The Plight of the Florida Panthers

The old saying goes: How do you make a billionaire a millionaire? Make them the owner of a sports franchise. Those words ring true for the owners of the Florida Panthers.…

Portland Pirates on the Move?

The dispute between the Portland Pirates and the Cumberland County Civic Center is getting nastier and nastier with each day. Yesterday, the ownership group of the Portland Pirates have sued…

The Crosby Effect

It was 2004.  The Pittsburgh Penguins were atrocious, yet again.  It had been three years straight of missing the playoffs and the team finished in dead last.  The once prosperous…

Coyotes Relocation Rumors Premature

Consider The Source Darren Dreger started a mini flurry of speculation, again, with a tweet about the Coyotes relocation being imminent. I characterized his tweets as “premature speculation” last night.…

After the Winnipeg Jets, the Quebec Nordiques?

20 years ago today, on February 1st, 1993, Gary Bettman was named the commissioner of the National Hockey League. However, after yesterday’s announcement by Greg Jamison, a close friend of…