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Can the NHL Please Cancel the Winter Classic?

Damian Leach | October 31, 2012

One of the common themes surrounding the current NHL lockout has been the abject stupidity of putting a hold on a sport that is generating record revenues every year. One…

Roberto Luongo Trade Makes Sense For The Maple Leafs

Mark Ritter | October 31, 2012

Heading into the lockout Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke was said to be considering acquiring Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo. While there has been no confirmation…

Joffrey Lupul To Sign With KHL Team: No Salary Released Again!

Mark Ritter | October 30, 2012

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul has signed with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period tweeted a deal was done on Tuesday and reported that…

Ask Shinny Baggataway: Costumes & Masks

Jas Faulkner | October 30, 2012

by Shinny Baggataway Boo! Welcome to the Halloween edition of Ask Shinny! This week’s questions are all in honour of my favourite holiday. So bring on the questins about costumes…

Your Next Piece of Fan Gear Might Be A Club Scarf

Jas Faulkner | October 30, 2012

by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor The images beamed from the other side of the globe (or at least halfway there) make it seem like Planet Hockey is a reality. as…

Donald Fehr: Work Stoppage Warrior

Justin Glock | October 29, 2012

Donald Fehr may be one of the most controversial individuals in North America. He is at the core of the 2012 NHL lockout. As the Executive Director of the NHLPA, Fehr…

The “It” of Hockey

Jason Sulham | October 29, 2012

Celebrating the unique, yet hard to qualify sense of self that belongs singularly to a hockey player and a hockey family. Hockey has an it. That unnamed intangible escaping description. You feel…

Ten Rules We’d Like To See In The New CBA

Mark Ritter | October 29, 2012

With a new CBA looking like a pipe dream this side of Christmas NHL fans have grown tired of debating the merits of the NHLPA and NHL’s recent proposals. While…

NHL Lockout 2012: Should Guaranteed Contracts Be Abolished?

Mark Ritter | October 28, 2012

The NHL Lockout hit day 43 on Saturday. With every passing day the chances of a full 82-game season are rapidly eroding. And while the loss of the 2012-13 season…

Teen Scream: President Brindza and the NHLFA

Ross Bonander | October 28, 2012

This past June I noted that the now-expired CBA only made any mention of the fans on two occasions and that they are otherwise only detectable indirectly, through the massive…

NHL Lockout: President Obama Urges Two Sides to “Get This Done”

Eric He | October 27, 2012

It’s been no secret that the NHL lockout has angered fans, players and coaches alike. On Friday, the league announced that all games in the month of November will be…

NHL Lockout 2012: Are The Players Hypocrites?

Mark Ritter | October 26, 2012

As the 40th day of the NHL lockout passed fans were left disappointed as there is still no resolution to the labor squabbles in sight. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had…