Monday, December 31, 2012
blog statement...
on this last day of 2012,let us hope that 2013 will much better for everyone,and my New Year's resolution is to be healthy,and hope everyone has enjoyed this blog,in 2012,and there will be more,coming in 2013
NHL collective bargaining agreement(CBA) proposal...
the NHL proposal to the NHLPA is contingent on starting the 2013 NHL season on January 19th,2013,and is for a ten year collective bargaining agreement(CBA),with a mutual option to opt-out,after eight years... even though,the NHL has not moved too much on length of CBA,they have moved on three key areas:contract length,for players,compliance buyouts,and average salary variance,with an option of an one time compliance buyout for the clubs,before the 2013-2014 NHL season... that last option would not count against the club initiating the buyout,but a portion would count(factor into the formula,of determining)against the amount of the hockey related revenue(H.R.R)... the length of players' contracts would be capped at six years(seven if team signed its own free agent)... the variance of the average salary(top player,to bottom player),would now be at 10%,instead of the original 5%... the NHL is proposing to preserve free agency,entry-level contract system,H.R.R. accounting,and definitions,and salary arbitration,intact...
NHL news...
NHL/NHLPA will resume collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks,today... by the way,i forgot to note the NHL proposal,to the NHLPA,and will detail it,today,instead...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 6,Yugra Khanty-Mansisyk 4... coming back from early 3-1 deficit,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl bulldozed Yugra,with five second period goals,to win game,6-4....
blog statement...
i will go through the proposal by the NHL,to the NHLPA to end the lockout later on today.... it is just too cold to sit here,right now...
Saturday, December 29, 2012
collective bargaining agreement talks update...
NHL/NHLPA plan on resuming talks on Sunday,on the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)...
Friday, December 28, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Barys Astana 2,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 0... in tightly played game,Lokomotiv got shut out...
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Avangard Omsk 4,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 2... after Lokomotiv tied game,early in third period,at 2,Lokomotiv gave up two goals,in last 2:04(one of those,being an empty net goal),to lose game...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
hockey news...
NHLPA executive board given the right,by players,to become a trade association(disband the union),and give players the right to file antitrust lawsuits,against the NHL,if they want to want to do it... my opinion:circus goes on,and it is likely there will not be a 2013 season... way to go,NHL,AND NHLPA,or whatever they call themselves... "pox on both your houses"...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 4,Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1... after a goal 15:40,into the first period,Avtomobilist got shut down,by Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,and Colorado Avalanche goaltender,Semyon Varlamov,in a dominating 4-1 victory...
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
fans' discontent,and anger...
i have read many fans' comments about the NHL lockout,in New Jersey,Boston,Anaheim,and Minnesota,along with Canadian fans,and the vast majority of those fans are very very pissed at this circus... some are irritated,some are mad,some are upset,and some are simply unmentionable in their comments,telling both sides to put it,"where the sun does not shine"(that is being kind)... some fans will not buy anything,see hockey,or buy anything at the arenas,when the NHL comes back... they remember seven years ago,and the last NHL lockout,and they have had it,because they feel royally screwed over by both the NHL,and the NHLPA... one fan mentioned being screwed over in 1994,when MLB,and MLBPA shut down the season,and cancelled that year's World Series,and his lack of interest in baseball since,and he also mentioned the one common link,between that lockout,and this year's lockout-Donald Fehr,who is,in my opinion,a real piece of work,and an egomaniac... sorry,folks,but that is how i feel,and to tell you the truth,i had to clean up my words,to even say that... my opinion goes way back to 1994,when i was a Montreal Expos' fan,and they had the best record in baseball,and directly because of lockout/cancellation,of the 1994 season/World Series(it hastened the departure),and the really bad stadium situation,in Montreal,the team moved to Washington D.C.... i,in no way,absolve the owners in this circus/debacle,because it is a two way street,because there are some owners,who are as hardline,and hardnose,as Fehr,in their opinions that the NHL is losing money,overall,and some small market teams are losing money... i believe that to be true,but the lockout is helping no one,and the negotiation teams do not care about the fans at all... like one fan said,"they're losing the hardcore fan,now"... what a real shame!!!!!!!!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012
AHL,and ECHL update,and a statement...
both the Toledo Walleye(in the East Coast Hockey League),and the Grand Rapids Griffiths(in the American Hockey League)are first place teams,right now,in the respective leagues... Toledo is 15-10-0-1,and Grand Rapids is 13-8-1-1... folks,i have to apologize for not updating this before now,but the ongoing NHL lockout has made doing this blog very difficult,recently...
Friday, December 14, 2012
sad news,and moronic stupidity,in New York...
NHL filed two motions,today:one in Federal Court,and one with the National Labor Relations Board,one being a Class Action Complaint,in Federal Court,and one being an Unfair Labor Practice Charge,with the NLRB... the Class Action Complaint deals with a declaration that deals the legality of the NHL lockout,and the Unfair Labor Practice Charge deals with the charge that the NHLPA is trying to decertify,and by claiming,"disclaim interest",which is,the NHL claims,is an unlawful subversion of the collective bargaining process,and conduct that constitutes bad faith bargaining,under the National Labor Relations Act...
Thursday, December 13, 2012
a fan's discontent...
simply said,the NHL/NHLPA lockout,and negotiations sucks,and the fact that the fans of the NHL,and of the beautiful game of hockey,have been screwed by the "millionaires fighting the millionaires/billionaires(in case of the Toronto Maple Leafs,being worth $1B,overall)",over money,really stinks like a dead fish,because the fans who have helped give the NHL record revenues over the past seven years,and the fans get a royal slap in their collective faces,by people,who say that they care for the fans,and the lockout going on ninety days,with no letup in sight,they keep on proving that they are all-in for the almighty dollar,and they could really care less about the real,and true fans,and nothing else,period... to the NHL/NHLPA,do not lie about caring about the fans,because if you were very serious about this circus ending soon,you would have started negotiations before the end of last season,not in late July/early August,and then take days off between negotiations,and dragging your corporate feet in concrete,and not have a game plan to solve this circus,before the fans' real anger simmered,and boiled over... "a pox on both of your houses",period...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
NHL news...
NHL/NHLPA used the Federal Mediation,and Conciliation Services,today,in their collective bargaining agreement(CBA) talks,for the second time,in two weeks,but no progress was reported...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
NHL news...
NHL/NHLPA want to resume collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks this week,and the NHL has cancelled games through December 30th... my opinion:who cares!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
NHL historical trivia...
on December 8,1987,Ron Hextall became the first goaltender to shoot the puck,into the opposing net for a goal,against the Boston Bruins,with 1:12 left,in the third period,to put the Flyers up 5-2,in a 5-2 Flyers' win... he also scored a short handed goal,against the Washington Capitals,in the 1988-1989 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs,in a 8-5 Flyers' win,on April 11,1989... he and Martin Brodeur,of the New Jersey Devils,are the only goaltenders to have two goals,in their NHL careers... Brodeur scored his two goals this way:against the Montreal Canadiens,in the 1996-1997 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs,in a 5-2 Devils' win,on April 17,1997,and he was credited with game winning goal(last Devil to touch puck,before going into opposing goal),in a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers,on February 15,2000...
Saturday, December 8, 2012
blog statement...
simply said,the NHL lockout really sucks,as i am a true fan of the beautiful game of hockey,above all else...
Friday, December 7, 2012
commentary...
this NHL season may be toast,when the NHLPA's proposal infuriated some owners,when the union made new demands... i truly blame "the gloryhog" Donald Fehr,or his brother Steven,more than i blame NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman,because Fehr has killed more than one season(1994 MLB season,and World Series),in his resume,and i truly find him rather disgusting,as a negotiator,because he does not want labor peace,no matter what sport he has represented... that is the way that he does business,and the players thought he would help the process,but he has done nothing,but make the process look like war,and he does not care a flying whit,about anything,anyone,but his massive ego... i love the game of hockey,with a passion that is hard to explain,but this stupid,idiotic,moronic,and sad circus makes me want to vomit,because it will be difficult to ever get the passion back to pre-lockout levels,because i went through this circus in 2004-2005,and that was terrible,but this circus,again,is horrendous,because NO ONE seems to care about the true fans of the game,and they pose,and talk about nothing that makes sense,and they piss off their hardcore fan base that finances their game,with tickets,concessions,merchandise,and their lust for the game,which hockey is the best sport in professional sports,when played at the very top level of excellence that that NHL hockey is,period... when this ends,i would love to be at the very first game played,and see the size,and reaction,of the crowd,at the game,because the fans are very pissed... however,if i wrote this post,in the anger that i have inside my soul,there would not be a word that i can print,because i am very,very pissed at this circus,and both negotiation teams,because they simply do not care about the true fans,because a five year union proposal,on the length of the new collective bargaining agreement,was a non-starter,three months ago,and that has not changed one iota,and the 50/50 split in hockey related revenue proposal,by the owners may also be a non-starter,because the players want a "make whole" provision,to make up for the lost revenue,so nothing has changed much,at all... so expect the 2012-2013 NHL season to be toast,and that is stomach pumping,period...
