Win In Jersey The thought of some people entering the trade deadline was that the Toronto Maple Leafs may need a veteran goaltender to provide some insurance down the stretch for James Reimer. Those people also claimed that Reimer did not have the ability to “steal” games in the way a vet like Mikka ...
And the music from the skating rink drifts across the town … All across the world, the ice rink has become a home away from home for scores of hockey players and fans. From the sushi-serving confines of the Air Canada Centre in Toronto to the frozen metal bleachers of your local arena, as well ...
For once, finally, during this whole god-awful mess, it seems as if the senseless and embarrassing work stoppage is coming to an end. We can say this because for the first time, words like “very pleased”, “positive” and “encouraging” have been used to describe the labor negotiations. And, if the buzz from alleged ...
Wednesday night was one of the most pivotal evenings of the entire CBA saga that the NHL and NHLPA have found themselves embroiled in for the past several months. Negotiations were tense and fraught with high emotions, but in the end the two sides made progress on several key issues, and things appear to be ...
It’s that eerily similar phrase we know we’ve heard somewhere before. When Gary Bettman comes out and says, “We’ve given it our best shot,” referring to the offer from himself and the board of governors, we start to sense trouble. Bettman used the phrase back in 2005 shortly before cancelling the season. Will the season ...
Even with the NHL and NHLPA rumored to be discussing a possible return to the negotiation table, it is too late for the NHL to avoid the cancellation of the Winter Classic. More than 115,000 fans were set to jam Michigan Stadium on January 1st, 2013, at a cost of between $79 and $279 per ...
The lockout continues to pour the negative on hockey fans all around the globe as the NHL was forced to cancel its annual Winter Classic event for 2013.
With all the talk about the 2013 Redwings/Maple Leafs Winter Classic likely being scrapped, I felt it would be appropriate to keep moving forward and look to the future. A future where owners and players get along and fans get to once again enjoy the best hockey league in the world. So, without further ado, ...
While everyone is talking Collective Bargaining Agreement, I thought it might be fun to go against the grain and talk about the next Winter Classic. We all know that this season’s Winter Classic is scheduled to take place in Detroit (well, Ann Arbor) on January 1, 2013, but that schedule is very much subject to ...
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 time. In 2005, The NHL Board of Governors broke the backs and spirits of the players association and executive director Bob Goodenow. After the governors ...
