The decision to open up its online Sportsnet comes as the Toronto Blue Jays begin a promising season, but also as Rogers's revenue is suffering from the fact that no Canadian team has qualified for the National
Hockey League playoffs.
Not exact matches
Whether it's robust online fantasy
leagues, the proliferation of live - blogging, watching
playoff hockey on your mobile phone, or the ever - increasing number of athletes and coaches using Twitter, it's no secret the Internet and social media have significantly transformed the way sports are played, covered and consumed.
Unfortunately, the same marketing know - how is lacking in the NHL
league office, which has essentially taken the most exciting
playoff series in recent history and hidden it from potential
hockey fans.
The Floor
Hockey League began their
Playoffs on Sunday afternoon...
and then there were four... On Sunday afternoon the Chicago Floor
Hockey League opened the
Playoffs with four Single Elimination Games and it was certainly an action packed day!
They'll be the first to admit that Floor
Hockey isn't in their top few sports but they are certainly aware of Team Hakimian's Hoops prowess... The
Playoffs are a different animal in the Chicago Men's
League though.
Both Teams have experienced highs in the Floor
Hockey League but one of them will have their Season cut short on Sunday (we'll actually have more opportunities to get Games in later in the Season, but in terms of the
Playoffs)..
They are main - stays in All Sports Series and with the new
Playoff tweak (Floor
Hockey is joining the early rounds of the
Playoffs with Basketball) they can use this Spring
League as a way to build toward their ultimate goal — winning an All Sports Series crown.
As March turns to April we enter the stretch run for Kickball and officially flip into
Playoff Mode for the Floor
Hockey League!
As rivalries raise the
playoff heat, the
league should ensure that spring
hockey always burns like this
Darcy was the coach of the local Saskatchewan Junior
Hockey League team, and his Humboldt Broncos trailed 3 — 1 in a
playoff series, after losing a heartbreaker in triple overtime at home less than 24 hours earlier.
For the 3rd time these two titans of the Floor
Hockey League would meet in the
Playoffs with so much on the line... Only one spot existed in the Championship for them..
On Sunday Afternoon the
Playoffs began in the Chicago Floor
Hockey League for the 3rd time..
Eric Single: Golden Knights vs. Kings: There are more traditional rivalries being renewed back East, but the eyes of the
league will be locked on Las Vegas to see if the Golden Knights» magical regular season holds up in the face of
playoff pressure and a Kings core that knows a thing or two about postseason
hockey.
The results will determine if his team will be in
playoffs or play - downs (basically you have to play lower level teams to fight to keep your spot in the
league next year — European
hockey is weird).
The National
Hockey League sent Humboldt Bronco decals to all their teams to consider wearing on their helmets for their
playoff games.
There's an entirely reimagined EA Sports
Hockey League experience along with classic like Be a Pro, Be a GM,
Playoff Mode, and
Hockey Ultimate Team.