Thursday, December 6, 2012
commentary...
my brother,who is not a hockey fan,even asked me about the NHL lockout,last night,and i was confused on what to say,because there has been a marathon collective bargaining agreement(CBA)negotiation session,between NHL players,and owners,but there are conflicting reports on how well it is going... according to a report,everything that the owners proposed is off the table,but take that with a grain of salt... the report comes from the NHLPA,and yet,there are other reports that there were "much progress",in those talks,over the last three days,but again,the executive director of the NHLPA(Donald Fehr)or the NHL Commissioner(Gary Bettman)were not in the meeting,either,so i just feel there is more spin,than progress,and time is clicking away on the remainder of the season(if there is one),and people are still posing on both sides,for their own agendas,to make the other side look like morons... this is not to end pretty,because there have been morons on both sides,and even though there will be a collective bargaining agreement(CBA) in the future,there will be very pissed off fans,who may go to games,but not too many,or buy merchandise,from the NHL,or get Center Ice(their NHL hockey package),when lockout is over... as for me,i will not get the Center Ice package,if there is a season,but that is for now,i have to admit,because i am very pissed off,period,and my anger is not going to subside any time soon,and i guarantee that,folks...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
collective bargaining agreement update...
NHL/NHLPA resume negotiations,on the new collective agreement(CBA),today,after six owners,and eighteen players met yesterday... my opinion:getting tired of this circus!!!! just get the job done....
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Dynamo Moscow 3,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 1... Lokomotiv Jaroslavl got blown out in first two periods,and very good goaltending,by Dynamo Moscow,in third period doomed Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,this day...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game,and my oops...
oops,i missed a Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game,Sunday,because of the wild NFL weekend... the score was:Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 3,Neftekhimik Nizhnkamsk 1...
Monday, December 3, 2012
Happy Birthday,Igor....
former Red Wings' player,and three time Stanley Cup winner,Igor Larionov turns 52 today...
Sunday, December 2, 2012
NHL news...
the NHL players agree to meet on Tuesday,with the owners,without the union leadership...
Saturday, December 1, 2012
opinions of mine...
on November 9th,the NHL made an offer that made a 50/50 split,with all contracts paid in full,which is what the players want,among other things,but NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr did not mention that latter part of the email,to the players,in a separate email,later on in the day... both emails made it to NBC,and TSN,both broadcasting partners of the NHL... the NHL has said,for months,that Fehr does not have the best interests of the players,in mind,and knowing what i know about Fehr(going back to 1994 MLB's cancellation of that year's World Series),i have a big hunch that Fehr is playing games,with both the NHLPA,and the NHL,and simply glorifying himself... what a real piece of work,and a real scumbag that he is...
clowns play on...
NHL offered a meeting,on Thursday night/Friday morning,only for the players,to discuss the situation,between the NHL/NHLPA,and the lockout... at least one owner,James Dolan,Chairman of Madison Square Garden,and of the Rangers,and the NBA's Knicks,wants to help in the meeting... Dolan helped end the NBA lockout last year... the NHLPA,after 48 hours,still has not decided whether or not to have the meeting...
NHL news,and comments...
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services failed in two day mediation sessions,between the NHL,and NHLPA... no new progress in collective bargaining agreement(CBA)negotiations... what is new about this stupid circus? send in the clowns... i forget that they are already there....
Friday, November 30, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 3,Salavat Yulaev 2... Lokomotiv Jaroslavl came back from a early second period 2-0 deficit,by scoring three second period goals... one of the players traded in the Rick Nash deal,to the Columbus Blue Jackets,from the New York Rangers,for Nash(Artyom(English:Artem)Anisimov)scored the winning goal,for Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,with 28 seconds left in second period...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
sad news,in Minneapolis...
the Minnesota Wild reports that goaltender Josh Harding has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis... he intends to continue his NHL career... i hope and pray that he fights the autoimmune disease with the same fire that made him a NHL goaltender... in my own way,i will root for him,period... prayers go out to him,and his family...
commentary...
i may not be a fan of the Washington Capitals,but i admire the opinion of Roman Hamrlik,who may stand with the players in terms of the NHL lockout,but his opinion to force a vote,by the players,on a deal that may,or may not,be on the table... he is a 20 year veteran,and has been through several strikes,and lockouts,and some of the players may not be happy with his opinion,but he has some of the frustrations of the fans,which no one honestly cares about,period... to the vast majority of players,owners,NHL,and NHLPA,the fans of the beautiful game of hockey are very pissed,and no one really cares about the fans... they may tell you that they are doing it for a stronger game,but,let me tell you something:there is a $3.3 billion revenue pie(the revenue numbers last year),for both the NHL,and the NHLPA,to slice up,and there was a report(yesterday)that one NHL club(Toronto Maple Leafs),is worth a billion($1B)dollars,so i know that some NHL clubs are struggling,but with that big of a revenue pie,they should be able to slice up,so do not tell me that the NHL,and the NHLPA are doing it for the strength of the game that is the NHL,because with that revenue pie,the NHL is healthy,but the small market teams are still complaining about their slice of that revenue pie... who honestly cares!!!!!!! while the owners,and the players fight over that revenue pie,the fans,the people associated with the arenas,along with the small,and big businesses that survive on the fringes of the towns that have NHL teams are really suffering a massive revenue drain,but both of you morons do not care a flying whit about them,not one iota,and that sickens me no end... the love of the beautiful game of hockey gives me solace,and yet every day,i read about the machinations of the business of hockey,and it makes me very pissed,because i see the beauty of the game,but then i see this circus,i get very,very sick of the people that say they care for the fans,because everyone involved in this circus are simply lying through their teeth about that fact... to Gary Bettman,Donald Fehr,the owners,and the players,who make a massive,almost obscene,amount of revenue,simply shut up,and get the collective bargaining agreement(CBA)ratified,and stop posing,and lying,in saying that you really care for the fans,because it is not true,at all,because if you did,there would not have been a lockout... i know that the NHL is a business,but it is also a beautiful game,and yet the fans still suffer,because the business of the NHL really sucks,and both sides of the dispute,who will make out royally,no matter what happens,with the NHL lockout,but again the true fans still suffer,and they are really pissed... to those people involved with this circus,expect smaller crowds,lower television and other revenue,for a while,because you have really pissed off a vast majority of the fan base... even the true fans are really pissed,morons,and whose fault are that:YOURS!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Ak Bars Kazan 3,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 2... Lokomotiv Jaroslavl lose in last 1:08,and gave up a 2-1 lead midway through the third period... a rather heartbreaking loss...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
NHL,and Red Wings' history...
on November 27,1960,fifty two years ago,"Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe became the very first 1,000 point scorer,in NHL history,in a 2-0 win,over the Toronto Maple Leafs.. he had an assist on a goal,by Fred Glover,to make the game,1-0...
Monday, November 26, 2012
NHL news...
the Federal Mediation,and Conciliation Services have offered their services to both sides to the ongoing NHL lockout... they are the same group that helped the NFL,and NFLPA through their lockout in 2010,but before anybody gets too excited(i am not...),it is non-binding on both sides,and last time(2004-2005),they had a mediator,they still cancelled the season... my opinion:anything may help,but will it help Bettman,and Fehr put down the pitchforks!!!!!!!!
commentary...
with the NHLPA threatening to decertify,the 2012-2013 NHL season appears to be in jeopardy,because neither the NHLPA,or the NHL appears to be serious in making an attempt in ending the now 72 day NHL lockout... my opinion:i am so very sick of this ongoing circus,of posing,in front of the international media(US,and Canadian media),and actually saying absolutely nothing at all... hey,boys,do you care a flying whit,about your fans,who are financing your game,by buying tickets to your games,concessions,and teams' apparel??? i really doubt your sincerity... i saw a holiday spot,for the NHL,recently,and let me tell you something:i turned the channel,after giving it one finger in response... it took 303 days to end the 2004-2005 NHL lockout,and an entire season,to boot... to Gary Bettman,Donald Fehr,and both negotiation teams,the fans will remember this ongoing circus for a very long time... i know i shall remember this manure... you have made the beautiful game of NHL hockey,into a pile of warm spit... i rather go watch kids play street hockey,or even skate around on a crystal sheet of ice,on a bitterly cold day in the Yukon,than watch you play ONE PERIOD of NHL hockey,right now... i am so disgusted...
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Slovan Bratislava 3,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 2... Slovan Bratislava scored :34 into third period,and then hung on in a third period that was penalty filled... Libor Hudacek,who won a silver medal for Slovakia,in 2012 IIHF World Championships,scored two goals for Slovan Bratislava,including the game winner...
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Red Wings' history...
on this date,in 1926,the Detroit Cougars(later renamed the Red Wings)beat the Chicago Black Hawks,1-0,in Chicago,for the first victory in franchise history... Frank Frederickson scored game winner,and goaltender Hap Holmes got the first shutout of his rookie season...
Friday, November 23, 2012
sixth sign of the Apocalpse(laughing)...
NHL has cancelled games through December 14th,2012,and cancelled the All-Star game in Columbus,Ohio,today... my opinion:what a waste!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
fan gives earful,to Bettman,and more NHL news...
my hero for this day is a Philadelphia Flyers' fan named Jaymes Hall,who interrupted the media scrum,in front of NHL headquarters,in NYC,to ask NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman a few questions,in front of the media,and in private,but i loved it,because as a fan,i just hope that Bettman really understands that the fans have had enough of this circus:his question was,"why don't you both put the money under dispute,into an escrow account,and get back to playing hockey"... in a related story,Roman Hamrlik of the Washington Capitals,is rather pissed at the NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr,saying that he remembers 2004,when the players took a bad deal,after not voting on a better deal,earlier on in that strike year,and wants the players to vote on the current proposal(YES or NO),then get back to playing hockey... my question:how many more players are very upset,at this circus??? makes me wonder....
odd items to buy online...
an Ontario lawyer(Jim Vigmond)tried to buy the 1966-1967 Toronto Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup Banner,during an online auction,of Maple Leafs' items from old Maple Leaf Gardens(it sold for $34,000),so instead he bought the Leafs' locker room toilet,for $5,300...
idiocy in NYC...
