NHLPA's Kelly comments on expansion

Although he was just six weeks into his new job as executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association, Paul Kelly already was in the midst of a whirlwind fall introductory tour that would see him visit all 30 teams by New Year’s Day.

In doing so, Kelly has had a quick acclimation period, something evident in his mid-December phone interview with The Hockey News for our People of Power and Influence issue.

Here is Part 1 of the full, unedited interview; Part 2 – in which Kelly discusses making further changes to the game, new ways in which to market the NHL, and the likelihood of another work stoppage – will appear

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Source: The Hockey News
Par: Adam Proteau
Le 27 décembre 2007

New NHL union leader visits Atlanta, likes the market

When the NHL engaged in its 2004 lockout that ultimately cancelled an entire season, one of the NHL Players Association's arguments against the league's proposal of a hard salary cap on player payroll for every team was that there were teams in bad markets. Move the teams, the theory went, to markets where higher revenues could support the existing player salaries.
The NHLPA lost that one. ...suite

Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Par: John Manasso

Le 18 décembre 2007

Balsillie's Blunders

During the past year James Balsillie has made generous offers to buy two troubled hockey teams--reportedly $175 million for the Pittsburgh Penguins and $220 million for the Nashville Predators. ...suite

Source: Forbes.com
Par: Peter J. Schwartz
Le 26 novembre 2007

Winning Isn't Everything

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven't had the Stanley Cup in 40 years. So how can they be the most lucrative hockey team on the planet? ...suite

Source: Forbes.com
Par: Nathan Vardi
Le 26 novembre 2007

Un fiasco financier, le Centre Bell?

La dernière décennie a été difficile pour le Canadien de Montréal. Sur la glace, l’équipe n’a pas gagné la Coupe Stanley. Sur le plan financier, le Centre Bell aurait été un véritable fiasco. Selon le Canadien, son aréna a déjà perdu les trois quarts de sa valeur. ...suite

Source: La Presse

Par: Vincent Brousseau-Pouliot

Le: 15 novembre 2007

Le Canadien a-t-il raison de contester l'évaluation municipale?

En vidéo, Georges Pothier fait le point sur la situation avec le spécialiste en marketing sportif, Luc Ouellet.

Le club de hockey Canadien conteste l'évaluation du Centre Bell établie par la Ville de Montréal. ...suite

Source: Canoe.ca
Le 13 novembre 2007

Best Bang For The Puck

Pay for performance is a hot subject among executives. It is for hockey players, too, especially since the salary cap was imposed on NHL teams (currently 56% of league revenue), beginning with the 2005 to 2006 season. ...suite

Source: Forbes.com
Par: Peter J. Schwartz
Le 8 novembre 2007

THE BUSINESS OF HOCKEY - 2007

In the two seasons since team owners canceled the 2004-05 campaign to force a salary cap on the players, the 30 NHL franchises have increased an average of 23% in value, and the league has gone from an operating loss of $96 million to a profit of $96 million. ...suite

Source: Forbes.com
Par: Michael K. Ozanian et Kurt Badenhausen
Le 8 novembre 2007

NHL: Beware of Owners Hyping Values

National Hockey League franchises have increased in value as a result of the collective bargaining agreement between owners and players that capped player salaries at 54% (now 56%) of league revenue beginning with the 2005-06 season. More cost certainty has...

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