When your team doesn’t make the NHL playoffs (it’s kind of hard not to as 16 of 30 teams qualify), the season is deemed as unsuccessful. When the New Jersey Devils don’t make the playoffs (2 times in 16 seasons/2 of the last 3) changes will be made, as their mantra is: Stanley Cup or bust. ...
Some Good News For Coyote Fans? The Phoenix Coyotes ownership situation could finally succeed thanks to the NHL lockout this season. The lockout was probably a necessary evil that had to happen for the NHL to be a healthier thirty team league. I’m not going to quote all the pros and cons of the new CBA but ...
On Wednesday, Congress finally got something done. Members of the Congressional Hockey Caucus, including Co-Chair’s Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), and Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA), along with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Washington Capitols owner Ted Leonsis, and USA Hockey Executive Director Dave Ogrean, hosted a panel discussion on the current state of ...
The Phoenix Coyotes situation is a mess. An absolute mess. The NHL has been trying to unload the team since it took control of the Coyotes in a bankruptcy court. The city of Glendale, Arizona is simply running out of money and has to lay off many its municipal workers because of an NHL team. So, ...
Wow, time flies. There are less than eight games left for most teams to finish up the shortened 2013 NHL season. But don’t let the 48-game season fool you. For most fans, this season felt really long. It didn’t help that both sides did nothing to prevent the owner-Gary-imposed lockout from happening on September 15. ...
Much is being made of the Phoenix Coyotes running out of options to remain in Glendale. Sure, it’s not a slam dunk, but they have plenty of options left.
If you’ve ever had to babysit children for a long period of time, you know that at some point you’ll have to be the bad guy and discipline them. Lay down the law and let them know you’re running the show. Throwing their toys at each others faces? That is not going to fly. Obviously ...
What’s Wrong with the Proposal? Clearly, realignment is no easy task for any professional sports league. Inevitably, some teams will be at a traveling disadvantage due to their geographic location. The Arizona Cardinals, for example, once played in the NFC East; the Atlanta Braves once called the NL West home. Simply put, there is no ...
Can there be two more different places on the North American map than Winnipeg and Phoenix? Winnipeg is a small, quaint and bohemian city, close-knit and known for vehemently supporting its own sports and arts scenes. Phoenix is a sprawling mass of transients bound in a seemingly endless quest to become a cactus-infested giant strip ...
20 years ago today, on February 1st, 1993, Gary Bettman was named the commissioner of the National Hockey League. However, after yesterday’s announcement by Greg Jamison, a close friend of Gary, that he failed to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes by the January 31st deadline imposed by the City of Glendale, Gary is certainly not in ...
