Posts About "Lockout"
2013: The Shortened Season That Felt So Long
April 13th, 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 most fans, this season felt really long. It didn't help that both sides did nothing to prevent the owner-Gary-imposed lockout from happening on September 15. It took so much...
The Great Myth of the 1994-95 Lockout
February 4th, 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 would continue into the next decade, skewing the lockout season's stats. And while there certainly may have been some attrition because of 1994-95's...
Crosby vs. Ovechkin: A Tale of Two Lockouts
January 25th, 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 reality on Feb. 16, 2004 when Gary Bettman announced the cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season. But the disappointment for hockey fans was tempered at least in part by the...
Rock Out for the Lockout: "The Hockey Song" by Stompin' Tom Connors
January 16th, 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 musical tributes. Join us as we Rock Out for the Lockout one last time. There's no better way to end the lockout than with a song that celebrates the game of hockey...
How the NHL Can Win Back Its Fans
January 11th, 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 and winning back its fans. The first will be quite easy, as players are chomping at the bit to get back on the ice. The second? Well, that might take a bit more...
New York Islanders - Together Again
January 7th, 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. A melancholy musical number with lyrics such as, “Saying goodbye, why is it sad? / Make us remember the good times we’ve had/ Much more to say,...
