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Lockout

Looking Ahead To The 2022 NHL Lockout

Jeremy Wiebe | July 3, 2014

The NHL’s free agent period began this past week with general managers scrambling to sign players to fit their individual needs. When the market opened on July 1, the signings…

Categories Free Agents, The Business of Hockey

2013: The Shortened Season That Felt So Long

Peter Chau | April 13, 2013

Wow, time flies. There are less than eight games left for most teams to finish up the shortened 2013 NHL season. But don’t let the 48-game season fool you. For…

Categories NHL News

The Great Myth of the 1994-95 Lockout

Sheng Peng | February 4, 2013

It’s a great myth that the 1994-95 lockout inflicted lasting damage on the careers of many veteran NHL stars. After 1993-94, the league suffered a well-documented drop in scoring that…

Categories Hockey History

Crosby vs. Ovechkin: A Tale of Two Lockouts

Jeff Stone | January 25, 2013

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The queasy fear that began during the 2003-04 season and throughout the Stanley Cup finals turned into a…

Categories NHL News

Rock Out for the Lockout: “The Hockey Song” by Stompin’ Tom Connors

Josh Smith | January 16, 2013

With the NHL lockout concluded and training camps set to get underway, we gladly take this opportunity to bring a fitting end to the 113-day long lockout – and our…

Categories Hockey History, Videos

How the NHL Can Win Back Its Fans

Steve Kendall | January 11, 2013

After over 100 days of stupidity ended with the new collective bargaining agreement this week, the NHL can now turn its attention to two far more important items: playing hockey…

Categories NHL News

New York Islanders – Together Again

Jeff Hersh | January 7, 2013

In 1984’s The Muppets Take Manhattan, audiences were left with their hearts in there throats when the gang disbanded after failing to get there college variety show up on Broadway.  …

Categories New York Islanders, NHL News

Dropping the Gloves: Now What?

Jas Faulkner | January 6, 2013

by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor and general purpose grouch In the last 117 days, the big stories of the season happened at locations that are not normally associated with North…

Categories Elsewhere on the Web, Humor, NHL News, The Business of Hockey

Rock Out for the Lockout: The Ballad of Wendel Clark

Josh Smith | January 4, 2013

With the NHL lockout firmly in place and both sides entrenched for what may be a long, drawn out battle, we’re taking this opportunity to explore the musical side of…

Categories Hockey History, Toronto Maple Leafs

Rock Out for the Lockout – Happy Holidays!

Josh Smith | December 17, 2012

With the NHL lockout firmly in place and both sides entrenched for what may be a long, drawn out battle, we’re taking this opportunity to explore the musical side of…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History, Humor, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks

An Update on Senators Across the Pond

Rick Emrith | December 16, 2012

While you can catch most of the Ottawa Senators prospects and younger players in the AHL nowadays some of them have gone over to play in Europe. As the lockout…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Rock Out for the Lockout: “The Leafs are the Best!”

Josh Smith | November 21, 2012

With the NHL lockout firmly in place and both sides entrenched for what may be a long, drawn out battle, we’re taking this opportunity to explore the musical side of…

Categories Hockey History, Toronto Maple Leafs, Videos
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