Columbus Pins Hopes on Realignment Plan . . . Again Jeff Little | March 2, 2013 To say that fans of the Columbus Blue Jackets — not to mention the club itself — are salivating over the prospect that meaningful NHL re-alignment is an understatement of…
Rookie Cards Blocked for 2013 NHL Season Jon Waldman | January 21, 2013 Hockey fans eagerly waiting for the NHL season to begin partly did so because they were anticipating the arrival of a new rookie crop that included Nail Yakupov; and while…
After The NHL Lockout: Is There Still A “Pureness” To Hockey? Kaylyn Neely | January 19, 2013 Perhaps the most disappointing part of the NHL lockout is the fact that monetary gain was put before everything else. There was zero effort to prepare for the Collective Bargaining…
10 Markets NHL’s New CBA Was Worth Fighting For Justin Johnson | January 14, 2013 It’s been well documented with all of the numbers that have been thrown out there during the 2012-13 NHL lockout that just about all parties involved lost. There were no…
Now What Can the NHL Do For You, the Fans Damian Leach | January 7, 2013 The 113 day NHL lockout has sent many fans on a roller coaster of emotions. The hope of a full season didn’t last long, and just as the holiday season arrived so…
Gary Bettman Set To Get Away With Another NHL Lockout Sebastian Egerton-Read | January 7, 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…
Montreal Canadiens: Should Alex Galchenyuk play in the NHL this season? Fred Poulin | January 7, 2013 Now that the NHL and the NHLPA finally managed to conclude a deal and agree to a new collective bargaining agreement yesterday morning, NHL training camps are slated to open…
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…
NHL Forwards New CBA Proposal to NHLPA Mark Ritter | December 28, 2012 With a new CBA proposal from the NHL firmly in the hands of the NHLPA, there is once again hope that the 2012-13 NHL season will finally commence.
Lockout Losses – NHL Players that Paid the Price Fred Poulin | December 14, 2012 With more than one-third on the 2012-13 NHL season, including the All-Star game and the Winter Classic, already cancelled due to the owners locking out the players over a new…
NHL Contract Term-Limit Proposal Affords Players More Options The Hockey Writers | December 11, 2012 A major sticking point in the stalemate between the NHL and NHLPA is the disagreement over a proposed five-year term limit on standard player contracts. The NHLPA is opposed to…
Putting Pen To Paper Proved Pointless Katie Flynn | December 7, 2012 There are two sides to every story. In this case, there are three sides to the same story. The NHLPA, the owners, and common sense. Gary Bettman addressed the media…