Golden Knights. Even if Vegas entered the league a few years before Seattle, they were both awarded...
NHL Expansion After Seattle
November 25th, 2019 In a few short years, the NHL has grown from 30 to 32 teams. One of those teams was placed in the very non-traditional hockey market of Las Vegas. The other was placed in the major city of Seattle, who has lacked an NHL team in the modern sports era. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, center left, holds a jersey after the NHL Board of...
