Probably the most interesting hockey news today revolves around the ever-rumored Seattle NHL expansion and Sodo arena situation.
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times notes that the NHL still hasn’t voted on awarding expansion franchises to Las Vegas and Quebec City, and wonders if the league is delaying the vote until the Seattle City Council votes on Chris Hansen’s arena proposal that is scheduled to be decided by January.
You can find Baker’s story here. There is also this Yahoo! blog post that provides some analysis.
In other news:
– There is an interesting article here that makes use of some fairly advanced statistics to determine that yes, Moose Jaw’s Brayden Point is pretty good
– The WHL announced its player and goaltender of the week
– The Hockey News has this story on Mathew Barzal of the Seattle Thunderbirds
– Former WHL official Ryan Gibbons is now working in the NHL
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