An analysis of the Ottawa Senators Arena Crisis December 16th, 2017 – In the wake of the NHL’s centennial celebration, Ottawa Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk caught the attention of the hockey world when he threatened to move his team as a result of struggling ticket sales. “If it doesn't look good here” he explained to reporters during an interview before the Senators’ outdoor game against the Montreal Canadiens, “it could look very, very nice somewhere else, but I'm not suggesting that right now. All I'm saying is that I would never sell the team.” Melnyk’s comments were premeditated by an embarrassing situation that made the Ottawa Senators the laughingstock of playoff-bound teams during the previous season. In the third round of the 2017 …show more content…
An article written by the Ottawa Sun examined many reasons why a Senators’ home game against the Buffalo Sabres on February 15th, 2018 drew the miniscule crowd that it did. The game was meaningless with both teams being out of the playoff picture by a fair margin. Jack Eichel, the Sabres star player and the second overall pick in the 2015 NHL entry draft, was out with an injury. The game was being played during the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, and with the NHL not permitting players to participate in the games this year, left many Ottawa hockey fans with the tough choice between watching the miserable Senators tank for a good draft pick and watching Canada’s finest athletes continue their quest for a gold medal in one of the biggest sports events in modern history. Not to mention, this game occured less than two months after Eugene Melnyk denounced the Senators fan base for not buying tickets. "At one point one of the two have to break,” Melnyk also said during that same interview back in December. “You can't keep spending at the top end and getting the lowest revenues.” Melnyk made a fair point with this statement, but many fans were still angry about his comments and decided to get revenge on the team ownership by …show more content…
The easiest way to get to travel to an Ottawa Senators game, from Ottawa’s downtown core, is to embark on a 45-minute drive, made frustrating by rush hour traffic. In other words, the accessibility of the arena is much less than adequate in a world where public transportation and centrally-located gathering places dominate city culture. Very limited public transportation is available. This makes it very difficult for students, minors and fans who wish to consume alcohol to attend games in a convenient manner. A few of Ottawa’s city bus routes go to the arena, but this is still not nearly sufficient enough for a large number of fans to rely upon considering the small capacity and frequency of these buses. A rapid transit or metro train system could be a viable solution; however, by the time construction on such a project is finished, a new arena could also have been built inside the city, which would be a much better long-term solution for the Ottawa Senators. The arena’s website doesn’t offer many other transportation options, instead recommending various reputable taxi companies that the team has partnerships with to take fans to games. The Ottawa REDBLACKS, the city’s CFL team, on the other hand, have established a model that should be followed by their superior Senators. The REDBLACKS’ stadium is located within the city of Ottawa’s limits
Some hockey enthusiasts say that Patrick Kane “is an elite hockey player, but more importantly a true winner” (“Patrick Kane Quotes”). People can take that in differently some think he can be a true winner because of his performance on ice. However, it could also mean how he could have a true heart to those fans out there who do not have the money to see him play in the United Center or that they are too sick to watch it for that matter, which makes him the true winner. Kaner is able to be a role model for these kids whether he is scoring goals for the Hawks or by spending time his time in charity events. Patrick Kane is able to make a living by playing the sport he loves and to spread that love to others out there whether he is on or off the
Fortunately for the NHL, they had/ have the Chicago Blackhawks, the Franchise to bring hockey back. The Chicago Blackhawks started the 2012-2013 series with a 24 point streak, meaning that they went 24 games with at least 1 point gained in each game. As many people don’t pay attention until the season has hit 20 or so games, the Hawks, had come to break the lockout of that particular attention span causing more attention towards not only the NHL , but for the Blackhawks themselves. As fans joined the progressing bandwagon, the NHL was gratefully coming out of the “drought” with numourus sponsorships with companies, and gaining profit from their
Saul Indian Horse is an Ojibway child who grew up in a land which offered little contact with anyone belonging to a different kind of society until he was forced to attend a residential school in which children were being stripped away of their culture with the scope of assimilating them into a more “civilized” community. Saul’s childhood in the school, greatly pervaded by psychological abuse and emotional oppression, was positively upset once one of the priests, Father Leboutillier, introduced him to the world of hockey, which soon become his sole means of inclusion and identification, mental well-being and acknowledged self-worth in his life. It is though universally acknowledged how, for every medal, there are always two inevitably opposite
+Provide a forum on website to help season ticket holders sell tickets to games they were unable to attend
service they run. After all of this, there is no money left for the Hartford
The series showed each country how different our cultures can be, but also the view of hockey as well. One
Ice hockey is a sport that is played and loved all around the world. The hockey culture is like no other. I have firsthand experience with this culture and it’s different from many things. Hockey gets the reputation as a brutal sport with a bunch of goons trying to kill each other, but most people don’t get to see on the other side. Hockey brings people together whether you are a different race, have different beliefs, or a different gender it’s like one big happy family. Ice hockey wasn’t invented or it didn’t have a specific year it began. It all started around the 1800’s in Windsor, where three college students from King’s College, adapted their knowledge of the game field hockey to the ice, where a new winter sport was born. The boys called the game Ice Hurley which later got called to what we know today as Ice Hockey. As the years went by, the game was being played by soldiers across Canada, where it was carried o...
