|
NHL News
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Monday, 27 September 2010 20:26 |
|
We’re getting the feeling the NHL is starting to get it. First, the hiring of former NFL’s vice president of programming Charles Coplin as executive vice president of content, then the idea to start an HBO show comparable to “Hard Knocks,” now the NHL will allow in-market streaming, including extending the rights to mobile devices according to John Ourand of Sports Business Journal.
The SBJ report Monday said the league is close to an agreement that would have U.S. teams launch in-market streaming of live games on both broadband and wireless platforms. This, Ourand says, will change the way fans can view local game telecasts and without question promote the game and popularity of in-market teams.
The NHL is closest to agreeing with Fox Sports Net, which holds the rights to 13 teams. The league is also working with Comcast SportsNet, according to the SBJ report.
As for the “they get it” department, the NHL could potentially put itself far ahead of other leagues when it comes to in-market streaming, Major League Baseball has only two teams streaming in-market, the NBA only has one.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK
(THE BIZ OF BASEBALL)
Matthew Coller is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
 Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook
|
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Monday, 20 September 2010 17:42 |
|
NHL.com featured this video along with the official changes to the NHL rulebook concerning head hits.
Here’s how “rule 48” reads:
48.1 Illegal Check to the Head- A lateral or blind side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principle point of contact is not permitted.
48.2 Minor Penalty- There is no provision for a minor penalty for this rule.
48.3 Major Penalty- For a violation of this rule, a major penalty shall be assessed (see 48.4).
48.4 Game Misconduct- An automatic game misconduct penalty shall be assessed whenever a major penalty is assessed under this rule.
48.5 Match Penalty- The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a match penalty if, in his judgment, the player attempted to or deliberately injured his opponent with an illegal check to the head.
48.6 Fines and Suspensions- Any player who incurs a total of two (2) game misconducts under this rule, in either regular League or playoff games, shall be suspended automatically for the next game his team plays. For each subsequent game misconduct penalty the automatic suspension shall be increased by one game.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK
(THE BIZ OF BASEBALL)
Matthew Coller is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook |
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Monday, 20 September 2010 16:25 |
|
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that the team and general manager Ray Shero have agreed to a new five-year contract. Shero has been dubbed “the architect” of the 2009 Stanley Cup winning Penguins team.
Shero is responsible for the long-term contracts of stars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury as well as the promotion of head coach Dan Bylsma (who had been coaching in the AHL) late in the 2009 season.
“I’d like to thank Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle and the ownership group for showing confidence in me,” Shero said via the Penguins’ website. “They made a decision to hire me back in May of 2006, and it’s worked out for both of us. The ownership group has supported me and given me the resources to do the job. The stability we get from with our ownership group is how you have success both on and off the ice.”
Shero’s craftiness during the ’09 cup run was no more apparent than at the trade deadline when the GM acquired several players who had key roles down the stretch including Chris Kunitz from Anaheim, Bill Guerin from the New York Islanders and claiming Craig Adams from the Chicago Blackhawks.
Matthew Coller is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook |
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Saturday, 18 September 2010 19:44 |
|
The Arizona Republic is reporting that “potential buyer” Matt Hulsizer paid money into escrow to the NHL. The city owes the league $25 million to cover losses after the NHL took over the team last season.
The city of Glendale sent out a release on the issue, as reported by the Republic:
"As the city and the prospective buyer work toward finalizing documents, in a show of good faith, the prospective buyer has deposited $25 million dollars into escrow," Glendale's statement read.
"This shows the city has met the NHL deadline for finding a qualified buyer, who will keep the team here, a requirement to release the City's $25 million currently in escrow," the statement said. "Glendale
and the NHL will continue to move forward to work with the prospective buyer to facilitate a purchase of the team that will keep the Coyotes in Glendale for the long term."
Keep in mind if Hulsizer, or whoever the “potential buyer” is, and the city don’t reach a deal, the city will be on the hook for the $25
million again. We’ve often wondered why the city chose to shut down a deal that would have made current Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf the new owner of the Coyotes. The deal had an out clause, but still, if Reinsdorf can’t make it work in Glendale, no one can. But, that ship sailed and the city can only wait and hope Hulsizer comes through.
Matthew Coller is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook |
|
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Thursday, 16 September 2010 03:40 |
|
ProHockey Talk’s Joe Yerdon reports that the NHL Board of Governors approved a by-law which eliminates shootout wins from being used as a factor in tie-breakers in figuring playoff placement.
The move is an attempt to increase the importance of winning in regulation or in the first overtime. Earlier this off-season, a debate waged over whether the shootout should continue to exist.
