For the second year in a row, the NBA and Stanley Cup finals play out in entirely different worlds. (more…)
Author Archive | Jeff Goldberg
Birmingham Bulls Set for New Era
What’s old — or perhaps what once was put on ice – is new again in Birmingham. (more…)
Passionate Fan Base Fuels Hershey Bears
Put Hershey, PA and a hallowed sports record in the same sentence and the first thing that comes to mind is basketball. (more…)
The Teams That Shaped Las Vegas Hockey
When the Vegas Golden Knights take to the ice for their inaugural NHL season later this year, it will be unlike any hockey experience Las Vegas has ever seen. And in some ways, that will be a shame. (more…)
Laval Rocket, Place Bell Prep for Debut
They’re building it, but will they come? For the Montreal Canadiens and their new AHL farm team, Laval Rocket, the answer to that question won’t come until next season, when the Rocket debut at Place Bell, their new facility in Laval, QC. (more…)
Best of 2016, #4: AHL Moves to the West
We end 2016 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Arena Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #4: The successful first year of Western expansion by the American Hockey League. (more…)
NHL Homes Away from Home
When the Hartford Civic Center roof went south in 1978, the New England Whalers went north. (more…)
20 Years Later, Hartford Whalers Resonate
They still mourn in Hartford. (more…)
For Oracle Arena, Life Begins at 50
Talk about a late bloomer. In 2016, there is no more famous home court in the NBA than Oracle Arena in Oakland. The home of the Golden State Warriors, Oracle Arena not only hosted an NBA championship in 2015 — and nearly did it again in ’16 — it is now home to the reigning […]
Joe Louis Arena’s Final Act
If you’re going to name your arena after Little Caesars pizza, then you really have to love topping out. No, we’re not talking about pepperoni and sausage. (more…)
The Ever-Evolving Videoboard Game
This summer has been the best of times for the championship-starved city of Cleveland. Thanks to the Cavaliers, occupants of Quicken Loans Area, Cleveland is enjoying its first professional championship since 1964. (more…)
NBA to Political Convention: A Rapid Transition
When you’ve waited 54 years for a major sports championship, what is seven games? Surely that was the mindset that pervaded the city of Cleveland in June, as LeBron James and the beloved Cavaliers needed to go the distance against Golden State to make real the city’s greatest sports fantasy. (more…)
