Hockey culture, character, and winning: how we choose what we value
We have a complex relationship with winning. We don't put winning above everything and we never have. Moreover, the other values that hockey embodies are values we need.
We have a complex relationship with winning. We don't put winning above everything and we never have. Moreover, the other values that hockey embodies are values we need.
If an NHL team doesn't play in the Ontario, Quebec, or the US Northeast, does it exist to the traditional hockey media?
Did the Washington Capitals fail or did the Tampa Bay Lightning succeed? In the eyes of the media, it's the former, when the media narrative should do a better job covering the latter.
Some last thoughts and observations on the 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend before moving on to the stretch run.