Trade mark Thursday: Little Pens
Really quiet week on the sports trade mark front.
Read the NHL’s class action complaint against the NHLPA
Here’s the full document.
Holiday weight-loss motivation, NFL style: $470 per pound, twice a week
In my time as a student, employee and human, I’ve done the following …
Ottawa Rush a strong contender for CFL franchise name
I often head out on fishing expeditions to feed this site, and once in a while I stumble upon something that applies to my day job.
Trade mark Tuesday: Who are the Las Vegas Nevadans?
The latest batch of U.S. trademarks were advertised for opposition today. Often when you see sports teams pop up here, it’s for logos that are already in use. But I haven’t come across this hockey team name or mark before.
NFL playoffs: For the love of the game and at least $20,000 per player
The most beloved players in sports are the ones who excel when it matters most: Playoff time, baby. Walk away with the championship trophy and journalists will forever use the word “clutch” in articles about you.
Trade mark Tuesday: Jose Bautista claims ‘Joey Bats’ mark for … cereal-derived food bars?
So every week, the agencies that regulate trade marks in Canada and the United States publish a journal of all the ones that have been approved for “advertisement.” After that, interested parties can lodge their opposition, then there are some more studies and reports and blabity da.
Living out of suitcases: What happens when a player is transferred to or from the minors
Nothing is more exciting for a prospect or marginal NHL player than being called up from the minors.
Last NHL lockout was a ‘key event’ leading to Stars’ Chapter 11 filing
Last year, Dallas Stars chief financial officer Robert Hutson gave a 95-page declaration in support of the team’s Chapter 11 petition (the team was eventually sold out of bankruptcy to Vancouver businessman Tom Gagliardi).
Name change likely coming for Phoenix Coyotes if purchase goes through
If all goes according to plan and Greg Jamison winds up finalizing a deal to buy the Phoenix Coyotes, it’ll probably mark the end of the Phoenix Coyotes.
You could be making more money than several No. 1 NHL draft picks right now
One of the quirks of NHL lockouts is that minor league teams can wind up stacked — STACKED — with talent. That’s because players still on their entry-level contracts can still be assigned to the minors without having to clear waivers.
What NHL players lost when the league cancelled the All-Star Game
The NHL All-Star game means different things to different players. When a player is selected for the first time, it’s an exciting honour that suggests “you’ve really made it!”
How does your travel meal allowance stack up against an NFL player’s?
Odds are, pretty well. The National Football League is a professional sports juggernaut. Revenue this season is expected to be in the $10 billion range, with television rights fees coming in around $4 billion.
How many coin flips does it take to schedule NHL salary arbitration?
After players and clubs in the National Hockey League file for salary arbitration, a list is drawn up and scheduling begins. This is more complicated than you’d expect.
What will the post-lockout NHL playoffs look like?
Realignment was a hot NHL topic last season after the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg, because it opened the door to shifting teams around to make travel a little more equitable.
Probably not the way you want to end your NHL career
I’m sure most NHL players exiting their prime years have a vision of how they’ll go out. Maybe it’s lifting a Stanley Cup and exiting at the top. Maybe it’s a jersey-raising ceremony, with family and friends looking on. So imagine you sit down next to your agent and he slides this across the table.
Ottawa Senators want to know what will get fans back in the building
Yesterday, I wrote a story for the Citizen about the Senators polling fans to find out what would get them to forgive and forget the whole lockout fiasco and maybe buy a ticket again (you can read the full story here). Here’s a screen capture of the actual poll (click to view larger).
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Hello there, and thanks for checking out my blog. My name is James Gordon and I’m sports editor at a major daily newspaper in Canada.