League wants realignment decision by December

[flyersfan4706]

Don't even say that! Next time, it's a swift slap on the nose.

Guess you are not infavor of the Gary Bettman Award, awarded to the best player on a team in bankruptcy?

 

[flyersfan4706]

Gary Bettman Presents: The Stanley Cup®

It has a nice ring to it.

He should have a foot stool to present it on

 

[dash]

Just wait until Phoenix wins the Cup and Bettman presents the Cup to himself...

 

[elocomotive]

It all depends on what Texas decides....followed by Notre dame.....

Lol. Nice one.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Just wait until Phoenix wins the Cup and Bettman presents the Cup to himself...

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Just wait until Phoenix wins the Cup and Bettman presents the Cup to himself...

He can stand on it and be six feet tall !!

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Just wait until Phoenix wins the Cup and Bettman presents the Cup to himself...

Fortunately Bryzgalov left. With Mike Smith as their starting goalie they'll probably finish 14th in the West. We're talking serious drop off here.

 

[Destroydacre]

The best scenario I've heard so far is Colorado to the Pacific, Winnipeg to the NW, Dallas to the Central and Nashville to the SE. Makes the most sense geographically so I'm sure the NHL brass hasn't even considered it. Speaking of the idiots running the NHL, having Winnipeg in the SE is ridiculously retarded. Taking 6 months to figure out the "relocation plan" just shows how inept these guys really are.

 

[DevilishWon]

The best scenario I've heard so far is Colorado to the Pacific, Winnipeg to the NW, Dallas to the Central and Nashville to the SE. Makes the most sense geographically so I'm sure the NHL brass hasn't even considered it. Speaking of the idiots running the NHL, having Winnipeg in the SE is ridiculously retarded. Taking 6 months to figure out the "relocation plan" just shows how inept these guys really are.

calm down

 

[davnlaguna]

Jets to the North West
Colo to the Pacific
Leafs to the central and listen to the fans complain about travel
Nash to the South east
And Phx to the North east Bring back Quebec

 

[elocomotive]

The best scenario I've heard so far is Colorado to the Pacific, Winnipeg to the NW, Dallas to the Central and Nashville to the SE. Makes the most sense geographically so I'm sure the NHL brass hasn't even considered it. Speaking of the idiots running the NHL, having Winnipeg in the SE is ridiculously retarded. Taking 6 months to figure out the "relocation plan" just shows how inept these guys really are.

For as much criticism as they get, the inept morons are doing a pretty good job.

Revenue
The NHL saw its fifth consecutive year of record revenue, with a projection of more than $2.9 billion by the end of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs despite a challenging economy
NHL Enterprises revenue is forecasted to increase by 14.8 percent over last year


Events
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The 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic saw all sponsorship opportunities sold out and a 22 percent increase in U.S. viewership on NBC. It was the most-viewed regular season game on U.S. TV in 36 years.


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NBC
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NBC Sports' coverage of Penguins-Blackhawks, the second game of "Hockey Day in America," was watched by 1.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched non-Winter Classic NHL regular-season game in five years (1/14/06, three-game regional on NBC, 2.0 million).
The top 10 NBC markets in terms of ratings growth were: 1. Minneapolis/St. Paul (+70%), 2. San Antonio (+67%); 3. Dayton (+60%); 4. Kansas City (+50%); 5. Pittsburgh (+42%); 6. Baltimore (+38%); T7. New York (+33%); T7. Washington D.C. (+33%); 9. Albuquerque-Santa Fe (+29%); T10. Buffalo (+25%) T10. Knoxville (+25%); T10. Louisville (+25%)


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Regular season viewership increased by 17 percent over last year
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TSN
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RDS
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RSN's
Locally, 17 out of 30 NHL clubs' regional sports networks saw ratings increases or were even compared to last year. The top 5 NHL markets in terms of ratings growth on cable RSNs were: 1. St. Louis (+43%), 2. Boston (+41%), 3. Tampa Bay (+33%), 4. Dallas (+29%), 5. Nashville (+25%).


