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 […]
This section of SportTechie, “Sports Tech Wire”, contains original press releases issued by various companies and industry organizations. The releases are reviewed by the SportTechie editorial staff to ensure relevancy to the sports technology industry. For information and access, send your name and email address to info@SportTechie.com New York and Minneapolis – August 23, 2016: The National Hockey League […]
With how easy it is for fans to stay at home or go out to their local sports bar to watch the game, teams and venues have been finding creative ways to figure out what will help them hold on to their patrons. One of these teams being the Boston Bruins who have turned to […]
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote a letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman seeking clarification regarding the league’s dismissive attitude towards the link between hockey and the long-term effects and disorders caused by head injuries––specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE “is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history […]
1 billion dollars. For most of us, a figure as large as that leaps off the screen as we imagine it settling deep into our wallets. Like us, sports teams and venues are excited about the idea of reclaiming that figure (yes, 1 billion dollars) in lost ticket sales prior to the adoption of beacon technology. Location […]
