Four Nations Face-Off 2025: The NHL’s New Twist on the All-Star Experience
In a surprising shake-up for hockey fans, the NHL has announced that the traditional 2025 NHL All-Star Game will not be taking place. Instead, the …
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Judge Rejects Jim Balsillie’s Offer for the Pheonix Coyotes, Reaffirms Single Entity Status in Franchise Location Decisions
In a major legal decision that has significant implications for the business of professional sports, Judge Redfield T. Baum rejected tech billionaire Jim Balsillie’s offer …
NBA on NHL Path, Not NFL
John Chick from Canada’s CBC sports nailed the NBA lockout situation: The impetus for the lockout was the owners deciding the league’s current financial system …
The Shining Stars of the NHL
Over the years the NHL has thrown us all some seriously fine sporting moments. From buzzer beating goals, to special shootouts and, of course, unbelievable …
Glendale Bailing Out the Coyotes
In 2010, the city of Glendale, Arizona, found itself in the center of a financial storm as it quietly began subsidizing the money-losing Phoenix Coyotes, …
The Weak Dollar and Franchise Values
The US dollar has depreciated significantly against other currencies over the past several years. Currency depreciation has a differential effect on an economy. For example, …
Evidence that I am an Obstacle to Civic Progress
The public debate about a new arena for the Oilers has been going on for some time up here. Last weekend, the local paper, the …
Phoenix Coyotes Declare Bankruptcy
The Phoenix Coyotes (the old Winnipeg Jets) have declared bankruptcy. From the Arizona Republic (HT Warren Meyer): Less than an hour before the National Hockey …
If It’s Broke, Why Not Fix It?
While spending the fall semester on the West Coast, I attended the MPSF Water Polo championships. (MPSF stands for Mountain Pacific Sports Federation — a …
Some More Stuff on the Coyotes’ Bankruptcy Filing
In Professor Vic’s post yesterday afternoon, he had a few questions regarding the Phoenix Coyotes’ filing for bankruptcy. You might recall that the Coyotes filed …