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 Posted - 06/14/2016 : 4:27:00 PM
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LAS VEGAS, Nev.
8 News NOW's Chris Maathuis has confirmed with two sources that Las Vegas is getting a NHL franchise and an official announcement will be made June 22.
The league settled on Las Vegas as its choice for expansion, provided organizers can come up with a $500 million fee.
The details have not been released by the league, but an announcement is expected at the Board of Governors meeting in Las Vegas on June 22 right before the NHL Awards Show.
The 2017-18 season would be the earliest the league would expand.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had proposed an expansion fee of $500 million, a significant jump from the $80 million paid by the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild, when the NHL last expanded to 30 teams in 2000.
The Las Vegas bid, led by Bill Foley, says it has secured more than 13,200 season-ticket deposits for a potential team. A 20,000-seat multipurpose arena near the Las Vegas Strip opened in April.
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