0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 3/5/2013
On Sunday night during a game with the New York Rangers, Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres boarded Brad Richards and caused the Rangers forward to writhe in agony on the ice for several moments. In a phone hearing with the league on Monday, he received a five-game suspension, which is the longest he can […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 2/24/2013
Ever since Winnipeg was awarded an NHL franchise, the hockey world has been buzzing about realignment. The Winnipeg Jets currently play in the Southeast Division and have to travel to locales such as Tampa Bay, Raleigh, and Washington, DC to play games within their division. To cut down on this travel, a deal was made […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 2/9/2013
Even Mother Nature doesn’t want hockey to be played this year. Between Friday night and Saturday morning, a blizzard dumped snow over the Northeastern United States and Canada. While some areas that received snow were able to get their scheduled games in, such as the Penguins taking on the Devils at the Prudential Center, […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 1/31/2013
In an article published Wednesday on the Yahoo blog Puck Daddy, Greg Wyshynski talked about how the National Hockey League may be looking to expand to 32 teams. The basis of this was a vote that took place on Tuesday night by the Markham, Ontario city council that rejected a measure to block the building […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 1/25/2013
Just when you thought the “While The Men Watch” controversy was over, it turns out it’s not. On their official fan blog entitled “Blueshirts United,” the New York Rangers published an article entitled “A Girl’s Guide to Watching the Rangers” (Note: Rangers have removed the posting). Its purpose was to help new female […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 1/24/2013
While there has been no progress in talks with the Colorado Avalanche, unsigned restricted free agent Ryan O’Reilly has terminated his contract with Metallurg Magnitogork of the Kontinental Hockey League. The pressure is on for the Colorado Avalanche to finally sign their young star before he signs a new deal with a different KHL […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 1/17/2013
The National Hockey League has some major fences to mend after yet another work stoppage. On Thursday, the league took its first steps to get back in the fans’ good graces. A full page advertisement was taken out by the National Hockey League in the Boston Globe, which shows a letter apologizing to fans. This […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 1/9/2013
As was first reported by Bob McKenzie of TSN and later confirmed by Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, the Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to part ways with general manager Brian Burke. The timing of this move is head-scratching to say the least, considering Burke was supposed to attend the Board of Governors meeting in New […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 1/8/2013
With the lockout ending, players are traveling from all over the globe back to their teams ahead of training camp. One player that has opted not to report is New York Islanders defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky. Visnovsky has been playing for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League during the work stoppage and announced today […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 12/23/2012
Team Sweden – 2012 With the continued NHL lockout, the eyes of the world turn to Ufa, Russia as the IIHF’s World Junior Championships are set to take place between December 26th and January 5th. This tournament highlights the top prospects under 20-years-old, representing their country in a round-robin qualification round before the top three […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 12/17/2012
Over the next few days, the membership of the NHL players union will vote to see if they would like to move forward with a disclaimer of interest. While there were lengthy talks of a possible decertification, union boss Donald Fehr went a different route, mostly because a disclaimer of interest takes a lot less […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 11/23/2012
After the NHL owners rejected the latest offer from the players on Wednesday, the rumblings had started that union leader Donald Fehr may decide to talk to the players about decertifying the union and taking the negotiations to court. If this happens, fans may be in for the long haul as the situation makes it […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 11/9/2012
On Tuesday, the Islanders announced on their official site that they will be holding a fundraiser at the Nassau Coliseum for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The entire New York/New Jersey metropolitan area was hit by Hurricane Sandy, which left tens of thousands of area residents without homes and many more without power and heat. […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 11/5/2012
After the League and the Players Association met in a secret location on Saturday night (a meeting that went into the wee hours), many were left wondering how well the talks went. Now there's an answer. According to sources who had spoken with ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, both sides will meet on Tuesday in New York […]
