Air Canada Sponsor vs. NHL Property – Calling Bluff?

As Kenny Rogers once sang, “Know when to hold them and know when to fold them.” Last month, NHL sponsor Air Canada took a huge stance. When the NHL failed to monitor its own sandbox and deal with unsportsmanlike conduct, unacceptable hits and cheap shots within its...

Breweries Sponsoring NHL Teams

As reported over the weekend in The Toronto STAR, there have been plenty of hockey fights started because of beer. Now there’s a beer fight over hockey. Labatt Brewing Co. has signed up two NHL teams – the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames – to...