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 »Flyers-Islanders, Golden Knights-Canucks will not be played Thursday
The NHL will not play playoff games on Thursday in solidarity with other leagues protesting against Jacob Blake’s recent police shooting in Wisconsin, sources told ESPN. The decision bans games between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks. Sources had told ESPN …
Read More »Hockey Diversity Alliance asks NHL to postpone Flyers-Islanders, Golden Knights-Canucks
The Hockey Diversity Alliance has formally asked the NHL to stop all playoff games on Thursday, according to a tweet from Evander Kane, the group’s co-leader. “We feel strongly that this sends a clear message that human rights take precedence over sport,” Kane tweeted. We the @TheOfficialHDA have formally the …
Read More »2020 NHL Playoffs Today – Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders renew hostilities in Game 1
The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2020 is in full swing, and we’ve already quelled a bit of everything: tight games, blowouts and controversy – and that was all just on Sunday! While the matchup between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning was still in doubt …
Read More »Agent of Fleury joins gold knights with controversial Twitter post
Provocative agent Allan Walsh did not speak publicly Saturday, but in his case a photo said a thousand words, perhaps several hundred thousand words. We have no idea if goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights, signed on or even knew his agent would crash hockey Twitter on Saturday afternoon, but …
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