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Seattle begins season-ticket campaign for new NHL team

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, right, shakes hands with Los Angeles-based Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke after they signed an agreement to renovate KeyArena, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in Seattle. Durkan said that the deal is the best path right now for Seattle to get an NHL team and bring back the SuperSonics. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Photo: Associated Press/Elaine Thompson

SEATTLE (AP) — Fans longing for a professional hockey team in Seattle will soon be able to put down some money for season tickets.

Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Oak View Group, which is trying to bring an NHL team to the city, announced Tuesday that beginning March 1, people can make refundable deposits for season tickets at NHLSeattle.com.

The deposits run $500 per ticket for season tickets or $1,000 per ticket for club season tickets, which are center ice, lower-level tickets.

Billionaire David Bonderman and filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer are leading the effort to bring a team to Seattle. The group submitted its expansion application with the National Hockey League last week.

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