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06-04-2014 | 11:31 PM
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I finally get to see a winning team in my City.
LOS ANGELES — The World Cup of Hockey is expected to be held in Toronto when it is reborn in September 2016, Sportsnet has learned.
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are currently working on the final details of an agreement that will fill out the international calendar for the next several years and believe that the Air Canada Centre is the ideal location to relaunch the World Cup, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
Gary Bettman indicated that it would have been nice to unveil the details of the tournament during his annual state of the league address before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday. However, the sides aren’t quite there yet. They met on Tuesday and plan to continue discussions in the coming days.
“I think we want to get to a position where we and the players’ association are comfortable that we’re in agreement on all of the issues,” Bettman said at Staples Center. “That’s something that we have been working on and we will continue to work on.”
A number of different formats were considered for the relaunch of the World Cup, but Toronto emerged as the strongest candidate because of the anticipated impact it would have in the world’s largest hockey market. In future, it is believed that cities around the world might be involved a bidding process for the event, which one source indicated could generate as much as $100-million in revenue.
That money will be split evenly between the league and players and doesn’t fall under hockey-related revenue. As a result, it won’t have any impact on the salary cap.
When the World Cup was last held in 2004, it featured eight teams which played games in seven different venues in North America and Europe. The final was held in Toronto and won by Team Canada.
The NHL has made it a goal to expand its brand internationally in the coming years and devoted an entire section in the new collective bargaining agreement to that issue. Reviving the World Cup, which began as the Canada Cup in 1976, obviously aligns with that vision.
“I think it’s a great opportunity for the game,” said Bettman. “We start with the fact that of all of the North American sports, our players, our game has a history and tradition of international competition. It’s something that we know is very important for our players to be able to represent their countries.
“We understand that and we appreciate it.”
The World Cup discussions are being held outside of any talks on future Olympic participation. The NHL has sent its players to the last five Winter Olympics, but the Board of Governors has yet to have an in-depth discussion on whether that will continue in 2018.
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are currently working on the final details of an agreement that will fill out the international calendar for the next several years and believe that the Air Canada Centre is the ideal location to relaunch the World Cup, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
Gary Bettman indicated that it would have been nice to unveil the details of the tournament during his annual state of the league address before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday. However, the sides aren’t quite there yet. They met on Tuesday and plan to continue discussions in the coming days.
“I think we want to get to a position where we and the players’ association are comfortable that we’re in agreement on all of the issues,” Bettman said at Staples Center. “That’s something that we have been working on and we will continue to work on.”
A number of different formats were considered for the relaunch of the World Cup, but Toronto emerged as the strongest candidate because of the anticipated impact it would have in the world’s largest hockey market. In future, it is believed that cities around the world might be involved a bidding process for the event, which one source indicated could generate as much as $100-million in revenue.
That money will be split evenly between the league and players and doesn’t fall under hockey-related revenue. As a result, it won’t have any impact on the salary cap.
When the World Cup was last held in 2004, it featured eight teams which played games in seven different venues in North America and Europe. The final was held in Toronto and won by Team Canada.
The NHL has made it a goal to expand its brand internationally in the coming years and devoted an entire section in the new collective bargaining agreement to that issue. Reviving the World Cup, which began as the Canada Cup in 1976, obviously aligns with that vision.
“I think it’s a great opportunity for the game,” said Bettman. “We start with the fact that of all of the North American sports, our players, our game has a history and tradition of international competition. It’s something that we know is very important for our players to be able to represent their countries.
“We understand that and we appreciate it.”
The World Cup discussions are being held outside of any talks on future Olympic participation. The NHL has sent its players to the last five Winter Olympics, but the Board of Governors has yet to have an in-depth discussion on whether that will continue in 2018.
06-04-2014 | 11:33 PM
After the goonery on the Bruin?
Air in lap to $hittalk you, my team is in yours?
My parents are in L.A. not many basements in AZ.
Air in lap to $hittalk you, my team is in yours?
My parents are in L.A. not many basements in AZ.
