Sources inside of IHHL Management, speaking on condition of anonymity, are telling Game Misconduct that the league's’ negotiations with ESPN for TV rights to carry games have fallen through.
The sticking point for the league centers around the TV revenue sharing and ESPN’s promotion of the league. There has been grumbling from league owners for much of the season on how ESPN is handling coverage and the slowness in updating fans on what is happening with the IHHL.
ESPN is evidently balking, in part, with Commissioner Heilmann’s demands for promoting the league. One of the more outrageous request to come from the Commissioner is for ESPN to supply full sized Zambonis made entirely of Tim Hortons’ donuts, sitting on top of a Coldstone Creamery ice cream cake, for each team’s first home game of the 2014/2015 season.
The sticking point for the league centers around the TV revenue sharing and ESPN’s promotion of the league. There has been grumbling from league owners for much of the season on how ESPN is handling coverage and the slowness in updating fans on what is happening with the IHHL.
ESPN is evidently balking, in part, with Commissioner Heilmann’s demands for promoting the league. One of the more outrageous request to come from the Commissioner is for ESPN to supply full sized Zambonis made entirely of Tim Hortons’ donuts, sitting on top of a Coldstone Creamery ice cream cake, for each team’s first home game of the 2014/2015 season.
Commissioner Heilmann's flair for the outrageous when it comes to promotional stunts may have permanently derailed the negotiations with ESPN. It is unclear what the options will be for the IHHL in the 2014/2015 season.
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