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NHL Lockout

NHL Contracts Are Becoming More and More ‘Lockout-Proof’

Eugene Helfrick | January 7, 2025

NHL players have been preparing themselves for the next potential NHL lockout. In recent years, there has been a drastic uptick in the number of NHL contracts that have a…

Categories The Business of Hockey

How Escrow May Lead to Another NHL Lockout

Wolfram Ott | July 30, 2018

There is mounting evidence that NHL players are preparing for a lockout with countless tweets, blogs, and articles hinting that escrow may be the final straw. There is no doubt that…

Categories The Business of Hockey

Welcome to the Victor Hedman Show

Brian Sklar | October 18, 2014

Victor Hedman has arrived and is not going anywhere anytime soon. Bolts fans are going to be treated to not only the Steven Stamkos show this hockey season, but the…

Categories Player Profiles, Tampa Bay Lightning

Is The NHL Repeating Previous Contract Mistakes?

Darrin Hayes | July 18, 2014

This off-season thus far has seen a lot of activity in the NHL. New rising stars have been drafted, trades have been made in hopes of improving teams, and free…

Categories NHL News

The Lockout Effect: Will NHL Injuries Be More Prevalent in 2013-14?

Douglas Cutler | September 5, 2013

The 2012-13 NHL Lockout was awful. For fans, for owners, for players. It wasn’t fun waking up to read news of more and more games cancelled with no end of…

Categories Injury Report, Previews and Predictions

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

Flyers Fans Return in Large Numbers

Justin Johnson | January 27, 2013

One word that was uttered a lot during the lockout was “care.” We heard how people weren’t going to care about hockey’s labor dispute. There were theories from a lot…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

The Chicago Blackhawks And A Potential Marian Hossa Buyout

Randy Holt | January 9, 2013

The end of the NHL lockout has obviously ignited a great deal of discussion, due to the many new aspects of the soon-to-be-ratified collective bargaining agreement. Of course, one of the main…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Local Businesses Win With End of Lockout

Eric He | January 7, 2013

It can be argued that none of the parties involved in the CBA talks actually came away victorious in the new deal. Gary Bettman and the owners and Donald Fehr…

Categories NHL News, San Jose Sharks

NHL GMs Must Plan Quickly For Free Agents and Trade Deadline

Meesh Shanmugam | January 6, 2013

As I groggily woke up at 5:30am on Sunday morning, phone still in hand from reading lockout updates on twitter as I fell asleep, one tweet read clear: Deal is…

Categories Free Agents, Trades Contracts and Transactions

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

Who Will Lead the Chicago Blackhawks in Scoring?

Tim Pigulski | January 3, 2013

The NHL and NHLPA have once again instilled optimism in hockey fans as deals are being sent back and forth this week and the possibility of a shortened season now…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks
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