Showing posts with category "nhl"

NBA on NHL Path, Not NFL

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

September 21, 2023
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bargaining

The Shining Stars of the NHL

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

September 14, 2023
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nhl

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 --

September 23, 2023
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college football

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

September 15, 2023
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exclusive territories

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

September 15, 2023
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media

Glendale Bailing Out the Coyotes

How can I get in on this action?

September 17, 2023
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bailout

The NHL: Totals, Averages, and Marginals

From an article in the Trono Star,

September 14, 2023
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nhl

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

September 15, 2023
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incetives

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

September 21, 2023
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franchise values

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

September 22, 2023
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canada

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,

September 23, 2023
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economic development

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

September 23, 2023
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economic impact