Go to any article on the MLS site that has anything to do with the Seattle Sounders or the
Portland Timbers and you will find back and forth snide comments from Seattle and Timbers fans.
Even in the Goal of the Year and Save of the Year articles you had the constant bickering between
the two fan bases.
I flew to Toronto this week to represent MLS on the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE)
Social Media Panel as part of their 2011 Sponsorship Marketing Summit. MLSE hosted the event at the
Air Canada Center – which is where the Maple Leafs play of course. Being in a hardcore hockey
town, in their beloved hockey stadium, right on the hockey ice was simply Canada-tastic!
Who got traded at the 2011 NHL Trade Deadline? A bunch of dudes. The deadline saw a ton of
trades. Teams with championship aspirations loaded up with talent, while rebuilding teams looked to
the future. Here's the complete list of hockey trades at the 2011 NHL Trade Deadline:
Los Angeles Kings acquire: f Dustin Penner Edmonton Oilers acquire: d Colton Teubert, 2011
1st-round pick, Conditional 2012 3rd-round pick
Dustin Penner Traded (Image: TSN.
