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NHL Attendances Following a Work Stoppage

Fred Poulin | November 1, 2012

With the financial problems experienced by several NHL teams last season, most notably, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Florida Panthers, the Dallas Stars, and the Columbus Blue Jackets, I decided to…

Categories NHL News, The Business of Hockey

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…

Categories NHL News, The Business of Hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks

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…

Categories NHL News, Top 10 Lists

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…

Categories Arizona Coyotes, Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, NHL News, Philadelphia Flyers, The Business of Hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL News, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs

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…

Categories NHL News

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…

Categories NHL News, The Business of Hockey

NHL Lockout: Pittsburgh Penguins to Benefit from Status Quo

James Conley | July 26, 2012

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ home sellout streak spans five seasons and two arenas. They’ve got the highest local television ratings of any team in the NHL or NBA. They’ve spent to…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins, Trades Contracts and Transactions

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