Book Review: The Art of Scouting
The Art of Scouting: How the Hockey Experts Really Watch the Game and Decide Who Makes It. By Shane Malloy. (2011, Mississauga, Ontario: John…
The Business of Hockey
Penguins ownership group shows commitment to Stanley Cup vision
If there was ever a year for Lemieux and Burkle to put up the white flag and live to see another day, it would be this year. No one would blame them. Fans surely wouldn’t revolt. But that’s not what they did, and yesterday Shero seemed energized by the commitment from ownership that allowed him to take a risk on Kovalev.
A New Year & A New Owner for Sabres?
The other night the Sabres played the Boston Bruins and I had the chance to listen to the road broadcast team of Andy Brickley and Jack Edwards on NESN. One…
5 Interesting Details from the 2010 Forbes NHL Team Valuations
By Mike Colligan Forbes has released their annual NHL franchise valuations for 2010 and, for the most part, results were as anticipated. The Phoenix Coyotes are bleeding cash and the…
Time to Realign, Reschedule, Recalculate . . .Are you listening, Gary?
With the economy hitting season ticket sales, the continuing saga of the Phoenix Coyotes, and ongoing debate about the CBA, competitive markets, revenue opportunities, etc. I believe it is time…
What Really Happened With Eric Tangradi?
As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepared for the start of the regular season on Wednesday, 21-year-old Eric Tangradi was on cloud nine. “I will be there tomorrow. Nothing but smiles since…
Jackets’ 1st Round Draft History Stacks Up Well In NHL
As training camps begin whittling their ranks, and youngsters are returned to juniors and others are dispatched to the AHL, there remain those veterans who are scuttled to the waiver…
Hockey and The Media: Epilogue – The Power and the Passion
As I wrapped up Part II of the Hockey and the Media series, I had that vague feeling of having left something unfinished — not quite buttoned up the way…
Hockey and The Media: Cascading Misinformation (Part 2 of 2)
In Part I of this series, we examined aspects of the apparently large gulf between the mainstream media and the emerging media within the context of hockey coverage, specifically involving…
NHL Takes LEED In Promoting Renewable Energy
Cold weather and ice have always been a part of hockey’s tradition, but these days the NHL wants teams to start taking advantage of the sun. On Wednesday the league…
The Media and Hockey: Shooting the Messenger — Or Missing the Message? (Part 1 of 2)
As I was researching this two-part series on the media and hockey, my original intent was to discuss the quality of information and reporting standards first, followed by a examination…
The Kovalchuk Rejection is the Best Thing to Happen to the Players Union
This morning, Jim Neveau wrote an excellent piece on the various dynamics at play in the Ilya Kovalchuk saga that is now entering it’s sixth week. In it, he likened…