The National Hockey League Players’ Association is a prominent figure in the fight to end cancer. Their charitable initiative, founded in 1998, funnels its attention on raising money and awareness for this issue throughout the year, and has always culminated in October with the Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout October, the Hockey Fights Cancer […]
Hockey isn’t exactly the most gentle of sports. Games have been known to get a bit messy, and they have certainly never been accused of being slow-paced. Injuries are frequent and, while some add to the charm of the game, there is a line. In the stands or on the couch, many people find the […]
It’s 2014, and we live in the height of the information age. Just a decade ago, streaming data such as video or even audio at a quality rate of 400 kilobytes a second for commercial use was unheard of, impossible. Yet, it’s a lower standard of streaming quality today. Every major American sports league has […]
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, there were 41.5 million fantasy sports users in 2014, with the favorite being fantasy football. Recently, we have seen the emergence of daily, or in the case of fantasy Football, weekly fantasy games. Two sites have emerged as the industry leaders for this: DraftKings and FanDuel. The NHL […]
Electronic signage is revolutionizing the sports industry. More ads in less space means greater opportunity to make more revenue. In hockey, “Dasherboards” are a prime advertising space. Companies want their logos in front of fans in the stadiums as well as broadcast viewers. The NHL is testing a new virtual form of advertising currently being […]
