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Lockout 2012

Lockout 2012: Will We Move to a Multi-League Model?

Mark Ascione | November 5, 2012

As the NHL lockout of 2012 drags on, feelings among fans range from apathy and indifference to frustration and anger. There’s those who support the NHLPA, others support the NHL.…

Categories KHL, NHL News, The Business of Hockey

What Senators Fans Missed in October

Ian C McLaren | November 5, 2012

written by Ian C McLaren (@iancmclaren) The month of October has come and gone, and with it, a whole slew of NHL hockey games. As a result, one of last…

Categories Hockey History, Humor, Ottawa Senators

Video: “The Fan Lockout” by RiSHI

Ian C McLaren | November 4, 2012

In the wake of the current NHL lockout, one Ottawa musician decided to create his own song about why NHL fans should go on strike when hockey returns.

Categories Elsewhere on the Web, Humor, NHL News, Videos

Empty Big House: NHL Cancels 2013 Winter Classic

Ian C McLaren | November 2, 2012

The lockout continues to pour the negative on hockey fans all around the globe as the NHL was forced to cancel its annual Winter Classic event for 2013.

Categories NHL News, Winter Classic

Eugene Melnyk: “We Should Be Playing Hockey”

Ian C McLaren | November 1, 2012

written by Ian C McLaren Last week, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk responded to a claim made on the Fan 590 in Toronto by saying there was “no chance” that…

Categories NHL News, Ottawa Senators

Don’t Be Fooled: The NHL Owners Are To Blame

Ian Dunham | November 1, 2012

    Something very strange and annoying is happening in this country, especially when business issues are discussed.  People have somehow embraced the ridiculous notion that the men and women…

Categories NHL News, The Business of Hockey

Senators’ Eugene Melnyk on Hockey and the Lockout

Bruce Hollingdrake | November 1, 2012

One fear relating the lockout between the NHL and the Players’ Association is what comes after the resolution. The NHL is in its second lockout in seven years (third work…

Categories NHL News, Ottawa Senators

How The 2012 Lockout Changed My Perspective on Hockey and the NHL

Michael Rappaport | October 31, 2012

For as long as I can remember, I have loved the sport of hockey and the New York Rangers. My dad still reminds me that the day after I was…

Categories New York Rangers

Four Toronto Maple Leafs Players Benefiting From the Lockout

Lukas Hardonk | October 28, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, the current NHL lockout isn’t all bad. In fact, it has quite a few positive effects on the Toronto Maple Leafs and their players.

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Remembering the Steve Duchesne Goal

Ian C McLaren | October 28, 2012

written by Ian C McLaren On April 12th, 1997, Steve Duchesne scored the lone goal in a Senators victory that propelled them to the NHL playoffs for the first time…

Categories Hockey History, Ottawa Senators

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

Teen Scream: President Brindza and the NHLFA

Ross Bonander | October 28, 2012

This past June I noted that the now-expired CBA only made any mention of the fans on two occasions and that they are otherwise only detectable indirectly, through the massive…

Categories NHL News, The Business of Hockey
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