The Worst Fist Fight I Ever Saw Ross Bonander | October 2, 2012 A few days ago the Canadien Press block-quoted Daniel Cleary: “The league is waiting for us to make the move, and we’re waiting for them to move. So someone has…
St. Louis Blues and President John Davidson Part Ways Jeff Ponder | September 27, 2012 After a summer full of speculation, John Davidson and the St. Louis Blues have officially broken off a six-year marriage. Davidson was announced as the team’s president in June 2006…
Will The NHL Use A Lottery To Determine The 2013 NHL Entry Draft? Mark Ritter | September 26, 2012 With the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire at it’s conclusion, the 2003-04 NHL season was played under a cloud of uncertainty. Throughout the season, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman…
If Hockey Won’t Fight Cancer, Hockey Fans Will Ross Bonander | September 25, 2012 The other day I wrote “Who Fights Cancer in a Lockout?” at Overtime, noting that should the lockout cancel games in October, it also cancels the biggest charity initiative…
NHL Lockout: Is Revenue Sharing The Answer? Mark Ritter | September 25, 2012 With a new CBA looking more and more like a pipe dream, one wonders if the owners (who want the players to take less in order off-set costs) or the…
Insuring Sidney Crosby and NHL Players Abroad Mike Colligan | September 24, 2012 Can any team outside of the NHL afford to insure Sidney Crosby?
Quotes of the Week: Lockout Nastiness 2003-2005 Ross Bonander | September 20, 2012 The following lengthy quotations come largely from editorials written by the media back around the time of the last lockout, with quotations from some owners and a few former players…
Will a New Arena Significantly Impact the Maple Leafs? Mark Ascione | September 16, 2012 Sometime in 2014, there will be a shiny, new, NHL-ready arena open in Markham, Ontario, a city of 300,000+ (2011 Census of Canada) located just north of Metropolitan Toronto (in…
NHL Knows Fans Are Locked In Wayne Whittaker | September 13, 2012 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent We’re trapped. As fans of professional hockey in North America, we are powerless onlookers in a battle of greed vs. slightly more sensible greed.…
Quotes of the Week: Negotiations Ross Bonander | September 10, 2012 This week’s quotes of the week are a loose confederation of negotiation-related quotations, which sounds far more boring than it really is. Four quotes come from a still-relevant editorial written…
NHLPA Is Willing To Play, But Will Bettman And The Owners Let Them? Derek Neumeier | September 10, 2012 On early Sunday evening, NHL agent Allan Walsh tweeted the following: “The NHLPA has informed the NHL that players are willing to play and continue to negotiate if an agreement…
ESPN The Magazine names The Toronto Maple Leafs the worst team Kaylyn Neely | September 8, 2012 According to ESPN The Magazine, the Toronto Maple Leafs are the worst sports team in North America. For the last ten years, ESPN Magazine has released its Ultimate Standings, a…