Tag: NHL lockout
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NHL Takes Out Ad to Thank Fans
If you picked up today’s sports section in your local newspaper your eyes might have come across a page with what appears to be a letter and a couple graphics at the bottom. At the top it read “THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE” with a few paragraphs underneath. What you read was a letter the league…
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Springfield Falcons Benefit from NHL Lockout
The NHL lockout has offered a different looking American Hockey League (AHL) this season. Most teams have two to three skaters playing in the AHL who would normally be in the NHL, but because of their two-way contracts, it allows them to play in the minor-leagues during the lockout. “Obviously the top of every roster…
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Giroux Returns to States for Neck Exam
One of the many dangers for NHL players skating is the high risk of injury and lack of quality medical care seen in North America. I am glad to see that the owners aren’t in any rush to get their players back inside their rinks while they are getting injured trying to earn a living…
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Taylor Hall: Cry Me A River
As the NHL lockout has loomed for close to two months, people who depend on the NHL for a living has had to find alternate ways to make a living. For the players, this can range from playing in Europe, the AHL, or staying at home with their families and workout locally. Things aren’t so…
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NHL’s new offer to NHLPA calls for a full 82-game season, 50-50 revenue split
It took weeks of waiting, but the NHL and NHLPA appear to be ready to enter into serious negotiations. The NHL presented the players with a new proposal today that called for an even 50-50 split of revenue and includes a deferred salary plan to ensure that players receive all of the money they’ve been…
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Lockout video parodies Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
NHL video parodies are nothing new, with some notable ones satiring the NHL’s “History Will Be Made” campaign from a few years back. But the NHL lockout has not only spawned all sorts of anger from fans and the media toward the players and the owners for their stubbornness and dedication to the almighty dollar,…
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Joffrey Lupul article in Ask Men an honest look at NHL lockout
“Let’s get this straight: This is not a PR piece. You’ve seen enough of those and, frankly, I don’t really care to attempt to sway public opinion.” Joffrey Lupul gets it. He isn’t out to tell fans who to blame or to try to sway their favor one way or another. In fact, he knows…