NHL/NHLPA seem to be far apart in negotiations,over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA),even after the union proposal presented today... expect more cancellations of games,by next week... my opinion:just flush the 2012-2013 NHL season down the corporate drain,you greedy owners,and players... "a pox on both your houses"...
collective bargaining agreement update...
NHLPA has given the NHL a revised five year collective bargaining agreement(CBA)proposal,today... they talked in two sessions for almost three hours... games have been cancelled through November 30th,and some sources have pointed to a 68 game season,starting on December 1st,which means that the next few days are critical to the process of ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)... however,personally,the circus has gone on way too long,and my opinion is simple:WHO CARES!!!!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
points of contention,for NHLPA...
the NHL wants the NHLPA to put their entire economic proposal on the table,whether they do it,is the $64,000 question... the four points of the union's gripes,accordingly to sources are(i am combining two of the points,because it deals with circumventing the salary cap):putting salary of players into the American Hockey League,or into Europe(examples:Wade Redden(the first example),and Cristobal Huet(the second example)),and front-loading long term contracts,then "lowering" the amount of money owed in later years of the long term deal(example:Ilya Kovalchuk's original contract,with the New Jersey Devils(a 17 year,$102 million long term deal,that was rejected the day after by the NHL)... there is $5.7 billion in outstanding contract liabilities signed by the players,and how does the League(NHL) deal with that???,and the final "gripe",is what to do with beginning(entry level) contracts(number of years),and free agency(arbitration rights of players vs rights of the NHL teams)...
Monday, November 19, 2012
commentary...
to tell you the truth,this blog is very tough to write,because i want to report on the NHL,but there is very little to report,on the current collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks,which really does frustrate me no end... i am very tired of that circus,and their posing,and talking about shared revenue,and divisions of the revenue pie,that is the NHL's business side... i desperately want to talk about great goals,great saves,and the huge rivalries that the NHL have(examples:Canadiens-Maple Leafs,Flyers-anybody in the Eastern Conference(laughing),Red Wings-Blackhawks,Sharks-Red Wings,and even the Stanley Cup Champions Kings-Sharks)... those rivalries are the tip of the iceberg,that the NHL has,in their league... i am just very tired of just reporting on the days of this stinking lockout...
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Griffiths' AHL update...
Grand Rapids Griffths are 8-4-1-1,and are in first place,in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference,with eighteen points,two points ahead,of the Chicago Wolves... in an ironic twist,the Griffiths are the only team in their division to have scored more goals than they have allowed... i know it is early...
last night's Walleye game,and standing of team...
Toledo Walleye 6,Wheeling Nailers 1... Toledo is 8-6-0-1,through fifteen games...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game,and comments...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 3,CSKA Moscow 2... CSKA Moscow blow a 2-0 first period lead,giving up three second period goals,and lose to Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,in a penalty filled game... Pavel Datsyuk,of the Red Wings,had a point,for CSKA Moscow...
opinions of mine...
i love the beautiful game of hockey,and always will... seeing kids on a flat sheet of frozen crystal ice,skating toward an empty net,and shooting the puck over and over,to hone skills that few kids,or people have,and is a treasure to behold... people have the opinion that hockey is a violent game,but let me say this:it is a very easy game,to play,but very,very hard to master,and is not easy to become a legend,or even good at your craft,because most people who get minor league contracts do not get the call up to the NHL,but the game is beautiful to watch,and very difficult to master(NHL level),so to get there,you have to be a very special talent... so it always goes back to seeing kids,on a flat sheet of frozen crystal ice shooting the puck toward an empty net over and over,to hone skills that few kids,or people have,and is a treasure to behold... as for the game being violent,it is a hard game to play,and a harder game to master... just like NFL football,those two sports are the toughest to play,and the NHL trophy(Stanley Cup) is the toughest trophy to win in sports:sixteen wins in four best of seven series over a two month stretch,even after a eighty two rough and tumble games,of a marathon season,and to make it tougher on the team,a point,in October,in a nothing game,at the beginning of the season,may be tougher to collect,than a point,in April,when the team is fighting for a playoff spot... in my opinion,the point in October is more important than the point in April,because without getting those early points,in October,it sets up the whole season,for a team on the rise...
NHL news,and comment...
so much for a two week break in negotiations,NHL/NHLPA are due to resume negotiations,on a new collective bargaining agreement(CBA),Monday... after now,sixty four days,of no NHL hockey,WHO REALLY CARES!!!!!
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl-KHL conference standings update...
through twenty five games,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl is second in the Western Conference,of the KHL,with a record of 12-2-6-0-0-5(wins-overtime wins-shootout wins-overtime losses-shootout losses-losses)and is tied in points with SKA St. Petersburg,with 52 points,only behind Dynamo Moscow,who has 53 points...
Friday, November 16, 2012
NHL news,and comments...
the NHL suggested a two week break in the current collective bargaining agreement(CBA)negotiations,last night,as i read the article... honestly,NHL/NHLPA are not serious in negotiating,period... my opinion:i am very tired of this circus,and i just feel that they simply want to cancel the 2012-2013 NHL season,period..."a pox on both of their houses",i am just very,very angry about this circus,period...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
blog statement...
too bad that i am home early(laughing),because a cold front would have snowed me in Reno,over the weekend... blog will start up again tomorrow...
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Griffiths' game score,and comments...
Grand Rapids Griffiths 5,Peoria Rivermen 3... Griffiths win their fifth straight game,with a domination of Peoria,with four goals,in last twenty two minutes of game time... Landon Ferraro scored two goals,including an empty net goal,with two seconds left in game,to ice game...
get well,Blake...
i really hope that Blake Geoffrion(i believe),grandson of Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion,recovers from a depressed skull fracture,suffered in a AHL game,between the Hamilton Bulldogs,and the Syracuse Crunch,last night... he is expected to fully recover,but is in intensive care,right now... prayers go out to him,and his family...
commentary...
you may think that i am very upset about the lack of NHL hockey,and you are right... after fifty five,or fifty six days,of the NHL lockout,the NHL/NHLPA do not seem to be any closer to having the 2012-2013 NHL season on track,and playing games that count... the week's negotiations showed promise,and if i was a betting man,they should be back at negotiations for the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA),after the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony,this weekend,but who knows??? honestly,there may be time for a shorter 2012-2013 NHL season,but get it done... the fans are pissed,the facilities(arenas)are losing money,and the NHL/NHLPA are losing credibility,in saying that the season can be played out,because nothing is getting done... my opinion: they(NHL/NHLPA)do not seem to care about the fans,at all... i love the beautiful game of hockey,and that is true,but this is frustrating,because the NHL/NHLPA just want the almighty dollar over all else,and fans do not matter,and if they cancel the season,without much of a fight,it is time to draw a line in the sand,and say,"no more"...
Friday, November 9, 2012
AHL,and ECHL game results,and comments...
Grand Rapids Griffiths 5,Rockford IceHogs 3... Toledo Walleye 5,Wheeling Nailers 2... in the Griffiths' game,Riley Sheahan,and Brendan Smith both scored two goals,in game,for the Griffiths,who overpowered the IceHogs,in the game... in the Walleye game,Wes O'Neill scored two goals,for the Walleye,as they mowed down the Nailers...
NHL news...
NHL/NHLPA will meet for the fourth straight day;last three days they have met for about 18 hours... cross your fingers that the CBA gets done soon...
Thursday, November 8, 2012
commentary...
NHL/NHLPA negotiate for third straight day... pundits have said that this week is critical to get job done,but honestly,i really do care about the game of hockey,but the NHL,and NHLPA,can simply suck rock,if they do not get job,of a ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)shortly... if they both are stupid enough to cancel a season,for the second time,in seven years,i will say,"a pox on both of their houses"... i am simply angry,upset,disgusted,and really do not care about this circus... it is time to make a stand against real greedy players,and owners,who simply do not care about the people who honestly make their sport a success,the real fans of the beautiful game of hockey...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Red Wings' trivia...
on November 3,1948,Gordie Howe made his NHL All-Star game debut,wearing number 11,and had a major penalty,and had the only fight in NHL All-Star game history,with Toronto's Gus Mortson...
AHL,and ECHL scores...
Grand Rapids Griffiths 4,Milwaukee Admirals 2... Toledo Walleye 4,Fort Worth Komets 2...
update...
for what it is worth,NHL/NHLPA negotiated for seven hours,yesterday,and will continue today... just get the collective bargaining agreement(CBA)done,period,stop posing,and do your job!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
NHL news...
NHL/NHLPA are meeting today,and resuming collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks... my opinion:get it done!!!!!!!!!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
KHL on US television...
MSG Network will broadcast five KHL games,in November,including the November 18th game,between Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,and CSKA Moscow,with(i hate to say)Pavel Datsyuk(come home,Pavel!!!!!-laughing)... whether NHL Network airs games are the question,and it is a big question...
KHL break in schedule...
after the game between Dinamo Riga-Dinamo Minsk,today,the KHL have a ten day break,in their schedule...
Walleye game,and comments...
Evansville IceMen 4,Toledo Walleye 1... after a scoreless first period,and an early 1-0 lead,in the second period,by the Walleye,the IceMen mowed down,and decimated the Walleye,by scoring two goals in the second period,and two more goals,in the third period... the Walleye early on this season have been a scrappy bunch,and have played very well,but honestly,they laid an egg,against Evansville...
Griffiths game score,and comments...
Grand Rapids Griffiths 4,Texas Stars 1... Griffiths scored last three goals,in game,dominating game the last two periods,by not allowing the Stars to score,in last forty five minutes of game... honestly,it may have the best game for the struggling Griffiths,in entire season...
