Reining in @GreenLife52? NHL to place limits on player tweeting

"Following the lead of the NFL and NBA, the NHL said it was close to making recommendations that will prohibit players from using communicational devices for social media activity -- including Twitter and Facebook -- 30 minutes before and after games, practices, meetings and media access periods." - Reuters

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Reining, not reigning.

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by EmilyB on Oct 7, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

I have no idea what you’re talking about (knew I shouldn’t have skipped that cup of coffee this morning!).

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by J.P. on Oct 7, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

I find this funny every time it happens (including once with me correcting my own fanpost)

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Oct 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Agents however, tweet away.

"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."

by Bald Pollack on Oct 7, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

Those regs wouldn’t really affect Gangsta anyway, his tweets and webpage are sporadic at best.

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by EmilyB on Oct 7, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, it seems a pre-emptive strike more than targeted at any specific player or incident.

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by J.P. on Oct 7, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s targeted at the team. I GUARANTEE that if Sidney Crosby was on Twitter Gary Bettman would not only allow, but encourage tweeting before, during, and after the game. He may even suggest Crosby tweet during the post-game interview.

If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.

by Rob Parker on Oct 7, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually, the ban is in place because the NHL doesn’t want any competition when they launch Twatter, which will cover Crosby 24×7×365 in 140-character snippets.

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by J.P. on Oct 7, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

Is that really enough to convey the greatness that is Sidney Crosby? Seems like he’s being shortchanged.

If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.

by Rob Parker on Oct 7, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions

it’ll be a 140,000 character minimum. Anything less is insufficient when discussing the greatness of Sidney Crosby!

by RedBirdie on Oct 7, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Couldn’t agree more. But let’s make it 150K. 140 seems a little stingy.

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by EmilyB on Oct 7, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Also not unreasonable. They’re not saying you can’t tweet, just be smart about it.

by gfcaps fan on Oct 7, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

Also not unreasonable. They’re not saying you can’t tweet, just be smart about it.

by gfcaps fan on Oct 7, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions

Oh, no. I’m going to miss my updates from jschultz55.

I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.

by Whiter Mage on Oct 7, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

One of my professors told me about the time he was in the Navy and broke his hand.. and got charged with destruction of government property for it.

This kind of reminds me of that, insofar as sports leagues view their players, and how much control they try to exhibit over behavior, message, etc. Most sports leagues and large volume media sources work well to frame the desired narrative. Giving individual players too much control makes it that much harder for leagues to control that narrative, and as such, would have to be discouraged.

In the end, it’s entertainment, and you’re being sold a story. The primary difference between sport and stage is that the latter has a predetermined outcome, and the former just feels like it when the refs screw up. =)

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by winterion on Oct 7, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

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by ns on Oct 7, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

How about prohibiting agents from social media activity 30 minutes before and after negotiations, press conferences, and arbitration hearings?

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Oct 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

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