06-04-2014 | 11:41 PM
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06-04-2014 | 11:41 PM
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Ignore the constant goonery by my team, let's look at someone getting jumped from behind after a clean shoulder on shoulder hit 
Classic. Keep up the head shots and the butt ends to the face, it's clearly working. Next your team will be threatening people in the handshake line and posting racial slurs on Twitter. Keep it classy, Rangoons
Classic. Keep up the head shots and the butt ends to the face, it's clearly working. Next your team will be threatening people in the handshake line and posting racial slurs on Twitter. Keep it classy, Rangoons
06-04-2014 | 11:47 PM
Ignore the constant goonery by my team, let's look at someone getting jumped from behind after a clean shoulder on shoulder hit
Classic. Keep up the head shots and the butt ends to the face, it's clearly working. Next your team will be threatening people in the handshake line and posting racial slurs on Twitter. Keep it classy, Rangoons
Classic. Keep up the head shots and the butt ends to the face, it's clearly working. Next your team will be threatening people in the handshake line and posting racial slurs on Twitter. Keep it classy, Rangoons
Shame Cindy did nothing in the playoffs the last several years.
06-04-2014 | 11:49 PM
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06-04-2014 | 11:53 PM
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06-05-2014 | 08:15 AM
06-05-2014 | 11:11 AM
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06-05-2014 | 11:28 AM
mmmmmm penguin meat is tasty!
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06-05-2014 | 11:38 AM
The sizzle in the Steak
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06-05-2014 | 11:43 AM
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06-05-2014 | 11:55 AM
06-05-2014 | 11:59 AM
I'd believe this before that.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nyp...dropoff,36202/
NEW YORK—Determined to reduce their devastating impact on the local community, the NYPD announced a new amnesty program Wednesday permitting New Yorkers to dispose of their DVDs anonymously and without consequence. “Over the next week, any DVD—from teen horror flicks, to superhero sequels, to two-disc director’s cuts—can be taken to your local police precinct or any of the designated drop-off locations throughout the city, and we will take it off your hands, no questions asked,” Police Commissioner William Bratton told reporters, noting that in its first few hours, the department had already taken several hundred copies of The Lake House off the streets. “We don’t need to know how you got a copy of Wild Wild West, or how many times you’ve watched The Chronicles Of Riddick; just leave them with us and we’ll make sure no one ever uses them again.” The NYPD program comes on the heels of a successful buyback initiative in Philadelphia, which hasn’t reported a single incidence of Patch Adams since March.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nyp...dropoff,36202/
NEW YORK—Determined to reduce their devastating impact on the local community, the NYPD announced a new amnesty program Wednesday permitting New Yorkers to dispose of their DVDs anonymously and without consequence. “Over the next week, any DVD—from teen horror flicks, to superhero sequels, to two-disc director’s cuts—can be taken to your local police precinct or any of the designated drop-off locations throughout the city, and we will take it off your hands, no questions asked,” Police Commissioner William Bratton told reporters, noting that in its first few hours, the department had already taken several hundred copies of The Lake House off the streets. “We don’t need to know how you got a copy of Wild Wild West, or how many times you’ve watched The Chronicles Of Riddick; just leave them with us and we’ll make sure no one ever uses them again.” The NYPD program comes on the heels of a successful buyback initiative in Philadelphia, which hasn’t reported a single incidence of Patch Adams since March.
06-05-2014 | 12:51 PM
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06-05-2014 | 02:02 PM
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06-05-2014 | 02:09 PM
Ok, I'll play.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ho...icle-1.1817786
How many other chances did they get on that PP??
The fact the Rangers handed the Kings their a$$ in the first shows no blowouts will happen & it will come down as it frequently does to bounces & luck.
See ya Saturday, your The Kings will blow the Rangers out has been nullified.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ho...icle-1.1817786
How many other chances did they get on that PP??
The fact the Rangers handed the Kings their a$$ in the first shows no blowouts will happen & it will come down as it frequently does to bounces & luck.
See ya Saturday, your The Kings will blow the Rangers out has been nullified.
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06-05-2014 | 03:07 PM
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Ok, I'll play.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ho...icle-1.1817786
How many other chances did they get on that PP??
The fact the Rangers handed the Kings their a$$ in the first shows no blowouts will happen & it will come down as it frequently does to bounces & luck.
See ya Saturday, your The Kings will blow the Rangers out has been nullified.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ho...icle-1.1817786
How many other chances did they get on that PP??
The fact the Rangers handed the Kings their a$$ in the first shows no blowouts will happen & it will come down as it frequently does to bounces & luck.
See ya Saturday, your The Kings will blow the Rangers out has been nullified.
Your Rangoons are over match by my Kings.
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06-05-2014 | 03:11 PM
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Kings once again did not play all three periods.
Rags did.
Kings played a period and a half,
It was more than enough from a very tired Kings team.
Kinda reminded me of Game 1 vs the Hawks, except this time the Kings came out with the win.
