2004--05-nhl-lockout Stories - Raw Charge
Spezza: NHLPA made "a lot of concessions" for last CBA, doesn't want to make more
OTTAWA, Ontario - There were some serious moments among the lighter fare at the 2012 NHL All-Star Media Day, perhaps none more serious than Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza's comments about the upcoming NHL-NHLPA collective bargaining agreement negotiations this summer. Most remember that last...
Can the NHL benefit from the NFL and NBA lockouts?
Hockey fans usually fit into one of two groups: Group A fans are generally provincial thinkers who define themselves as traditionalists. They have little regard for any teams or cities outside of the homes of the vaunted Original 6. Group B fans love hockey in almost any form and can be...
Nostalgia: The Lost Season
Lockout. That is a word being thrown around quite often at the moment. Both the NFL and NBA have locked their players out in a bitter labor dispute between the owners and players as owners try to combat skyrocketing expenses. The players, for obvious reasons, are trying to keep their slice of...
The Atlanta-to-Winnipeg move raises more questions than it answers
In the week since it was announced that the NHL franchise known as the Atlanta Thrashers was to be sold and moved to Winnipeg, discussion about this move has raised some interesting questions about the viability of markets past, present and future, to support the NHL. We're talking about it a lot...
Filling the news void, one unsourced falsehood at a time
Starting just after the Radim Vrbata trade and climaxing in the immediate aftermath of the Vaclav Prospal buyout, I've been reintroduced to just why fans turn to unsourced speculation about player movement. I've been reintroduced to just why people turn to a less-than-three-percent-accuracy rumor...
On This Day In Canucks History: July 22
July 22, 2005 - This is really for all NHL fans and it's worth remembering: on this day in NHL history, the National Hockey League owners unanimously ratified the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), bringing an official end to the 310–day lockout that killed off the 88th season of the...
Opening Night
When we last left our heroes, they were amid throes of victory and rejoicing. Operation: Andreychuk's Cup had been a success and David was asked, as if he needed direction, to come get his Stanley Cup by Commissioner Gary Bettman. The Cup was secured as the possession of the franchise for the...
Before you read the fiction, learn the facts
Mike Chen does a little reporting to simplify what can be deducted by what is floating in the Media and what is still up for speculation with regards to CBA negotiations. Assuming the framework doesn't fall apart, the number will be agreed upon based on a give and take with things such as last...
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