NHL Franchise Notes: Del Biaggio's Legal Issues Raise Questions

The Predators said in a statement that minority partner William "Boots" Del Biaggio's recent resignation from Sand Hill Capital amid an SEC investigation "has no impact on the Predators organizational operations.” However, the GLOBE & MAIL’s Allan Maki writes, “Still, questions abound: Is the Predators’ ownership group in need of a cash infusion, given Del Biaggio’s difficulties as the club’s second largest investor? Can the Predators withstand any financial difficulties in the wake of a report that noted the Predators were one of eight clubs that generated only $600,000 a game in ticket revenue last season?” (GLOBE & MAIL, 6/3).

CALL OF THE WILD: The MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL’s John Vomhof Jr. writes Wild Owner Craig Leipold is “focused on building relationships.” In addition to “meeting with sponsors, he plans to meet with groups of season-ticket holders at pancake breakfasts and barbecues as the 2008-09 season draws closer.” But Leipold “wants to focus more on providing service to existing customers than trying to sell new ones.” Wild Vice Chair Jac Sperling said of Leipold, “He’s got a Midwest temperament and his goal is to get people one-on-one and get to know them, so they trust him and believe him” (MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL, 5/30 issue).

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