Chris Wojcik: NHL Director of Event Communication and Player Relations - a podcast by Brian Clapp - Work in Sports

Learn more about the business of hockey from Chris Wojcik, NHL Director of Event Communication and Player Relations.Hi everyone it’s Brian before we jump into today’s interview with Chris Wojcik, NHL Director of Event Communication and Player Relations let’s talk about today’s sponsor, the University of Florida – Go Gators!The University of Florida offers an online master’s in sports management, and I’ll tell you I have met many people connected to the program, students, alumni, professors – and it’s a top-notch masters program.Their online master’s degree in sport management is flexible and comprehensive.  The program is a perfect fit for those looking to have an impact “behind-the-scenes” in sport, exploring critical aspects such as sports analytics, facility operations, and guest relations.And the program is 100% online… and can be completed part-time or full-time – perfect for busy, working people who want to advance in their career with in-depth knowledge and expertise.For more information and to download a free brochure, check out  http://ufsport.org/ ---And the Work in Sports podcast is brought to you by WorkinSports.com, the number one job board for the sports industry!We currently have 12,501 active jobs in the sports industry highlighted on our job board. Think about that for a second, I have people telling me every day, it’s so competitive, it’s so hard, I’m not getting noticed.Look, I get all that, but on our site, you are going to get the formula you need for success – career advice and guidance from me, Brian Clapp, 20 year veteran of the sports industry… and every single darn sports job there is in the marketplace. All in one spot!12,500 active jobs right now – that’s crazy.I’m scanning right now in this moment... I see a marketing and Community relations coordinator opening, sports marketing associate for a major university athletic program, an NFL team hiring an associate producer for digital content, assistant athletic director – we have it all.Sign up today and get your sports career going in a direction that will make you happy!If you are a student, we have an incredible deal, just visit workinsports.com/studentsAnd if you are not a student… well, we have a deal for you too check workinsports.com/playoffs – we’re running a crazy 75% promotion right now in the heat of the NBA and Stanley cup playoffs…get in on it!!Alright… let’s start the countdown…----Hey, everybody, I’m Brian Clapp, Director of Content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast…It seems like forever we have put the big four sports on a pedestal, dominating the US sports market. But let’s be honest, the four have drifted apart. The NFL and NBA have clearly separated from the pack, and major league baseball and the NHL have been struggling to keep up with the top level growth.Not only that, they’ve had a bevy of sports attacking them from behind. Soccer has grown in the US, with the MLS entering it’s 23rd year and adding successful expansion teams each year. Lacrosse and Rugby continue to grow domestically.But the NHL still holds seat #4 in US-based team sports.The ratings for this years Stanley Cup playoffs are the highest they’ve been since 1994, despite the lack of many major market teams. Rangers and Islanders gone… that means no new York market. Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia…gone gone gone.But in Carolina, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, St. Louis and San Jose each market set local ratings records.The reason for the spike in ratings – drama. We all love drama, and while the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs saw chalk results with best teams sweeping lesser teams. The Stanley Cup playoffs were just the opposite.The first two rounds included 34 one-goal games,

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