NHL expansion process open to Seattle: Bettman

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Posted December 7, 2017 3:28 pm.

Last Updated December 7, 2017 4:13 pm.

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SEATTLE, WA. (NEWS 1130) – Gary Bettman announced on Thursday that the NHL has agreed to open the expansion process to a team in Seattle.

The process is going to be similar to the Vegas Golden Knights expansion and will reportedly cost $650 million, and if an expansion team is ultimately located in Seattle it will not be until the 2020-21 season.

This process does not guarantee that a team will eventually play in Seattle, but over the next few months the city is allowed to have a season-ticket drive to gauge interest in hosting an NHL franchise.

Seattle is the only city open to the application process.

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