
i am amazed that this has not gotten more attention. tahe the knicks from these guys too.
The Associated Press: NHL threatens to get rid of Rangers' owners
The Associated Press: NHL threatens to get rid of Rangers' owners
Umm a struggling sports league attacking it's most valuable US franchise.. seems like a brilliant move.. and i'm sure Cablevision's lawyers wont have a field day destorying the NHL in the media and in the courts..
Sorry, I saw the words 'Rangers' and 'strip' in the same sentence, and impure thoughts of Henrik Lundqvist immediately came to mind.:
What's this all about?
Sandra
Umm a struggling sports league attacking it's most valuable US franchise.. seems like a brilliant move.. and i'm sure Cablevision's lawyers wont have a field day destorying the NHL in the media and in the courts..
Struggling .....
Most valued ????
Which wont happen. NFL League rules at the time should have prevented the Raiders from moving from Oakland, and possibly have yanked Al Davis's franchise. The courts said differently as those actions violated anti-trust laws.Now the league has said that it is proceeding with disciplinary proceedngs against the rangers and has asked the court to affirm the league's right to revoke the team's membership in the league.
From what I heard, not many of the teams are money makers, only the Canadian ones a few of the bigger U.S. ones.I'm not sure struggling is the name for it.
I would imagine that all teams made a profit.
As for the league itself, it struggles to get TV contracts in the U.S.UPI said:TORONTO, May 30 (UPI) -- An internal NHL report shows 31 percent of $1.1 billion in ticket revenue comes from Canada's six teams and 11 of the 24 U.S. teams aren't making money.
All of which has nothing to do with it's viability, and also ran status as a major league sport in the U.S.The NHL playoffs are one of the most competative and demanding times in sports.
Playing the game of hockey EVERY other night is a grueling task, I wish the NBA would play thier playoffs every other night, unlike previous years where it takes 3 weeks to play 7 games.
I'm not sure struggling is the name for it.
I would imagine that all teams made a profit.
If your trying to compare the NHL of the Gretzke era to this one, you'll always be struggling.
The NHL playoffs are one of the most competative and demanding times in sports.
Playing the game of hockey EVERY other night is a grueling task, I wish the NBA would play thier playoffs every other night, unlike previous years where it takes 3 weeks to play 7 games.
Jimbo
As for the raiders comparison it might be correct. A closer parallel though would be the NFL lawsuit against the Cowboys for making their own merchandising deals.
The Cowboys are a good comparison for the merchandising part. But the threat to take away the team leads right to the Raiders. The NFL lost that lawsuit big time in that anti-trust lawsuit, and thus lost any power it had over team placement and what they do. If the NHL tries the same against the Rangers, they'll lost just as badly.As for the raiders comparison it might be correct. ItA closer parallel though would be the NFL lawsuit against the Cowboys for making their own merchandising deals
From what I heard, not many of the teams are money makers, only the Canadian ones a few of the bigger U.S. ones.
As for the league itself, it struggles to get TV contracts in the U.S.
All of which has nothing to do with it's viability, and also ran status as a major league sport in the U.S.