National Hockey League
NHL expects full arenas for 30 teams at 2021-22 season start
Only Montreal, Vancouver are outliers as league returns to more normal attendance
NHL to begin 2021-22 season with nearly all players vaccinated
Continued encouragement, Canadian border protocols aid vaccination rate
Sportradar sets roadshow for planned IPO
Sports data provider details stock issue plans in updated SEC filing
Kathy Carter on the preparations for LA28
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Kathy Carter, LA28 chief revenue officer. Eric and Chris also discuss several dramatic moves in the global sports data business, the rapidly transforming market for sports trading cards and collectibles, and the National Hockey League’s landmark decision to allow jersey advertising.
Coyotes seeking new venue as Glendale ends arena lease talks
NHL team unable to come to terms with city officials
NHL to probe gambling allegations surrounding Sharks’ Kane
Case represents key test of competitive integrity in expanded betting landscape
NHL creates two versions of 2021-22 schedule
Lack of an agreement for 2022 Beijing Olympics participation presents uncertainty
Bettman: NHL boosted by positive reaction to helmet ads
Commissioner says lack of fan pushback fuels decision to maintain inventory
NHL, Sportradar strike 10-year extension for global data rights
New contract term carries sharply heightened focus on legal sports wagering
Bill Daly on managing the NHL’s challenges and opportunities
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Bill Daly, National Hockey League deputy commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss potential historic changes in the business of tennis, the ongoing development of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and recent encouraging news for NBCUniversal regarding both the Tokyo Olympics and Super Bowl LVI.
Sports NFTs look to establish staying power
Blockchain-backed digital collectibles, having taken global sports industry by storm, now look to show they are not just the latest technological flash-in-the-pan. US Editor Eric Fisher reports
Webinar replay | Developing licensing plans for the next generation of fans
How is the sports licensing industry adapting to historic changes in the business and creating a more robust and dynamic product mix for fans? Executives from the National Hockey League, Adidas, and OneTeam Partners join us to share their experiences.
NHL strikes US-based partnership deal with Shavelogic
Pact represents shaving equipment company's first with a pro sports league
Gretzky joining Turner Sports as a lead NHL studio analyst
Hockey icon steps down from vice chairman role with the Edmonton Oilers
Verizon expands 5G rollouts at NBA, NHL venues
US telecom giant furthers its venue installations of advanced mobile technology
NHL fines Rangers $250,000 for comments critical of league
Penalty thought to be largest publicly announced fine of its type in NHL history
Rachel Jacobson on the Drone Racing League’s future pathway
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Rachel Jacobson, Drone Racing League president. Eric and Chris also discuss discuss the National Hockey League’s new, seven-year domestic rights agreement with Turner Sports, a new content and sponsorship agreement between Meadowlark Media and DraftKings, and the pending domestic rights renewals for England’s Premier League.