When we combine Starbucks with the National Hockey League, the word-mashup of “StarPucks” is an inevitable outcome. Two possibilities come to my mind for using this puckishly-cute StarPucks label: – As a cross-promotional campaign. Both ent…

When Supersonicsoul posited a year-by-year attendance-trend comparison between the NHL and NBA to suggest that pro hoops were on the decline compared to its ice-rink brethren, I thought this was a subtle Seattle-fan endorsement of my suggestion to tra…

Once considered a slam-dunk, the move of the New Jersey Nets from the East Rutherford to Brooklyn is now on shaky ground, thanks to local opposition over Atlantic Yards and a faltering real-estate economy. They could stick it out in the Meadowlands fo…

The next step for an NBA-less Seattle, says Costa: Instead of embarking on a mad dash for another shot at big-league hoops, the Emerald City should take its parting gift, and promptly graft it onto the next National Hockey League……