Photo via: Arizona State University On Thursday, the Arizona Coyotes announced that the club had reached a multi-year agreement with Arizona State University to play home games at the Sun Devils’ new, multi-purpose arena. Beginning next season and continuing through the 2024-25 season, the Coyotes will play all of their home games at the soon-to-be-completed... Continue Reading →
Photo via: Kamil Krzaczynski/ Associated Press Last week, the Chicago Blackhawks held a town hall event, open to fans and media members. The meeting was led by broadcaster Eddie Olczyk and three top executives: CEO Danny Wirtz, President of Business Operations Jamie Faulkner, and Chairman Rocky Wirtz. The theme of the event was the future... Continue Reading →
A dream of mine dating back to the time I was in middle school was to work in the business side of baseball, ideally for a team or the league office. As I got older, I realized the part of the business that intersects most closely with professional athletes is labor and employment law, since... Continue Reading →
Check out our blog for a full report of what happened in Chicago and what happened in Washington DC. Compare Both investigations were about sexual misconduct that was incorrectly handled by staff members. The allegations occurred during the same time frame. The Blackhawks incident happened in May 2010 and the WFT misconduct occurred between 2006... Continue Reading →
Source: Twitter/@buffalosabres Taylor Hall shocked the hockey world by signing a one-year, $8 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres. This news came as a surprise to many, for both Sabres fans and the league. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1315428801971662850 Hall, the Hart Memorial Trophy winner for the player most valuable to his team in 2018, reunites with former head... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: The Canadian Press / Jason Franson The NBA and NHL share the winter and spring schedule in venues across North America. However, the leagues are in two different situations during the 2020 COVID-19 suspension. The future of NBA salaries are in flux, with players not understanding what the future holds, while a select... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images In February, the International Olympic Committee ("IOC") and the International Ice Hockey Federation met with NHL executives, including Commissioner Gary Bettman, and discussed addressing some of the issues which led the NHL to deny granting its players permission to participate in the Pyeongchang Games in 2018. Hockey fans around the... Continue Reading →
Source: Frank Gunn/Canadian Press 42-year-old David Ayres, Zamboni driver for the AHL Toronto Marlies and practice goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs, became the oldest goaltender in NHL history to win in his debut as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs last Saturday night. Ayres, the emergency goalie on assignment at Scotiabank Arena,... Continue Reading →
As the Yankees regroup for Game 4 of the ALCS they will still be without the services of Domingo German. He remains on administrative leave while being investigated for an incident of domestic violence. Major League Baseball is investigating the issue and has not released additional details about the incident. A police report was not... Continue Reading →
The new Seattle NHL Franchise will be settling upon a name in the not-so-distant future, though they will have to be sure to avoid the trademark issues that affected the Vegas Golden Knights. On December 4th, 2018, the National Hockey League (NHL) awarded the City of Seattle an expansion team to the delight of Seattle... Continue Reading →