the National Hockey League underwent a massive overhaul

In the past 12 months the National Hockey League underwent a massive overhaul of any sports league in the past half century. With the reform and reorganization of the rules, the salary system and the new television partners, professional hockey, the door a year ago shell. These changes reflect the new slogan - NHL more score, increase the certainty of check and cost. So, forget everything you know or think you know non Hodgkin's lymphoma, September 16th, because even the most loyal enthusiastic fans had to admit, they have no clue, how the game will see the start of pre-season in 2005-06.
First of all, ice hockey, viewers will have, used to watch them play station. ESPN bet, and declined in the NHL broadcast rights, picked up the network options. The idea was that, ESPN will be able to choose their transactions, and then reacquired rights, to significantly reduce the rate of. On the contrary, in the outdoor life network, Kang Custer cable TV Affiliated Companies, pouncing on a very have good prospects of gain quotation in 2006-2007 broadcast the $65000000 NHL regular season and playoffs, this season, $70000000 purchase rights, and $7250000000 in 2007 -2008. But don't worry - Barry and his Melrose mullet OLN has signed.
In addition, because the ESPN does not have the right, the League should not expect too much to cover those Bristol asshole. New deal - waving his TV ratings movement - a relatively huge profits will degrade NHL niche movement. Well, the lock and the 309 days, everyone will be off base. Now the popularity of dodge ball hockey approximately between WNBA and extreme.
Next, in addition to the League experience ideological change, there is considerable variation in the practical aspects of the game. Several problems to re-examine the Competition Commission, aiming at the problems in the field of locked beforehand day. The rule change is a bright spot:
no more relations. Reads like a lottery pick in the League record, but had returned to good ol 'old-fashioned victory and loss. At the end of overtime shootout will come one after another six, then sudden death shootout if necessary.