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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:21 am
by Robbie
nelson95 wrote:Seattle is NOT a hockey town
Very true. They do not sell out Key Arena for their Seattle Thunderbirds games. Speaking of which, the Thunderbirds will be moving to a new arena in the distant suburb of Kent in 2008:
http://www.seattle-thunderbirds.com/new ... php?id=236
farther away
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:01 pm
by 120dB
and Kent is farther away from Seattle than Renton. GoogleMaps shows Renton is 10 miles away from Seattle (straight line dist.), Kent is 16 miles
Re: farther away
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:59 pm
by Robbie
120dB wrote:and Kent is farther away from Seattle than Renton. GoogleMaps shows Renton is 10 miles away from Seattle (straight line dist.), Kent is 16 miles
Yeah, almost as far as Seattle to Everett. They might as well rename the team the Kent Thunderbirds.
team broke even
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:53 am
by 120dB
KOMO radio reported this morning that three sources indicate that the Sonics actually broke even financially last season.
So something really fishy is going on here...
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:33 pm
by Robbie