{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Above Photo: NHL officials probably don't take part in fantasy leagues, but we imagine this is what it would look like if they did." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "One in five adults in the U.S. (18 years or older) participate in \"fantasy\" sports. Of that 50-million-plus pool, according to FSGA.com, 12% are in one or more fantasy hockey leagues." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Not surprisingly, since people compete in fantasy leagues for fun AND profit, the overlap between sports bettors and fantasy participants is significant." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The worldwide fantasy sports market is estimated to reach $38.6 billion by 2025, according to PlayToday.co." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If your fantasy is knowing more about this expanding corner of the hockey universe, you've come to the right place (and you really should get out more, just saying.)" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Jason Chen is a past winner of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year award. As the site editor for The Hockey News, he joined us for a Kraken Reaction conversation." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In the first of three 5-minute podcasts, Jason gives us a primer in Fantasy Hockey 101 - with a Seattle Kraken mention or two." } }, { "type": "video", "data": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/6RwoYjKy.mp4", "streached": true, "controls": true, "caption": "Fantasy Hockey 101", "image": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/6RwoYjKy-poster.jpg" }, "cdn": { "service": "jwplayer", "playlistUrl": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6RwoYjKy.m3u8", "sources": [ { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6RwoYjKy.m3u8", "type": "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/6RwoYjKy-egaVRBUn.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 180, "width": 320, "label": "180p", "bitrate": 195296, "filesize": 8348946, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/6RwoYjKy-HiifyrIK.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 270, "width": 480, "label": "270p", "bitrate": 255196, "filesize": 10909629, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/6RwoYjKy-0GjwQUtm.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 720, "width": 1280, "label": "720p", "bitrate": 636789, "filesize": 27222755, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/6RwoYjKy-GnaBoBfY.m4a", "type": "audio/mp4", "label": "AAC Audio", "bitrate": 113654, "filesize": 4858738 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/6RwoYjKy-AdyctcDQ.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 1080, "width": 1920, "label": "1080p", "bitrate": 1283948, "filesize": 54888786, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/6RwoYjKy-0xygnYm9.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 360, "width": 640, "label": "360p", "bitrate": 291754, "filesize": 12472518, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/6RwoYjKy-HiOsolDE.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 540, "width": 960, "label": "540p", "bitrate": 436527, "filesize": 18661538, "framerate": 30 } ] } } } ] }

Understanding The Booming World Of Fantasy Hockey