International Hockey League

Business School 9 - 5 9 6 -059 Rev. December 28, 1995 Marketing The National Hockey League In early August 1995 Gary Bettman, Commissioner of the NHL, Stephen Solomon, COO of the NHL, and Rick Dudley, COO of NHL Enterprises,1 met in their New York office to chart a strategy for marketing the NHL in 1995 and beyond. After a spectacular 1993-94 season, the NHL’s 1994-95 season had been somewhat mixed; the league had suffered a labor dispute and played an abbreviated season. But there had been

Canadian Hockey In The 1920s and 1930s Sports in Canada has helped shape Canada’s identity, throughout the years. It was in the 1920s and 1930s that hockey became increasingly popular and played an important role in the lives of Canadians. It was easy for everyone of all ages and levels to strap on a pair of skates, grab a stick and head to frozen ponds, community rinks and top arenas where they could pursue their love of hockey. Canada at this time was starting to become known worldwide for

22, 1973 in Richmond hill, Ontario, Canada. In the early 1990’s she was a defensemen in hockey and was the captain for the University of Guelph’s team. During the time that Cassie played for this team she took them to a collegiate championship in 1995. She was also a member of the Canadian women’s national ice hockey team, and played for both teams respectively at the same time. She won her first international gold medal at the World Championships in 1994, and after she graduated university with a

"unofficial" ALL-Star games, like the Hod Stuart Benefit All-Star Game in 1908 between Montreal Wanderers and the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association stars. It was something similar to the modern All-Star Games, but they were held for a beneficial reason. So this first game was in honour of Hod Stuart who was a IPHL (International Professional Hockey League - the predecessor of NHL) player who had drowned just after winning the Stanley Cup. And til 1947 there have been several more beneficial

Many people think that hockey is the same throughout the entire world; however, there are lots of differences total between certain country’s hockey. How the game of hockey is played depends entirely on the region and organization. The North American Hockey League (NHL) has very many differences when compared to something like the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) who runs the hockey in the Olympics. Although the main game of hockey is the same, there are a variety of rule differences mixed

Appendices 5 Supporting documents 6-9 Bibliography 10 Written Commentary Did the NHL lockout have a negative effect on the organization? The National Hockey League (NHL) lockout began on September 15, 2012 at 11:59 pm when the NHL went into a labour dispute with the National Hockey League Players Union (NHLPA). As the NHL season was supposed to start on October 11, 2012 it did not happen. Fans started to grow very angry with the

The game of hockey has shaped the world’s view; reinforcing the idea that hockey is Canada’s national identity. The Summit Series was an eight-game hockey tournament played between Canada and the Soviet Union, which was scheduled for September 1972. Canada’s finest hockey players from the National Hockey League played the élite amateurs from the Soviet Union in a friendly series. The series took place during the cold war, which allowed for patriotism in the Soviet Union, and especially Canada. This

I began watching professional hockey during the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Blackhawks had made it to the finals, and being a fourth-generation Chicago sports fan, I decided that I should check out this team that I had never paid much attention to. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of a small obsession that would last throughout high school and into my freshman year at college. I fell in love with the sport from the start. It had speed, passion, and a toughness that compelled

women’s soccer, lacrosse, men’s wrestling, women’s basketball, football, and men’s ice hockey. Although football is the leading cause of concussion in children and adult athletes with 76.8 percent of athletes sustaining a concussion at some point in their career, ice hockey falls into second with 54 percent of athletes experiencing a concussion. There are many reasons why athletes who participate in ice hockey incur concussions, especially at young ages. Several factors include deliberate head shots

Ice Hockey in Canada Ice hockey has in the last hundred years evolved to become international. Canada is in jeopardy of losing its six teams. Tradition run deep in all of the cities and also professional hockey teams create thousands of jobs and help out in the communities. Teams in the Canadian market are having trouble keeping their programs in the black because of higher taxes and a weaker Canadian dollar. In order for professional hockey teams in Canada not to relocate to United States