By June 21, the NHL Board of Governors made it official: hockey, for the second time, was leaving Atlanta. In 11 seasons, the Thrashers made the playoffs once, in 2007. They were swept.

Fast forward 19 years, and the NHL awarded another expansion franchise to Atlanta to begin play in the 1999-2000 season. Again the owner, Time Warner, also owned the Hawks.

Whether it happens that the NHL sets up shop in Atlanta for a third time remains to be seen. But the league and the owners of its 32 franchises know beyond a doubt that interest is strong.

There are other groups interested in bringing the NHL to Atlanta. Vernon Krause, a businessman who has proposed building an 18,000-seat arena in a mixed use development in Forsyth County, ...

ATLANTA (AP) — After losing both the Flames and the Thrashers, Atlanta is making a third bid to land an NHL team. Former player Anson Carter announced Tuesday he's heading a group that made a ...

Twice in its long history, the NHL has taken a crack at putting a team in Atlanta. First came the Atlanta Flames in 1973, playing at the Omni Coliseum.

The NHL originally moved into Atlanta in 1972 when the Flames played there until 1980 before moving to Calgary. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly Getty Images.

One of those potential markets is Atlanta, where the NHL has failed twice in establishing a franchise through expansion. The Atlanta Flames played from 1972 to 1980 before relocating to Calgary.

Atlanta is the headquarters to the third largest collection of Fortune 500 companies in the U.S., tied with Chicago. That includes heavyweights such as Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and Home Depot.

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Atlanta-based Turner, which is paying up to $225M per year, joins ESPN as the NHL’s new U.S. media rightsholders.