NHL

Opinion: Why the Premier League should look to ice hockey for lessons in global expansion

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Dan Silver on how the Premier League can learn a lot from the National Hockey League.

The (Sports Marketing) World Is Flat: Bridgestone NHL Premiere Week

eyecube (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

The start of a sports season is a time of great anticipation for fans and the media. For decades Major League Baseball was the benchmark for Opening Days. They had a great tradition with the Cincinnati Reds always being the first National League team to play on Monday to open the season. Just the term “Opening [...]

Clement: Lightning will strike for NHL awards

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 43 minutes ago

Clement: Lecavalier, Stamkos and Melrose to be among those earning honors

Europe hosts NHL's curtainraiser as London prepares for NBA's arrival

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

North America's sporting invasion of Europe is again under way as the NHL opens season in Prague and Stockholm.

NHL: Toronto's Hollweg suspended

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension from the NHL yesterday after collecting his third boarding or checking-from-behind major in a 41-game span.

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Honda named official vehicle of the NHL

Driive (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

Filed under: Honda The official opening of the Honda Center, home to the Ducks of Anaheim Honda and the National Hockey League have a long-standing relationship through the Honda Center , home of the Anaheim Ducks, but now they have inked a three-year deal for the automaker to be the official vehicle of the entire NHL. Don't expect to see a Blue Line Edition Accord or a VTEC Zamboni any time soon,...

• Honda named official vehicle of the NHL - Autoblog
• Honda Becomes Official Vehicle of the NHL - PR News Wire

Honda signs deal to sponsor NHL

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Honda said Monday that it has signed a 3-year sponsorship deal with the National Hockey League, replacing Dodge, in a deal reportedly worth more than $12 million that includes media buys on NHL broadcasters NBC, Versus, CBC and NHL digital media.

NHL Thinking Vegas For Awards

Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

from Sportsnet, The National Hockey League is seriously considering Las Vegas as the site of next year’s NHL awards show, Hockeycentral has learned. The annual event is usually held in Toronto the week after the Stanley Cup Final but also took place in Vancouver as recently as 2006. more Why not have a fan fest at the same time, make it a three day event!

[NHL] 2008-09 NHL Northeast Division Preview

Sportscolumn - (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

It's that time again, time for the NHL previews at Sportscolumn. In this upcoming series of columns, we will look at what will drive the NHL this season. We start in the Northeast. There are some interesting story lines in, arguably, the best division in the east. Montreal forgives Patrick Roy and his number will be retired. Will the magical story of Phil Kessel write another chapter? Was Ray Emery...

NHL roundup

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Hurricanes winger has surgery Carolina forward Scott Walker is expected to be sidelined six weeks after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left hand. The surgery comes four days before the Hurricanes open the regular season.The Hurricanes already will be without forward Justin Williams for at least three more months after he tore his right Achilles' tendon.Also on Monday, the Hurricanes signed...

Former No. 1 pick Gillies is NHL-bound after final cut

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Soon after learning he had made the Wild's roster for Saturday's regular season opener, 19-year-old Colton Gillies was the first position player on the ice for Minnesota's practice Monday morning.More than 90 minutes later, he was the last skater off. But not before taking a knee in one of the corners of an empty Xcel Energy Center and letting it all soak in with teammate James Sheppard, who one year...

RazorGator Reports NHL Rinks Attracting High Demand for Start of 2008-09 Season

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Hockey League began the 2009-10 season with international flair over the weekend and now fans across North America are ready to welcome the league back this week with a full-slate of games ...

• RazorGator Reports NHL Rinks Attracting High Demand for Start of 2008-09 Season - PR News Wire

NHL in Europe: Never Going to Happen

Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

From Michael Farber at SI, Some league officials have been eyeballing Europe for years as a potential landing spot for a franchise. There is even some ownership support for the idea, notably Ottawa’s Eugene Melnyk, who said he has been in favor of the idea for the past three or four years. But European expansion remains one of those theoretical topics along the lines of “if Wilma Flintstone and Betty...

Michael Farber: Europe makes no sense for NHL

SI.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The NHL seems willing to go an awfully long way to spin its wheels.

Ace Marketing & Promotions, Inc.: Ace Marketing & Promotions Partners With the NHL and Def Leppard to Deliver Rockzimity Marketing Campaign

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Ace Marketing announces (OTCBB: AMKT) fans who attend the NHL Face-Off Rocks 2008 season-opening viewing party and concert starring Def Leppard at Fox Theatre on October 9th in Detroit will receive free Def Leppard and NHL Face-Off Rocks 2008 branded event content direct to their Bluetooth & Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices.