* Achat des Predators: Jim Balsillie frappe un mur

Tout indique que Jim Balsillie devra dire adieu à son projet d'acheter les Predators de Nashville pour les déménager à Hamilton. ...suite

Source: La Presse

Par: Jean-François Bégin

Le 29 juin 2007

* XM and NHL Team Up

Exclusivity is the name of the game and two companies have scored points with exclusive partnerships.

XM Satellite Radio Holdings (nasdaq: XMSR - news - people ), the only radio channel to offer 24-hour nationwide hockey, announced Thursday it signed a deal to become the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of the National Hockey League beginning July 1. ...suite

Source: Forbes.com

Par: Ruthie Ackerman

Le 28 juin 2007

* Les Predators s’éloignent d’Hamilton

Le propriétaire des Predators de Nashville Craig Leopold aurait indiqué à Jim Balsillie qu’il refusait son offre d’achat, se tournant plutôt vers un investisseur californien. ...suite

Source: Cyberpresse.ca

Par: PC

Le 28 juin 2007

* Predators: Kansas City ou Hamilton?

Les Predators de Nashville pourraient être vendus à l'homme d'affaires californien Williams (Boots) DelBiaggio plutôt qu'au milliardaire canadien Jim Balsillie. ...suite

Source: Canoe.ca

Par: Presse Canadienne

Le 28 juin 2007

* Brunt: Leipold's Plan B likely not the end for Balsillie

It isn't Jim Balsillie's personality that the National Hockey League's commissioner and governors don't like, at least not in any way that would get in the way of their familiar, greedy instincts. ...suite

Source: The Globe and Mail

Par: Stephen Brunt

Le 28 juin 2007

* Kansas City back in Predators' picture

The Nashville Predators may be turning to California businessman William "Boots" DelBiaggio from Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. ...suite

Source: Sporting News

Par: Canadian Press

Le 28 juin 2007

* Local cash still needed to buy Preds

One of the leaders in the Nashville group seeking to buy the Predators said the coalition continues to be met enthusiastically, but is still seeking more financial commitments. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 28 juin 2007

* Nashville fans plan rally to boost ticket sales

The Nashville Predators have an owner who wants to sell the club, a buyer who wants to relocate the franchise and a general manager who is being forced to trade away his star players because of financial restraints. ...suite

Source: The Globe and Mail

Par: Allan Maki

Le 24 juin 2007

* There's still time for Bettman to save face

Gary Bettman, it would appear, has painted himself and the Nashville Predators into an awkward corner with no exit strategy. ...suite

Source: Toronto Star

Par: Damien Cox

Le 24 juin 2007

* Balsillie encore dans le coup pour acheter les Predators

Le milliardaire Jim Balsillie reste dans la course pour acheter les Predators de Nashville et ce, en dépit du recul apparent survenu vendredi. ...suite

Source: La Presse Affaires

Par: Presse Canadienne

Le 24 juin 2007

* Balsillie still very much in the mix for Predators despite Friday setback

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie remains in the mix to buy the Nashville Predators despite Friday's apparent setback. ...suite

Source: National Post

Par: Pierre Lebrun

Le 24 juin 2007

* Sale of Predators to Canadian billionaire Balsillie hits roadblock

Jim Balsillie's attempt to buy the Nashville Predators has hit a snag. ...suite

Source: National Post
Par: Canadian Press
Le 24 juin 2007

* Balsillie still in the hunt for Predators

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie remains in the mix to buy the Nashville Predators despite Friday's apparent setback. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail

Par: Pierre Lebrun

Le 23 juin 2007

* NHL calling the tune in Nashville

Imagine the immense pressure being exerted on Craig Leipold, the man who no longer wants to own the Nashville Predators. ...suite

Source: Toronto Star

Par: Damien Cox

Le 23 juin 2007

* Preds ask NHL to wait

Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold has asked the NHL to hold off its consideration of a deal to sell the team to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. ...suite

Source: Toronto Sun

Par: AP

Le 23 juin 2007

* Sale of Predators put on shelf ... for now

Jim Balsillie's attempt to buy the Nashville Predators has hit a snag. ...suite

Source: Calgary Sun

Par: CP

Le 23 juin 2007

* Predators owner no longer wants to sell to Canadian billionaire Balsillie

Craig Leipold no longer wants to see his Nashville Predators sold to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, a source told The Canadian Press on Friday night. ...suite