Saturday, November 3, 2012
NHL news...
for what it is worth,the NHL/NHLPA have resumed talks on the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA),in "an undisclosed" location...
blog statement...
when the NHL starts up,i will change blog slightly,in giving you more opinion,information on the teams of the NHL,and the teams that the Red Wings play every week,giving you a weekly update on the teams that the Red Wings play that week... as for the KHL,AHL,USHL,and ECHL,i will hopefully give more complete results,if i can find them... my opinions will not change,and maybe you will not agree with me,but it will be my opinion,so live with it...
Friday, November 2, 2012
AHL and USHL scores...
San Antonio Rampage 3,Grand Rapids Griffiths 2... Griffiths blew 2-0 lead,and lost game,with 3:12 left,in the third period... Green Bay Gamblers 5,Youngstown Phantoms 0...
bad news...
NHL cancels 2013 Bridgestone Winter Classic outdoor game on New Year's Day,between the Detroit Red Wings,who would have hosted the event,against the Toronto Maple Leafs... the game was to be at the 105,000+seat "Big House",at the University of Michigan... they say that Detroit will host the game,in 2014,at the "Big House"... my simple opinion:i do not trust anybody involved,period,and it is simply a bunch of manure on top of the situation,involved with the NHL lockout,and the lack of negotiations for the current collective bargaining agreement(CBA)... i simply am totally disgusted with this circus...
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Happy Birthday Al...
four time Stanley Cup winning head coach,with the New York Islanders,Al Arbour turns eighty years old,today...
NHL history...
today marks a milestone in NHL history:fifty three years ago,in a game between the Montreal Canadiens,and the New York Rangers,when the Rangers' Andy Bathgate launched a backhand,at 3:06 of the first period,and hit Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Jacques Plante square in the face,and after being stitched up,and a twenty one minute delay,Plante returned,wearing a mask that he wore in practice,and he finished the game,which the Canadiens won,3-1... the evolution of the goalie mask started for the NHL that night,in Madison Square Garden,fifty three years ago,on November 1st,1959...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
update on the Gamblers,and their season...
the Green Bay Gamblers are 2-7-2(wins-losses-overtime losses),seventh place in the Eastern Conference,in the United States Hockey League(USHL),so far,in this season... the USHL is the top junior hockey league,in the nation... the Gamblers have won four Clark Cup Championships,including being defending champion,this season...
commentary...
honestly,i am very upset about the callous tones,of the NHL/NHLPA,in the new collective bargaining agreement talks... both sides seem to want to cancel the entire season,no matter what they say and pose,and say to the true fans of the most beautiful game of hockey... i am a true fan of the game,not of the Red Wings,or the NHL/NHLPA,right now,when i say this,but i am proud of the Red Wings,their players,and their team history... the heads of the NHL negotiating teams have not done their jobs in getting a new collective bargaining agreement in place,and i blame them no end... after seven years of record revenues,for both the players,and owners,even though there are teams who are in financial trouble(so they say),there should be a CBA in place,and both of them have really forgotten the real,and true,fans of the game of hockey,some of them,who travel long distances to see their teams,even though the price of tickets,and other things can be outrageous,when traveling,and the NHL and NHLPA have gotten so proud,in believing that fans will come back,and see the game,after disrespecting the true fans of the game,who really finance the game,let alone the seasonal workers who work for the arenas,and for the teams,themselves... to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman,and NHLPA head Donald Fehr,shame on both of you,PERIOD,for this circus of this situation...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Red Wings' trivia...
Gordie Howe wore his now familiar number nine for first time against Chicago,sixty five years ago,today(October 29,1947)...
Sunday, October 28, 2012
this weekend's Griffiths' games...
Rockford IceHogs 6,Grand Rapids Griffiths 5,overtime... Grand Rapids Griffiths 3,Chicago Wolves 2...
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
AHL and ECHL news...
Charlotte Checkers 6,Grand Rapids Griffiths 4... Trenton Titans 4,Toledo Walleye 1...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
NHL news...
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has now said that having a eight two NHL game schedule,is "unlikely"... my opinion:so what!!!!!! get on with the collective bargaining agreement(CBA)negotiations!!!!!!
NHL news...
there is a report that the New York Islanders will move from Nassau Coliseum,on Long Island,to the brand new Barclay's Center,in Brooklyn,in 2015... there is a press conference with all the major big wigs,in NHL,scheduled for today...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
weekend Gamblers' home and home series scores...
Dubuque Fighting Saints 5,Green Bay Gamblers 2... Dubuque Fighting Saints 2,Green Bay Gamblers 1...
AHL,and ECHL scores...
Grand Rapids Griffiths 4,Toronto Marlies 3,shootout win... last night:Kalamazoo Wings 4,Toledo Walleye 2...
Saturday, October 20, 2012
story of friendship...
this is a story of two friends,who lived in Canada,and got into a fight(boxing match),and one "whupped" the other(as one said),and became very good friends... one got drafted by the WHA,and the NHL(and won a Stanley Cup,with the Montreal Canadiens),and one was in the main event of the original WrestleMania,after years of being in the independent circuits,and the other guy was in fifth row,in Madison Square Garden,besides Billy Crystal... one became a WWE Hall of Fame member,and when the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup,the other players would not allow the engravers to put any names on the Stanley Cup,without having the other person's name on the Stanley Cup... so they have been friends since the boxing match so long ago... who are they??? answer:Rod Toombs("Rowdy" Roddy Piper),and Cam Connor...
Friday, October 19, 2012
AHL,and ECHL scores...
Rochester Americans 4,Grand Rapids Griffiths 3...
Toledo Walleye 3,Cincinnati Cyclones 2...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
NHL news,and commentary...
NHL/NHLPA collective bargaining agreement talks broke down after a hour... the NHLPA's response to the offer was three proposals,with some variations,of their first proposal,made in August,which were a non-starter for the NHL,back then,so it was a non-starter for the NHL,now... the NHLPA is playing hardball,and it sucks,because the fans ultimately lose out... i really wonder if the NHLPA really wants a season,at all,because knowing what is known of NHLPA head Donald Fehr,that he is a real jerk,and someone who is all for the players,which may be alright,but it makes for a tough negotiation,and the fans ultimately lose out,because the NHL is the best hockey league in the world... Donald Fehr,and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig both shut down the 1994 MLB season,when Fehr was head of the MLBPA,and the lockout lasted into training camp the next season,so when the NHLPA hired Fehr to negotiate this CBA,i knew that the 2012-2013 NHL season was in jeopardy,and now the fruits of my suspicions are bearing the evil fruit,of no hockey,for awhile...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
KHL hockey news...
during the Lokomotiv Jaroslavl-Traktor Chelyabinsk game,won by Lokomotiv,3-2,in a shootout,referees missed a too many men penalty,on Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,when Lokomotiv Jaroslavl scored to make game,2-1,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,and because of that the KHL suspended the referees,and demoted the linesman...
NHL/NHLPA CBA talks update...
it looks like the NHL blinked first!!!!!! the League proposed a 50/50 split in revenue,on designing that the League has a 82 game season,starting,on November 2nd,2012... hopefully cross your fingers!!!!!!!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
AHL,and ECHL scores...
Hamilton Bulldogs 4, Grand Rapids Griffiths 3,shootout...
Toledo Walleye 4,Kalamazoo Wings 1...
blog statement...
i have tried to be a blogger who gives you much hockey,trivia,and insight into the game of hockey... however,with the ongoing NHL lockout,and the arrogance of both the heads of the NHL negotiating teams,the NHLPA,the players,the NHL owners,and Commissioner Gary Bettman,it makes this lockout a little more bitter-tasting than in 2004-2005,when the NHL scrapped a season,for no good reason... you can tell that i still am a little bitter over that lost season... two days ago was supposed to be opening night of the NHL season... i got so upset that i actually watched a period of the University of New Hampshire-St. Cloud State game,last night,but the video quality of the game was poor and the close-ups of shooting of the puck toward the goaltender were non-existent,which means you could not tell how good the shots were,which sucks,and what replay? very poor... i am not happy about missing NHL hockey,and to tell you the truth,,it upsets me no end... i love the beautiful game of hockey,but i am not finding this lack of hockey disturbing,because people who are in NHL,and NHLPA simply do not care at all about the fans,who made the NHL a very profitable business,over the last seven seasons,and yet the greedy players,union,and owners want the majority of the revenues,of the game,and the fans get royally screwed,not watching the game throughout Canada,and the United States,and people,of the NHLPA,NHL,and the players not listening to their legitimate complaints,of no hockey... before you count your money corporately,remember this:you greedy people,THE FANS WILL REMEMBER YOUR ARROGANCE!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Griffiths' game score,and comment...
Milwaukee Admirals 3,Grand Rapids Griffths 2... two third period goals doomed Griffths,in home opener....
USHL,and ECHL news...
Waterloo Blackhawks plays Green Bay Gamblers in Waterloo,Iowa,tonight...
Kalamazoo Wings play Toledo Walleye,tomorrow night,in Toledo,at the Huntington Center... the Huntington Center(the Walleye's arena is named for a bank)...
Griffiths' season opener...
Milwaukee Admirals vs. Grand Rapids Griffiths,tonight...
Hamilton Ontario vs. Grand Rapids Griffiths,tomorrow...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
brain cramp....
OOPS! Joe Malone scored seven goals in NHL game,for the Quebec Bulldogs,against the Toronto St. Patricks,or St. Pats,on January 31,1920...
NHL history,and trivia...
