Grading The Players

When the NHL and its players agreed to a salary cap this summer, it marked the end of the free-spending ways of teams like the Rangers and Red Wings. The $39 million "strict" cap means that owners can no longer pay above market value for a particular player without shedding payroll elsewhere. ...suite

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Par: Kurt Badenhausen et Michael K. Ozanian

Le 28 novembre 2005

Blood On The Ice

In an effort to build its fan base, the National Hockey League made a big push in the 1990s to expand beyond its traditional roots in Canada and the northern U.S. to cities in the deep South. Although existing owners divvied up $570 million in expansion fees, the game plan failed. ...suite

Source: Forbes.com
Par: Kurt Badenhausen et Michael K. Ozanian
Le 28 novembre 2005

THE BUSINESS OF HOCKEY - 2005

Since the early 1990s, the National Hockey League has undergone a major transformation: rapid expansion, two nasty labor wars and teams relocating from Canada to the southern United States. Result: huge losses and falling television ratings. ...suite

Source: Forbes.com

Par: Kurt Badenhausen et Michael K. Ozanian

Le 10 novembre 2005

Sports Team Vanity Index

The Forbes Sports Team Vanity Index measures the average value of all teams in the National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball. ...suite

Source: Forbes.com
Le 1er Septembre 2005