More than two years ago, Adidas invited NHL Commissioner Gary Batman and his leadership team to the company at Brooklyn Creator Farm in New York. The building is located in the Greenpoint community on the northern tip of Brooklyn, and is where many of the retail giant’s creative ideas originate. …
Read More »Adding depth to the roster by re-storing Pittsburgh Penguins, welcome back Evan Rodriguez
Pittsburgh – Evan Rodriguez went back to where he was at one point. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed the 27-year-old forward on Friday to a 700 700,000 one-year deal that brought him to Pittsburgh as part of a trade that sent him to Toronto via Pittsburgh. The Penguins originally acquired Rodriguez …
Read More »Sports teams tackle voice crisis with plan to turn arenas into polling station | American news
When the United States rules over Donald Trump’s latest attempt to suppress the vote in the November presidential election by undermining it via mail-in-vote, an alternative route to casting votes takes shape can provide for hundreds of thousands of Americans: turn sports arenas into giant polling stations. At least 12 …
Read More »Penguins will not renew contracts from Gonchar, Martin, Recchi
The Pittsburgh Penguins will not renew the contracts of assistant coaches Sergei Gonchar, Jacques Martin and Mark Recchi, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Jim Rutherford. “We want to thank Sergei, Jacques and Mark for their many contributions to the Penguins over the years, and …
Read More »You will never believe it, but the NHL mocked his protests
It was a well-intentioned tribute. It wasn’t great.Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins / Twitter Obviously, it is awkward for the NHL and its players to find a way to join the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests before and during their games. It is an almost completely white league, with a …
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