After failing to bring the NHL to Las Vegas in 2007, Jerry Bruckheimer and David Bonderman are teaming again with Tim Leiweke to own a hockey team. It’s in Seattle this time.
The city announced Wednesday it is prepared to do business with Oak View Group to renovate KeyArena and make it viable for the NHL and NBA. The city has been without pro basketball since 2008 when the SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City.
OVG would spend $564 million to upgrade the facility, originally built as part of the 1962 World’s Fair and renovated in 1995.
The project has the support of owners of the Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers.