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…
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…
Wake Me Up When The Lockout Ends Chris Wassel | October 24, 2012 It was not easy when thinking about how to do a parody like this at first. Then, as always, something hits and the pilot light ignites. Honestly, no one…
NHL Lockout Continues To Drag On Mark Ritter | October 24, 2012 Tuesday, the NHL and NHLPA met to discuss the collective bargaining agreement. While there was hope that the two sides would make some progress it appears as if the two…
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…
In the Phoenix Coyotes Ownership Drama, The Time for Patience is Over James Neveau | October 22, 2012 The NHL may have postponed another round of games on Friday afternoon, but for fans of the Phoenix Coyotes, there still isn’t an ironclad guarantee that those games would have…
NHL Labour Negotiations Dying A Slow Death Mark Ritter | October 19, 2012 Thursday, the NHLPA forwarded three separate proposals to the NHL and it’s owners in response to the NHL’s proposal earlier this week. While fans would have been foolish to expect…
NHLPA Offers Don’t Create Deal, but Bettman’s PR Ploy is Revealed James Conley | October 19, 2012 Shame on me for ever thinking Donald Fehr and the NHLPA were trying to win hearts and minds while Gary Bettman and NHL owners patiently awaited their payroll kickbacks at…
NHL Proposes 50-50 Split Of HRR: Will The Lockout End? Mark Ritter | October 17, 2012 With news hitting the airways that he NHL has forwarded a new CBA proposal for the NHLPA to review there is once again hope that NHL hockey might just be…
The NHL Edges Closer to Returning Jeff Ponder | October 16, 2012 In a PR battle that has seen the public mostly side against the NHL and its owners, the league made quite the leap to get the fans back on their…
The Lockout Is Destroying My Morale Katie Flynn | October 9, 2012 Living in Toronto, the centre of the media universe for hockey, it is apparent the lockout is beginning to break me down. The new school year always signals training camp…
Book Review: The Instigator – How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever Mark Ascione | October 8, 2012 Gary Bettman is a polarizing figure. In the almost 20 years since his installation as NHL commissioner, the league has expanded from 26 teams to 30; 2 franchises left Canada,…