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Canadian dollar a question for Quebec City NHL expansion bid

The value of the Canadian one dollar coin, aka the loonie, has dropped like crazy in recent months. But that didn't stop the group trying to bring back an NHL team to Quebec City from stressing to the league Tuesday that the city's economy is in much better shape than it was in 1995, when the Quebec Nordiques bolted for Colorado and became the Avalanche.

Las Vegas bid for NHL franchise advances

Businessman Bill Foley's bid for a National Hockey League team in Las Vegas has reportedly moved to the next phase of consideration. The NHL will continue evaluating Foley's business plan for a franchise, which could potentially start playing at the new $375 million MGM Resorts International-AEG arena on the Strip by the 2017-18 season.