NHL Lockout: Restless Players Want Action, Bettman Hides in the Weeds
Sunday October 31, 2004
It's said that the players don't mind losing the public relations battle in the NHL lockout because the battle is not worth fighting. Neither side will adjust its position due ... Read More
What's the Big Deal About Curt Schilling?
Saturday October 30, 2004
The latest Sports Illustrated features a life-sized, two-page photo of Curt Schilling's foot. "Blood and Guts," cries the headline, while the accompanying article brims with the windy fervor we have ... Read More
NHL Better Off With Smaller Rink, Says Igor
Wednesday October 27, 2004
Those who complain about the quality of NHL hockey often point to the size of the rink as a big problem: too small, like playing in a phone booth, no ... Read More
Hockey Bigger Than Golf? Survey Says Yes!
Monday October 25, 2004
Americans hate hockey. That's the problem, right? The TV ratings stink. Nobody cares, except a handful of Canadian wannabes up near the border. That's what the experts keep telling us.
Golf. ... Read More
Both Sides Taking Heat for "Asinine" NHL Lockout
Wednesday October 20, 2004
An ordinary defenseman and a hockey legend are among those losing patience with the NHL lockout.
"It's asinine and it's both sides," Flames' defenseman Andrew Ference tells the Calgary Sun. "How ... Read More
Don Cherry Prevails Over Media Hacks
Monday October 18, 2004
Sanctimonious pundits and self-appointed opinion cops will be furrowing their brows over this one. Don Cherry has made the top ten in a poll to choose The Greatest Canadian.
Wayne ... Read More
NHL Lockout: Rumblings in the Players' Ranks
Monday October 18, 2004
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How can you tell when someone speaks honestly during the NHL lockout? When their comments are followed by a flurry of denials ... Read More
Hockey Movies, Lost and Found
Wednesday October 13, 2004
"I got a good deal on those boys. The scout said they showed a lot of promise."
"They brought their %*&*# toys with 'em!"
"I'd rather have 'em playing with their toys ... Read More
The NHL Contraction Myth
Tuesday October 12, 2004
The NHL lockout is more than just a labor dispute. It has opened the discussion on every aspect of pro hockey.
While voicing their frustration at the shutdown of the NHL ... Read More
NHL Lockout: Both Sides Fiddle While the Game Burns
Monday October 11, 2004
The president of the NHL Players' Association made his case in the New York Times on Sunday. A column by Trevor Linden (registration required) defends the players' position in the ... Read More
NHL Replacement Players? Sounds Good to the Atlanta Thrashers
Monday October 11, 2004
The new owner of the Atlanta Thrashers is the first guy to say it out loud: the NHL's long-term plan is to end the lockout by using replacement players and ... Read More
NCAA Promises A Return to Old-Time Hockey
Thursday October 7, 2004
Like most labor battles, the NHL lockout produces lies and evasions from every side. The biggest whopper of them all is that no NHL means "no hockey." What the phrase ... Read More