Making Las Vegas a Success: A Local’s Perspective Andrew Wilson | December 10, 2014 Attention Gary Bettman and Bill Foley Commissioner Gary Bettman and potential owner Bill Foley I hope you are reading this. My name is Andrew Wilson and I was born and…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Kids’ Hockey Inquiry Likely? Rick Cole | November 21, 2014 With no games being played once again in the National Hockey League last night, and NHL teams keeping to themselves with nothing to report, it was left to other sources…
Knock Knock; Who’s There? 7,311 Panthers Fans. Brady Smith | October 14, 2014 In any sport, you look forward to playing at your home venue. Being the home team offers many advantage; comfortability, no jet lag, a crowd that gets behind you… or…
NHL Expansion Roundtable: Seattle Jeff Ponder | October 3, 2014 The Seattle Mariners recently saw their season come to an end. The Seahawks have already played the first three games of the season and are entering a bye week. Imagine…
NHL Expansion Roundtable: Las Vegas Jeff Ponder | October 1, 2014 Wayne Newton, the guys from The Hangover series and… the NHL? It’s been a long-debated topic since the NHL moved its annual awards show to Las Vegas in 2010 –…
Peter Karmanos Posts For Sale Sign for the Hurricanes Mark Shiver | September 23, 2014 In an interview with TSN Canada, Peter Karmanos posted a for-sale sign for the Hurricanes. He expressed an interest in acquiring a partner who would buy an interest in the…
Another Team in Toronto? No Thanks Andy Dudones | September 5, 2014 Make no mistake about it – Toronto is thee definition of a hockey town. Despite qualifying for the post-season only once since the 2004-05 NHL lockout, the Leafs are not…
What Does Your NHL Expansion Team Look Like? Colin Mills | September 2, 2014 The Vancouver Province reported NHL expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle as a “done deal” early last week and the hockey world has been a buzz about the notion ever…
Does Your City Deserve an NHL Team? Andy Dudones | September 1, 2014 Whether it’s in the near or distant future, NHL expansion is not a matter of “if,” but “when.” Now that that is established, the real inquiry is, which cities are…
3 Huge Problems With Reports of NHL Expansion Bill Schoeninger | August 27, 2014 Over the past 24 hours, the NHL community has been sent into a frenzy with reports that Gary Bettman is looking to expand the NHL. The first report says that…
NHL Expansion in Las Vegas, Why it Can Work Andrew Wilson | August 27, 2014 According to reports the NHL will soon expand to Las Vegas, Nevada. This is big news as it would indicate that the league is being proactive in naming expansion franchises.…
The NHL to Seattle: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Walter McLaughlin | July 17, 2014 When last I wrote on the subject, the sun, moon and stars were aligning perfectly. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly was openly discussing expansion, a contingent of Seattle politicos were…