According to ProHockey Talk, here’s how the rule book reads now:
NHL By-Law 27.3 now reads as follows (with the approved revision in underlined italics):
At the conclusion of the regular Schedule of Championship Games the standing of the teams in each Conference shall be determined in accordance with the following priorities in the order listed:
a) First place in each of the three divisions seeded 1, 2 and 3.
b) The higher number of points earned by the Club.
c) The greater number of games won by the Club (excluding games won in the Shootout).
d) The higher number of points earned in games against each other among two or more Clubs having equal standing under priorities (b) and (c).
e) The greater differential between goals scored for and against by clubs having equal standing under priority (d).
The change seems to be more of an attempt to appease the shootout haters, and somewhat of a weak one at that. The question is will we really see teams fight to score against non-conference opponents or, when the game is tied, will they sit back for the guaranteed two points? Fringe teams may play a little harder, but locks for the playoffs will take the one point.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK
(THE BIZ OF BASEBALL)
Matthew Coller is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook |
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Saturday, 11 September 2010 18:57 |
|
It’s a move we all expected. The NHLPA has finally approved former MLBPA head Donald Fehr, now all that awaits is an inevitable approval by the players, then it’s time to get down to business in working out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Here is the press release sent out by the NHLPA concerning their endorsement of Fehr:
The National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) announced today that its Executive Board has voted to accept the recommendation of the Search Committee (Ryan Getzlaf, Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Rafalski, Brian Rolston and Mathieu Schneider) that Don Fehr be named the new NHLPA Executive Director.
The recommendation to appoint Fehr as Executive Director will next be submitted to the full NHLPA membership for consideration, along with various amendments to the NHLPA Constitution that were approved by the Executive Board earlier this summer. The Executive Director and Constitution membership votes are expected to conclude following individual team meetings that will take place during training camp and the first part of the regular season, and Fehr’s appointment will not become official until that time. In the interim, Fehr will continue to assist the NHLPA as a consultant.
"The Search Committee is pleased that the Executive Board has endorsed our recommendation to select Don Fehr as our new Executive Director and we look forward to our fellow members voting on this important matter," said Mathieu Schneider.
"I am gratified by the Executive Board's vote, and I look forward to meeting all the Players at team meetings which begin later this month," said Fehr.
Fehr, 62, joined the Major League Baseball Players Association as its General Counsel in 1977, and served as the MLBPA Executive Director for 26 years until he stepped down in December, 2009.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK
(THE BIZ OF BASEBALL)
Matthew Coller is a senior staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
Follow The Biz of Hockey on Twitter 
Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook |
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Wednesday, 08 September 2010 15:40 |
|
September 7, 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks’ under-24 Stanley Cup winning tandem of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews will do what people under 24 do: play video games. The two generation X’ers who faced off in the 2010 Olympics and raised the cup together will now raise video game controllers to on the streets of Manhattan at the Reebok Store to kick off the release of EA Sports’ NHL 11.
The two players will apparently compete in a live trick shot competition before playing USA vs. Canada on EA’s newest hockey game. The first 100 fans will also get their NHL 11 copy signed by the stars.
The game was given an 8.5 rating by IGN.com.
Matthew Coller is a senior staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
Follow The Biz of Hockey on Twitter
Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook |
|
NHL News
|
|
Written by Matthew Coller
|
|
Sunday, 22 August 2010 04:58 |
|
Canadian Tire, Canada’s largest hockey retailer, provides all of Olympic gold medalist and Stanley Cup winning captain Jonathan Toews’ gear. Now Canadian Tire will team up with more than just Toews; the company signed a five-year agreement to become the NHL’s official sporting goods retailer in Canada. The agreement, according to NHL.com the agreement includes a launch of the NHL-powered Canadian Hockey School, founded by Toews.
"As Canada's largest retailer of sporting equipment and a brand steeped in Canadian history, Canadian Tire is who Canadians trust for their first pair of skates, stick, helmet and pads. Over the past 90 years, we've equipped millions of first-time hockey players, like Jonathan Toews, from head to toe," said Mike Arnett, President of Canadian Tire Retail in a statement. "Through the Canadian Tire Hockey School, we're building on our hockey roots to help develop a lifelong enjoyment of the game. We're also thrilled to add the NHL and Canadian hockey star Jonathan Toews to our winning team. With this stellar line-up, we've become more than Canada's hockey store; we're Canada's hockey school."
Tire will now be designated as an Official Partner of the NHL Heritage Classic™, NHL All-Star Game, Stanley Cup® Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final and NHL Face-Off™
OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK
(THE BIZ OF BASEBALL)
Matthew Coller is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be contacted at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 5 of 27 |
|
|
|
NHL News