Source: National Post

Par: Canadian Press

Le 22 juin 2007

* Balsillie out as prospective owner

Nashville owner Craig Leipold has advised the NHL to no longer consider Jim Balsillie as a prospective owner of the team. ...suite

Source: TSN.ca

Par: TSN.ca Staff

Le 22 juin 2007

* Leipold ne veut rien savoir de Balsillie

Les amateurs de hockey de Hamilton en Ontario qui avaient fait des dépôts pour obtenir des abonnements de saison dans l'espoir de voir les Predators de Nashville déménager dans leur ville ne verront probablement pas leur rêve se réaliser. Le propriétaire des Predators ne veut plus vendre son équipe au milliardaire Jim Balsillie. ...suite

Source: RDS.ca

Le 22 juin 2007

* Bettman a-t-il peur du Canada ?

La réunion du bureau des gouverneurs de la LNH mercredi à New York, n’a pas permis de faire avancer le dossier du transfert des Predators de Nashville à Hamilton. ...suite

Source: Cyberpresse.ca

Le 21 juin 2007

* L'accord de la Merveille

N'en déplaise aux partisans de Nashville, Wayne Gretzky approuve le déménagement éventuel des Predators à Hamilton. ...suite

Source: radio-canada.ca

Le 21 juin 2007

* LNH - Wayne Gretzky est convaincu du succès d'une concession de la LNH à Hamilton

Jim Balsillie et la ville d'Hamilton ont reçu l'appui de Wayne Gretzky, qui a déclaré dans une entrevue à CTV que si les Predators de Nashville devaient être vendus au milliardaire canadien et déménagés dans cette ville, leur succès serait assuré "dans une grande région de hockey". ...suite

Source: Matinternet

Par: Presse Canadienne

Le 21 juin 2007

* LNH - Le transfert des Predators est loin d'être chose faite, prévient Bettman

Sans entente officielle entre le propriétaire des Predators de Nashville Craig Leipold et le milliardaire Jim Balsillie, les discussions ayant trait au transfert de l'équipe à Hamilton sont prématurées. ...suite

Source: Matinternet

Par: Presse Canadienne

Le 20 juin 2007

* Predators' sale will be unofficial hot topic of governors meeting

Officially, the sale of the Nashville Predators to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie won't be put to a vote at tomorrow's National Hockey League board of governors meeting in New York. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail

Par: Allan Maki et Tim Wharnsby

Le 18 juin 2007

* Preds exit could chill youth hockey fervor

While professional hockey is on thin ice in Nashville, youth hockey in the area is exploding. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: Mike Organ

Le 18 juin 2007

* More than just clause can keep Preds in town

As unlikely as it is that the "liquidated damages'' clause in the lease between the Predators and the city ever will be put to use, it was revealing to learn last week that an owner still could try to move the team following next season — even if it averages 14,000 paid fans per game. ...suite

Source: Tennesean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 18 juin 2007

* Selling the farm

If the Nashville Predators are not sold by June 30, which seems unlikely now, sources say club owner Craig Leipold is prepared to vastly trim his player payroll next season, even if it means dismantling a Stanley Cup contender. ...suite

Source: National Post

Par: Matthew Sekeres, Theresa Tedesco et Michael Traikos

Le 16 juin 2007

* Fans rally in hopes of keeping Preds in Music City

Nashville Predators' fans are fighting back to hold onto their beloved team. ...suite

Source: Toronto Star

Par: Lance Hornby

Le 16 juin 2007

* Le Copps Coliseum inadéquat

Le Copps Coliseum de Hamilton aura besoin d'une importante mise à niveau s'il veut accueillir les Predators de Nashville. ...suite

Source: Radio-Canada.com
Le 16 juin 2007

* Balsillie's power play has NHL brass doing slow burn

To the elite hockey players who gathered to honour one another last night, the idea of an NHL team in Hamilton, or Kitchener-Waterloo, or somewhere in the Greater Toronto Area is a no-brainer. ...suite

Source: Toronto Star
Par: Kevin McGran
Le 15 juin 2007

* Leipold issues statement

The Nashville Predators today delivered written notice to the Sports Authority of Metropolitan Government (as required by Section 2.3 (b) of its license agreement) that the club reserves the right to cancel the license agreement at the end of its 2007-08 NHL hockey season if the average number of tickets sold to home games played at the Sommet Center (excluding exhibition and preseason games) during the “cure season” does not equal or exceed 14,000 per game. ...suite

Source: nashvillepredators.com
le 15 juin 2007

* Hamilton NHL ticket deposits leap past Nashville's base

Two days into the campaign, the number of people putting deposits on season tickets for a potential National Hockey League team in Hamilton overtook the number of season-ticket holders of the Nashville Predators. ...suite

Source: theglobeandmail.com

Par: David Shoalts

Le 15 juin 2007

* Shoalts: Leipold has millions of reasons to speak up

Jim Balsillie may inspire some of his would-be peers in the National Hockey League to fire arrows in his direction — but he is not without a few formidable weapons of his own in his fight to buy the Nashville Predators. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail

Par: David Shoalts

Le 14 juin 2007

* Balsillie has already ruffled too many feathers in NHL circles

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie wants a new toy, but it appears the NHL doesn't want to give it to him. ...suite

Source: National Post
Par: Hugh Adami
Le 14 juin 2007

* Jim Balsillie - Canadian sports hero?

If you're a Canadian hockey fan, you can't help but love what Jim Balsillie is trying to do in attempting to move the Nashville Predators to Hamilton, Ontario. ...suite

Source: MNS Sports

Par: Scott Carefoot

Le 14 juin 2007

* Billets en vente à... Hamilton

Même s'il y a aucune garantie que les Predators de Nashville vont déménager à Hamilton, les amateurs de hockey ont déjà la possibilité de réserver leurs sièges au Copps Coliseum. ...suite

Source: Canoe.com
Par: Presse Canadienne
Le 14 juin 2007

* La ligue freine Balsillie

Le milliardaire Jim Balsillie devra faire preuve de patience avant d'entamer des procédures en vue d'un éventuel déménagement des Predators de Nashville. ...suite

Source: Radio-Canada.ca

Le 14 juin 2007

* Balsillie the instigator in this scrap

Either Jim Balsillie relishes a good fight or he's determined that the NHL can't legally stop his bold move to bring a second franchise to southern Ontario. ...suite

Source: TheStar.com

Par: Damien Cox

Le 14 juin 2007

* Council's Tennessee two-step

Nashville has no plans to sever its ties to its 10-year-old NHL franchise, says the Nashville city councillor who oversees the city's management of the Predators' home arena. ...suite

Source: TheStar.com

Par: Rick Westhead

Le 14 juin 2007

* Hamilton accepts Preds

City council has approved an agreement that would allow Copps Coliseum to become the future home of the NHL's Nashville Predators. ...suite

Source: TheStar.com

Le 14 juin 2007

* Preds GM in limbo heading into key period

Will the Nashville Predators be shopping in the distressed items aisle or will they be purchasing premium goods? ...suite

Source: Nashville City Paper

Par: Mark McGee

Le 14 juin 2007

* Balsillie to start ticket drive — in Ontario

Nashville Predators fans might want to disregard that chill order from Toronto attorney Richard Rodier because he is turning up the heat north of the border. ...suite

Source: Nashville City Paper

Par: Mark McGee

Le 14 juin 2007

* Nashville owner to talk to Hamilton

Representatives for Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie are meeting with Hamilton, Ontario, city officials over an exclusive agreement to move the Nashville Predators there as a contingency plan. ...suite

Source: Detroit News

Le 14 juin 2007

* NHL, Balsillie could be headed for collision course over Hamilton plans

"It contemplates taking over all the facilities, not just the arena," Rodier said earlier Wednesday. "We would be taking over the arena, the convention centre, the theatre, and the parking garage. And in doing so eliminating the deficit that the city currently runs." ...suite

Source: National Post

Par: Pierre Lebrun

Le 14 juin 2007

* LNH - Jim Balsillie ne pourra pas rencontrer les gouverneurs de la LNH

Le milliardaire canadien Jim Balsillie espérait pouvoir participer à l'assemblée du bureau des gouverneurs de la LNH, la semaine prochaine à New York, dans le but d'éclaircir le dossier des Predators de Nashville et de leur possible déménagement à Hamilton, mais ça n'arrivera pas. ...suite

Source: Matinternet

Par: Presse Canadienne

Le 13 juin 2007

* Les Predators se rapprochent de Hamilton

La ville ontarienne de Hamilton pourrait franchir sous peu une autre étape en vue d'obtenir une équipe de la Ligue nationale de hockey. ...suite

Source: cyberpresse.ca

Par: Presse Canadienne

Le 13 juin 2007

* Dossier Hamilton : pas une priorité

Le milliardaire canadien Jim Balsillie espérait pouvoir participer à l'assemblée du bureau des gouverneurs de la LNH, la semaine prochaine à New York, dans le but d'éclaircir le dossier des Predators de Nashville et de leur possible déménagement à Hamilton, mais ça n'arrivera pas. ...suite

Source: RDS.ca

Par: PC

Le 13 juin 2007

* Balsillie launching season-ticket pledge drive for Copps'

Hamilton's council meeting began Wednesday night with O Canada and a prayer.

At one time, that's all the Steel city had when it came to attracting an NHL franchise: nationalism and prayers. But as of now, the Hamilton Predators are, effectively, open for business. ...suite

Source: National Post

Par: Matthew Sekeres

Le 13 juin 2007

* Balsillie applies for right to relocate Predators

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie has made a formal application to the National Hockey League for the right to relocate the Nashville Predators at the same time the league considers whether to approve his offer to buy the hockey club. ...suite

Source: National Post

Par: Theresa Tedesco

Le 13 juin 2007

* Predators inch closer to Hamilton

Jim Balsillie's representatives and lawyers for the City of Hamilton are expected to reach an agreement this morning that if he completes the purchase of the Nashville Predators and decides to move the team, it would be moved only to Hamilton. ...suite

Source: Globe and Mail

Par: David Shoalts

Le 13 juin 2007

* Preds still have time to join NHL agenda

While Jim Balsillie's bid to purchase the Predators isn't currently on the docket for the NHL's Board of Governors meeting on June 20, that doesn't mean the topic can't be added. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 11 juin 2007

* NHL official says Las Vegas would need new arena to land team

Southern Nevada will need a new sports arena before it can attract a National Hockey League franchise, a league official said. ...suite

Source: nctimes.com

Par: Associated Press

Le 8 juin 2007

* Hollywood players unveil new game plan

Three of the most powerful men in Hollywood are leading an effort to create a new ice hockey franchise that would be based in Las Vegas. ...suite

Source: Financial Times

Le 8 juin 2007

* Putting a team in Las Vegas would be disastrous for NHL

Some blunders, you can predict long before they happen. ...suite

Source: thestar.com

Par: Rick Westhead

Le 8 juin 2007

* Expanding foolishness

In the wake of a Stanley Cup playoffs that broke records for irrelevance and low ratings, with empty seats in both new and established markets, coming off the infamous “Preakness Game” that highlighted the worst TV package in sports, the worst commissioner in sports and the lingering hangover from two suicidal lockouts, what does the NHL think is the answer? ...suite

Source: Yahoo! Sports

Par: Dan Wetzel

Le 8 juin 2007

* Many politicians doubt Hamilton will ever see NHL puck drop

Hamilton politicians are meeting for the second time this week to map out a negotiating strategy they hope will lure multi-millionaire Jim Balsillie and his NHL franchise to Hamilton. ...suite

Source: Stoney Creek News
Par: Kevin Werner
Le 8 juin 2007

* Le Canadien vaudrait 300 M$ US

George Gillett doit se frotter les mains. La valeur du Canadien de Montréal aurait grimpé de plusieurs millions de dollars ... ...suite

Source: LesAffaires.com

Par: Denis Lalonde

Le 8 juin 2007

* Don Cherry urges NHL to support possible move of Predators to Hamilton

If Jim Balsillie plans to move the Nashville Predators to Hamilton once his purchase of the team is completed, he'll have some big-name support from Don Cherry. ...suite

Source: canada.com
Par: Canadian Press
Le 7 juin 2007

* Expansion à l'horizon

Il y a en fait deux raisons pour expliquer la décision de la Ligue nationale de refuser tout transfert d'une concession dans les marchés de Kansas City et de Las Vegas. ...suite

Source: Canoe.com

Par: Yvan Pednault

Le 7 juin 2007

* Hockey dreams anew

What happens in Las Vegas could spill into KC as the NHL reconsiders expansion teams. ...suite

Source: KansasCity.com

Le 7 juin 2007

* NHL hockey in Vegas? Don't bet on it any time soon.

