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Coyotes Attendance – Again (Still?)
On Boxing Day, 2013, Twitter is again aflutter with Coyotes attendance and ticket sales conversations . Why? Troll Food Sarah McLellan’s Christmas Eve piece (click here) is an update from Coyotes CEO and President Anthony LeBlanc, in which he’s quoted as saying: “I’m probably a little disappointed in where we are with attendance.” That statement lit up the herd…
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Progress Amidst The Noise
It’s the end of another year. It was a pretty decent year for our extended family. Many of us, I am as guilty as any other, wasted time with swirling, divisive and conflicting sentiments about Obamacare, Duck Dynasty, Miley Cyrus and a myriad of other short attention span events. Pervasive social media and lack of mental filters…
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Obamacare – Much better coverage, much better price
In an earlier post (click here), I detailed my experience working through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. It was positive. Slanted Anecdotes We’ve all read/heard/watched plenty of “Obamacare” pieces from left and right sources ad nauseum. Before the last Presidential election, it was already past time where real information was available from ANY outlet. So we pick a side, pick…
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Coyotes Revenue Report For Glendale
The Glendale (AZ) City Council agenda item five for the December 17, 2013 workshop is: COUNCIL ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST: MONTHLY ARENA REPORTS PRESENTED BY: Tom Duensing, Executive Director, Financial Services The first quarterly report (click here) of Glendale expenditures versus revenues related to the city owned Jobing.com arena for the period between August 5 and November 30 will be presented…
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Price Of NHL Retribution? Goons Welcome
Bruins forward Shawn Thornton has been suspended by the NHL for 15 games. In the hockey community, opinions are mixed. Some, mostly Boston homers, think he should have received less. It seems the majority consider it fair. I may be alone in thinking 15 games isn’t close to being enough, if for no other reason than it’s not the longest…
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Coyotes Outdoor Game In 2015 – Bet On It
NHL Capo Bill Daly started a buzz about the Coyotes expressing interest in hosting an outdoor game. The usual trolls lit up, scoffing at the idea for the usual reasons. They are, as usual, underinformed, wildly biased and wrong. Warmth And Ice Work Together The NHL’s first outdoor game was played in the Caesar’s Palace parking lot in…