NHL Seattle officials say the group is committed to building the most environmentally sustainable practice facility in the NHL at Northgate using structural wood products indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. Credit: NHL Seattle

SEATTLE—At an event held at Simon's Northgate community on Monday, representatives of the group that is looking to establish the next National Hockey League franchise in Seattle announced that it will locate its corporate headquarters and training center at Northgate. The Indianapolis-based retail REIT is embarking on a major redevelopment of the Northgate community into a major mixed-use project.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with NHL Seattle and make their training center and corporate headquarters a key piece of Northgate's transformation from a traditional regional shopping mall into a world class transit-oriented mixed-use center,” said Michael E. McCarty, COO of Simon Malls. “The transformation of Northgate is a prime example of our ability to create compelling ways for consumers to live, work, play, stay, shop, and now skate at their favorite Simon destination.”

NHL Seattle officials say the group is committed to building the most environmentally sustainable practice facility in the NHL at Northgate using structural wood products indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. Furthermore, the planned world-class practice/training center will be built within the center of the property and will be comprised of three full NHL-size ice sheets: one for NHL Seattle team practice and use, a second for additional team and community use, and the planned third sheet for other community hockey and open skating use.