Tag: NHL Expansion

Insider Trading: Expansion, Expansion Draft and Coach’s Challenge

TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger, Bob McKenzie and Pierre LeBrun discuss the expansion presentation by Quebec City, expansion draft and the coach's challenge. On the expansion presentation by Quebec City... Pierre LeBrun: Part of the presentation, at least the glitzy part,…

Dale Lamontagne

Morning Hits: Expansion, Ducks, Sens, Sharks and Lightning

Joe McDonald of ESPN: Bruins owner and NHL chairman of the board of governors Jeremy Jacobs on the possibility of expansion. "There’s a lot of content there. There’s a lot of capability there, but I don’t know if there’s a…

Mark Easson

Rumors III: Kruger, Devils, Canucks, Expansion, and Avs

Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago: Marcus Kruger signed a cap friendly one-year, $1.5 million contract, and agent J.P. Barry is hopeful that the Blackhawks will reward Kruger for that in the future. “The reality is you do the deal now,”…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Expansion, Voynov, Glencross, Bernier, and Flames

Chris Johsnton: "Gary Bettman says the NHL "has a lot of work to do" before making a final decision on expansion." Mike Halford of Pro Hockey Talk: Russian news agency TASS on Slava Voynov. US Immigration & Customs Enforcement Western…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Capitals and NHL Expansion

Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: The Capitals had been looking to find a No. 2 center for awhile, but early offseason thoughts have them thinking that Evgeny Kuznetsov could fill that hole. UFAs Eric Fehr's third line center role…

Mark Easson

Videos: NHL To Accept Expansion Applications … Vegas and Quebec?

Above: Sportsnet - Gary Bettman and Bill Daly answer reporter’s questions about the breaking news that the league’s Board of Governors have voted to launch a formal expansion process. Below: Sportsnet - Roger Millions and Elliotte Friedman discuss the excitement…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors II: Salary Cap, Vegas Expansion, Senators and Sabres

Elliotte Friedman: The Board of Governors were told that if the Canadian dollar remains at 88 cents, next years salary cap will be around $73 million. Renaud Lavoie: The NHL is projecting this years revenue to be between $3.9 and…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Expansion, World Cup and Panthers Tickets

Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Gary Bettman said there are no plans for relocation and added that they are "not looking to expand anywhere right now." Bettman on having two teams in the same market. “If we decided that…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Expansion, Bruins, Red Wings, Maple Leafs and Sharks

Hope Smoke: Pierre LeBrun:  "I think the report that came out about expansion was factually incorrect." ... "I think the NHL was closer towards expansion to Seattle last year in Pebble Beach than they are right now" ... "I'd say it's sort…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Bettman on Expansion, DeKeyser, Holland on Babcock

Bill Beacon CP in the Montreal Gazette: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman denies expansion talk and called the reports a "complete fabrication" and that he has issues that it would land them $1.4 billion ($350,000 per team) in expansion fees. "The part of the…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Leafs, the “No Sense” Part of Expansion and Burns

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Maple Leafs are considering splitting up Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk as they are concerned that there is too much fire power on their first line and not enough on their second…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Brookbank, Expansion, E. Staal and Official CBA Talk

Chris Kuc: Defenseman Sheldon Brookbank was hoping to re-sign with the Blackhawks, but will be at the Flames training camp on a tryout. He didn't rule out returning to the Blackhawks though: "You never know what could happen from now until…

Mark Easson