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Changes Coming to Madison Square Garden?
by Patrick Hoffman on 06/22/09 at 02:02 PM ET
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From Terry Lifton at Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal:
The mantra at MSG is “change.”
Change, as in NBA veteran Scott O’Neil, who was named president of MSG Sports last July. That was followed by hiring a phalanx of new sales and marketing executives to help sell a building renovation that started at $500 million but now is at the “we won’t discuss price right now” phase.
Change, as in more and bigger sponsor inventory, with plans for a new entrance, clubs, and skyways across the top of the renovation, which is scheduled for completion in time for the 2012-13 NBA and NHL seasons.
Change, as in new suites, so luxurious that at the high-end, the choice of amenities includes a fireplace or a waterfall. Prices for the super-premium, event-level suites also aren’t being discussed publicly, though we are hearing they are in excess of a million dollars each.
Forthcoming amenities aside, the spin at a recent MSG sponsor summit was an altogether “new” Garden, one willing to work more closely than ever with its corporate partners. “We need to be better at asking questions and you need to be better at giving us feedback,” O’Neil told a crowd of around 80 sponsor and agency representatives.
Click here for more. Let’s see if they can make good on their word.
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Quick Hits
by Patrick Hoffman on 01/20/09 at 01:45 PM ET
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Tonight, the New York Rangers take on the Anaheim Ducks at Madison Square Garden and will look to take over the top spot in the Atlantic Division as the New Jersey Devils currently sit atop the Atlantic thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators.
According to various beat reporter blogs, Petr Prucha and Lauri Korpikoski will be the scratches. Aaron Voros and Dan Fritsche will take their spots in the lineup.
Now, I know that the Ducks are a physical hockey club but I believe that by taking out Prucha and Korpikoski, the team is potentially sacrificing at least three-five scoring opportunities. When your offense isn’t that strong as it is, why would head coach Tom Renney do something like this?
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Look at the Bright Side
by Patrick Hoffman on 01/19/09 at 02:35 PM ET
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Yes, yesterday afternoon’s 3-0 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly stings but look on the bright side: the New York Rangers picked up points in four of their five road games, including wins against the Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders and the talented Chicago Blackhawks.
The trip saw Rangers’ goaltender Henrik Lundqvist return to form, especially his statistics: 23 wins, a 2.54 goals against average, a .913 save percentage and two shutouts. These numbers certainly show why he is attending this year’s NHL All-Star game in Montreal.
The team’s recent road trip also saw Chris Drury come alive as well as the continued strong play of Ryan Callahan and Nigle Dawes. Hopefully, these three will continue to play well because they are the only ones that are performing consistently on an offensive level in the past couple of weeks.
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An Interview with a Rangers Blogger
by Patrick Hoffman on 12/28/08 at 10:57 PM ET
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Since I’m sure all you die hard New York Ranger fans know what happened last night and know what this team needs to do to be better on a consistent basis, I figured I’d forget about talking about last night’s debacle against the New Jersey Devils and instead post an interview I did with a Rangers Blogger: Scotty Hockey.
Scotty was kind of enough to take time during this holiday season to tell us how he fell in love with the game and the Rangers, how he got into writing/blogging about hockey, what the future of hockey blogging will bring and of course, his outlook on the Blueshirts.
Enjoy and remember to visit Scotty Hockey for thoughts and opinions on the Broadway Blueshirts.
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