With the help of augmented reality, Tampa Bay Lightning fans could witness Martin St. Louis’ jersey retirement ceremony from Friday as if they were inside Amalie Arena. On Sunday, St. Louis took out a full-page advertisement in the Tampa Bay Times, a local newspaper that has 475,000 subscribers. Through a Lightning partnership with local company VidPic AR, […]
Compared to their European counterparts in the English Premier League, La Liga and other overseas organizations, U.S. professional sports leagues are still in the preliminary stages of their eSports involvement. The NHL, for example, is still on the outside looking in. One source recently told Elliotte Friedman, who is an NHL Insider at Sportsnet, that the league’s […]
Jared Coreau is the Detroit Red Wings’ starting goaltender for the foreseeable future and picked up his first NHL win Friday in place of an injured Jimmy Howard. Coreau’s preparation leading up to his Dec. 3, NHL debut involved the use of the Dynavision D2 neuro-cognitive sports training device. “We just call it vision training,” […]
The National Hockey League will start hosting a series of Centennial festivities in the new year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the league’s first games. The celebration will officially begin in Toronto with the Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic outdoor game featuring the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. The NHL Centennial Fan Arena […]
Minnesota Wild fans have an opportunity to jump into the skates of their goaltender, Devan Dubnyk, through the world of virtual reality. Developed by Visual in collaboration with The Brand Enhancement Group and brought to the public by Hiway Federal Credit Union, the interactive game will be located in the concourse of the Xcel Energy Center […]
