Tanner Rebelo
Tanner covers the business of hockey of The Hockey Writers in addition to running his own New England sports website, Trifecta Sports.
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Boston Bruins' Seating Changes Causing PR Nightmare
October 9th, 2019 How much revenue can 500 additional seats generate for the TD Garden and the Boston Bruins? Well on the second-hand market that can generate an incremental $75,500 per game. Or scaled out to a 41-game regular season, that's an additional $3,095,500. That potential for incremental revenue is causing public relations problems in Boston....
NHL Teasing Return of World Cup of Hockey
October 8th, 2019 On Friday in Prague, the Chicago Blackhawks took on the Philadelphia Flyers in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,463. The game was a part of the NHL’s Global Series initiative. With that success, the NHL is starting to contemplate the return of the World Cup of Hockey. Initially, there was supposed to be a World Cup of Hockey held...
Senators Ownership Problem Is an NHL Problem
October 6th, 2019 A few weeks back, Eugene Melnyk, the owner of the Ottawa Senators, was sued by Connecticut-based casino Mohegan Sun for failing to pay $900,000 that tracks back to 2017. According to the court documents from July, he tried to pay the casino back in bank drafts but it was "dishonored" by the bank. His defense claimed that the casino...
Boston Pride Poach Top NWHL Executive as Team President
October 4th, 2019 With the Boston Pride season just a few days away, the new ownership group has tapped a new leader to head the hockey team. On Thursday, the new owner of the Boston Pride, Miles Arnone, announced that former Pride general manager Hayley Moore has returned to the NWHL's founding franchise to serve as team president for the upcoming...
NHL Business Line: TV Ratings Explode on Opening Night
October 4th, 2019 The first few games are in the books for the 2019-20 NHL season and the early returns are strong. National broadcast ratings were up, attendance numbers were strong, and there were a few announcements to boot. Wednesday’s opening night coverage on NBC Sports posted huge ratings. NBC’s national broadcast was a double-header with...
NWHL Trying Their Best to Improve Fan Experience Ahead of Opener
October 3rd, 2019 On Saturday, the puck will drop on the 2019-20 NWHL season with the Buffalo Beauts taking on the Connecticut Whale. Ahead of the season opener, the league has continued to announce new partnerships and details surrounding the season. NWHL’s broadcasting agreement was announced last month with the league tapping Amazon-owned...
