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There are some really good people at http://NHL.com , but just a reminder of some things that they aren't allowed to write from someone who used to write for http://NHL.com :
- you couldn't use the word concussion unless the team uses it directly. You also aren't allowed to write about fights. One time I put a fight in game copy and got an email back from copy editor reminding me how I was breaking the rules.
- all moves (and not that there would be any trades or signings in bubble) had to be officially done by the teams. So if you got a scoop or heads up on something, you couldn't write about it until there was a press release.
- the writing portion of http://NHL.com can tell some great stories, I wrote some things that are in clips I used to get future jobs. But it is a part of the league's designed image, just like team writers are really part of of marketing in the end.
-and this is ok, teams and league should market themselves. But it's also something that's important to remember when the league says stories will be told about the bubble and those people telling the stories allowed into the bubbled are on their payroll with NHL agenda.
-I couldn't go into the bubble now with my family situation. But the fact NHL wouldn't allow PHWA's request for 3 reporters to get into hub to match http://NHL.com coverage is an issue.
-last thing, we've had no issues with Stars PR on any of this or in camp in Dallas. They've done a good job and have been great to work with. This is an NHL issue, not a team specific one.
