Yahoo fantasy hockey to open...same as last year

[horrorfan]

EDIT: It's open!

If we are to believe Yahoo staff, they've told me they expect fantasy hockey to open around the same time as last year, which was around August 20th or so.

Hi Brandon,

Thank you for getting back to us.

You can expect the games to open around the same times they did last year. I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

If there is anything else that I can do for you, please let me know.

Warm Regards,

Julia

Yahoo Customer Care

We can discuss and/or update this thread as we get closer if anyone receives more information.

[tomastop]

Thanks for the update.

If I remember right the opening was on Thursdays the last couple of seasons. Is it just a coincidence or could we expect it already on August 18th?

[Axeman33]

I wonder if Yahoo selling to Verizon will have any effect on their fantasy portion of their site.

[ericdaoust]

I wonder if Yahoo selling to Verizon will have any effect on their fantasy portion of their site.

Maybe we can ask Verizon to finally fix the late-season SV% glitch?

[horrorfan]

Thanks for the update.

If I remember right the opening was on Thursdays the last couple of seasons. Is it just a coincidence or could we expect it already on August 18th?

Hope you're right, instead of the 25th!

I wonder if Yahoo selling to Verizon will have any effect on their fantasy portion of their site.

It did cross my mind when I heard the news.

Maybe we can ask Verizon to finally fix the late-season SV% glitch?

Start a petition.

[Pengwin7]

One of the best things going for fantasy hockey & Yahoo these days is NHL's agreement with MLBam.
Now that NHL is focused on their e-world... they should be also considering (strongly) the extra traffic & fanbase that could be generated through a well-groomed fantasy hockey platform.
It's been kinda lightly covered by 2 guys on NHL.com over the past three+ years (Matt Cubeta & Pete Jensen).
And NHL.com has simply referenced the world of Yahoo! Fantasy Hockey... but I don't think there is a strong/ OFFICIAL link between NHL.com and Yahoo! Fantasy Hockey.
https://www.nhl.com/news/fantasy-hoc...?tid=277729150

I've now switched tact and decided that if we ever want REAL change... our complaints shouldn't go to Yahoo... but should be directed to the NHL.com website, criticizing what a lazy/crappy platform Yahoo has for customer service to fantasy hockey fans.

I'm not really sure who MLB.com links in for their fantasy world - but hopefully it is NOT Yahoo and hopefully NHL.com will either push towards another platform OR get Yahoo! to fix the bugs we dislike.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/?tcid...fantasy&y=2016

[Bass56]

I wonder if Yahoo selling to Verizon will have any effect on their fantasy portion of their site.

From a Forbes article that I read recently, it should actually help propel the platform to the next level:

Yahoo is responsible for bringing in over $200 million per year in annual revenue from its fantasy sports products alone. Much of the revenue is derived from advertising fees related to its season-long fantasy products, including the advertising derived from its mobile applications.

The company’s (Verizon) revenue from daily fantasy sports products pales in comparison, with estimates of it hovering around $5 million annually. But the daily fantasy sports industry is still in its infancy and it has navigated through legal and governmental struggles in the past year. Verizon may see both daily fantasy sports and season-long fantasy to be unique opportunities for growth through acquisition.

...Through its massive database of customers, Verizon could easily push Yahoo fantasy applications, acquiring new users and enhancing advertising revenues.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/darrenhe.../#6f1eb8927c5a

[hockeyrobot]

Ya well their podcasts have pretty much stopped over the past couple weeks so I wouldn't be surprised if it;s all because of their merger.

Either way it's ridiculous that they can literally start producing football articles 6 months before the season starts......and not even have our hockey leagues even open 2 months before the season!

[Axeman33]

Either way it's ridiculous that they can literally start producing football articles 6 months before the season starts......and not even have our hockey leagues even open 2 months before the season!

When you consider the difference in popularity between these two sports in the USA, it's not surprising to me at all.

[Bass56]

When you consider the difference in popularity between these two sports in the USA, it's not surprising to me at all.

''Futtbawwl'' >> ''ice'' hockey

[hockeyrobot]

When you consider the difference in popularity between these two sports in the USA, it's not surprising to me at all.

Ya I get it I just mean what does it really take.....a bit more server capacity? It's not like they have any major rankings or articles like the other sports do.

[Instant Karma]

When you consider the difference in popularity between these two sports in the USA, it's not surprising to me at all.

There it is. It's all in the numbers.

Sometimes I wish that hockey was as popular as American football and wouldn't get the step-child treatment in the media all the time, but then I see how full of drama and bullshlt football is becoming and I'm just as glad that it's not.

[pmorrow]

Welp. We tried. C'mon Verizon, straighten these guys out.

[Instant Karma]

Welp. We tried. C'mon Verizon, straighten these guys out.

It could get better, but be warned it could also get (much) worse. It all depends upon where Verizon's priorities lie and their rationale for acquiring Yahoo in the first place. There are other things such as corporate culture that could also figure into it.

[The Hockey Hitman]

This was the question I was coming here to post...thanks!