hockey players getting some perks: the bad way

recently i heard the news that some players have had the privilage of having their families and them go and take the h1n1 flu shot. this may sound good but the hockey players did not have to wait in the line for the flu shot they were moved in front of the line to get it first. when i heard that i was really mad because now that the h1n1 is only given to the people that is needed for and no one else. there are many others who need the h1n1 flu shot more than those players did. these sorts of deals should be given as a first come first serve basis and not first famous first serve. the demand for h1n1 flu shot is high and the supply is low; there is a scarcity for the h1n1 flu shot and if the supply is low then the people that need it the most should get it not the just because you are famous.

Buying the Phoenix Coyotes

The Phoenix Coyotes are filing for bankruptcy. There are several possible buyers who have put in offers for the team in its failing state, wanting to attempt to recover the team. One buyer wanted to move the team to its old location, near the Montreal Canadians and the Toronto Maple Leafs. This buyer was overturned when the league stepped in and enforced that the team was not changing locations. A second buyer wanted to completely restructure the organization. This forced Wayne Gretzky, the team's head coach, to publicly state his stepping down from the coaching staff. Currently the team is still on the market and is still awaiting a new owner to help the team get out of their failing slump.

Should hockey games be viewed for free or PPV?

Most sports channels in a basic sattelite package come with games specific to the division or area in which the channel is produced (sportsnet-west has mostly oilers, vancouver, and flames home games). However, you can purchase Pay-Per-View games, which can provide games for all teams in the league. PPV games are charged more for the game, because of the service. My view is that this is correct, as for the game to be provided on the network, it costs more money to provide in the service area. If the games were free, the networks would lose money in order to provide this service, and the quality of the games would probably not ne as good because of the loss of money for the company (for example, PPV games not being in HD quality).

EA Sports NHL Cover Players

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Many NHL players have taken a huge boost after being named as the cover players for the NHL games by EA Sports. '05, Marcus Naslund, '06, Vincent Lecavlier, '07, Alexander Ovechkin, '08, Eric Staal, '09, Dion Phaneuf, and '10, Patrick Kane. All of these players received significantly more attention after being named the cover player for the games. This bonus attention also increased their salaries, boosting them to be in the top for salary contracts. This shows how being named a cover player helps to increase a players career from player into superstar.

are the canadian olympics and hockey bringing money to canada

The 2010 Vancouver Olympics are the most anticipated sports events coming to Canada. The Olympics have been really costly for the Canadian government.

"Then there's the $1 billion Olympic Village, at least $131 million over budget according to recent reports, with no idea how much the city might lose when it sells the units on the market after the games. Vancouver taxpayers were put on the hook for the completion of the village when it secured hundreds of millions of dollars in loans when Fortress Investment Group's financing disappeared. The construction budget rose from $950 million to $1.08 billion.

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I think that the Olympics are very costly. There are so many other problems around Canada that the money could have been well spent. the swine flu shots have been reduced and only the needy can get and if Canada had spent the money on buying more swine flu shots maybe people could be more healthy and less deaths because the flu can be reduced.

Another way to spend the money could have been used on building shelter for homeless and the needy. If the Canadian government cared more about the people then about the business of the country then maybe the Canadian government could have more supporters.

Some people say that the Olympics will bring business in Canada and that may be true; with the rise of tourism around Vancouver for the Olympics more people will seek business opportunity in Canada. Even though that is still true the money that was over budgeted could have been put to better use

who is better: video game cover for the two nhl games

there were two NHL videogames introduced this year: NHL 10 by EA Sports and NHL 2K10 by 2K Sports. NHL 10 used patrick kane from the chicago blackhawks and nhl 2k10 used alexander ovechkin from the washington capitals. so who has the better choice?

i believe that NHL 2K10 chose the better player for this years's game. alexander ovechkin has been doing really well this season with 14 goals and 9 assists while patrick kane has only 3 goals and 6 assists. 2K sports made the better marketing decision because ovechkin is more popular and so the people who are getting into videogames will recognize ovechkin better than kane.

EA Sports may have the excuse of saying that NHL 10 is for the people who are in the know in hockey but the truth is NHL 2K10 is going to be more familiar to casual people and that way people will buy this game instead of NHL 10 by EA sports.



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creating a new arena for the oilers

so it has been confirmed the oilers are going to get a new arena. katz group were the people behind this idea. they believe that this new arena is the better way for oilers to go. they also have plans to create a "performing arts theatre, a casino, homes, offices, shops and space for educational development." katz group want the arena to be in downtown.

" Journal sources indicated the project could spur a $1-billion downtown redevelopment, featuring an 18,000-to 20,000-seat arena linked to a smaller practice rink, and student housing."

this project can be a great deal for the edmonton oilers and for the city of edmonton because edmonton is investing on capital goods instead of consumer goods and hopefully this project will lead to a better city of edmonton.

to read more about this article got to:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Oilers+arena+underway/1950126/story.html