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Watch The Great One Interview Great Fans

During the Stanley Cup Final this week, the NHL will be streaming interviews between Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky and famous fans as part of a multi-platform video series called The Great One on One. Gretzky’s chat with David Boreanaz (whose credits include Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and who is also a Flyers […]

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Hockey’s Future Goals Are Empowering STEAM Education

The games we play and the venues in which we play them are incredibly compelling teaching tools, especially with respect to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). Increasingly, students and educators are seeking ways to connect the things they learn or teach in classrooms to the real world. Sports, stadiums, and the technologies that […]

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NHL Smart Puck Will Bring Big Data to the Ice

The NHL is embedding technology into its pucks that will allow it to track movement on the ice at a rate of roughly 200 times a second, according to David Lehanski, the NHL’s senior vice president of business development and global partnerships. The smart puck will aid in the league’s development of live data, which […]

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LA Kings Get New Ice Out of Thin Air

This past season, the ice at Staples Center came right out of the arena’s air. Or at least the water for that ice did. The Kings spent the year piloting climate control tech made by a company called BluEco Technology Group that cleans and dries air, producing water as a byproduct. That water was then […]

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