SEATTLE — The potential owners of an NHL expansion franchise in Seattle remain confident arena renovations will be completed in time for the 2020-21 season.
NHL Seattle said Monday that ownership recognizes the ability to start play in 2020 is dependent on KeyArena renovations being finished on time. The group says it will work closely with the NHL to keep the league informed of progress.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters in Toronto that he expects the Board of Governors to decide on Seattle expansion during a Dec. 3-4 meeting in Sea Island, Georgia. But Daly said he’d heard the arena was targeted for completion in November 2020, which would be too late because the league does not have interest in the team beginning the season at an alternate rink.