Posts About "NHL Lockout 2012"
Gary Bettman Set To Get Away With Another NHL Lockout
January 7th, 2013 Gary Bettman is set to get away with it again. After 113 days of NHL Lockout, the league and the NHLPA finally reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. The NHL is expected to start sometime in late January with a 48 or 50 game season depending on the final agreed to start date. The ecstasy amongst players,...
The Night Before Christmas: NHL Lockout Edition
December 22nd, 2012 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the league, Not a player was stirring, not even Versteeg. Their jerseys were hung in their closets with care, In hopes that Count Gary soon would be fair. The rookies were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of the Calder danced in their heads. And Donald...
NHL Must Address Columbus ASG When Labor Accord is Reached
December 6th, 2012 Wednesday night was one of the most pivotal evenings of the entire CBA saga that the NHL and NHLPA have found themselves embroiled in for the past several months. Negotiations were tense and fraught with high emotions, but in the end the two sides made progress on several key issues, and things appear to be at least headed in a positive...
New Phoenix Coyotes Deal On Table; Will Glendale Accept It?
November 21st, 2012 In yet another fun and exciting chapter in the ongoing Phoenix Coyotes ownership saga (rumors that rights to the story have been sold to Paramount Pictures are non-existent and untrue), the Glendale City Council met again on Tuesday to discuss the parameters of a new lease deal with potential owner Greg Jamison. The former CEO of the San...
Phoenix Coyotes' Paul Bissonnette Makes the Most Out of the Lockout
November 7th, 2012 For a player like Phoenix Coyotes' forward Paul Bissonnette, a lockout can mean an extended vocation, less time in the press boxes, and more time on twitter. But following in the same footsteps as many other NHLers, Bissonnette locked in a contract that would see him play overseas for the remainder of the lockout. The self...
Tom Gaglardi: Hardliner? Unlikely, But Not Impossible
November 3rd, 2012 Elliotte Friedman made waves throughout the media earlier this week when, in his 30 Thoughts column, he took an "educated guess" at the group of owners who are driving the lockout. While the players believe Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs is calling the shots, an educated guess at the final group includes but may not be limited to...
NHL Lockout 2012: Revenue Sharing Is the Key to Labor Peace
October 29th, 2012 How does the National Hockey League earn a record $3.3 billion in revenue and yet most of its teams lose money? The answer is the lack of a revenue sharing program that helps out all 30 NHL teams. This article certainly isn't the first published work that argues this point. While the two sides have been hung up on the share of hockey...NHL Lockout 2012: Are The Players Hypocrites?
As the 40th day of the NHL lockout passed fans were left disappointed as there is still no resolution to the labor squabbles in sight. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had said all along that the NHL’s latest proposal would have to be signed, sealed and delivered by October, 25th, if there was any hope of an 82-game season being...
Ovechkin Update From Overseas
October 23rd, 2012 In what appeared to be a Public Relations move by the National Hockey League last week, the so-called 50-50 split of revenue offered to the NHLPA, was counter proposed in three different offers to the NHL, only to be rejected in ten minutes. An end to this labor dispute appears to be once again on the back burner. Furthermore,...
Nathan MacKinnon Shining Bright
October 23rd, 2012 What a start this season by the Halifax Mooseheads and their all-star forward Nathan MacKinnon! After 13 games, the team from Nova-Scotia is boasting an impressive 12-1 record along with a +32 goal differential (66 GFs and 34 GAs). This impressive record ranks them first overall in the QMJHL with 24 points, four points in front of the...
New Jersey Devils Players Voice Lockout Frustration
October 5th, 2012 In the classic comedy Groundhog Day, Bill Murray re-lives the same nightmarish day until he finally changes his ways and gets his life straight. As the National Hockey League lockout nears it's third week, several New Jersey Devils players are venting their frustration with the stalemate that appears to show no signs of breaking any time...
