The Ultimate Team Rankings
banginpanger.com 7/7/2009 — Everyone has seen this by now right? ESPN has been killin' it lately with some of these little gadgets. But check this one out, ranking all the major sports franchises, the NHL doesn't claim the top spot (that honor goes to MLB's LA Angels) but do claim spots 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. Also, hey ...

Ultimate Team Rankings - NHL#TABLE - SportsNation
espn.go.com 7/6/2009 — Welcome to ESPN The Magazine's seventh annual Ultimate Standings, in which we measure how much MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL franchises give back to the fans in exchange for all the time, money and emotion the fans invest in them. Perennial Top-10 finisher ...

Spurs Make ESPN The Magazine's 2009 Ultimate Standings
projectspurs.com 7/1/2009 — ESPN The Magazine's 2009 Ultimate Standings is an annual list ranking how pro sports teams pay back their fans.  It is the only comprehensive ranking of all 122 major North American professional sports franchises. It aims to quantify the unique relationship between fans and their ...

ESPN Ultimate Rankings: Flyers Ranked #54
broadstreethockey.com 7/3/2009 — ESPN Ultimate Rankings: Flyers Ranked #54 I know how much everyone loves ESPN, so in their yearly team rankings, the Flyers came up 54th out of 122 major league franchises. They were 14th among NHL teams and 3rd among Philadelphia teams. Their best scores came in ownership (#8) and fan ...

ESPN The Magazine: Packers #13 in Ultimate Rankings - “Lambeau Field is a Juggernaut”
packersgab.com 7/4/2009 — ESPN The Magazine puts out its Ultimate Standings every year. The standings judge every major sports team on “how much they give back to fans for all the emotion, money, and time fans invest in their favorite teams.” In the current state of our world, it is even more important for sports to ...

Ultimate Standings 2009 - No. 66 - Minnesota Wild - ESPN
hockeywilderness.com 7/1/2009 — Ultimate Standings 2009 - No. 66 - Minnesota Wild - ESPN "The X is stunning," says Bryan Reynolds of Hockeywilderness.com. Of course, fans help supply the green for this glitz by paying through the nose. Tickets to the Xcel Center cost $61.28, which is more than the Flyers or Blackhawks ...

ESPN Ultimate Franchise Rankings Says Angels Best at Doing Right By Their Fans
thejaunt.com 7/2/2009 — Termed the “Ultimate Standings,” ESPN has compiled its 7th annual franchise rankings list based on several components such as Bang for the Buck, Stadium Experience and Fan Relations (go here for full methodology). All 122 teams in the four major sports get analyzed by way of fan ...

Florida Panthers Saturday Links-of-Wonder
litterboxcats.com 7/4/2009 —   Wondering how "negotiations" are proceeding between Panthers management and Rosenhaus ?  Behold above.  * Kevin Oklobzija wonders if the Panthers haven't struck minor-league gold - and perhaps major-league relief - in signing defenseman Clay Wilson . * More ...

MLB Standings, Pro Baseball Standings, Major League Baseball Standings and Team Records
sports.espn.go.com 7/6/2009 — W: Wins, L: Losses, PCT: Winning percentage, GB: Games back, DAY: In day games, NIGHT: In night games, GRASS: On grass, TURF: On artificial turf, 1-RUN: In one-run games, XTRA: In extra-inning games, ExW-L: Expected W-L*, ExWP: Expected winning ...

ESPN Ultimate Fan Rankings
cincinnati.com 7/2/2009 — ESPN The Magazine has come out with its fan rankings for this year and the Bengals are ranked 118th out of 122 North American professional franchises, or second worst in the NFL (Detroit is 119). By categories, the Bengals are: Affordability – from ...

Report: Clowe signs with Sharks — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/4/2009
Winger Ryane Clowe signed a four-year deal for just over $3.5 million a season Thursday according to reports on ESPN and TSN. Clowe, 26, scored a career-high 22 goals and 52 points in 71 games last season. Clowe was drafted 175th overall in 2001 by ...

Clemmensen's journey has been an improbable one — NHL.com News in English 7/5/2009
There was a time, Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen said when he wondered if he’d ever get an opportunity to prove he belonged in the NHL. They seem like strange words now from a player who rescued the Devils last season with 25 vi...

Canadiens fill out coach Martin's staff (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 7/6/2009
The Montreal Canadiens have filled out the staff under new coach Jacques Martin by hiring Perry Pearn as an assistant and Pierre Groulx as goaltending coach. Both Pearn and Groulx, who were hired Monday, have worked with Martin in the past. They will ...

NHL Rumor Buzz Volume Six: Where Will They Land? — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/8/2009
The latest information to hit my desk! After a quiet start to NHL free agency, quite a few big names remained unsigned. We have taken some of the big names still out there with probable destinations. Destinations are in order from most ...

NEWS: Blackhawks, Kris Versteeg Agree to Terms — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/8/2009
Various media outlets, including ESPN, are reporting early Wednesday morning (and by early, I mean barely after midnight eastern) that the Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with forward Kris Versteeg. The terms have not been formally ...