The 2018 Winter Olympics are just over 13 months away but the deadline is rapidly approaching for whether or not NHL players will be making the trip to South Korea for the games. As Larry Lage written two weeks ago, the decision…
As surprising as it sounds, 2013 was the first time the National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association jointly conducted a orientation camp for its rookie players. The program was held earlier this week and was implemented as part…
When I was a kid, my mom used to tell me that part of saying you’re sorry means you won’t do it again. So as apologies to fans from team owners and Gary Bettman himself have begun to circulate this…
With the NHL and the NHLPA agreeing to a new collective bargaining agreement, hockey fans across the globe are happy. For those who missed hockey in part because they’ve missed the competitiveness, trash-talking, of their hockey pools, below is some…
After 113 days, the 2012-2013 NHL lockout has come to an end. A tentative agreement to the framework of a new CBA was announced in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 06, 2013, after a 16-hour marathon negotiating session…
At the risk of instigating a healthy amount of optimism regarding a potential end to the NHL lockout, which has dragged on for more than 100 days, signs are appearing to point toward an agreement being reached and a shortened…
The NHL tendered a new offer to the NHLPA yesterday¬—one that could end up being a make-or-break offer that determines if the NHL has a season this year. After talks broke down in dramatic fashion several weeks ago, the owners…
The NHL and the NHLPA cannot agree to terms to start a new hockey season. So, instead of bargaining in good faith, the players are currently voting on filing a disclaimer of interest. A disclaimer of interest is where the…
Just days after news broke of a massive breakdown in labor negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA, players, owners and fans alike are wondering what went wrong and how the season can still be salvaged – even after the owners…
Here we are in December and still no NHL hockey. Depressing. When this first happened, many were, and still are, quick to blame NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. Sure, he is an easy target, that is his job. The truth though,…