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Visits to NHL.com were up 17 percent, and page views were up 8 percent


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March set a record in terms of total visits and page views, and is on pace to top those numbers for April 2011


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The NHL Facebook page has 1.46 million fans, a 436 percent increase over last year
NHL followers on Twitter have increased by 54 percent


Attendance
NHL teams averaged 17,132 fans and played to 93.2 percent of capacity. This average is the third largest all-time and an increase over last year.*

Not bad for a recession.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

For as much criticism as they get, the inept morons are doing a pretty good job.



Not bad for a recession.

There's more to hockey than money. I know 30 owners and a commish who would disagree with me, but hey...

 

[elocomotive]

There's more to hockey than money. I know 30 owners and a commish who would disagree with me, but hey...

Yes, there is. Although for the owners and commish, making money is job 1. It's a business. I think the discipline policies have been terrible and I think there are some safety matters to attend to. But honestly, some people (many actually) on here will criticize ANYTHING and ANY DECISION Bettman and company make. They're going in the right direction on most things. I just tire of the "any owners/Bettman ideas are automatically terrrible" mentality.

On this topic, the owners taking some time to get alignment right rather than rushing it seems like a good thing. They haven't made a decision yet, so I find it hard to criticize their choice.

 

[Destroydacre]

For as much criticism as they get, the inept morons are doing a pretty good job.



Not bad for a recession.

They're doing a bang up job with that team in Glendale.

calm down

 

[juliansteed]

The best scenario I've heard so far is Colorado to the Pacific, Winnipeg to the NW, Dallas to the Central and Nashville to the SE. Makes the most sense geographically so I'm sure the NHL brass hasn't even considered it. Speaking of the idiots running the NHL, having Winnipeg in the SE is ridiculously retarded. Taking 6 months to figure out the "relocation plan" just shows how inept these guys really are.

I believe the schedule was needed to be finalized before the move became official, or very close to it.

I agree with your realignment proposal. I wouldn't mind if they switched Columbus instead of Nashville too. Either way works for me. Unless they get rid of divisions and just go with a 2 conference format, it makes no sense at all to move Detroit.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I believe the schedule was needed to be finalized before the move became official, or very close to it.

I agree with your realignment proposal. I wouldn't mind if they switched Columbus instead of Nashville too. Either way works for me. Unless they get rid of divisions and just go with a 2 conference format, it makes no sense at all to move Detroit.

It might not make sense to move Detroit, but word is the Red Wings want to move. They're in the Eastern Time Zone. They don't like the Travel situation out West.

 

[juliansteed]

It might not make sense to move Detroit, but word is the Red Wings want to move. They're in the Eastern Time Zone. They don't like the Travel situation out West.

Yeah I know they have wanted to for years. Probably ever since the Leafs switched, if not sooner. But I can't imagine that trumping logic. I heard Mike Ilitch himself state on a talk show that he would love to move to the eastern conference but only if it made sense for the league. He followed that up by strongly hinting that it really makes no sense under the current 6 division format with the 30 teams located where they currently are.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Yeah I know they have wanted to for years. Probably ever since the Leafs switched, if not sooner. But I can't imagine that trumping logic. I heard Mike Ilitch himself state on a talk show that he would love to move to the eastern conference but only if it made sense for the league. He followed that up by strongly hinting that it really makes no sense under the current 6 division format with the 30 teams located where they currently are.

I have a feeling this won't be tinkering. This could be big.

 

[Destroydacre]

I really don't think the league wants to split up the Detroit/Chicago rivalry. Especially now since the Blackhawks have become relevant again. That would leave Chicago alone as the only original 6 left in the Western Conference. IMO the league just isn't gonna do that.

 

[dboy97]

I still would like to see divisions named Gretzky, Howe, Orr, Lemieux, Richard, and Dionne...

Here is the problem I see with these division names. I don't see the league spliting the rivalry between Boston and Montreal. So then what division do they play in? The Richard or the Orr?? I say Orr but I bet I could get an arguement from Comeds on that.