Denver Post · Feb 4, 2020
Seattle’s scouts studying NHL with focus on expansion draft
Ted S. Warren, Associated Press file In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Ron Francis talks to reporters in Seattle, after he was introduced as the first general manager for Seattle’s yet-to-be-named NHL expansion team. Scouts for Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise have become a common sight at arenas around the league. SEATTLE — John Goodwin had the honor of being the first and it was a bit unnerving.
He was a pro scout representing a franchise without a nickname and nearly two years away from having a roster — with an arena still under construction — and walking into an NHL arena for the first time on behalf of Seattle’s expansion team was daunting.