What we know about the $1 billion plan to keep hockey — and the Utah Jazz — downtown

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman doesn’t want any arena drama in Salt Lake City. After all, his league forced the Coyotes out of Arizona because of decades of exactly that. Fed up, the NHL last week moved the team into the open arms of Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith. So far, negotiations have resulted in a course of action that satisfies the biggest stakeholders’ wishes: a major renovation to the Delta Center, and a multiblock sports and entertainment district in Salt Lake City’s downtown. But behind the scenes, there was significant...