Maurice Joseph,"Joe" Malone holds NHL record for most goals in one game,on January 31,1920,for the NHL's Quebec Bulldogs(Quebec was bought by Hamilton,Ontario interests,and moved for 1921 season,and renamed the Tigers),against the Toronto St. Patricks,or St. Pats,(later named the Maple Leafs)... Hamilton survived until the 1924-1925 NHL season,but dissolved because of a players' strike,and the players' contracts were sold to New York interests,and became the expansion New York Americans...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
KHL game...
Dynamo Moscow 1,Lev Praha 0... Alexander Ovechkin,of the Washington Capitals,scored winning goal,in third period,for Dynamo Moscow...
sadness in Detroit...
Red Wings' legendary announcer Budd Lynch has died at the age of 95... he was with the Red Wings,from 1949,to 2008... RIP Budd...
hockey news...
Dominik "the Dominator" Hasek has retired,at age 47... he was a four time Olympian for the Czech Republic,winning gold,in 1998,in Nagano,Japan,and a bronze medal,in Turin,Italy,in 2006...
Monday, October 8, 2012
commentary...
this is to comment on something that a fan said on CBC.com... he wanted the fans to support the NHLPA's side,of the lockout,because he believes that since the players started to play the game for free,or for a small salary,at first,they deserve a larger chunk of the NHLPA/NHL revenue pie,than the NHL wants to give... well,people i support the team,not NHL,or NHLPA,because i love the game of hockey,above all... that is most important to me,and nothing else matters to me... to that fan,in Canada,that must be most important,because the players,and the NHL owners will come to an agreement,sooner or later,and it is the fans that are suffering,and very angry,not the players,or owners,period...
Sunday, October 7, 2012
trivia...
"Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe signed his first Red Wings' contract,on October 7,1946-sixty-six years ago,today...
Saturday, October 6, 2012
KHL game on television...
also,as part of ESPN broadcasting KHL games on the internet(ESPN3),there will be,at least one KHL game on the the ESPN networks,live,on October 9th,on ESPN 2... it will be Lev Praha vs. Dynamo Moscow,at 1 pm. east coast time,live...
NHL news...
there was a meeting between the NHL,and NHLPA discussing the process of going forward with the talks,for the new collective bargaining agreement... they are supposed to get together to more talks this upcoming week,but no progress,yet... that simply sucks,period...
Friday, October 5, 2012
blog statement...
since there was no collective bargaining agreement(CBA)negotiations on September 15th,i count that as the de facto first day,of the NHL LOCKOUT,so my count is one day more,than the NHL counts,as the LOCKOUT...
hockey news...
NHL Network will simulcast American Hockey League games through October 28th,starting next week,on SiriusXM satellite radio...
Thursday, October 4, 2012
third sign of the apocalypse(laughing)...
NHL cancels games through October 24th... they say if deal is reached by then,possibility does exist that full 82 game season can be salvaged...
KHL game...
CSKA Moscow 2,Spartak Moscow 1,overtime win... Red Wings' player Pavel Datsyuk scored both goals,for CSKA Moscow... saw the highlight,of first goal,and reminded me of many of his Red Wings' goals... he stole the puck in Spartak's defensive zone,and shot it past goaltender...
NHL 700 plus goal club...
1)Wayne Gretzky:894 goals...
2)Gordie Howe:801 goals...
3)Brett Hull:741 goals...
4)Marcel Dionne:731 goals...
5)Phil Esposito:717 goals...
6)Mike Gartner:708 goals...
trivia...
Ray Bourque was the fifth player to play 1,500+ regular season games with one NHL team... he played 1,518 games with the Boston Bruins,of 1,612 games that he played with the Bruins,and the Colorado Avalanche...
hockey news...
ESPN announced yesterday that they will broadcast KHL games,on their streaming internet feed(ESPN3),starting on 6 October 2012...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
NHL,and Red Wings' trivia...
most games played by one player,with one team:1,687 games,by "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe,with the Detroit Red Wings... four of the five players to play 1,500 games with one team,are Alex Delvecchio,Steve Yzerman,and Nicklas Lidstrom,all with the Red Wings...
NHL collective bargaining agreement update...
there was no progress in NHL/NHLPA collective bargaining agreement talks,on Tuesday,after only two hours... what moronic,and idiotic behaviour,on both sides of dispute... the NHL is close to canceling some of the regular season... it is scheduled to begin October 11,2012... expect it... what maroons!!!!!!!! i am sick of this circus.....
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
USHL game score...
Grand Rapids Roughriders 4,Green Bay Gamblers 1... Gamblers,0-2,so far,this season...
Sunday, September 30, 2012
NHL news...
after three days of formal,and informal talks,between the NHL,and NHLPA,with no major progress,the NHL is thinking about some regular season games,this upcoming season... time and days are very short...
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
game score,and comment...
Waterloo Blackhawks 4,Green Bay Gamblers 3... USHL Clark Cup Championship banner raising,ruined by the Blackhawks,on opening night...
update...
NHL/NHLPA met for six hours,today,for resuming talks on the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)... as of right now,they plan on talking through this weekend(September 29-30)...
blog statement...
i have to have someone laugh over the NHL lockout,so i put "the apocalypse" onto the lockout,so give me a break... it is a joke,folks!!!!!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
NHL news...
John Davidson stepped down,as president of the St. Louis Blues... had three years left,on a four year contract,signed last season... no surprise,because a new owner of the Blues came aboard,and usually a new owner wants his own men,in charge... Davidson took a buyout on his contract...
second sign of the apocalypse(laughing)...
NHL cancels the rest of the preseason,and all of those games...
trivia...
in 1993-1994,when the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup,since 1940,who led the team in scoring,in the regular season??? answer:Sergei Zubov,who had 89 points,during the season... personal note:fans used to chant,"1940",to the team,when they sucked,and i vividly remember my first trip to NYC's Grand Central Station,and hearing the echo of,and joining in,"LET'S GO RANGERS",in Grand Central Station,during their Eastern Conference Finals' series,against the New Jersey Devils,that postseason...
AHL,USHL,and ECHL update...
the Grand Rapids Griffiths' training camp starts October 1st,2012... intra-team scrimmage,October 5th,and then two neutral site pre-season games,against the Lake Erie Monsters... the USHL's(United States Hockey League)Green Bay Gamblers raise their 2011 Clark Cup championship banner,and play the Waterloo(Iowa)Blackhawks,tomorrow night... the game between the Griffiths,and the Lake Erie Monsters,noted earlier,on blog,on October 6th,2012,is an exhibition game,which is part of an exhibition game doubleheader,including a game,between the Toledo Walleye,and the Kalamazoo Wings,at Huntington Center,in Toledo... the Griffiths open their American Hockey League season,October 12,2012,against the Milwaukee Admirals... the USHL game noted earlier,on blog,for the Walleye,against the Kalamazoo Wings,on October 13th,is their season opener...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
NHL news...
the NHL and NHLPA plan to resume collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks,on new CBA,on Friday...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
hockey news...
Pavel Datsyuk's disallowed goal,in yesterday's CSKA Moscow-Avangard Omsk game,was headbutted into the goal... impressive but not allowed...
NHL news...
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said in an interview that collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks could resume this week...
Monday, September 24, 2012
KHL game...
CSKA Moscow 1,Avangard Omsk 0... Igor Radulov,brother of former Nashville Predators' Alexander Radulov,scored winning goal,8:09 into second period(or they put it,28:09,into game)... Pavel Datsyuk also made a deke to put puck into net,but referee disallowed goal,and basically had good game,in his KHL debut...
KHL game...
CSKA Moscow plays Avangard Omsk,today... Pavel Datsyuk,of the Red Wings,plays first game,for CSKA Moscow,today...
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl plays Dinamo Riga,today... for reference:game will be finished about time for NFL kickoff,or by halftime of first game this morning...
sorry,folks...
blogging this week has been difficult,because i have changed my body clock,and,to me,at least,it seems like i am a step slow,in doing this this week... i have noticed that i am making too many mistakes,lately,especially this week,but i will improve,over the next few days... stay tuned,same ray blog,same ray day,every day.... BATMAN* reference...
*trademarked
odd things in a baseball game...
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher was at Tropicana Field to "throw out" the first pitch,before a game between the Toronto Blue Jays,and the Tampa Bay Rays... he actually shot,using a hockey stick,the baseball towards the catcher,who actually had a hockey stick in his hand,along with a catcher's mitt....
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Red Wings' news...
in an interview,with NHL.com,Red Wings' head coach Mike Babcock said his favorite hockey player growing up was Hockey Hall of Fame member,and Boston Bruins' legend Bobby Orr,and when Orr texted him to try to get Nicklas Lidstrom's phone number to talk to Nicklas,Babcock got excited,called Orr,and talked to him for 20 minutes... that is a kid's love for the game of hockey,when a grown man gets excited,when he talks to his favorite hockey player growing up... amazing!!!!!!
Friday, September 21, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
blog statement...
tomorrow i am taking the day off,from this blog... i will note the lockout,shortly after midnight...
AHL,and USHL update...
Grand Rapids Griffiths plays Lake Erie Monsters,October 6th...
Toledo Walleye plays Kalamazoo Wings,October 13th...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
first sign of the Apocalypse(laughing)...
NHL cancels exhibition games,through September 30th,2012...
blog statement...
when American Hockey League play starts,i will focus on one main team,the Grand Rapids Griffiths,but will go throughout the AHL season with updates... i will update the NHL season,if it ever starts,too... by the way,the AHL is not affected by the NHL lockout...
major KHL signings...
finally,Pavel Datsyuk,of the Detroit Red Wings,has signed with CSKA Moscow,of the Kontinental Hockey League... Alexander Ovechkin,of the Washington Capitals,has signed with Dynamo Moscow,of the KHL...
