Billionaire Family Eyes Austin as NHL's Next Expansion Prize

The NHL's expansion ambitions are heating up in Texas, where a wealthy family is in serious talks with the league about bringing professional hockey to Austin. This isn't just casual interest - these conversations are substantive enough to warrant attention from the league's front office. If Austin lands a franchise, it would reshape the NHL's footprint in one of America's fastest-growing markets and signal the league's confidence in hockey's growth potential in the South.