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Golden Knights To Curb Away Attendance In Playoffs With Digital Tickets

The Vegas Golden Knights are attempting to curb attendance of away-team fans at home games in the playoffs with a new digital ticketing program that stops ticket holders from reselling on StubHub. The Las Vegas-based hockey team will offer cheap tickets to season ticket holders for its first-round playoff series through a newly-created “Knights Vow” […]

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How Coaches Are Keeping Their Players In Shape Year-Round

Despite the endless hours San Diego Gulls head strength and conditioning coach Justin Roethlingshoefer puts in over the long haul of the American Hockey League season, his work doesn’t stop once the games are over. For Roethlingshoefer, keeping players in peak physical shape remains a year-long endeavor – especially for those who perform at the […]

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Report: MSG Adopts Facial Recognition At Arena Gates For Security

A new report claims New York’s Madison Square Garden has started using facial-recognition technologies at its gates to identify potential security risks. MSG, however, has been publicly using facial recognition technologies at its arena for the past seven years, albeit for different purposes, and the report that it’s now deploying the technology for security checks might […]

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NHL Announces First Esports Draw With EA Sports Game

The NHL has announced plans for a global esports tournament with regional EA Sports NHL 18 competitions in the U.S., Canada and Europe leading up to the NHL Gaming World Championship on June 19 in Las Vegas. While the NBA 2K League drew on elite gamers and the Madden NFL Club Championship draw sought casual […]

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San Jose Sharks, Zeality Dive Into Augmented Reality To Engage Fans

San Jose Sharks fans who took home Logan Couture bobbleheads earlier this month were provided some instructions printed on the side of the box. Download the Sharks + Sap Center mobile app, go to the augmented reality tab, and point the phone toward the base of the bobblehead. The special content is then unlocked, with […]

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