* Les Prédateurs de Nashville échappent à Jim Balsillie

Le grand patron de Research In Motion se tournera-t-il vers une autre formation maintenant qu'il a «échappé» les équipes de Nashville et de Pittsburgh? ...suite

Source: cyberpresse.ca

Par: LaPresseAffaires.com et Associated Press

Le 31 juillet 2007

* Nashville group moves to buy Predators

A group of Nashville businessmen looking to buy the Predators will enter into a letter of intent with Craig Leipold on Wednesday, according to media reports. ...suite

Source: Canada.com

Le 31 juillet 2007

* Local investors hope to solidify Predators deal soon

The group of local businessmen seeking to buy the Predators wants to have a binding agreement with owner Craig Leipold in place by the middle of August. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 31 juillet 2007

* More NHL expansion case of when, not if

Hamilton is still on hold, Iron Mike is back, the Players Association is showing signs of having a pulse again, and Alexei Yashin is unhappy. In other words, it's business as usual in the NHL. ...suite

Source: The Tribune

Par: Scott Morrison

Le 26 juillet 2007

* Developer Chosen for Las Vegas Sports Arena, Part of $9.5B Project

As part of the city’s efforts to ensure that the Las Vegas market is able to meet the demands of its growing population and tourism base from a sports and entertainment standpoint, the Las Vegas City Council approved REI Neon’s plans to build a 22,000-seat arena in downtown Las Vegas as part of the company's $9.5 billion dollar mixed-use development, Project Pulse. ...suite

Source: Commercial Property News

Par: Tonie Auer

Le 25 juillet 2007

* Bettman's Quiet Summer Belies NHL's Current Predicament

A quick review of sports news these days is likely to include a story of an embattled commissioner fending off interrogations about how to handle his sport's latest controversy. ...suite

Source: TheDenverChannel.com

Par: Dan Di Sciullo

Le 24 juillet 2007

* Shut out of the NHL

Jim Balsillie, Research In Motion's billionaire boss, didn't have the physical skills of a great touch football player back in his college days. ...suite

Source: MacLeans.ca

Par: Charlie Gillis et John Intini

Le 23 juillet 2007

* Bettman's NHL Keeps Focus Off Ice

The argument that having a franchise in Nashville better serves the NHL than having a second one in southern Ontario is so patently absurd that not even Gary Bettman would presume to advance it. ...suite

Source: New York Post
Par: Larry Brooks
Le 22 juillet 2007

* Balsillie group accuses Bettman of forcing Preds to break off talks

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie has accused NHL commissioner Gary Bettman of forcing the owner of the Nashville Predators to break off discussions about the sale of the team to Balsillie, ESPN.com has learned. ...suite

Source: ESPN.com

Par: Scott Burnside

Le 21 juillet 2007

* Balsillie pointe Bettman du doigt

Le milliardaire canadien Jim Balsillie a rencontré beaucoup d’obstacles dans sa tentative d’acheter les Predators de Nashville. Cependant, son plus gros obstacle est probablement venu de la tête de la LNH. ...suite

Source: RDS.ca
Le 21 juillet 2007

* Balsillie accuse Bettman

Le commissaire de la LNH Gary Bettman a-t-il fait preuve de partialité dans la vente des Predators de Nashville. ...suite

Source: Radio-Canada.ca

Le 20 juillet 2007

* Predators owner, local group meet with NHL commissioner

Predators owner Craig Leipold and the NHL are giving Nashville every chance to keep the hockey team in Music City. Now it's up to the fans to respond. ...suite

Source: Baltimoresun.com

Par: Teresa M. Walker

Le 19 juillet 2007

* Preds fate in fans' hands

Predators owner Craig Leipold and the NHL are giving Nashville every chance to keep the hockey team in Music City. Now it's up to the fans to respond. ...suite

Source: Calgary Sun
Par: AP et CP
Le 19 juillet 2007

* Pred fans put on rally caps today

Predators fans will be seeking a financial boost for the team and an emotional lift for themselves when they gather for an all-day rally and ticket-thon today at Sommet Center. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 19 juillet 2007

* NHL trip buoys local bidders

The local businessmen hoping to purchase the Nashville Predators didn't leave NHL offices in New York with any signed guarantees Wednesday, but they returned home optimistic about their chances. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 19 juillet 2007

* Cracks show in NHL player, owner partnership

Some NHL players, including those who are now running the NHL Players' Association, are supportive of Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie's plans to put a team in Hamilton and unhappy with the league's apparent unwillingness to back Balsillie's bid. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail

Par: Tim Wharnsby

Le 18 juillet 2007

* Business leaders, fans rally to try to keep team in Nashville

While prospective owners Jim Balsillie and William (Boots) Del Biaggio wait in the wings, local efforts are being stepped up to try and keep the Nashville Predators in the Tennessee capital. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail
Par: David Naylor
Le 18 juillet 2007

* Preds owner, local group meet with NHL

Predators owner Craig Leipold and representatives of the local group hoping to keep the team in Nashville met Wednesday with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. ...suite

Source: Sportsnet.ca

Par: AP

Le 18 juillet 2007

* Third time the charm for Katz?

