For anyone who didn’t grow up playing high-end club hockey in the U.S., let me tell you that unless you skated there or had some friends that did, Shattuck St. Mary’s was enemy numero uno. I mean, they’re basically like Top Gun of USA amateur hockey. Just look at some of their former players – […]
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Hockey is really losing its relevance in the United States. Sure, there are passionate fans in Detroit, Chicago, and a few other northern states, but I can’t even find enough qualified hockey professionals to field an NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement panel at the 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium. The NFL, NBA, and MLB captures the […]
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Rookie Duties: Getting the Call
Finally, some good news. In case you don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook, yesterday I got a call from Matt. After another weekend of games, the Dayton Gems – the Shooters IHL affiliate – are calling him up. He’s got one more practice with the Shooters today and after that he will be hitting […]
For the most part, this past week was actually a quiet one for our hockey division. With my immigration law practice coming together, I’ve had to devote almost every spare second to that. Last week I checked out a couple of offices located nearby my home and I plan on leasing one of them to […]
If you asked me what I enjoy most about being a hockey agent, I’m not sure I’d be able to narrow it down to just one thing. If you asked me for a list of reasons why I love what I do, at some point you’d hear me say that every day with my job […]
There has been a lot of discussion this week regarding the Kansas City Chiefs releasing their once-upon-a-time star running back, Larry Johnson. Did they release Johnson because he has not done anything special for the team in quite some time? Probably. But did his recent Twitter outburst have anything at all to do with it? […]
Last week I finished my entry by briefly introducing you to the annual Bauer International Invite that was held this past weekend in Chicago. If you were able to check out the tournament’s website, you’ve probably got a pretty good idea as to how insane the schedule was. With a four-game Round Robin played over […]
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The Gr8est Since Gretzky?
The sport of hockey has not seen a player as marketable as Wayne Gretzky in its history. The National Hockey League has been desperate for the right player(s) to come along and not just make the game more exciting, but also make it more marketable. Since 2005, the game has changed in such a way […]
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Rookie Duties: Back on Track
Well after weeks of coming up just short, I was finally able to get Matt officially signed. After two days of practicing with his new team, I got a text from Matt Wednesday afternoon – “what’s your office fax number? they want to sign me later today.” For the previous 48 hours I had been […]
Last Monday my phone rings and it’s the call I’ve been waiting to get…well, sort of. It’s Matt and I’d been anxious and excited to negotiate my first pro contract, which we were confident Louisiana would offer him. Instead of a contract offer, however, all Matt got was a “thanks but no thanks” phone call. […]