To gauge the viability of a Seattle based NHL team the league had a season ticket drive Thursday. It took 720 seconds for the drive to reach its goal of 10,000 season ticket purchases. After an hour the number of deposits passed the 25,000 mark. The league has increased its expansion fee to $650 million, but Oak View Group, the firm leading Seattle’s expansion bid, has to like the look of that investment with these early numbers. . . . . #fos #frontofficesports #sportsbiz #sportsbusiness #sportsmarketing #sportsmanagement #nhl #nhlexpansion #nhlseattle #seattle #seattlesports