The National Hockey League announced that the World Cup of Hockey 2016 will feature player and puck tracking. The World Cup of Hockey tournament, which begins September 17 and runs through October 1, will include tracking data on television broadcasts of the games, as well as in postgame analysis. The NHL partnered with Sportvision to […]
Sparx Hockey has revolutionized the way hockey players will sharpen their skates by cutting out the bulk of the process; going to the shop to get blades sharpened. Instead, Sparx allows skaters to sharpen their skates at their own convenience at their own homes. Colleen Coyne, marketing manager at Sparx, gave SportTechie insights into the […]
Budweiser Canada launched its “Budweiser Red Light” in Canada in 2013, and is transitioning to include availability to the United States as well. Andrew Oosterhuis, Director of Marketing for Budweiser Canada, gave SportTechie insights into the Red Light and its launch in the United States. The Budweiser Red Light is a WiFi-enabled device that syncs […]
Phase Three of the National Hockey League and SAP’s analytics revolution was recently released, building on the NHL and SAP’s collaborative partnership. Chris Foster, the NHL’s Director of Digital Business Development, and Eric Blabac, a Data Scientist at SAP, gave SportTechie insights into the latest innovations. NHL has unveiled Phase 3 of its http://t.co/KDlZiKSt2z redesign, […]
In March 2015, the general managers of the National Hockey League met in Boca Raton, Florida to discuss potential changes to the game of hockey. At this annual meeting, the idea of a coach’s challenge was proposed—and that idea was recommended to the NHL and NHL Players Association competition committee. After their June meeting, the […]
