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: Revenue Sharing Is the Key to Labor Peace Michael Rappaport | October 29, 2012 How does the National Hockey League earn a record $3.3 billion in revenue and yet most of its teams lose money? The answer is the lack of a revenue sharing…
Ovechkin Update From Overseas Darren Coslov | October 23, 2012 In what appeared to be a Public Relations move by the National Hockey League last week, the so-called 50-50 split of revenue offered to the NHLPA, was counter proposed in…
CBA Negotiations: Owners Need to Pay Up Matthew Dimmick | October 23, 2012 The NHL lockout has taken fans on an emotional rollercoaster the past few days. After several meetings over minor topics, the owners provided a resurgence of hope with their surprise…
How Are NHL Players Getting Paid During the Lockout Josh Smith | October 19, 2012 The NHL players have been locked out by the league while negotiations continue on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. That means $1.8 billion dollars in contracts are currently going unpaid. But…
THW Live Episode Six: CBA Alphabet Soup? Chris Wassel | October 18, 2012 There are times where the hockey world will drive you out of your mind. Last week on the show we had some fun with George Richards and an interesting talk on how…
An Open Letter To The Hockey Fan Part Two Chris Wassel | October 16, 2012 This is a series of letters from me to hockey fans that will take place throughout the duration of the lockout. Part 1: An Open Letter To The Hockey Fan…
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…
Habs & Friends Will Lace ‘Em Up for the Players’ Tour Fred Poulin | September 25, 2012 With the cancellation of the pre-season games until September 30th and the lack of talks between the NHL and the NHLPA regarding a new CBA, hockey fans are looking at…
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…
Apathy, Annoyance, Anger, and the NHL Lockout Geoff Rosenthal | September 16, 2012 This post may come off as a rant. But what else do hockey fans have left to do? I haven’t written about hockey for most of the summer. Besides a…
The Show Must Go On for the New York Rangers Heidi Werner | September 12, 2012 Players, owners and all the supporting cast of the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement have descended upon New York City to save the 2012-13 season. Welcome to town, boys. News hit…