Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy yesterday said that he is "talking to investors seeking to bring an NHL franchise to Hartford, but he emphasized the return of hockey remains a remote possibility," according to Keating & Doyle of the HARTFORD COURANT. Malloy said that the N.Y. Post "incorrectly reported Sunday that he had formed a group to work on bringing big-time hockey to Connecticut." Malloy said, "I have not put a committee together. If you are sincere and you want to meet with us, we will meet with you. But to date, I have had no meetings with anyone about their specific interest.'' Malloy's Communications Dir Andrew Doba said that the governor "had only agreed to talk to a group that had approached the state with a proposal" (HARTFORD COURANT, 1/8). In N.Y., Josh Kosman cited sources as saying that Malloy had "formed a group to look into the possibility of bringing a team back to the Constitution State and has approached at least one deep-pocketed potential buyer of a team." Malloy "told the suitor the plan is to build a new arena as part of a bigger development that would be in the state, but not necessarily Hartford" (N.Y. POST, 1/7).
