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Kraken’s AHL Affiliate Delays Start, Moves Arena Construction

The future home of the Seattle Kraken’s American Hockey League affiliate will be on the move in California. The Kraken, itself an NHL expansion team that will start in the 2021–2022 season, announced the change from Palm Springs to Palm Desert to become part of a sports and entertainment arena in the Coachella Valley. The […]

Posted On : September 17, 2020 By : Matt Traub

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Islanders’ New Home Named UBS Arena at Belmont Park

The new home of the New York Islanders will be named UBS Arena at Belmont Park, with its debut scheduled to come in the 2021–2022 NHL season. The arena will have a capacity of 17,113 for hockey and is the centerpiece of a $1.3 billion development at Belmont Park, which includes a new hotel with […]

Posted On : July 23, 2020 By : Matt Traub

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Amazon Buys Seattle Arena Naming Rights, Brands it ‘Climate Pledge Arena’

The home for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm and the city’s expansion National Hockey League team will be called Climate Pledge Arena after the naming rights for the venue were bought by Amazon. The announcement was made by Amazon and the Oak View Group, which is renovating the arena and owns the NHL expansion team that […]

Posted On : June 25, 2020 By : Matt Traub

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Three Executives Join NHL Seattle Arena Group

The Oak View Group and Seattle Hockey Partners have named three executives to the team that will be operating the New Arena at Seattle Center, which will be the home venue for the expansion NHL team to start play in 2021. Joining the company is Eric Bresler as senior vice president of programming, Tom Conroy […]

Posted On : February 3, 2020 By : Matt Traub

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AHL Awards Expansion Franchise to Palm Springs

The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors awarded an expansion franchise to the upcoming NHL Seattle expansion franchise, with the Oak View Group placing the team in Palm Springs, California. The AHL’s 32nd team will be the primary development affiliate of NHL Seattle and will play at a new arena on the Agua Caliente Indian […]

Posted On : September 30, 2019 By : Matt Traub

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Arena in Palm Springs Would Host AHL Hockey

A new, privately financed arena that would host an expansion American Hockey League team as well as many other sports and entertainment events has been proposed in downtown Palm Springs, California, as part of an agreement between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, and Oak View Group, a global […]

Posted On : July 1, 2019 SportsTravel Staff

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