Today in hockey history, two dynasties win Stanley Cups in streaks in which they each won four in a row, Canada gets a new team and a very notorious location in the NHL loses one, and a team blows another team’s doors open on their way to their first Stanley Cup. May 21, 1979 – The Canadiens beat the Rangers ... Read More »
The NHL officially announced today that the New York Islanders will take on the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Jan. 29th, 2014 as part of the league’s Coors Light Stadium Series. “The innovative nature of the Stadium Series affords the opportunity to have all three NHL teams in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area play, outdoors, at ... Read More »
Nobody likes the schoolyard bully (well, unless you are the bully). He picks on the smaller kids, takes their lunch money, and makes life tough for some of his peers. As the last week of the NHL regular season approaches, the Rangers will need to do their best impression of the O’Doyle family from Billy Madison (short of the family ... Read More »
The new season is just around the corner, and that means NHL betting season is also about to begin. Vegas has already listed the odds of the favorites to win each of the conferences and to win the Stanley Cup (Rangers and Penguins tied for first at 8:1, Flames, Islanders, and Jackets tied for last at 100:1; shocker), as well ... Read More »
It took them 113 days, but it’s over. The NHL Lockout is over, yes you can breathe that sigh of relief, and put down those pitchforks and torches, yes you, put it down. The NHL and the NHLPA finally reached a tentative agreement on a new CBA early Sunday morning. It was 5:00 AM ET when finally a deal was ... Read More »
By now it should be clear that the brains behind promoting the game of hockey for the NHL aren’t the sharpest cookies in the box. This is apparent nearly every time a coach, owner, general manager, or player opens his[1] mouth. I’m not referring to the lockout that has earned the ire of so many fans, or to its drawn-out ... Read More »
As the NHL lockout continues to drag on, it gets harder and harder to comprehend how greedy, moronic, shameful and egotistical both the Players Association (NHLPA) and the Board of Governors (NHL Owners)have acted, throughout it all. After last Thursday’s charade, the damage both sides are doing to the league and the sport of hockey is palpable. Now, if this ... Read More »
Last week was the most interesting of weeks during this lockout that we’ve been experiencing. After two days of bargaining and several offers, counter offers, we were looking at even training camp starting this week! Steve Fehr and Bill Daly even addressed the media Tuesday night side by side, they looked united. Even NHLPA’s Donald Fehr addressed the media Thursday ... Read More »
Hockey fans have been noticeably angry about the latest NHL lockout. Many fans are calling for the resignation of either Gary Bettman or Donald Fehr, or both. Some fans have even broached the possibility of boycotting the league even after the conflict between the NHL and NHLPA has been resolved. Hockey fans are not happy about cancelled games or the fight over ... Read More »
Dear Mr. Bettman and the rest of the NHL (including the NHLPA): By withholding hockey from the fans, you are dooming the very markets you are trying so desperately to save. The Coyotes are good right now. They just made it to the Conference Finals. That creates a bit of a buzz in the area, regardless of how much anyone ... Read More »
I would like to tell you all that I’ve been a hockey fan since I was 5 years old, I am now 19 years old. I’ve been a huge Canucks fan since I was 7 years old. I’ve been through one lockout, and honestly this lockout has been the worst one out of the two. I just don’t know what ... Read More »
If you’re anything like me, you haven’t been paying much attention to the CBA negotiations. We hear all the time how they go into their fancy rooms and come out 20 minutes later with no sort of agreement. So when I heard they were talking again, I cared just as much as Nikolai Zherdev cares about winning. However, I hear ... Read More »
The NHL and NHLPA are meeting today for the 3rd time in 3 days. Many of us were getting optimistic, given the NHL’s desire to meet directly with the players. Whether the talks are productive or counter-productive today will make a huge difference. Today’s meeting is really important for both sides to finally find some common ground. Darren Dreger (TSN) ... Read More »
It finally happened. The biggest day on the hockey calendar was officially scrapped last Friday afternoon, to the dismay of both American and Canadian hockey fans. The game was supposed to be played on New Year’s Day at Michigan Stadium (The Big House) on the campus of the University of Michigan. 115,000 fans were expected to be in attendance, which ... Read More »
The creative juices are flowing again between the NHL and NHLPA. A marathon meeting which stretched into the early hours of Sunday morning between Bill Daly and NHLPA’s Steve Fehr, was followed by some encouraging news. “We met on and off for most of the day and covered a lot of ground,” Daly told The Canadian Press via email. Daly ... Read More »
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