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Winter Classic

NHL’s ‘Best Shot’ Never Good Enough

Justin Johnson | November 14, 2012

It’s that eerily similar phrase we know we’ve heard somewhere before. When Gary Bettman comes out and says, “We’ve given it our best shot,” referring to the offer from himself…

Categories NHL News

Winter Classic Cancelled. Is The 2012-13 Season Doomed?

Mark Ritter | November 2, 2012

Even with the NHL and NHLPA rumored to be discussing a possible return to the negotiation table, it is too late for the NHL to avoid the cancellation of the…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, NHL News, The Business of Hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winter Classic

Empty Big House: NHL Cancels 2013 Winter Classic

Ian C McLaren | November 2, 2012

The lockout continues to pour the negative on hockey fans all around the globe as the NHL was forced to cancel its annual Winter Classic event for 2013.

Categories NHL News, Winter Classic

Reasons Why the Minnesota Wild Deserve a Winter Classic

Dakota Case | November 2, 2012

With all the talk about the 2013 Redwings/Maple Leafs Winter Classic likely being scrapped, I felt it would be appropriate to keep moving forward and look to the future. A…

Categories Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Winter Classic

Can the NHL Please Cancel the Winter Classic?

Damian Leach | October 31, 2012

One of the common themes surrounding the current NHL lockout has been the abject stupidity of putting a hold on a sport that is generating record revenues every year. One…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, NHL News, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winter Classic

Nashville Should Host the Next Winter Classic

The Hockey Writers | September 30, 2012

While everyone is talking Collective Bargaining Agreement, I thought it might be fun to go against the grain and talk about the next Winter Classic. We all know that this…

Categories Nashville Predators, NHL News, Winter Classic

NHL Players Simply Cannot Cave This Time

Justin Johnson | September 1, 2012

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. That’s probably the saying going through the head of every member of the NHL Players Association at this…

Categories NHL News, The Business of Hockey

Are Outdoor Games All They’re Cracked Up To Be?

Keith Hoehne | July 17, 2012

A week ago it was announced that Soldier Field (home of the Chicago Bears) will host two hockey games on February 13, 2013. The double header will feature Notre Dame…

Categories College Hockey, Winter Classic

Maple Leafs Panel: Playoff Chances, Trading MacArthur & HBO 24/7

Lukas Hardonk | February 12, 2012

This week, the panel discusses the team’s chances at the post-season, if the Leafs should trade Clarke MacArthur and who could star in the HBO series “24/7″…

Categories Toronto Maple Leafs

Will Nicklas Lidstrom Postpone Retirement To Play In The Winter Classic?

David OConnor | February 9, 2012

With the National Hockey League announcing today that the 2013 Winter Classic will be hosted by the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium, speculation has begun as to whether or…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Winter Classic

2013 Winter Classic Tickets Will Be Hard To Come By

Andrew Johnson | February 9, 2012

Now that the NHL’s annual worst kept secret has been officially announced, the masses of previously unaware (somehow) hockey fans have been alerted, and everyone has the same thing on…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winter Classic

2013 Winter Classic To Be Officially Announced Thursday

Michael Viola | February 8, 2012

According to many sources and outlets, the NHL will make official Thursday what most hockey fans already know. That is, the site and teams of the 2013 Winter Classic. For…

Categories College Hockey, Detroit Red Wings, NHL Rumors, The Business of Hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winter Classic
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