Interesting story coming out of Carolina. Quick Summary: College basketball team has priority in dates at the PNC arena and have reserved so many dates that the Hurricanes could not submit a list of potential home dates that would not conflict with the college team's dates to the NHL by the June 1st deadline. Carolina faces a $100k fine from the NHL for each date it has to change now.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/...tentially.html
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The Carolina Hurricanes could be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars by the NHL because of a scheduling conflict with N.C. State University over event dates at PNC Arena, Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford said Friday.
Gale Force Holdings, which owns the Hurricanes and operates the arena, has been at odds with the university’s athletic department for months over scheduling. A June 1 deadline for N.C. State to free up possible dates for the hockey games – as well as concerts, pro wrestling and other events – likely will not be met, Rutherford said.
“We do not have the dates,” he said Friday. “We have to have the dates (to the NHL) by June 1 or we will be fined for each date that we later change.”
The NHL releases its schedule in early July. If the dispute with N.C. State forces the Hurricanes to change game dates after the schedule is set, the league could fine the Canes $100,000 for each date that must be changed.
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