Showing posts with category "nhl"

NBA on NHL Path, Not NFL

John Chick from Canada's CBC sports nailed the NBA lockout situation:

The Shining Stars of the NHL

Over the years the NHL has thrown us all some seriously fine sporting moments.

Quick Notes & Links

The NHL is thumping its chest over an excellent season for business.  Says Commissioner Gary Bettman, ""By whatever method of measurement you want to use --

Judge Rejects Jim Balsillie's Offer for the Pheonix Coyotes, Reaffirms Single Entity Status in Franchise Location Decisions

Judge Redfield Baum has rejected Jim Balsillie's offer to buy the Phoenix Coyotes. The NHL was adamantly against Balsillie's offer because of his desire to

As the Vertically Integrated World Turns Part II: Versus Network

Two years ago, I posted on the ongoing battle between "Big Cable" and the NFL Network (NFL's Game of Chicken). In that case, the NFL's effort to move from a

Glendale Bailing Out the Coyotes

How can I get in on this action?

The NHL: Totals, Averages, and Marginals

From an article in the Trono Star,

If It's Broke, Why Not Fix It?

While spending the fall semester on the West Coast, I attended the MPSF Water Polo championships. (MPSF stands for Mountain Pacific Sports Federation -- a

The Weak Dollar and Franchise Values

The US dollar has depreciated significantly against other currencies over the past several years. Currency depreciation has a differential effect on an

NHL TV deal is Canadian business story of the year

The Canadian Press has chosen the new television deal between Rogers Communications and the National Hockey League (NHL) as the 2013 business story of the

Ice Hockey Success in the Sun Belt

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by John Miller about a story he was writing on the Phoenix Coyotes. As readers of EZDzine are well aware,

Evidence that I am an Obstacle to Civic Progress

The public debate about a new arena for the Oilers has been going on for some time up here. Last weekend, the local paper, the Edmonton Journal, published