Evgeny Malkin,of the Pittsburgh Penguins,signed with Metallurg Magnitogorsk...
Ilya Kovalchuk,of the New Jersey Devils,signed with SKA St. Petersburg...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
commentary...
the NHL lockout is all about money... i do not like Donald Fehr(NHLPA head),and Gary Bettman(NHL Commissioner),period... you basically told the fans to take a hike,after seven years of record revenues,and you expect the fans to forgive you,for the love of the game... well,Gary,and Donald,go take a long hike yourselves,you greedy people... Donald,you ruined Major League Baseball,with Commissioner Bud Selig,with a lockout,in 1994,and it took me sixteen years to really care for baseball,again... Gary,you went through a season-long lockout in 2004-2005,for the NHL,and i still have not forgiven you for that diva-like stance... i will not forget this slap in the face,to me,and to the real fans of this beautiful game... i am a fan of the NHL,but not of the two of you,at all... to the players,and owners,of NHL negotiation committee,get the job of getting the new collective bargaining agreement done,and to the Commissioner,and NHLPA head,stop posing in front of the cameras,and simply go away...
Monday, September 17, 2012
correction...
OOPS!!!!!!! there is a report,from Russia,that Pavel Datsyuk has not signed with his old KHL team,Ak Bars Kazan... i guess that Datsyuk is waiting for the NHL lockout to become firm,in the players' minds,before doing something overseas...
hockey news...
Red Wings' player Pavel Datsyuk has signed with his old KHL team,Ak Bars Kazan... however,for NHL,and the Red Wings,there is an out clause in his KHL contract,and if there is a NHL season this year,he will be allowed to go back to Detroit,to play for the Red Wings...
Sunday, September 16, 2012
KHL score...
Atlant Moscow 2,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 1... Former NHL player Nikolai Zherdev scored winning goal,for Atlant Moscow,with 6:30 left,in game...... Zherdev last played for the Philadelphia Flyers,in 2010-2011
KHL score...
Lokomotiv Jarslavl plays Atlant Moscow,today... Lokomotiv Jaroslavl up,1-0,after one...
Saturday, September 15, 2012
blog statement...
the NHL lockout is almost certain... so i will note every day of the lockout,with a notation on my blog,"LOCKOUT:DAY ONE",and so on,and on...
Friday, September 14, 2012
KHL trivia...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,is in the Western Conference,of the KHL... the Eastern Conference also has two divisions:the Kharlamov Division is named for Valeri Kharlamov,one of the best Russians ever to play the game of hockey,and was voted as one of six players named to the International Hockey Hall of Fame(based in Kingston,Ontario,Canada)Centennial team... the other division is named the Chemyshev Division(i can not translate the word,from Russian,yet,but will try,later)...
game score,and KHL trivia...
Torpedo Niknhy Novgorod 6,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 3... Lokomotiv Jaroslavl:now 2-0-1-0-0-1(two wins,one overtime win,and one loss)in the Tarasov division... it is named for Anatoli Tarasov,one of the first Russians inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame,in the builders category... the other division,the Bobrov Division,is named for Vsevolod Bobrov who played soccer,bandy(ball hockey),and ice hockey,and is considered to be one of the best Russians ever to play those sports...
disgusting news...
the old collective bargaining agreement(CBA)expires,on September 15th(tomorrow),and there are no scheduled negotiations,so it looks like a lockout is going to happen... how long will it be??? who knows,and who cares???
Red Wings' connection to Lokomotiv Jaroslavl...
Staffan Kronwall,younger brother of Niklas Kronwall,defenseman of the Red Wings,plays for Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,this season...
Red Wings' news...
Justin Abdelkader signed a four year deal,with the Red Wings... terms not available,at this time...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
strange but true...
pop star Justin Bieber was offered a contract to play hockey,by the East Coast Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors... who would want to play hockey in Bakersfield??? no slight intended,to Bakersfield,but i used to live there!!!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
NHL news...
NHL,and NHLPA met for three hours today,and exchanged proposals,in an attempt to avoid a NHL-enforced lockout,on September 15,2012... is there time to save the NHL season???
my opinion:until they get very serious,no,but if they did get very serious,there is time...
Red Wings' news...
Red Wings sign free agent defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo to a two year contract,worth $5 million... Colaiacovo played for the St. Louis Blues,last season...
injury update,and comments...
Chris Pronger,captain of the Philadelphia Flyers,who missed most of last season,because of post concussion syndrome,will visit the Flyers' facility for testing,next week... i may not like his play on the ice,but i only wish all the best of luck,in his recovery... Chris,come back to the NHL,IN ANY CAPACITY,and i hope that you have a great life,no matter what you do... you are a Hall of Fame caliber player,in my opinion,and tell you the truth,i may have not liked your play on the ice,but Chris,you played with a true passion for the game,and i may have griped about you,but honestly,i did respect,and admire you for your all-out gritty play...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
NHL news...
the NHLPA alleges that laws in Alberta,and Quebec prohibit a team lockout of the Calgary Flames,Edmonton Oilers,and Montreal Canadiens... one question for NHLPA:what happened in 2004-2005,when NHL scrapped the season???
my opinion:the players' union is getting desperate,in stopping the NHL,from locking the players out,on September 15th...
my opinion:the players' union is getting desperate,in stopping the NHL,from locking the players out,on September 15th...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl plays Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod,Friday(14 Septembre,2012) ...
Monday, September 10, 2012
commentary...
are the NHL,and NHLPA SERIOUS about a new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)???... the old one expires on September 15th,2012,and they have had one informal meeting in the last ten days... as a fan,both sides seem to want a lockout,and basically,the fans really lose,which really sucks... both sides talk gibberish about issues that if they were serious about inking the new CBA,they would go into a room,lock the doors,and be there,except for food,and bathroom breaks,until the job is done,but they want to pose,act big,and be big donkeys,in front of the cameras... i usually buy the NHL hockey package by this time of year,but honestly,i am so sick of this lack of progress,and this circus,that if they even get one inked,i WILL NOT buy the NHL hockey package,unless they sign the new CBA,this week,and that appears as likely as getting hit by lightning,in a bathtub,indoors,while talking on the phone... so pose all you want Gary(Bettman),Donald(Fehr),and both sides of the negotiating teams,and lose a season,like in 2004-2005... i went through hockey withdrawals,once,but honestly,right now,i am very,very steamed,angry,pissed,and upset,to deal with this circus... really too bad!!!!!!!!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
update...
i will keep track of Lokomotiv Jaroslavl during this KHL season,no matter what the Red Wings,and the NHL,do this season...
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl will play their first home game,since the plane crash that claimed 44 people,on 7 Septembre 2011,including most of the team,on 16 Septembre,2012... i guarantee that there will not be a dry eye in the arena,and also a raucous crowd,for the game... they play Atlant Mytischi... note:Russian names of teams are quite different,but are spelled correct,to best of ability...
commentary...
yesterday,the NHL,and NHLPA did have an informal negotiating session,but the clock keep ticking,while the thirty teams do work to prepare for the 2012-2013 NHL season... training camps are supposed to open around September 20th,if they can finish negotiation for the new collective bargaining agreement,by September 15th... everyone thinks a lockout is coming,so NHL and NHLPA get off your corporate rearends,and do your job...
Friday, September 7, 2012
one year later,RIP Lokomotiv Jaroslavl...
this is the only post today on this blog:all 44 victims of Lokomotiv Jaroslavl KHL plane crash:
players:
Vitaly Anikeyenko,24...
Mikhail Balandin,31...
Gennady Churilov,24...
Pavel Demitra,36...
Robert Dietrich 25...
Alexander Galimov,26...
Marat Kalimulin,23...
Nikita Klyukin,21...
Stefan Liv,30...
Jan Marek,31...
Sergei Ostapchuk,21...
Karel Rachunek,32...
Ruslan Salei,36...
Maxim Shuvalov,18...
Karlis Skrastins,37...
Pavel Snurnitsyn,19...
Daniil Sobchenko,20...
Ivan Tkachenko,31...
Pavel Trakhanov,33...
Yuri Urychev,20...
Josef Vasicek,30...
Alexander Vasyunov,23...
Alexander Vyukhin,38...
Artem Yarchuk,21...
coaches:
Alexander Karpovtsev,41...
Igor Korolev,41...
Brad McCrimmon,52...
team staff:
Yuri Bakhvalov...
Aleksandr Belyaev...
Nikolai Krivonosov...
Yevgeni Kunnov...
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov...
Vladimir Piskunov...
Yevgeni Sidorov...
Andrei Zimin...
flight crew:
Nadezhda Maksumova...
Vladimir Matyushin...
Elena Sarmatova...
Elena Shavina...
Andrei Solomentsev...
Igor Zhivelov...
Sergei Zhuravlev...
players:
Vitaly Anikeyenko,24...
Mikhail Balandin,31...
Gennady Churilov,24...
Pavel Demitra,36...
Robert Dietrich 25...
Alexander Galimov,26...
Marat Kalimulin,23...
Nikita Klyukin,21...
Stefan Liv,30...
Jan Marek,31...
Sergei Ostapchuk,21...
Karel Rachunek,32...
Ruslan Salei,36...
Maxim Shuvalov,18...
Karlis Skrastins,37...
Pavel Snurnitsyn,19...
Daniil Sobchenko,20...
Ivan Tkachenko,31...
Pavel Trakhanov,33...
Yuri Urychev,20...
Josef Vasicek,30...
