More On The Phoenix Situation

Further to Rosie's fine post, here's an article on the diastrous state of the NHL's TV exposure in the U.S. The WHOLE IDEA of having hockey teams in stupid places like Phoenix is to make the NHL appealling to networks so the league can land big-dollar TV contracts.

IF that happens, then Bettman's scheme for massive U.S. expansion makes sense.

Well, after reading this blog post in the Columbus Dispatch, it sure doesn't sound like Bettman's plan is working. The relevent part of the post starts halfway down, at "NBC is putting the kibosh ...".

I think it's worth a read if you're interested in the business of pro hockey.