Endless Possibilities. Zero Consensus.
Some non-lockout news… Hooray? Jay-Z has some pull! Looks like a component of one of our scenarios is actually coming true. Kind of a small stadium for the NHL, but the corporate money and the notoriety will more than make up for it. Via NHL.com: Report: Islanders to announce move to Brooklyn in 2015 …
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The Benefits: • Focus — With more divisions, the main focus of an NHL team’s season is to win its division to guarantee it’s spot in the playoffs. Beat the other two teams in your division and your in. If you don’t, you still have three wildcard slots to shoot for, so its not an “all …
So you’re telling me there’s a chance. Bettman, NHL make new offer in hope of full season – Yahoo! Sports »
Looking more and more like a done deal. Can you believe it. If so, next up in the “deal with it” department, the New York Islanders. People of Quebec City and Seattle are not happy with this news for sure… don’t scoff at the idea of expansion in two years though. I wouldn’t be surprised… …
Just for fun,… what if Jay-Z was a hockey fan instead of a basketball fan and had joined up with a Russian billionaire to buy the Islanders from Charles Wang. We could be looking at something like this:
Yet another “breaking news” story from the “PHX sale”. The more I read about the City Council and the Goldwater institute, the less I think this is a “close to done” as some think. I wouldn’t be surprised if the sale were to be “completed”, but then Glendale and the Goldwater boys just throw more …
I knew less of these than I thought I would. Cool stuff. What’s in a Nickname? The Origins of All 30 NHL Team Names – Mental Floss.
The Benefits: • Opportunity — Teams in smaller markets with no hope of ever attracting an NHL team (either through relocation or expansion) would, in theory be able to earn their way up the food chain and get a shot at the Stanley Cup. • Opportunity II — Cities that could probably do well with and NHL …
