All Entries Tagged With: "Peter Karmanos"
Forbes Ranks Carolina Profitability Last in NHL
Forbes Magazine just published their annual review of NHL finances and the results are not all peachy for the Carolina Hurricanes.
While the magazine stated that the franchise’s overall value increased 8% last year, putting the team at 22nd in the league in total value, (168 million), they ranked the team’s income last year as worst [...]
Are Two for One Specials a Bad Idea?
Another wannabe hockey elitist recently wrote a scathing article trashing Southern hockey in general, and Carolina hockey in particular. It seems that Drew Mindell from the Illegal Curve came down south to visit and while attending a Durham Bulls game became flabbergasted over the fact that not only were the Carolina Hurricanes offering “two [...]
And Our Survey Said…..Marketing Needs a Boost
The talk of the town right now is about a little ole’ survey that an intern for Public Policy Polling recently took concerning sports in North Carolina. The results for a couple of the questions asked should be eye-openers for the Hurricanes organization. That is, if they want to be known outside the [...]
Trading Huet Comes Back to Bite Gainey
Do you get the feeling that perhaps Montreal General Manager Bob Gainey traded away his team’s best chance at winning the Stanley Cup for a measly 2nd round draft pick? That is what probably happened when he decided to trade away ex-Canadiens goalie Cristobal Huet to Washington for a 2nd round pick.
One can [...]
Lay Your Hands On Me - Next Season Karmanos to be More Involved
In a recent report written by beat writer Luke DeCock, the sometimes “absentee” owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Mr. Peter Karmanos has promised to be more active in the running of his NHL franchise this coming year. Karmanos is reportedly taking a lesser role at Compuware, his number one business interest and will [...]
