Tag Archives: NHL Lockout
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15 Craziest NHL Contracts
Well, the NHL officially locked out the players over the weekend. Now the entire 2012-13 season is in jeopardy, just 7 years removed from the 2004-05 lockout that cost us an entire season. The great irony here, of course, is that the owners are complaining that they aren’t making enough money and demanding pay cuts [...]
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Finnish NHL Fan Creates Video Imploring Fans To Rise Up And Demand That The 2012-13 NHL Season Be Played (Video)
In case you haven’t heard, we’re getting dangerously close to an NHL lockout and yet another lost season. Though there are many issues at play in the negotiations between the owners and the NHLPA, the one preventing a deal from getting done is the issue of how rich teams (like the Toronto Maple Leafs) [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 16th) – NHL Lockout
It was on this day in 2005 that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman officially canceled the 2004-05 season. This would mark the first time that a major North American sport would cancel an entire season due to a labor dispute. It would also be the first year that the Stanley Cup was not awarded since 1919. [...]
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9 Most Significant Strikes And Lockouts In Pro Sports History
With the current NBA lockout threatening to ruin the entire 2011-12 basketball season, we thought it might be a good time to provide a little historical perspective so you can more accurately determine the severity of the situation. Thus, today we bring you a list of the 9 most significant work stoppages in the history [...]
