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This past Sunday, a few of Russia’s hockey elites along with a number of the country’s political figures, artists, musicians, and businessmen got together to hold a charity game at the Sports Palace (home arena for the HC Spartak’s Sokolniki) in Moscow. The money raised, totaling an astounding 13.7 rubles ($450,000), benefited nearly 500 [...]
With Ilya Kovalchuk signed sealed and delivered, there is a new sheriff in town and his name is Jeff Vanderbeek. Patient negotiation, tireless effort and a major leap of faith were the elements of success in Vanderbeek’s approach to delivering this superstar to the Devils’ fold. What can the Devils faithful expect this year? [...]
In anticipation of the 2010-11 season, TheHockeyWriters.com has begun its fantasy preview. In the coming weeks, you can depend on us for rankings, sleepers, busts, and a “Taking a Stand” preview of each position category. However, what you will not find in my position previews are a bunch of contradictory thoughts on each player. Many [...]
The Los Angeles Kings made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2001, and despite going out in the first round, the 2009-10 season was seen as extremely successful for the young Kings. The roster is filled with budding young talent like Olympic defenceman Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson, captain Dustin Brown, forwards [...]
Following Arbitrator Bloch’s decision to uphold the NHL’s rejection of Ilya Kovalchuk’s 17-year, $102m contract, many NHL fans assumed General Manager Lou Lamoriello and the New Jersey Devils would be quick to counter with a revised deal under more Bettman-friendly terms. Trim a few years and raise the final years to $1m. Make it like [...]
For the past month, the NHL has been enthralled in one of its biggest controversies in recent years. The recent Ilya Kovalchuk contract dispute has enormous ramifications beyond Kovalchuk, the New Jersey Devils and other free agents. However, we need to set Ilya aside for a few minutes and recap some signings you may have [...]
This morning, Jim Neveau wrote an excellent piece on the various dynamics at play in the Ilya Kovalchuk saga that is now entering it’s sixth week. In it, he likened reports of the NHL investigating previously registered contracts to a ‘Pearl Harbor’ event that could unify the NHL Players’ Association and wake them up from [...]
Jim Neveau, THW Roving Reporter In the post-lockout world of the NHL, victories for the league, big or small, have been rare feats. The league’s victories certainly include the success of the Winter Classic, the resurrection of franchises like the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks, and the increasing possibility that the league’s television rights may [...]
24 hours have passed since the Ilya Kovalchuk decision was released and a number of details have come to light that we openly wondered about last night. News has started to leak out that confirms our previous report that the league will be entertaining the idea of investigating other long-term deals following the Kovalchuk rejection [...]
Systems arbitrator Richard Bloch has ruled that the NHL’s rejection of Ilya Kovalchuk’s 17-year, $102m contract will be upheld and Kovalchuk once again becomes a free agent. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly released the following statement: “We want to thank Arbitrator Bloch for his prompt resolution of a complex issue. His ruling is consistent with [...]
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