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
Source: Forbes.com
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