Foley: No decision seen on NHL franchise for Las Vegas next week

By Alan Snel Las Vegas Review-Journal

9 years ago

Bill Foley speaks during a news conference to kick off an NHL ticket deposit drive being held to try and draw an NHL team to Las Vegas Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at the MGM Grand. From left are Rossi Ralenkotter from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Foley and Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Prospective NHL team owner Bill Foley said he does not anticipate the National Hockey League awarding Las Vegas a new franchise at league meetings next week.

NHL officials are meeting Tuesday in New York to discuss NHL matters.

He expects at the meeting to answer questions about his application for a new team that would play at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena now under construction. Foley’s initiative for an NHL team has generated more 13,500 season ticket deposits. The new $375 million arena, which opens in April, has seating for 17,500 for hockey.