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Die hard fans to be known as Krakheads.

According to reports out of Seattle, the Oak View Group (the folks behind the Seattle NHL franchise drive) may jettison their current contractor, Skanska, after expense estimates have climbed over $ 200 million beyond their original budget...

Finally, the NHL Board of Governors’ executive committee has recommended to go forward with the plans to add an expansion team to the city of Seattle.

When he was in Congress years ago, before and after being trounced by Doc Hastings in 1994, sometimes he was known as 'Screamin' Jay Inslee, for his loudness and sharing his opinion. Now, it may have resurfaced. According to Bleacherreport...

Ah, the bright lights of Las Vegas! And one of the players who could be hitting the ice with the new NHL expansion Golden Knights is former Tri-City Americans Defenseman Dhylan Coghlan.

There have been a lot of Tri-City Americans who've gone on to the NHL, and many have lasted for years: Olaf Kolzig, Stu Barnes, Cary Price, Brian Boucher, Scott Gomez, Eric Comrie and the latest, Brandon Carlo. But this season a record number of Americans are ranked NHL prospects.

The rumors and stories have been floating around since 2013, about the Arizona Coyotes (Formerly Phoenix Coyotes) relocating to either Portland, OR or Seattle. Now comes a new round of news. Portland already supports a WHL team, the Winterhawks, how about NHL?

No sooner did the Tri-City Americans announce their training camp roster, then the NHL came calling, and some notable players are going to be absent. (Brandon Carlo picture, played for US in World Junior Games).

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It's a testament to the Americans drafting and player development system.