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Chicago AHL owner eager to own Seattle NHL team

Don Levin - Chicago Wolves owner

You may not be familiar with Don Levin, but he very nearly became the owner of the Montreal Canadiens. Instead, he’s the owner of the AHL Chicago Wolves but not giving up hope on joining the NHL owners fraternity.

Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune spoke with Levin (sign-up required) who talked about his dream of not just owning an NHL team, but having one in the Pacific Northwest.

“Seattle would be a great market for hockey, but right now there is no building — it’s years away,” Levin said. "(But) if there was something that came available I might try to buy that.”

The new building isn’t a problem in Seattle as they’ll reportedly have one by 2015. A team, however, is still the issue.

Levin says he’s comfortable with the current market and would love to buy a team and have them in a hockey-hungry market. If that means expansion becomes a viable option in the future, he’s willing to get involved there, too.

Considering he fell $60 million short of trying to buy the Canadiens, he’s got the cash to make it happen. It’s too bad there’s no hockey being played or a franchise ready to be picked off for a nice price at the moment.

(Photo: Chicago Tribune video)