FoxTrax, also referred to as the glowing puck, was the first augmented reality system used in sports. The system used modified hockey pucks containing shock sensors and infrared emitters, which were then read by sensors and computer syste ...
In 1998, the Florida Panthers new home was called the National Car Rental Center. It's now called Amerant Bank Arena. In 1996, National was acquired by Republic Industries (later renamed AutoNation). AutoNation spun off its car rental propertie ...
In 2006, Verizon purchased MCI and changed the name of the arena to Verizon Center after 9 years as MCI Center. Now it's called Capital One Arena and is the home arena for the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, and Georgetown University's men ...
In 2010, Wachovia Center changed the name of the 21,000-seat home of the Flyers and 76ers to the Wells Fargo Center. Exposed to risky loans, such as adjustable rate mortgages, Wachovia began to experience heavy losses in its loan portfolios durin ...
In 2008, Nike viewed hockey as a sport that doesn't fit into its strategy of developing multi-billion-dollar global properties. It had already written off a sizable chunk of its hockey investment before putting the subsidiary on the market.
In 1976, plagued with low attendance due to poor performance, they were the bay area’s first NHL attempt both in San Francisco and Oakland.
In 1996, the professional hockey team at Cow Palace failed after a year due to poor attendance and arena difficulties.
