The July 1 start of the NHL free agency period is usually marked by an extravaganza of excessive contracts and questionable moves and this year should be no difference despite a declining economy that will put the brakes on team salary increases. The league’s salary cap was boosted by just ...

Imagine the poorest-performing company in an industry getting first dibs on promising business talent, or being able to trade that right away for some cold hard cash or some other tangible asset. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? But that’s the way professional sports cartels try to ensure that the weakest link ...

Jim Balsillie wanted to move up the auction date for the Phoenix Coyotes, but he’s probably not too happy after the bankruptcy court did just that and essentially excluded the RIM exec from bidding in the first round.

Jim Balsillie’s bid to move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton has stalled, albeit temporarily say his minions. What’s next? An application to buy the team and relocate it through official NHL channels. The front door, if you will, seeing as Judge Redfield T. Baum slammed the side door closed.

The side door that Jim Balsillie was trying to use to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Hamilton has now been closed. The NHL will, no doubt, see Judge T. Redfield Baum’s decision to prevent Balsillie’s purchase as a victory. But perhaps it should see it as a ...

United States bankruptcy court judge Redfield T. Baum will likely make a decision sometime in the next 48 hours that will determine whether the Phoenix Coyotes have any chance of moving to southern Ontario under Jim Balsillie’s ownership or whether they’re staying put in a town that could care less ...

Jim Balsillie’s team has added some muscle in the bid to move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton: former Canadian Football League commissioner Tom Wright. It didn’t take long for the new hire to make his presence felt.

If there’s one thing former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn wanted, it was another chance to be in the NHL. Today, Quinn got that wish when he was named the coach of the Edmonton Oilers, replacing Craig MacTavish, who was sacked last month.

Whether the Phoenix Coyotes are headed north probably won’t be known for at least a month, but that hasn’t stopped the players in this little NHL drama from stirring things up. Here’s a quick primer on who’s playing what position as a complement to Canadian Business’s first Issues podcast.

The art of discipline starts with acknowledging that you’ve failed to get your employees to improve on their own, and ends with sending consistent messages about punishment if they don’t shape up. The NHL these days is not doing either. Anyone who has watched the playoffs this year must be ...