For the first time in over 15 years, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued a revision to their standard guidelines for sports-related concussions. Despite endorsement by the National Football League Players Association, they are not endorsed by North American pro hockey organizations. The previous guidelines included a grading system as well as a ...
To say that fans of the Columbus Blue Jackets — not to mention the club itself — are salivating over the prospect that meaningful NHL re-alignment is an understatement of epic proportions. The pending plan, which would move both Columbus and Detroit to their rightful spots in the Eastern Conference, would also reverse a string ...
Hockey fans eagerly waiting for the NHL season to begin partly did so because they were anticipating the arrival of a new rookie crop that included Nail Yakupov; and while the season did get underway, card collectors are still on the bench when it comes to young phenoms. Last week, Beckett Hockey broke the word ...
Perhaps the most disappointing part of the NHL lockout is the fact that monetary gain was put before everything else. There was zero effort to prepare for the Collective Bargaining Agreement to expire. There should have been negotiations long before the NHL and the NHLPA got together to discuss the future of hockey. Business Executives ...
It’s been well documented with all of the numbers that have been thrown out there during the 2012-13 NHL lockout that just about all parties involved lost. There were no winners. There were a ton of criticisms out there especially toward the owners during much of the lockout. Many questioned if they were fighting for ...
The 113 day NHL lockout has sent many fans on a roller coaster of emotions. The hope of a full season didn’t last long, and just as the holiday season arrived so did the disappointment and anger over the so called contract negotiations. If you are like me then these emotions gave way to apathy towards both ...
Gary Bettman is set to get away with it again. After 113 days of NHL Lockout, the league and the NHLPA finally reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. The NHL is expected to start sometime in late January with a 48 or 50 game season depending on the final agreed to ...
Now that the NHL and the NHLPA finally managed to conclude a deal and agree to a new collective bargaining agreement yesterday morning, NHL training camps are slated to open between Wednesday and Saturday all around the league after the Board of Governors meets on Tuesday to officially ratify the new agreement. The exact specifics ...
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 ...
With a new CBA proposal from the NHL firmly in the hands of the NHLPA, there is once again hope that the 2012-13 NHL season will finally commence.
