NHL Franchise Boys

How serious are Bill Foley and company about landing an NHL Las Vegas franchise? SuperBowl commercial serious. During Sunday’s SuperBowl, the Las Vegas NHL ownership group aired the following ad on local television… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF1Tm1d2Rgo&list=UUVU5L-hfKzJE9_FoQcgqrFQ[/youtube] The ad sends you to the website VegasWantsHockey.com. There, you learn season ticket deposits start February 10. Signing up for more information […]

It sounds completely absurd, but 80 years ago the Montreal Canadiens were nearly relocated to Ohio. Whenever a team struggles with attendance, finances, or on-ice success, the discussion of their relocation can become an issue. Then there are those franchises like the Montreal Canadiens, viewed almost as untouchable. A move to Cleveland, or any other […]

Forbes, one the world’s most formidable business magazines, published a story saying that because of stadium contract obligations, the Tampa Bay Rays will be moving nowhere until 2028–at the earliest. For the past couple of years, backers of a baseball’s return to Montreal had held out hope that the Rays, who draw very poorly at […]