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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional sports, property management, entertainment |
| Founded | April 17, 2023 |
Key people | Vernon Krause Marie Krause Frank Ferrara Jonathan Potts |
| Owner | Vernon Krause |
Krause Sports and Entertainment (KSE) is an American sports company based in Forsyth County, Georgia. This group was formed by avid hockey fan Vernon Krause and the company intends to bring an National Hockey League back to Atlanta for the first time since the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg in 2011.
KSE is currently in the process of trying to build a brand new sports and entertainment hub called The Gathering at South Forsyth, in order to get an potential NHL team in Forsyth County.
History edit
On April 17, 2023, Vernon Krause officially announced his new company, Krause Sports and Entertainment and announced plans to build an entertainment center called The Gathering at South Forsyth which included an arena built for a potential NHL team. If built, the arena would sit 18,000 for hockey and 20,000 for concerts.[1]A week later, on April 25, the Forsyth County Board approved plans to move forward with the project.[2]
In March 2024, KSE revealed details on the cost of the arena came out which said that the arena would cost $700 million and that ASM Global would manage the arena, a group that has managed other arenas such as, T-Mobile Arena and Crypto.com Arena.[3]
Also in March, former NHL player Anson Carter and his new group Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment revealed a competing bid for a potential third Atlanta NHL team; Carter's proposal would be located at the site of the North Point Mall, seven miles south of The Gathering site.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Planned Forsyth County development could feature 750,000-square-foot arena". Atlanta News First. April 17, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: $1 billion arena with development bigger than the Battery proposed in north metro". 26 September 2023.
- ^ "The Gathering at South Forsyth selects group that manages Las Vegas, LA arenas to help develop arena". WSB-TV. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Group makes formal move to bring NHL expansion team to metro Atlanta | Here's where they want it". 12 March 2024.
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