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Off the Crossbar: 2018-19 Season Brought to You By Google Ads
September 24th, 2018 While many teams are tweaking their rosters, the NHL is making changes to the ice itself. More specifically, the advertising under it. In advance of the 2018-19 season, teams are adding corporate logos and brand messages to several new areas that have always been blank. “There’s a global media opportunity with tremendous brand...
Off the Crossbar: The Newest Ovechkin Threat
September 4th, 2018 Move over, Connor McDavid. Look out, Sidney Crosby. Get out of the way, Taylor Hall. Here comes Sergei Aleksandrovich Ovechkin. The less-than-a-month-old baby is already taking the hockey world by storm. Born to Washington Capitals superstar, Alex Ovechkin and his wife, Nastya, Sergei entered the world on Saturday, Aug 18, 2018....
Off the Crossbar: Scotiabank ATM Fees Rise to $3,999.50 Per Use
July 2nd, 2018 * originally published in Sept. of 2017 In a coincidence of epic proportions, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) announced they’ve signed a 20-year, $800 million agreement to re-name their Bay St. venue ‘Scotiabank Arena’ on the same day that Scotiabank hiked its ATM fees to nearly $4,000 per transaction. It’s enough...
Off the Crossbar: Dubas to Lead Leafs After He's Done with His Homework
May 17th, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan ushered in a new and radical era for the team by naming twelve-year-old Kyle Dubas as the team’s 17th general manager in franchise history. Dubas, is now the youngest GM in NHL history, a full three weeks younger than the Arizona Coyotes' John Chayka. He’s 63 years younger than the...
Off the Crossbar: Caps & Jackets' OTs Taking a Toll
April 22nd, 2018 Four of the first five games in the first-round tilt between the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets have gone to overtime. With each game having been decided by the slimmest of margins in bonus time, the wave of late games is beginning to have profound effects on fans in both markets who have been staying up well past their...
Off the Crossbar: Mittelstadt's Debut Makes Sabres Cup Contenders This Year
March 29th, 2018 Casey Mittelstadt will make his NHL debut tonight as the Buffalo Sabres play host to the Detroit Red Wings. In case you’re living under a rock or not connected to the World Wide Web, news hit Monday when Mittelstadt agreed to leave the University of Minnesota after his freshman year to sign an entry-level contract with the...
