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Originally Posted by valo403
Just curious, what has Seattle done to "deserve" a team?
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Thye had the Sonics stolen out from under them. Thought they had a deal to acquire and move the Kings, which was recently squashed. Haven't had an NHL team for 43 years despite being in a decent hockey market. The city has had some ###### luck lately with regards to pro sports and I think they've waited a long time for a 2nd shot at having an NHL team. KC hasn't had a NHL team for almost the same amount of time but has a considerably smaller population and isn't really as big as a hockey market that Seattle is. Seattle's WHL team also draws over 4000/game. Portland is top 4 in the league for attendance totals but Seattle out draws them relative to arena size (67% vs. 64%). Finally, they are just itching to break ground on a new arena but would like to have a confirmed tenant first.