▁move ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁or ▁possible ▁sales ▁to ▁groups ▁in ▁other ▁mark ets ▁like ▁Mil w au kee ▁or ▁Toronto . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁A cker ley ' s ▁son ▁Chris ▁would ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁always ▁committed ▁to ▁keeping ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁and ▁that ▁" in ▁each ▁case , ▁we ▁stood ▁on ▁our ▁principles ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁Seattle ▁community ▁asset ." ▁ ▁Br ief ly , ▁the ▁A cker le ys ▁talked ▁about ▁building ▁an ▁ar ena ▁east ▁of ▁Lake ▁Washington ▁near ▁the ▁m all ▁in ▁Belle vue . ▁They ▁would ▁eventually ▁purchase ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁So Do ▁District ▁near ▁the ▁King d ome , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁site ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Mar in ers ' ▁current ▁home , ▁T - Mobile ▁Park . ▁A cker ley ▁approached ▁the ▁city ▁about ▁a ▁public ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁ar ena , ▁but ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁over ▁fear s ▁the ▁city - owned ▁Col ise um ▁would ▁become ▁ob sole te . ▁They ▁offered ▁to ▁help ▁fin ance ▁a ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁Col ise um , ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁owner ▁decl ined . ▁To ▁swe eten ▁the ▁offer , ▁A cker ley ▁sold ▁city ▁leaders ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁ar ena ▁in ▁So Do ▁could ▁also ▁attract ▁an ▁N HL ▁club . ▁The ▁city , ▁along ▁with ▁Den ver , ▁had ▁been ▁condition ally ▁granted ▁an ▁expansion ▁N HL ▁franch ise ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4