But if Hollywood mogul Jerry Bruckheimer has his way, it will happen one day. ...suite

Source: TNS.ca

Par: Canadian Press

Le 6 juin 2007

* 'Reasonable' for competition watchdog to probe NHL location policies: analyst says

It makes sense for Canada's competition watchdog to take a look at the National Hockey League's franchise location policies in light of the possible move of the Nashville Predators to southern Ontario, a competition analyst said Wednesday. ...suite

Source: National Post

Par: Colin Perkel

Le 6 juin 2007

* Une nouvelle expansion dans la LNH?

La Ligue nationale de hockey sait très bien que les villes de Las Vegas et Kansas City veulent une équipe de hockey. ...suite

Source: RDS.ca

Par: Renaud Lajoie

Le 6 juin 2007

* Les Predators sous la loupe

Le Bureau canadien de la concurrence étudiera, au cours des prochaines semaines, le règlement de la Ligue nationale (LNH) au sujet du déménagement des équipes d'une ville à l'autre. ...suite

Source: Radio-Canada.ca
Le 6 juin 2007

* Predators fans rally to keep team here

Predators fans are responding to the franchise's uncertain future the only way they know how: They're fighting for their team. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 6 juin 2007

* Predators fans rally to keep team here

Predators fans are responding to the franchise's uncertain future the only way they know how: They're fighting for their team. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com

Par: John Glennon

Le 6 juin 200

* Buyer's silence wears on Preds fans

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says Jim Balsillie has no intention of moving the Predators. ...suite

Source: Tennessean.com
Par: John Glennon
Le 6 juin 2007

* On the NHL | Predators: OK to buy, not move

The NHL won't block Jim Balsillie's purchase of the Nashville Predators. But the Board of Governors will block any move to southern Ontario, where Balsillie reportedly would like to see the franchise relocated. ...suite

Source: philly.com

Par: Tim Panaccio

Le 3 juin 2007

* LNH : Investisseurs étrangers intéressés par le marché de Québec?

Les rumeurs vont bon train concernant le retour possible du hockey professionnel à Québec. ...suite

Source: Québec Hebdo

Par: Guillaume Picard

Le 2 juin 2007

* L'aréna devra attendre à 2010...

Les partisans des Penguins de Pittsburgh doivent rester positifs. Après tout ce temps à attendre un nouvel aréna, qu'est-ce qu'une ou deux années de plus? ...suite

Source: Radio-Canada.ca

Le 2 juin 2007

* En 2006, le sport et la télévision ont fait bon ménage

À l'occasion de la parution du rapport annuel d'Eurodata TV "L'année de sport à la télévision dans le monde", Jacques Braun, directeur du Département International de Médiamétrie a souligné que "rarement le sport aura été autant diffusé et regardé à la télévision qu'en 2006. Sur les 85 territoires suivis par l'étude, 30 ont vu un événement sportif réaliser le meilleur score d'audience TV de l'année tous programmes confondus ; dans 80 % des cas il s'agissait de football". ...suite

Source: tarifmedia.com

Le 1er juin 2007

* Gary Bettman se satisfait de peu

Dans son «message à la nation», lundi dernier, Gary Bettman se disait assez satisfait des auditoires du hockey cette saison. ...suite

Source: La Presse

Par: Pierre Trudel

Le 1er juin 2007

* No sure bet Preds deal will be done

As co-founder of Waterloo-based Research in Motion Ltd., Jim Balsillie is more accustomed to making money than missteps. ...suite

Source: TheStar.com

Par: Rick Westhead

Le 1er juin 2007

* Balsillie reaches deal with Ontario city

Though his attorney calls the move a “contingency plan” only, prospective Predators buyer Jim Balsillie has re-activated an agreement with the city of Hamilton, Ontario, giving him exclusive rights to bring a National Hockey League team to an arena there. ...suite

Source: Nashville City Paper
Par: Amy Griffith
Le 1er juin 2007