The NHL is Great. No Contrary Opinions Required.
Wednesday October 26, 2005
The National Hockey League is warning players, coaches and executives to put a sock in it. The league has fined two coaches for "public comments critical of the game and ... Read More
For Some American Fans, the NHL Lockout Continues On TV
Tuesday October 25, 2005
An ugly fight among television big shots has left many American hockey fans blacked out.
Because of the dispute, some viewers in the northeast can't watch the NHL on "national" cable ... Read More
The $39 Million Solution Rules in the National Salary Cap League
Monday October 24, 2005
Most hockey fans are sick of hearing about salary caps and collective bargaining, and are just relieved to see NHL hockey back on ice. But the salary cap is at ... Read More
Loving and Hating the New Hockey Game
Sunday October 16, 2005
Twelve days into the season, and the debate over the new NHL rules continues to escalate.
Larry Brooks does not like what he sees. The New York Post columnist (free registration ... Read More
Brett Hull's Final One-Timer
Saturday October 15, 2005
The revamped, faster NHL has its first casualty.
Brett Hull has retired. "The mind is willing but the body isn't," he explained in a press conference Saturday.
Hull's 20th NHL season will ... Read More
NHL Chattering Classes: "Why Call a Bluff?"
Monday October 10, 2005
Goal scorers are feasting on the new NHL rules; Don Waddell pays out a $32 million pot in Atlanta; America offers grudging approval to hockey's return; players continue to insist ... Read More
NHL Still Can't Decide What's Legal in Front of the Net
Friday October 7, 2005
The NHL's Director of Officiating has all but declared victory in the league's campaign to eliminate hooking, holding, interference and other tactics that slow down the game.
"I can't predict what ... Read More
NHL Begins the Long Hard Climb Back from Purgatory
Wednesday October 5, 2005
One of these headlines is not like the others:
Game On! NHL is Finally Back
There's a Buzz in the Air
Television Primed for Return of Big-League Hockey
They're Back... Anyone Care?
Can you pick ... Read More
2005-06 NHL Forecast: Rounding up the Stanley Cup Predictions
Tuesday October 4, 2005
When the Philadelphia Flyers signed Peter Forsberg, the phrase "Stanley Cup favorites" was bandied about with great abandon. But that was two months ago. The Flyers are no longer the ... Read More
The Bettman Makeover: Essential Info for the 2005-06 NHL Season
Monday October 3, 2005
Commissioner Gary Bettman and the NHL owners promised us that a salary cap would "fix" the game of hockey. At the cost of a lost season, an ugly labor war ... Read More