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In her composition “I Was a Teenage Hijabe Hockey Player,” Shema khan is posing humor by shielding some of the stereotypes allied with her Muslim religion. As she begins telling her co-workers about hockey over lunch, she observed that some of her coworkers have disbeliefs here. Her Co workers have this thing in mind that female Muslims can’t play hockey or even any other sport. In response to that Shema Khan display her interest of the Montreal Canadians and Stanley Cup. Also, she listed some of the recognizable hockey players, stats and some other details which prove that as everyone else she is a hockey fan too. Furthermore, she portrays to play street hockey, driveway hockey and table hockey by figuring herself as both Danny Gallivan and
Having reached another impasse in talks on January 26, in Toronto, between owners and players, there continues to be no NHL hockey season. The lack of an agreement centers on the owners’ desire for a salary cap and the players’ saying they will not budge on that particular point. Albeit this is not the only sticking point, other issues appear to center around this one (Lebrun, NoHockey.CA, 2005, para. 13). The far-reaching affects of the lockout are becoming devastating to businesses that rely on income from games (Lebrun) and fans have reached a fervor of disdain for the whole ordeal (The Australian, 2005, para. 12-14).
This gives the people the ability to roam and converse while still being engaged in the event. In the previous stadium you were more confined to your purchased seat limiting movement. This could be viewed as a provider for our ever changing social needs. Just as Stilgoe notes that people in New England first used rocks to construct fences because that was what was readily available to them. In comparison when Ivor Wynne stadium was first built steel was abundant hence the constant use of it in the previous stadium. As time goes on Stilgoe remarks that fences got more and more elaborate depending on where one goes and “explores”. This social change is very evident in the Tim Horton’s field. The modern and social themes being displayed in other public building around Hamilton made it logical for the stadium to follow. This shows how the social and cultural trends can impact the design of stadium. The stadiums modern look incorporates a wide selection of materials rather than just one that is abundant. The cement and steel are obliviously used for structural integrity and to provide safety. But the glass exterior is a definite example of following a cultural trend the city has. The public Library and Market in downtown Hamilton also have this modern technological look. Culture is constantly around us. By taking a more in depth look at the field we see that during the football games only lines painted for a regulation Canadian football game are painted yet the field is built big enough to incorporate FIFA’s standards for a soccer game but contain no soccer lines on it. The field and stadium appeal to its audience needs. When the Pan Am soccer comes, it is guaranteed that the field will have painted soccer lines on it. The field itself is an artificial turf that has to be approved by governing sports leagues.
As population continually increases in the Southern states, the NHL is moving teams into large Southern cities. In an effort to increase profits and popularity, the NHL has increased the number of teams in the league and moved into Southern cities that have never had hockey teams before. The problem is that hockey is not as popular in the South as it is in the North. This expansion in the South has lead to huge monetary losses to Southern teams and very low attendance numbers. The NHL should not have expanded the league into Southern cities and should keep NHL teams farther North.
What would the National Hockey League be without fighting? Over the years, hockey players have settled their differences through confrontations that have resulted in blood-stained jerseys and cheering crowds. Each team always has specific players that will fight during games to protect star players such as Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks. Without the enforcers, these star players do not have the opportunity to flourish in the game. Patrons of the NHL come to games to see all the action and fast paced play, but also the possible fights that may occur. Fighting has evolved into part of the game that will be there until the end.
Terrence and Jordin Tootoo grew up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, in Canada’s arctic region. They were like other Inuit children in Rankin Inlet in many respects: They were brought up to respect the customs of their people and they enjoyed the resources the land around them provided- they learned to hunt and fish for food like the others. However, the brothers were also different from their peers in one main respect- they were blessed with a love for the game of hockey, and also with extraordinary amounts of talent which would enable them to leave their native community to pursue the dream of professional hockey. While the brothers were growing up they were inseparable; however, after leaving Rankin Inlet to pursue the professional game their respective careers took strikingly different paths. Jordin’s journey took him to the top- he was drafted into the National Hockey League and signed a lucrative contract with the Nashville Predators. However, Terrence’s road to the professional ranks was filled with hardship and tragedy, ultimately resulting in his suicide in August of 2002. The contrasting paths taken by the brothers is an illustration of how professional sporting careers can have varying impacts on the lives of Native American and Canadian athletes and their communities. In the following few paragraphs I will outline the history of Native Americans and Canadians in sports. I will examine how successful Native athletes are able to help their communities, both financially and by serving as role models for younger Natives. Also, I will argue that their still exist barriers and challenges to Native athletes that do not confront other athletes. For example, Native athletes are often placed under increased scrutiny because of their positions as role models. I will conclude by commenting on how Native athletes fit into pro sports today, and speculate on what can be done to increase the amount of success enjoyed by Natives.
The Toronto Raptors have been continuously gaining more and more popularity as a sports team in Canada, especially since they had their best season in franchise history during the 2014-2015 year when they had their first ever 50-win season. The “We The North” campaign, introduced in 2014, took over the city of Toronto and according to an article by the Globe and Mail, it “captured the essence with images of Toronto's authentic basketball culture and the gritty Raptors – the NBA's only team outside the United States, one often disrespected or marginalized” (Brady 2014). I had the opportunity of going to watch the team play against the New York Knicks at the Air Canada Centre on Friday November 17 this season, and it was definitely a surreal