Alexander Vasyunov,23...
Alexander Vyukhin,38...
Artem Yarchuk,21...
coaches:
Alexander Karpovtsev,41...
Igor Korolev,41...
Brad McCrimmon,52...
team staff:
Yuri Bakhvalov...
Aleksandr Belyaev...
Nikolai Krivonosov...
Yevgeni Kunnov...
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov...
Vladimir Piskunov...
Yevgeni Sidorov...
Andrei Zimin...
flight crew:
Nadezhda Maksumova...
Vladimir Matyushin...
Elena Sarmatova...
Elena Shavina...
Andrei Solomentsev...
Igor Zhivelov...
Sergei Zhuravlev...
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Red Wings' news...
there are reports,out of Detroit,that Henrik Zetterberg will replace the retired Nicklas Lidstrom,as team captain... in many players' minds,that would be proper,and right,and has said that,"he would be honored",to be captain...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
NHL news...
Gabriel Landeskrog became the youngest captain in NHL history,for the Colorado Avalanche... at 19 years,and 286 days,he replaced Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby,who was eleven days older,when he was named captain,on May 31,2007...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
fun fact...
Toronto Maple Leafs' captain Dion Phaneuf,and actress Elisha Cuthbert got engaged,over the weekend...
Monday, September 3, 2012
sorry,folks...
Labor Day weekend must have thrown me a curve:no one's perfect,but the KHL opener for Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,against Sibir,is on Thursday,not Wednesday...
correction...
the KHL game between Dynamo Moscow,and Avengard is on the night of 4 Septembre 2012(opener of KHL season),not today;got confused,because of time zones...
funny facts...
NHL.com ranked Hall of Fame member Steve Yzerman,and soon to be Hall of Fame member(after three years)Nicklas Lidstrom,number two,and number five,respectively,on their list of the best Captains,in NHL history... both Detroit Red Wings were behind Hall of Fame member Mark Messier,who was number one,on their list...
Sunday, September 2, 2012
2012-2013 KHL season start...
2012-2013 Kontinental Hockey League season starts tomorrow,with Dynamo Moscow,playing Avengard... Sibir plays Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,Wednesday...
Saturday, September 1, 2012
commentary...
the NHL,and NHLPA have been in collective bargaining agreement talks for months... both sides have wasted much time in negotiating the CBA,for this upcoming season... the NHL wanted to talk about this before last season,during,in the playoffs,and then after last season,and the players' association delayed until late June... the League's first proposal was steep in terms of the economic issues,and the players' association's counter-proposal was for three years,with an mutual option,for the fourth year,with possible revenue sharing like Major League Baseball... the NHL tried to move closer with their second proposal,with a movement of $460 million,into a "pool",for the players,and owners to share,making it better for the players,but the players' association's proposal did not budge one inch from the first proposal,talking mostly about revenue sharing,which combined with the length proposed(three years,with an option,for a fourth year),is basically a non-starter,so they are not talking,and it is looking like a lockout,on September 16th...
my opinion:it is just terrible for the fans,because the fans really lose,and even though the NHL seems to be trying to bridge the economic gap,and are willing to talk,on most issues,the NHLPA has acted like a petulant child,and seems to be thinking that the deadline for a labor deal is October 11th(not September 15th),according to four player agents,and the NHL,when you can not have a full 82 game regular season with no training camp,because the clubs,and players need time,to get into hockey shape... even though the NHL does seem to be ready to get deal done,both sides may have different hang-ups on the deal,but to have the NHLPA not to make a serious counter-proposal to the League's first,or even their second proposal is just foolish,and the fact that the NFL,and NBA have labor pacts of ten years,makes the NHLPA's three year,with an option for a fourth year,proposal basically a joke on the owners... it seems like the NHLPA wants a lockout called,then sue in federal court about the fact that the League locked out the players,and try to force federal mediation on the owners,because they simply have not been very serious in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement... unless they get a deal done,the fans lose big time....
my opinion:it is just terrible for the fans,because the fans really lose,and even though the NHL seems to be trying to bridge the economic gap,and are willing to talk,on most issues,the NHLPA has acted like a petulant child,and seems to be thinking that the deadline for a labor deal is October 11th(not September 15th),according to four player agents,and the NHL,when you can not have a full 82 game regular season with no training camp,because the clubs,and players need time,to get into hockey shape... even though the NHL does seem to be ready to get deal done,both sides may have different hang-ups on the deal,but to have the NHLPA not to make a serious counter-proposal to the League's first,or even their second proposal is just foolish,and the fact that the NFL,and NBA have labor pacts of ten years,makes the NHLPA's three year,with an option for a fourth year,proposal basically a joke on the owners... it seems like the NHLPA wants a lockout called,then sue in federal court about the fact that the League locked out the players,and try to force federal mediation on the owners,because they simply have not been very serious in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement... unless they get a deal done,the fans lose big time....
Friday, August 31, 2012
comment...
i will comment tomorrow,on both press conferences,between the NHL,and NHLPA,about the collective bargaining agreement talks,and i do really have something to say,but right now,i am very,very upset about the stalling of the talks...
commentary...
now,it finally looks like third NHL lockout in 17 years is on.... the NHL says that the counter-proposal made by the NHLPA,was for three years,and a fourth year of players' option,of team-related revenues,"snap back",to 57%,of total revenue,which is a total non-starter,and a total joke,of a proposal... when NHLPA hired Donald Fehr,as head of their union,i honestly knew that this (2012-2013 NHL season)was in deep trouble,because my deep loathing of Donald Fehr goes back to 1994,when he and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig(do not get me going on him,please)shut down the 1994 season,in August,or September,and cancelled that year's World Series,which i will never forgive,or forget that little fact... as a true hockey fan,i am very,very upset,and very sad,right now...
commentary...
i am a true hockey fan... people may say that i just watched the 1997 and 1998 Stanley Cup Finals highlights,because i am a Detroit Red Wings' fan,and they would be right,but honestly,i still remember the breaking of the forty-two year Stanley Cup drought,like it was yesterday,and honestly,i love to look back at history... since there is a severe dead time in the NHL,with a possibility of a third lockout,since 1995,and second one since 2004,looking back at real history,and remembering the goals(Darren McCarty's Stanley Cup winning goal,from 1997,against Philadelphia Flyers was a stunning beauty),and real beauty of "the beautiful game" makes me literally cry...
people tend to forget that the true game of hockey is a stick,a puck,and child shooting at an open net,and that real beauty,and not the business of the game,which,right now,does suck rock... i love the game of hockey so much,that i simply say that,"out of one arm,i bleed Red and White(Detroit Red Wings' colors),and out of the other arm,i bleed Green,White,and Gold(Green Bay Packers' colors)"... to tell you the truth,i really do,but i love the real,true,and beautiful game of hockey most of all...
people tend to forget that the true game of hockey is a stick,a puck,and child shooting at an open net,and that real beauty,and not the business of the game,which,right now,does suck rock... i love the game of hockey so much,that i simply say that,"out of one arm,i bleed Red and White(Detroit Red Wings' colors),and out of the other arm,i bleed Green,White,and Gold(Green Bay Packers' colors)"... to tell you the truth,i really do,but i love the real,true,and beautiful game of hockey most of all...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
NHL news...
Jordan Eberle signed a six year contract extension,worth $36 million,with the Edmonton Oilers...
NHL news...
Kyle Turris signed a five year contract extension,with the Ottawa Senators:worth five years,worth $17.5 million...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
blog statement...
i will do team analysis of all thirty NHL teams,around September 15th(the last day of the current expiring collective bargaining agreement(CBA)),and if there is a lockout,it will be delayed,to around of the start of training camp,whenever that will be(depending of length of 2012-2013 NHL season)...
collective agreement talks update...
the NHLPA is considering a new NHL economic proposal,according to the Detroit News,and NHL.com,and is meeting,today...
Red Wings' news...
Pavel Datsyuk's agent,Gary Greenstin,says if there is a NHL lockout,his client will weigh options to play in the Kontinenetal Hockey League(KHL)... Datsyuk has been practicing with his hometown KHL team,and says that he wants to play,for a team,"that fights for the championship"...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
update...
i have not talked about unrestricted free agent Shane Doan too much,recently... he has said that he wants to wait to make a decision until after the Phoenix Coyotes' ownership situation is settled(it is not settled),but now he is saying that he will make his decision,by September 15th(the last day of the expiring CBA)... Doan is last link to the original Winnipeg Jets' team,when he was drafted by the Jets,before they moved to Phoenix,from Winnipeg,in 1997...
update...
Jack Jablonski had a great but busy weekend,last weekend... last week,he visited the Minnesota Vikings' training camp,blew the gjallarhorn(Vikings' big ceremonial horn),before the Vikings' preseason game,against the San Diego Chargers,and then the Los Angeles Kings' Davis Drewiske brought the Stanley Cup,for part of his day with the Stanley Cup,to Jablonski's house... on the medical front,Jablonski was actually crawling on the ground,during a recent checkup... GO JACK!!!!!!!
Monday, August 27, 2012
trivia...
what is important about a zero-zero tie,between the Toronto Maple Leafs,and the Montreal Canadiens,on March 10,1955,in Montreal,in which Canadiens' fans got so mad that they threw garbage,on the ice,including pigs' feet,because of the Maple Leafs' defensive play??? answer:the Zamboni* was first introduced,that night...
*trademarked...
*trademarked...
Sunday, August 26, 2012
commentary...
