cont. Sports Segment – February 22, 2022

5:00 – 6:00 AM and 9:00 – 10:00 AM

Hour 2 Seg 3 – cont. Sports Segment

”KELLY’S CORNER” w/ Steve Kelly. re:
– REPORT on the new Firebird Hockey Team coming to the C.V. and the new facility being built for them as well as concerts, @ the Acrisure Arena….out of Grand Rapids Michigan, the home of the President Gerald R. Ford Museum and there is an arena there too, the Grand Rapids Griffins.
– REPORT on a Soccer Team w/ a huge stadium in London that has a deal w/ the NFL to play a few football games there a year.  The team would have to have a US base too.
– DISCUSSION that EVERY NFL LICENESED PRODUCT that is sold has the proceeds divided 31 WAYS to all the NFL teams!!!
– REPORT that the name Firebird and it’s Native American connection. The new area will hold 10,000.
– REPORT that Steve worked for the NHL.
– DISCUSSION of all the events that will probably be held in the new Arena. How the ice for hockey is handled when other events need to be held “over” it.
– REPORT that the USFL may come back w/ 8 teams in a couple of weeks. Fox Sports owns half of it.
– (contact info: To be announced).

Steve