* Le vrai défi de Bettman

Gary Bettman n'est pas toujours apprécié des amateurs de hockey. Et plusieurs de ces merveilleux fanatiques qui écrivaillent tout croche sur les sites Internet s'intéressant au hockey de la Ligue nationale, le vouent aux géhennes. ...suite

Source: Cyberpresse.ca
Par: Rejean Tremblay
Le 31 mai 2007

* Hamilton could be home for Predators

The Nashville Predators may be headed for Hamilton, at least temporarily. ...suite

Source: Thestar.com
Par: Damien Cox
Le 31 mai 2007

* Bettman: Attendance main key for Preds future

Since NHL commissioner Gary Bettman doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to address the local media about the purchase of the Nashville Predators, all we are left with is a transcript of his news conference with the media at the Stanley Cup Finals. ...suite

Source: Nashville City Paper
Par: Mark McGee
Le 31 mai 2007

* Passion drives Preds buyer

Friends of Jim Balsillie, the man in line to become the new owner of the Nashville Predators, say he is a savvy and energetic businessman who is devoted to his family, burns for hockey and generally electrifies those around him. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com
Par: Paul Kuharsky
Le 30 mai 2007

* Il n'y a pas d'avenir à Nashville

C'est peut-être le chant du cygne pour le hockey à Nashville. ...suite

Source: RDS.ca
Par: Scott Burnside
Le 30 mai 2007

* La LNH veut plus d'équipes canadiennes

On pourra se souvenir du 28 mai 2007 comme étant la date du retour annoncé d'une ville canadienne, probablement Winnipeg, dans le giron de la LNH. ...suite

Source: Le Journal de Montréal

Par: Martin Leclerc

Le 29 mai 2007

* Une ligue en santé, assure Bettman

Malgré des gradins vides, des auditoires en baisse à la télévision et le fait que la finale de la Coupe Stanley s'est mise en branle dans une relative indifférence en Californie, hier, Gary Bettman assure que sa ligue est en santé. ...suite

Source: La Presse

Par: François Gagnon

Le 29 mai 2007

* LNH - Le plafond salarial atteindrait 49 millions $US en 2007-08

L'affluence aux matchs et les revenus ont augmentés au point où le plafond salarial atteindra 48 ou 49 millions $US en 2007-08. ...suite

Source: Le Devoir.com

Par: PC

Le 29 mai 2007

* Bettman addresses Preds, NBC and his future with the league

It wasn't quite Gary Bettman standing on a chair wearing a Laurie Boschman jersey and leading a "bring back the Jets" cheer, but in his strongest language yet, the NHL commissioner opened the door to a return of NHL hockey to Winnipeg in the future. ...suite

Source: ESPN

Par: Scott Burnside

Le 28 mai 2007

* Le plafond grimpe

Le plafond salarial atteindra entre 48 et 49 millions de dollars la saison prochaine.

Le commissaire Gary Bettman a confirmé la nouvelle, lundi, en annonçant une hausse des revenus de 6,5 à 7 pour cent. ...suite

Source: Radio-Canada.ca

Le 28 mai 2007

* Metro: Preds couldn’t bolt until ’09

Maybe the Nashville Predators couldn't leave town quite so soon — not without a legal fight, anyway. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: Michael Cass

Le 26 mai 2007

* Nashville could make Preds stay

Predators buyer Jim Balsillie did not ease fans' concerns Thursday about the future of the franchise in Nashville, but the impending sale doesn't automatically mean the team will leave after one more season. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 25 mai 2007

* Several major sponsors will work to keep team

Several major sponsors of the Nashville Predators said Thursday that they planned to step up efforts to promote the team to local businesses in a bid to keep the hockey team in town, whatever prospective owner Jim Balsillie plans. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com
Par: Chas Sisk
Le 25 mai 2007

* Canadian hockey fans hope Preds head north

When Research In Motion CEO Jim Balsillie agreed yesterday to buy the Nashville Predators for $220 million (U.S.), hockey fans in Hamilton, Ont., Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., and Winnipeg began dreaming of having their own NHL franchise. ...suite

Source: canada.com

Par: Donald McGowan

Le 25 mai 2007

* À quand les BlackBerrys de Hamilton ?

Le jour n'est peut-être plus tellement loin où les Maple Leafs de Toronto auront des rivaux dans leur cour arrière. Les Predators de Waterloo, ça vous plairait ? À moins que vous ne préfériez les BlackBerrys de Hamilton ? ...suite

Source: La Presse

Par: Jean-François Bégin

Le 25 mai 2007

* Options to keep team hinge on lease, tickets

Mark Hollingsworth's stomach dropped when he heard Thursday that Predators owner Craig Leipold was selling the team to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie.

When he heard Balsillie might move the franchise, his day got worse. "I speak for every serious fan that we want concrete assurances, and not just little words, that (Balsillie) is contractually committed to stay here somehow," said Hollingsworth, the leader of Sommet Center's boisterous Section 303, a hockey-savvy sector called The Cell Block. ...suite

Source: tennessean.com

Par: Bryan Mullen

Le 25 mai 2007

* Sale terms call for deal to be completed by June 30

Craig Leipold patiently worked to build an NHL franchise and turned the Nashville Predators into one of the league's best teams. If they win a Stanley Cup, it won't be with him.

Leipold confirmed Thursday he has signed a letter of intent to sell the franchise to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie for $220 million after losing $70 million in 10 years of ownership. ...suite

Source: Associated Press

Le 24 mai 2007

* Canadian Billionaire To Buy Predators

Nashville's professional hockey team will soon have a new owner. The official announcement came at a press conference Thursday. ...suite

Source: newschannel5.com

Le 24 mai 2007

* La vente des Predators à Jim Balsillie est confirmée

Craig Leipold a confirmé jeudi avoir signé une lettre d'entente pour vendre les Predators de Nashville au milliardaire canadien Jim Balsillie, coprésident du conseil d'administration de la compagnie qui fabrique le Blackberry, Research in Motion. ...suite

source: Cyberpresse.ca

Par: Presse Canadienne

Le 23 mai 2007

* Tories vow to help Winnipeg Jets return

If the Progressive Conservatives are elected the next government of Manitoba, they will work to "bring back the Winnipeg Jets," the party's leader announced Monday. ...suite

Source: CBC.ca

Le 7 mai 2007

* Les conservateurs veulent la LNH à Winnipeg

En campagne électorale au Manitoba, le chef conservateur a déclaré qu'il collaborerait avec le secteur privé pour ramener une concession de la Ligue nationale à Winnipeg. ...suite

Source: RDS.Ca
Le 7 mai 2007