"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, four execs share their thoughts on why or why not hockey will succeed in Las Vegas and a sports organization other than theirs they would like to work for.
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White Sox TV play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti
– Feels Zika is one of the bigger storylines heading into Rio. "We'll find out after, I guess."
- USA Basketball CEO & Exec Dir Jim Tooley
– Favorite movie character is Jack Nicholson in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest."
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Fantasy Sports Trade Association President Paul Charchian
– Favorite summer city is Seattle. "Summers are dry!"
- NHL Alumni Association Dir of Partnerships & Business Development Dylan Wade
– Rarely watches sports online or through OTT services.
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Why/why not NHL in Vegas will succeed? |
Favorite Michael Jackson song?
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Favorite magazine?
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Major in college? |
Sports organization other than yours you'd like to work for?
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Jason
Benetti
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Yes. Disposable income |
"Man In The Mirror" |
The New Yorker |
Broadcast Journalism, Economics, Psychology
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The Onion's sports department |
Jim
Tooley |
Vegas needs a home team |
"Man In The Mirror" |
Sports Illustrated |
Technical Journalism |
IOC |
Paul
Charchian |
Visitors will propel success |
"ABC" -- it captures his innocence |
Reason |
Journalism. Oddly, I'm using it |
Vikings. A great front office |
Dylan
Wade |
Succeed. Solid business plan |
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" |
Sports Illustrated
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Kinesiology |
Hockey East (NCAA) |
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