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USA Hockey numbers are up
Continuing the steady growth of USA hockey memberships, the 2015-16 season saw close to 2% over last year. This is according to the USA Hockey Membership report released last week. Specifically in youth participation, which is a strong indicator of overall growth in the sport, USA Hockey has seen increases in participation while other sports are seeing declines in […]
Report: NHL expanding to Vegas
I imagine that everyone has heard this already but just in case you missed it. Based on a report out of the AP yesterday, the NHL intends to award Las Vegas an NHL franchise, provided they can come up with the $500M expansion fee. Worst kept secret This should not come as a surprise to anyone […]
Surprisingly busy week in NHL to Seattle news
A few events happened this week that might have a peripheral impact to Seattle’s NHL expansion hopes down the road. First, let me be clear and set appropriate expectations. Seattle is not part of the current expansion process and will not get awarded a team any time soon. The league is evaluating two different NHL […]
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