NHL in talks with Bruckheimer

Hollywood's most prolific producer could be getting serious with the league about owning a hockey franchise in Vegas. There have been rumblings for a while about the NHL wanting to expand and about Bruckheimer wanting a team, but a story in Sports Business Journal (no link but here's an AOL item) would indicate that an announcement could be coming soon. Another local angle: Bruckheimer, who is a serious hockey fan, has had discussions with AEG about the sports and entertainment giant either building and/or operating a Vegas arena. CEO Tim Leiweke told the paper in a statement: "Jerry is like a brother. I will be there to support him anywhere he wants to go." Who knew? Bruckheimer might be joined by a group of other show biz hot shots, including MGM CEO Harry Sloan, according to the paper.