Why the Oilers’ Jordan Eberle Is Underpaid and Underrated Michael Rappaport | September 1, 2012 When the Edmonton Oilers signed Jordan Eberle to a six-year, $36 million contract extension, few were surprised that the 22-year-old was given a long-term deal. The same can not be…
NHL Players Simply Cannot Cave This Time Justin Johnson | September 1, 2012 Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. That’s probably the saying going through the head of every member of the NHL Players Association at this…
Canada Ready For A Three Team NHL Expansion? Kaylyn Neely | August 24, 2012 A potential NHL expansion that would bring Hamilton its long awaited hockey team, is a Canadian urban myth. However, new study released Thursday finds that in next 20 years, Canada…
Quotes of the Mid-Week: CBA Tweets Ross Bonander | August 22, 2012 Tweets on the current NHL CBA negotiations.
The Unemployed NHLer’s Job Resource Center Ross Bonander | August 18, 2012 Welcome to the Unemployed NHL Player Community Job Resource Center for the Fall ’12 term. If you are an active member of the National Hockey League Player’s Association who is under…
NHL and NHLPA Are Still Far Apart on a New CBA Michael Rappaport | August 16, 2012 With a month remaining before training camps around the NHL open, fans of every team should be excited about the start of a new season. Instead, they are watching the…
Penguins Could See Few Changes with Proposed CBA James Conley | August 15, 2012 The NHL Players’ Association, led by Executive Director Donald Fehr and supported by a cast of its biggest stars, issued its first proposed version of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement…
Would a Lockout Hurt or Help the New York Rangers? Michael Rappaport | August 15, 2012 The New York Rangers will enter the 2012-13 season as one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. Despite the optimism in New York, the quest for the organization’s…
New York Rangers Go All In By Acquiring Rick Nash Michael Rappaport | July 23, 2012 Make no mistake about it, the New York Rangers are ‘all in’. The Rangers established their position by acquiring five-time all-star Rick Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.…
How Much Canada is in the American Hockey League? Brent Lemon | July 19, 2012 Considering that the American Hockey League has firmly established itself as the primary development league of the NHL, and knowing how rabid passionate Canadians are about hockey, what does the…
Don’t Fehr The Reaper Justin Johnson | July 16, 2012 For once in his life, NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr is not being looked at as the bad guy. The NHL threw the first stone in what now looks to…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: Family Values Edition Jas Faulkner | July 16, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor Are NHLers passing the puck, er, buck to their better halves? Let’s look at the tape… During a telephonic press conference on July Ninth, Sharks…