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NY Times Declares War on Sun Belt Hockey

For some, "balanced reporting" and "The New York Times" are mutually exclusive terms. Last weekend's notebook item titled "Enthusiasm Cools for Hockey's Foray Into the South" did little to dispel that notion; here was a doom and gloom report on the NHL in non-traditional markets -- an indictment of Tampa Bay, Phoenix,...

Will NBC Renew NHL Deal?

William Houston of the Globe & Mail reports Wednesday that NBC has a "window of about two months" to decide whether it will have the NHL back for Sunday games and coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals: The case for NBC renewal is to maintain a relationship with the NHL and keep hockey on the network as a lead-up to coverage...

Hockey Nerd Tuesday: How To End an Abusive Relationship with the Maple Leafs

Hockey Nerd Tuesday examines those who spend an uncomfortable amount of time putting the "fan" in fanatic. Have a hockey nerd you'd like to see featured? E-mail Greg Wyshynski with the details. Scott Stratten seems like a happy and successful guy, serving as the president for Un-Marketing, a Canadian marketing firm. But...

The Ice Sheet: Predatory Leading

Every day from Monday to Saturday, The Ice Sheet will take a look at the biggest stories in the league that happened on the ice and elsewhere the night before.I have to imagine life for a Nashville Predators fan can be correctly described as surreal at times. Coming within an inch of Jim Balsillie's ego from moving to...

Support for Avalanche Rapidly Melting

Last month, Jes Golbez lit a powder keg on FanHouse with a post about the eroding attendance numbers for the once-infallible Colorado Avalanche, covering everything from the argument that the team has too few stars to the debate about the effect the League's national TV ratings have on Denver. After Jibblescribbits fired...