In reading over the decision passed down by Arizona bankruptcy judge Redfield T. Baum, one thing has been made crystal clear: Jim Balsillie shot himself in the foot by demanding a decision had to be made by June 29th.
It’s being thrown around all over NHL coverage. Pittsburgh or Detroit? Stats are flying left and right. The home team is 12-2 in the 14 game sevens Stanley Cup finals history. The last time the visiting team won a championship in game seven in the NHL was in 1971. In [...]
It’s lost $300 million since leaving Winnipeg, having never turned a profit, but NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is dead set on keeping the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale. A hearing scheduled for Tuesday in the bankruptcy case may determine the future of the franchise (barring the appeals that will likely come from all sides involved).
With the uncertainty still swirling around the future of the Phoenix Coyotes and Jim Balsillie’s plan to bring the team to Hamilton, the Toronto Legacy has surfaced as a new group interested in bringing a team to the Greater Toronto Area. And with already having a web site and a logo, the group has [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I like it better when the referees put their whistles away late in a playoff game. I’d rather that the players decide the outcome, especially if it’s a close, hard-fought game. But this season, it’s almost gone overboard. Too many penalties are either ignored, or [...]
Jim Balsillie, potential new owner of the Phoenix Coyotes, is making all the necessary moves to comply with NHL bylaws regarding new ownership, as well as relocation.
On Monday, Balsillie filed an application with the NHL to relocate the franchise to Hamilton. Today, through his spokesperson Bill Walker, he announced that he would be willing [...]