No sport has controlled its athletes as effectively and totally as hockey. Though fabulously profitable in the long-term, the NHL has always been able to convince the players — in good times or bad — that the clubs couldn’t afford…
Tag Archive for 2012 NHL Lock-Out
Is Bettman itching to cancel 2012-13 sooner than you think?
by Quisp •
Gary Bettman appears to be operating under the assumption that (1) the players will fold, just like last time, and (2) the fans will come back, just like last time. I wouldn’t bet on either. I would be willing to…
Did the NHL ask the IIHF to block NHLPA players from playing in Europe?
by Quisp •
Yakupov, NHL players facing IIHF transfer card controversy in Europe | Puck Daddy As the NHL locked out its players, Nail Yakupo [...] agreed to a contract with the local KHL team, Neftekhimik. [...] But [...] the IIHF is refusing to…
Don’t do it, Andrei!
by Quisp •
The Fourth Period :: Los Angeles Kings :: Kopitar to play overseas Loktionov, 22, reportedly agreed in principle to a deal with HC Atlant Moscow Oblast of the KHL, and an official contract is expected to be ironed out in…
NHLPA: Just Make a New League, Really
by Quisp •
Do it now. Take the 600 or however many union members, pick teams, I don’t care how many, and start playing games. Doesn’t matter where. Play at local rinks. Figure out a way to put it on TV. Make a…
What leverage do the players have?
by Quisp •
Owners would nuke the playoffs again (and they don’t care) – Niesy at Jewels From The Crown [...] This labor dispute will be decided by the owners. It will be over when they want it to be over. This is…
Lock-Out Day 1
by Quisp •
Congratulations. If this thing is going to wipe out a season, you have just completed the first 3/10th of one percent of the 2012-13 Lock-Out. If (and I think this is optimistic) we’re going to have a season starting sometime…
Link
NHL Lock-Out 2004: relive the magic!
by Quisp •
In case you blocked it all out, here’s a chronology of the last lock-out, which I submit just for the fun of imaging it all happening again, exactly this way at exactly this pace. 7/13/05: NHL Lock-Out Chronology (USA Today)…