TWTW: Ducks Sign Winnik, Get Back Visnovsky?
This is a weekly column that aims to be your one-stop shop for all the notable Anaheim Ducks news that occurred over the course of a given week. Rather than just regurgitate…
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Gary Bettman’s Big Tobacco Playbook
A big problem is brewing on Gary Bettman’s watch: how to deal with an apparent spike in brain trauma among hockey players. The owners hired him in February of 1993…
A Pledge From The Invisible Hockey Fan Collective
Despite the thousands of words uttered on this record by all parties about the glory of the sport of hockey and the grandeur of its superstars, the basic factors here…
What Happens to the AHL if the NHL Doesn’t Return in 2012?
Remember what happened to the AHL in 2004? The AHL certainly does – one doesn’t forget the sort of dramatic spikes in league attendance, national television coverage, and media interest…
CBA 2012: Why I Root Against The Players
CBA 2012 is almost here. Who do you have, Owners or Players? I know, I know–there are no winners (lie) in these ‘labor disputes’ (misnomer) but the real losers are…
Set Phasers to Negotiate – Bettman Ready to Meet With Players Union
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is ready, willing and able to meet with the players union in order to negotiate a new contract between the two, however, Bettman has stated that…
Hockey Fights Cancer: A Good Fight for the NHL
While the debate rages on whether or not fighting should be allowed in the NHL, one league-wide fight goes unopposed. I am speaking of course about the NHL’s annual Hockey…
Craig Adams Signed, Salary Cap to Drive Rest of Penguins Offseason Gameplan
The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first substantial move of the offseason on Thursday by signing Craig Adams to a two-year contract extension. Including a $300k signing bonus, the new deal…
Book Review: Jordin Tootoo
Jordin Tootoo: The highs and lows in the journey of the first Inuit to play in the NHL. By Melanie Florence. (2010, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company. Softcover. Pp. 104.…
Georges Laraque – Ask the Alumni
For the casual hockey fan, the name Georges Laraque conjures up images of one of the true heavyweights in the NHL. In this month’s “Ask the Alumni” we learn that there is more to the story of Big Georges Laraque.
The Kovalchuk Rejection is the Best Thing to Happen to the Players Union
This morning, Jim Neveau wrote an excellent piece on the various dynamics at play in the Ilya Kovalchuk saga that is now entering it’s sixth week. In it, he likened…
Announced NHL Crowds?
Was it just me…or did anyone else notice the attendance Wednesday night at the Bank Atlantic Center, in Sunrise, FL, for the Hurricanes/Panther game? I’m not talking about the…