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Last week the Brooklyn Nets started their countdown clock to the long-discussed opening of Americas newest showplace, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Not a day goes by without another announcement of a concert, high school hoops extravaganza, new billboard going up, community visit, concert or “innovation” as the organization continues to scream “Look …
It was a bit of a quiet night for hockey fans riding from Penn Station to Newark about an hour before game one of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night. There was no raucous celebration or pep rally in Times Square or Penn Station, which probably would have occurred if the Rangers were facing …
There was a bunch of silly debate the last few days about the economic impact that the Washington Capitals may bring to the area around the Prudential Center in New Jersey should they upset the Rangers in Game Seven Saturday night at Madison Square Garden and then face the upstart Devils in the Eastern Conference …
In just over 10 days, professional basketball, at least the NBA version, will officially leave the state of New Jersey, when the Nets host the Philadelphia 76ers in what will be their final game during a two season transition period from the IZOD Center to their new home two rivers away at the Barclay’s Center …
Doodle Devils: The New Jersey Devils have done a great job with fan engagement, especially in the digital space for the past year. The team’s performance in the past few months has also raised the interest in the team as the NHL playoffs approach, so the team has launched another campaign to activate with and …
If you are in the Philadelphia/New York corridor and are a lover of hockey this week was your week. With the Division leading Rangers and Flyers battling it out not once, but twice, the Devils hosting a series of “A” list opponents and all roads leading to the Bridgestone Winter Classic at Citizen’s Bank Ballpark, …
If the NBA lockout continues, the New Jersey Devils may continue to be the only pro show in town (that town being Newark) this winter, but regardless of ice or hardwood, the team continues to press ahead new and innovative ways to connect with the community. One of those ways, sponsored by an in-state company …
The post-game rioting aside, the recently completed NHL Finals between Boston and Vancouver capped what was another huge step forward in terms of visibility and brand growth for the NHL. Even in New Jersey, where the Devils horrific start doomed their playoff hopes early, New Jersey continued to make off-ice progress in growing their brand …
The idea of sports being an avenue for social change is pretty widely accepted, but the idea that sports brands and facilities being a motivator for economic change in a municipality has certainly been the cause of much more scrutiny, especially in recent years. A piece in the New York Times by Ken Belson last …