Posts About "Lockout 2012"
Lockout Losses - NHL Players that Paid the Price
December 14th, 2012 With more than one-third on the 2012-13 NHL season, including the All-Star game and the Winter Classic, already cancelled due to the owners locking out the players over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), time is now running out to negotiate and sign a new CBA and save the remaining part of the season. With all the NHL games...
NHL Lockout: What NHL Fans Can Learn From MLB Fans
December 14th, 2012 After the latest round of disappointments from the world of the NHL lockout, the harsh reality of another lost season becomes more and more of a reality for NHL fans. With this seemingly inevitable conclusion coming closer and closer every day, fans still hold onto one simple question: "What can we do to make this not happen...
The Winnipeg Jets in a 48 Game Season
December 13th, 2012 If a season is to happen at all the pundits and observers believe the number of games played will be approximately 48, a similar situation to the return of hockey in 1995 after a 4 month lockout. Do hot starts or strong play in what has traditionally been the ‘doldrums’ of the hockey season make or break it for a team? As I...
Mark Streit - Isles Around The World
December 11th, 2012 December 11th is Mark Streit’s 35th birthday. The final year of his contract with the New York Islanders, the captain has found you can go home again as he’s kept himself in game shape by playing for SC Bern of the Swiss A league. Originally from Switzerland, the offensive defensemen made a quite career as a dependable...
NHL Contract Term-Limit Proposal Affords Players More Options
December 11th, 2012 A major sticking point in the stalemate between the NHL and NHLPA is the disagreement over a proposed five-year term limit on standard player contracts. The NHLPA is opposed to setting a term limit on standard player contracts. However, only approximately 20-percent of the 750 NHLers (148) are signed to contracts that are five or more...
2012 NHL Lockout: Bettman Disappointed Beyond Belief
December 7th, 2012 When the NHL owners and players emerged from their meetings Tuesday night there was a sense that some real, productive progress was made in somehow getting a new CBA signed, sealed and delivered. After some shaky meetings Wednesday night, the NHLPA presented the NHL with a new proposal Thursday, which of course the NHL rejected....
A Special Date in Ottawa Senators History
December 6th, 2012 This morning, the Ottawa Senators twitter account sent out a very important reminder about the significance of December 6th: https://twitter.com/NHL_Sens/status/276677194875559937 On this date 22 years ago, the city of Ottawa (along with Tampa Bay) was awarded a conditional NHL franchise, marking the return of professional hockey...
Raising A Hockey Fan In A Lockout World
December 3rd, 2012 written by @iancmclaren "Let's play hockey, Daddy." These four words have become pretty common around our house, usually uttered between the hours of 5:30 - 7:00 am, before I've even had a chance to turn the Keurig on. It's the sound of our two-year old son, looking to play the game he's already come to love at such a young...
Isles Around The World: Josh Bailey In Germany
November 29th, 2012 As the Lockout rages one, we all wonder what it will take to save the NHL season. Until then, Islander fans have to look over to Europe to see how their favorite players are doing. It’s time to check in on individual Islanders who have fled over seas to keep skills sharp. Today we check in with Islanders’...
NHL Amnesty Game: Who Would Each Western Conference Team Buy Out?
November 28th, 2012 The NHL lockout of 04-05 came with an amnesty clause that allowed teams to buy out a player without any penalty. Who would go in the West this time around?
NHL Amnesty Game: Who Would Each Eastern Conference Team Buy Out?
November 27th, 2012 With the NHL lockout in full swing, rumours of an amnesty clause are floating around. Who would each Eastern Conference team buy out if given the chance?
NHL Mediation: Bad Idea For CBA Talks
November 27th, 2012 The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association made big news today in agreeing to meet with United States federal mediators in hopes of reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. Both sides will meet Wednesday according to multiple reports including ESPN. The mediation will be conducted by the Federal...
Bettman is "Mucking Up The League"
November 26th, 2012 It was November 15th when Kris Versteeg was officially locked out with the rest of the NHL players when he left rehab. Clarification, he finished rehabilitating his hip with the Coral Springs medical staff after having surgery in May. Back on November 17th, Versteeg came out with the statement that Bill Daly and Gary Bettman were...
