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NHL Having Multiple Outdoor Games, Are They Crazy? Absolutely Not
Tuesday night, TSN reported the NHL’s tentative plan for six outdoor games next year in what is being called a “Stadium Series”. There was a lot of criticism and backlash towards the idea of not having the sacred Winter Classic as the league’s only outdoor game. Everyone can agree this is a money grab [...]
Read More →Another Installment To The Battle Royale That Is TSN vs Sportsnet
This past week, the battle between Canada’s two major sports network, TSN and Sportsnet, competing for Canadian sports supremacy (mainly hockey supremacy because it is Canada we’re talking about) developed two interesting storylines. Here’s a recap of the past week. Behind-the-Scenes Shows Sunday saw some big news from the announcement of Sportsnet securing the rights to [...]
Read More →Is Seattle Set to Become a Sports Mecca?
With construction set to begin on a third world-class sports arena located in the SoDo Seattle area, the city is ready to emerge as a premier sporting destination in North America. How close are the NBA and NHL to coming to the Pacific Northwest?
Read More →The 2011 MIT Hockey Analytics Panel: A Review
Jeff Angus takes a look at the hockey analytics panel from the 2011 MIT Sports Analytics Conference. The speakers on the panel included Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman, as well as several other NHL executives.
Read More →The 2012 MIT Hockey Analytics Panel: A Review
The annual MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Sloan School Sports Analytics Conference brings together the sporting industry to discuss analytics and qualitative analysis across all sports. At the 2012 conference, the hockey panel featured Brian Burke, Peter Chiarelli, Tony Amonte, Mike Milbury, and Michael Shuckers.
Read More →The NHL in Seattle – An Update
The ongoing NHL labor dispute is sucking all of the fun out of the proverbial room, so I figured it was a good time to revisit the Seattle NHL situation.
Read More →October 22 Weekend Wrap Up – The Business of Hockey
More comments from Alex Ovechkin, AHL teams having to get creative, the current status of CBA negotiations, and more.
Read More →The NHL’s Return to Quebec City?
Quebec City is set to break ground on a new arena shortly. They are also a market that is primed for a return of professional hockey. Expansion or relocation? And how far away is Quebec City from getting a team?
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Weekend Wrap Up – The Business of Hockey
Paying injured players, CBC’s marketing problem, and a lot more in the week that was in the business of hockey.
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CBA Debate: Salary Arbitration
What impact did the Shea Weber arbitration hearing a year ago have on this summer’s events?
Read More →CBA Debate: Contract Length and Salary Cap Hits
Does setting a limit on contract length accomplish anything besides acting as a babysitter for trigger-happy GM’s?
Read More →CBA Talks to Resume Tuesday from New York
The NHL and NHLPA will reconvene on Tuesday in New York to kick off four more days of CBA negotiations.
Read More →Trading Cap Space for Draft Picks
The proposed idea would allow big-market teams to go all-in when the time is right.
Read More →NHLPA Delivers Initial Presentations to Owners
Donald Fehr and the NHLPA are still waiting on detailed financials from the owners.
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The 2011 MIT Hockey Analytics Panel: A Review
Jeff Angus takes a look at the hockey analytics panel from the 2011 MIT Sports Analytics Conference. The speakers on the panel included Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman, as well as several other NHL executives.
Read More →The NHL in Seattle: The Financial Risks
How is Chris Hansen, the man behind the proposed new arena in Seattle, attempting to minimize the risks typically associated with the construction of professional sports arenas?
Read More →Would the NHL Succeed in Seattle?
Over the next few weeks, I am going to tackle the on-again, off-again relationship between the city of Seattle and the National Hockey League. In Part I, the history of hockey in Seattle is analysed.
With Chris Hansen’s proposed arena getting the approval of Seattle’s city council, the most significant hurdle is now out of the way for the NHL to finally establish a franchise in the Pacific Northwest.
Read More →CBA Debate: Salary Arbitration
What impact did the Shea Weber arbitration hearing a year ago have on this summer’s events?
Read More →Trading Cap Space for Draft Picks
The proposed idea would allow big-market teams to go all-in when the time is right.
Read More →Phoenix Coyotes Deal Still Short on Funding
The NHL says it won’t lower the $170 million price tag on the Coyotes.
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