An Edmonton billionaire who has tried twice before to buy the Edmonton Oilers has submitted a new proposal to buy the team. ...suite

Source: Sportsnet.ca
Par: CP
Le 18 juillet 2007

* Gary Bettman redux

Okay, a follow-up to last week’s entry about Gary Bettman. One person emailed and asked, “Why do you hate the guy?” ...suite

Source: Cbc.ca

Par: Elliotte Friedman

Le 17 juillet 2007

* Ticket rally gives fans shot to fight for team

Training camp is still two months away and the start of the regular season three weeks after that.

But at this point, Thursday's Predators ticket rally appears to be as important a date as any for fans of hockey in Nashville. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com
Par: John Glennon
Le 16 juillet 2007

8 NHL has avoided a team changing cities since 1997

The Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators aren't the only NHL teams to have some scary moments in the past decade. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com
Par: John Glennon
Le 15 juillet 2007

* Never in Hamilton

There's an empty arena in Hamilton, in the middle of the hottest hockey market on Earth, and a rich, famous Canadian offers to buy an ailing National Hockey League franchise in Nashville and move it north. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail

Par: David Naylor

Le 14 juillet 2007

* Nashville decision will say a lot about Bettman's legacy

There is something of the tragic-comic hero in Gary Bettman and his manipulation of the sale -- or nonsale, as is currently the case -- of the Nashville Predators. ...suite

Source: ESPN.com

Par: Scott Burnside

Le 13 juillet 2007

* AF2 owner won't join local group's Predators bid

Will Wolford's business interests in Louisville, Ky., will keep him from being a part of the Nashville group that has bid to buy the Predators — at least for now. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com
Par: John Glennon
Le 13 juillet 2007

* A costly certainty for small markets

The free-agent frenzy that has caused National Hockey League clubs to lavish millions of dollars on even moderately competent players, either their own or someone else's, does not mean the NHL's much vaunted salary-cap system is broken after only two years. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail

Par: Brian Milner

Le 12 juillet 2007

* Hockey snobs live in Canada

When you go through customs as you exit the U.S. and enter Canada, you can exchange U.S. currency for Canadian dollars. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: David Climer

Le 11 juillet 2007

* 14,000 Preds tickets may not be enough

The Predators can stay in Nashville by averaging 14,000 in paid attendance this season, but a leader of a local group bidding for the team said the average needs to be 16,000 for owners to break even. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 11 juillet 2007

* A patriotic quest

A few basic truths have become abundantly clear in Jim Balsillie's attempt to land an NHL team. ...suite

Source: The Hamilton Spectaror

Par: Steve Milton

Le 9 juillet 2007

* Balsillie's 'money ready to hit table'

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie remains confident in his offer to buy the Predators and is undaunted by a bid put forth by a group of Nashville businessmen seeking to keep the team from leaving. ...suite

Source: Toronto Star

Le 6 juillet 2007

* Balsillie remains upbeat on sale

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie remains confident in his offer to buy the Predators and is undaunted by a bid put forth by a group of Nashville businessmen seeking to keep the team there. ...suite

Source: Calgary Sun

Par: AP et PC

Le 6 juillet 2007

* Nashville dans la course

Après Jim Balsillie et William (Boots) DelBiaggio, un homme d'affaires californien, voilà qu'un troisième groupe entre dans la course pour acheter les Predators de Nashville. ...suite

Source: Radio-Canada.ca

Le 4 juillet 2007

* Local group bids for Preds

A group of Nashville businessmen has submitted its bid to buy the Predators, sources confirmed on Tuesday, but at least two other offers remain on the table. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com
Par: John Glennon
Le 4 juillet 2007

* Leipold given a local option

The ownership bid of a group of Nashville business leaders gives Predators owner Craig Leipold at least three options as he seeks to sell his team. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 4 juillet 2007

* Nashville consortium throws hat into ring to buy franchise

The Nashville Predators have a third party officially involved in what has become a turtle race to purchase the struggling National Hockey League franchise. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail
Par: Tim Wharnsby
Le: 3 juillet 2007