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SEATTLE — It’s a little tricky, Cammi Granato admits, when your team doesn’t have a name, a coach, any players and its rink is currently a construction site.

On the other hand, the hockey department is holding its first meeting early in the new year so even if things aren’t moving quickly for Seattle’s NHL franchise, at least they are moving.

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“The biggest thing is everyone wants to know the name,” says Granato, the Seattle-thingies’ pro scout. “I think it will become a little more real when the name is announced. I think it will be another level of excitement.

“But we know we have time to build something. There’s no team yet but it’s exciting to build from ground zero.”

And just think of how much more exciting it will be when they actually play a game.

It has been just over a year since the NHL granted the Emerald City its 32nd franchise and while a dream team of owners and executives have created some noise with our neighbours to the south, the nameless, faceless operation is still more an idea than an actual team.