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. ...
One word that was uttered a lot during the lockout was “care.” We heard how people weren’t going to care about hockey’s labor dispute. There were theories from a lot of different people that “nobody cares.” It was put out there by many fans and media alike, but it was easy to be skeptical. Major ...
The end of the NHL lockout has obviously ignited a great deal of discussion, due to the many new aspects of the soon-to-be-ratified collective bargaining agreement. Of course, one of the main talking points of the new CBA is the idea of the two buyouts that will become available to teams. Those buyouts are expected to be ...
It can be argued that none of the parties involved in the CBA talks actually came away victorious in the new deal. Gary Bettman and the owners and Donald Fehr and the players displayed their ultimate stubbornness in waiting until the last minute to reach an agreement, and that cost them millions of dollars in ...
As I groggily woke up at 5:30am on Sunday morning, phone still in hand from reading lockout updates on twitter as I fell asleep, one tweet read clear: Deal is done. #TSN — Aaron Ward (@aaronward_nhl) January 6, 2013 As I stared in disbelief, additional tweets scrolled through. Tweets from Bob McKenzie, Nick Kypreos, ...
With the NHL lockout firmly in place and both sides entrenched for what may be a long, drawn out battle, we’re taking this opportunity to explore the musical side of the National Hockey League. Each week, we’ll see what happens when hockey and music collide. Join us as we Rock Out for the Lockout. The ...
The NHL and NHLPA have once again instilled optimism in hockey fans as deals are being sent back and forth this week and the possibility of a shortened season now appears to be a legitimate reality. The deals look to include a 2013 season that will consist of either 48 or 52 games, depending on ...
I err on the side of caution with almost everything so bear with me when I say this.
When the NHL comes back, whenever that might be, you will too. And so will you. And you. And you in the back there…you, too.
It’s been a long 104 days without the NHL in our lives. We’ve missed Opening Night, one of the greatest days of the year for hockey fans. We missed a 2011-12 Stanley Cup Championship banner raising in Los Angeles and the subsequent talks of a championship hangover when the Kings fail to go undefeated in the first month of the season. We missed what could have been the most bizarre 24/7 yet between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, filled with awkward Phil Kessel moments and more insight on why Pavel Datsyuk is utterly peculiar off the ice but a pure magician on the ice.
Most importantly, we missed a lot of hockey at the professional level in North America
Washington Capitals’ goalie Braden Holtby continued to impress between the pipes at the AHL level Wednesday night, shutting out the Hershey Bears’ division rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Holtby stopped all 33 Penguins shots on goal, also recording his sixth career shutout against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. You can view the game recap of Hershey’s win, here. He continued to ...
With the NHL lockout firmly in place and both sides entrenched for what may be a long, drawn out battle, we’re taking this opportunity to explore the musical side of the National Hockey League. Each week, we’ll see what happens when hockey and music collide. Join us as we Rock Out for the Lockout. It’s ...
