The Replacement Players Hall of Fame Ross Bonander | October 15, 2012 Now and again fans and media mention the idea of replacement players in the NHL, either as a means of kickstarting the season or kickstarting negotiations. In April of 1992,…
The Lockout Is Destroying My Morale Katie Flynn | October 9, 2012 Living in Toronto, the centre of the media universe for hockey, it is apparent the lockout is beginning to break me down. The new school year always signals training camp…
Ask Shinny: Icing, The Lockout, and Goalie Pads Jas Faulkner | October 7, 2012 Shinny Baggataway answers questions from the twelve and under set about hockey. This month she answers questions about icing, the NHL lockout, and how much all of that goalie armor really weighs.
Blue Jackets Finding New Homes During the Lock Out Andrew Grimm | October 5, 2012 With the NHL and NHL Players Association still failing to come to an agreement, and not only the entire pre-season but also the first two weeks of the NHL Regular…
Habs & Friends Will Lace ‘Em Up for the Players’ Tour Fred Poulin | September 25, 2012 With the cancellation of the pre-season games until September 30th and the lack of talks between the NHL and the NHLPA regarding a new CBA, hockey fans are looking at…
History Will Be Made: Let the Best Women Play for the Stanley Cup Stephen Stoneman | September 25, 2012 The preset deadline of September 15th has come and gone and little to no ‘public’ progress has been made between the NHL Board of Governors and the NHL Players Association. …
Which Minnesota Wild Prospect Benefits Most from the Lockout? Sheng Peng | September 17, 2012 On February 16, 2005, before he announced the cancellation the 2004-05 NHL season, Gary Bettman may as well have whistled, “Always look on the bright side of life.” For the…
NHL Knows Fans Are Locked In Wayne Whittaker | September 13, 2012 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent We’re trapped. As fans of professional hockey in North America, we are powerless onlookers in a battle of greed vs. slightly more sensible greed.…
Lockout Opportunity: No More Neutral Zone Trap Jason Sulham | September 12, 2012 Coming out of the last lockout, reforms were made not just to the distribution of finances, but to the actual on ice product. It was another example of an age…
The Show Must Go On for the New York Rangers Heidi Werner | September 12, 2012 Players, owners and all the supporting cast of the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement have descended upon New York City to save the 2012-13 season. Welcome to town, boys. News hit…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: What Did You Do Before The Lockout, Daddy? Edition Jas Faulkner | September 12, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor BEGIN TRANSMISSION: terrestrial timestamp: 12/12/7.22 The topic everyone, I mean ev-ery-one brings up when they see me these days is the lockout. Is there going…
Book Review: Hamilton’s Hockey Tigers Rebecca Dobrinski | September 9, 2012 Hamilton’s Hockey Tigers. By Sam Wesley with David Wesley. (2005, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 96. $24.95. ISBN 978-1-55028-887-2.) Published during the last NHL lockout, who knew…