That Giant Sucking Sound from Edmonton
That sound you heard at the end of each period in the US-Canada gold medal game was the giant sucking sound of a multitude of …
That sound you heard at the end of each period in the US-Canada gold medal game was the giant sucking sound of a multitude of …
economic development, Economic Impact, hockey, nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, public funding, sports and the economy, Stadium Subsidies
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by John Miller about a story he was writing on the Phoenix Coyotes. As readers of The …
Big news out of Quebec today. The Province of Quebec and the Quebec City government announced formal plans to build a new arena in Quebec …
The Edmonton City Council passed a bill yesterday authorizing a package amounting to $480 million in funding for construction of a new arena in downtown …
Yesterday the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes filed for bankruptcy. The Coyotes had reportedly lost $90 million over the past 3 seasons, and with credit scarce in …
Related to Skip’s post, how much happiness was generated in Canada by Sunday’s hockey victory? “Thousands on street” in Vancouver (maybe 150,000), Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal …
The Canadian Press has chosen the new television deal between Rogers Communications and the National Hockey League (NHL) as the 2013 business story of the …
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