The Phoenix Coyotes saga has come to an end. There was talk that if the City of Glendale didn't approve the new lease with the Jobing.com Arena, that the Coyotes would move, possibly to Seattle.
I think that Seattle wouldn't necessarily take to hockey. It would be a curiosity, not something that the average fan would get into. Plus there are too many games for the casual fan (which Seattle would have lots of) in order to make it work at Key Arena. The capacity for hockey at Key Arena is between 11,000-15,000. That would be unworkable after a few years. The NHL is more dependent on gate receipts (attendance) than the other three sports (NBA, NFL & MLB). Even if the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between Chris Hansen and the City of Seattle would be amended, it would take a couple of years to build the arena. I don't know if the NHL could wait that long.
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