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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/5/09)

The MLB Draft begins next Tuesday and will last until Thursday night.  Dynasty has been working around the clock to prepare ourselves for next week.  We will be putting in very long hours!  The rain does not seem to stop here in Gainesville, FL.  If we see an hour of sunshine in a day, we […]

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Headline Hockey Sports Agents

Your Client and His Brain

We all know that keeping in touch with our clients is vastly important for many different reasons.  But we can add another reason to that list: uncovering unexpected/unknown injuries.  In April, TSN reported that Ron Salcer accused the Minnesota Wild medical staff of negligence for failing to diagnose that his client, Bret Burns, had a […]

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Hockey

From a Prison Cell to the Hockey Rink: Mike Danton’s Return

Mike Danton‘s story has been a topic of discussion several times here at SAB: here, here, here, here and here.  And you can’t talk about Danton without talking about his former coach, turned father figure, turned agent, turned alleged sexual assaulter, turned defrauder, turned night club owner…you get the idea, David Frost has a screw […]

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Contract Negotiation Headline Hockey

The Economy, the NHL, and Contract Negotiations

There has been much concern about the financial conditions of NHL teams the past few months.  Obviously, a struggling economy isn’t good for any sports team.  So how will the depressing economic conditions of both North America and the National Hockey League affect NHL player agents? NHL General Managers held their winter meeting last week, […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

My first semester 2nd year law school finals are OVER!  Let me give future law students a recommendation: Even if you really like three particular classes, do not take all of them in the same semester if it means that your Final Exams for those classes will be scheduled back-to-back-to-back.  Especially on the three last […]

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Politics

Hockey Mom-ents of Weakness

With the election 3 weeks behind us, a new administration building their cabinet and Senator McCain’s forthcoming meeting with President-elect Obama to discuss a way to ensure that the United States has an efficient and effective government to represent it, one thing remains on the minds of every American from Bangor to Wasilla:  When will […]

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Agent Spotlights

Agent Spotlight: Ron Salcer

“A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do,” John Wayne’s character mused in the 1939 film, “Stagecoach”. In Ron Salcer’s case, that means taking on zealous fans, the local media, even crooked executives, all in order to defend his principles. Salcer, who runs Icy Luck, Inc. out of Manhattan Beach, CA, represents […]

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Hockey

NHL Financial Trouble Ahead – GM’s Will Have Less Money For Next Year

On October 13, 2008 Gary Bettman stated the NHL is still in growth mode despite the global economic downturn. While the rest of the world has been rightfully nervous about the months ahead, Bettman seemed pretty confident. If his statement seemed odd to you, you were not alone. Bettman came off as either naïve to […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Another busy week of summer has blown by, which means that it is getting closer and closer to my return to lovely Gainesville, Florida.  Nothing against the town that UF sits in, but I am getting quite comfortable with spending much of each day down here in South Florida working on Dynasty and this blog.  […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Trying a slightly new format here for a change.  Do you like it organized by category below?  Anyway, a ton going on in this very busy summer.  As I am sure you are aware, Dynasty acquired an agency that represents coaches.  We have additionally begun our recruiting efforts in football and basketball.  Dan Leatherman continues […]