Lockout Schmockout: Real Problems Facing the NHL Jeff Ponder | December 28, 2012 Players want a larger piece of the pie while owners want to revamp the current contract structures. Media wars, threats of disclaimer of interest… blah, blah, blah. Obviously, there are…
The Night Before Christmas: NHL Lockout Edition Ian C McLaren | December 22, 2012 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the league, Not a player was stirring, not even Versteeg. Their jerseys were hung in their closets with care, In hopes that…
Penguins’ Burkle to Join Tuesday Negotiations James Conley | December 3, 2012 Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle will reportedly join the owners delegation in a Tuesday meeting between players and owners. This is the first significant Pittsburgh involvement in the stalled labor dispute…
Luck and the NHL Draft Darren Matte | December 3, 2012 One of the more interesting moments in NHL and specifically Buffalo Sabres history came in the very early days of their existence. When the National Hockey League announced two new…
Twilight of the Goons? Ryan Pike | November 14, 2012 Head injuries and hockey have a long, storied history together, much like peanut butter and jam. However, over the past few years there has been a growing concern over the…
The Curious Case of Tim Hortons Collectibles Jon Waldman | November 4, 2012 There are few restaurant chains in Canada that resonate as much as Tim Hortons does. Sure, as kids we remember McDonald’s trips or the specialness of a Pizza Hut all-you-can-eat…
NHL Attendances Following a Work Stoppage Fred Poulin | November 1, 2012 With the financial problems experienced by several NHL teams last season, most notably, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Florida Panthers, the Dallas Stars, and the Columbus Blue Jackets, I decided to…
10 Highest-Selling Hockey Jerseys for the 2011-2012 NHL Season Justin Glock | September 16, 2012 10. Jaromir Jagr, Philadelphia Flyers Jagr decided to return from the KHL to finish his sure-to-be Hall of Fame career in the NHL. After manipulating the free agent system to…
Fantasy Hockey Preview: A Dramatic Atlantic Anatoliy Metter | September 9, 2012 This is part 6 of 6: After all was said and done in the 2011-2012 NHL season, four teams from the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division had secured a playoff…
NHL Lockout Rumors: Russian Edition James Gazzale | August 31, 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeny Malkin will play in the KHL this season should there be a NHL work stoppage. Talking to Russian Sport-Express newspaper, Malkin said he would return to…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: Magickal Hockey Poppets Edition Jas Faulkner | August 27, 2012 A recent story by Ben Sumner of Caps Outsider revealed that it’s not just frosty Russian beauties and GMs who find Alexander Ovechkin cuddly. A toddler decided her best buddy Ovi was the perfect companion for a brief hospital stay. It seems that Ovi, or at least his Bleacher Creature counterpart, may have a soothing effect on little ones. Not too long after the story appeared, someone added a comment that their nineteen-month-old son cuddled a stuffed Ovi while recovering from heart surgery.
How the East Has Fared Post-Lockout Meesh Shanmugam | August 13, 2012 As fans CONTINUE to patiently wait for the NHL and NHLPA to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), many are reminded of a time just eight years ago when…