NHL.com has their "30 in 30" analysis of every NHL team focused on the San Jose Sharks,today... an early first round playoff loss,to St. Louis Blues,after two consecutive Western Conference Finals appearances does not look good to the fans... the addition of Brad Stuart,and assistant coach(and nine time Stanley Cup Champion,six as a player)Larry Robinson should help their 29th ranked penalty kill(it was 79.5%,last year),but nothing else has changed in San Jose,and with their major stars,all over the age of 30 years of age,and no major help coming from their American Hockey League affiliate(Worcester MA. Sharks),in terms of younger back-end talent,the Sharks' window to win the Stanley Cup appears to be closing... since Logan Couture was drafted,they have had only two first round NHL draft picks(one of those,in 2012)... i told you last season that trading goals,for goals was not going to work,because the trades took out the younger talented Sharks out of their major team rotation,and left the Sharks with very little back-end talent on their roster.. the top two lines,on their roster are very good,but Houston,they have a major problem,the team balance is way off,because they need somebody young to give them major contributions in terms of goalscoring(12 to 15 goals,next season),and team defense(remember 79.5% penalty kill,last season)... that will improve because of Stuart,and Robinson,but the talent on the ice has not changed that much,which is the team killer,because,in San Jose,no Stanley Cup means frustration,the clock keeps on ticking,and the window is closing... they should have cleaned house and started over,not in terms of talent,but the problem is the inept front office,but now they are stuck in a position that no NHL team would like to be in,because the major contenders,and even the teams(not in playoffs,last season) have improved in both conferences,and the Sharks have stayed basically the same,which is the major problem,in San Jose...
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
NHL news...
Edmonton Oilers re-signed Taylor Hall to a seven year contract extension;worth $42 million...
Thursday, August 23, 2012
a letter to Gary,and Donald...
to the NHL,and NHLPA:you are simply going through the motions,of meeting... are you kidding me,ninety minutes,then next week?you should get in the room,and not come out until you have an agreement,if you are serious about getting an agreement done,but both of you,in a corporate way,are not definitely not serious about coming to an agreement,because you pose in front of the cameras,and say the most inane things,about getting an agreement in place,and then go behind closed doors,and simply lie to each other,about agreeing,so then you go out and simply do not tell the fans nothing at all,about the negotiations,for the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA),and then the clock ticks onto the date of expiration of the old CBA(September 15th,2012),and as NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman,has said,in certain terms,there will be a lockout,and then the 2012-2013 NHL season,is either shortened,or scrapped,like in 2004-2005... as one fan who does remember the callous cancellation of that season,by Commissioner Bettman,it made me mad then... how do you think it will affect the fans of the NHL,now,if both of you go down that route,again??? do you even care??? get the job done!!!!!!!!!!! (sorry,folks,this is a stream of thought,not a normal post)...
commentary...
honestly,is the NHL,and the NHLPA serious about the new collective bargaining agreement and its extension,into a time frame,that is feasible,for both the League,the NHLPA,and the fans??? the NHL's proposal wanted player share of revenue go from 57%, to 46%... union numbers,which are different;they are talking of 43% of team revenue,for the players,instead of 46%,according to the NHL... the union's proposal was for the collective bargaining agreement to be,for three years... YOU KIDDING ME??? what a joke,on both fronts... NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman,and NHLPA head Donald Fehr(he,of the 1994 MLB lockout,and strike fame)must want to get a new CBA in place,and there is still time,but to cancel a negotiating session,on Wednesday,does not look good to the fans... with Bettman saying that the NHL will not play under the expiring CBA,and thus threatening a lockout,of the players,it is time to get off your hands to do something... does anyone hear the fans,and their complaints? i do not think so...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Red Wings' news...
Red Wings' 2012 second round NHL draft pick Martin Frk* had minor knee surgery,and should be ready for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season,where he will play for the Halifax(Nova Scotia)Mooseheads,this season...
*Red Wings did not have a first round draft pick,this season...
*Red Wings did not have a first round draft pick,this season...
NHL news...
Scott Hartnell signed a six year contract extension,with the Philadelphia Flyers:worth $28.5 million...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
NHL news...
Mike Fisher signed a contract extension,with the Nashville Predators:worth $8.4 million,for two years...
Monday, August 20, 2012
KHL news...
Stanley Cup winner(with Pittsburgh Penguins-2009)Miroslav Satan has signed a contract with Slovan Bratislava,for their first season,in the Kontinental Hockey League(KHL)...
NHL news...
the Nashville Predators signed defenseman Scott Hannon,to an one year contract,Friday...
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
hockey news...
Canada beat Finland,4-0 to win their fifth straight Ivan Hlinka Memorial Hockey Tournament(in other words,the under-18 World Cup),when Nathan MacKinnon,who plays for the Halifax Mooseheads,of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League,scored a hat trick... two,of three goals that he scored were in the second period,when Canada scored three goals...
Friday, August 17, 2012
collective agreement talks update...
general issues about the game of hockey were discussed in the most recent collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks... the economic issues are the most important issues still on the table,and will be discussed next Wednesday,in further negotiations,and the old CBA expires September 15th,2012,remember?
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Red Wings' news...
due to the uncertainty of the labor troubles(CBA talks),and pending lockout,the Red Wings have cancelled their annual prospects camp,in Traverse City,Michigan...
commentary...
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was,"disappointed",in the NHLPA's counter economic proposal to the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA) talks,and says that there is a "wide gap",in both proposals... he has said that the NHL owners will not play under the expiring,but,right now,current CBA,for another season... anyone,for a possible LOCKOUT,this season??? old CBA expiring September 15th,2012... my feelings for Bettman,as NHL Commissioner,go way deep,and let me say,that they are very low grade,as a Commissioner,of a professional sports league... he presided over the shady movement of a franchise,from Winnipeg,to Phoenix(and that franchise is still owed,by the NHL,as of right now),and the 2004-2005 NHL lockout,which,to this day,irritates me no end(and still is the only time,that a professional sports league shut down,because of labor trouble,for an entire season)...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Happy Birthday,Ivan...
former Red Wings' player Ivan Boldirev was born,today,in Zrenjanin,Yugoslavia(now:Serbia),in 1949... he played 1,052 games,in his career,from 1970-1971,to 1984-1985,including stops in Boston(Bruins),Oakland(California Golden Seals),Chicago(Blackhawks),Atlanta(Flames),Vancouver(Canucks),and in Detroit(Red Wings)... he was in Detroit the last three years,of his NHL career...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
NHL news...
Max Pacioretty signed a six year contract extension,with the Montreal Canadiens,worth about $27 million dollars...
Monday, August 13, 2012
good news,and bad news...
good news:the Red Wings have not lost too many players,to free agency this off-season...
good news:the Red Wings have about $13 million,in salary cap space,this off-season...
good news:it seems that the Red Wings are the same team,as last year...
bad news:Nicklas Lidstrom,their captain,retired,leaving the biggest hole in the defensive blueline,perhaps in last 20+ years,of team history...
bad news:they have signed very few free agents,missing out on the big names,in free agency...
bad news:Red Wings lost in five games,to Nashville,in the first round of last year's playoffs...
bad news,for the fans:a very long 82 game season....
good news:the Red Wings have about $13 million,in salary cap space,this off-season...
good news:it seems that the Red Wings are the same team,as last year...
bad news:Nicklas Lidstrom,their captain,retired,leaving the biggest hole in the defensive blueline,perhaps in last 20+ years,of team history...
bad news:they have signed very few free agents,missing out on the big names,in free agency...
bad news:Red Wings lost in five games,to Nashville,in the first round of last year's playoffs...
bad news,for the fans:a very long 82 game season....
NHL news...
Philadelphia Flyers' Andreas Lilja has had hip surgery,and will miss four months,may be back in December,or January(if the season starts on time,depending on collective bargaining agreement talks)...
Sunday, August 12, 2012
hockey news...
Cristobal Huet foregoes NHL return,and signed a four year contract,with Lausanne,of the Swiss League...
Saturday, August 11, 2012
trivia...
which two players did not miss a regular season game,in 2011-2012,for the Red Wings? answer:Niklas Kronwall,and Henrik Zetterberg...
NHL news...
the NHLPA is supposed to have a counter proposal for the NHL,early next week,possibly Tuesday,when the NHL,and NHLPA,meet next,for negotiations...
Friday, August 10, 2012
Canada-Russia Challenge...
the Canada-Russia Challenge is a series of four games,looking back to 1972 Summit Series,between Canada,and the Soviet Union(a rather nasty series of seven games,won by Canada in a surprise win,of 4 games to 3 games,back in 1972)... now back to the future:the first two games have been played in Jaroslavl,Russia,and the next two games will be played in Halifax,Nova Scotia... Canada won first game,3-2,with a three goal second period,and Russia won the second game,6-3,behind Kirill Kasputin's hat trick... Kasputin plays for... guess who? Lokomotiv Jaroslavl!!!!! proceeds of the series' games,in Jaroslavl,Russia,go to helping the families of the Lokomotiv Jaroslavl plane tragedy...
Red Wings' news...
the Red Wings have about $13 million dollars,in salary cap room... they need help,on the blueline,but it appears that they are waiting for the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)to be ratified,to fill out their roster,for next season...
Thursday, August 9, 2012
NHL news...
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says that NHL will lock out the players,without a new collective bargaining agreement... the old CBA expires September 15th,2012...
today in NHL history...
twenty-four years ago today,Wayne Gretzky was traded by the Edmonton Oilers,to the Los Angeles Kings... even though the Oilers won the Stanley Cup,in 1990,without him,Edmonton,honestly,has not been the same team,since then... however,the NHL has exploded into Southern California,Arizona,and Florida,since that date... NHL pundits,and hockey buffs,see the day as,"the day that hockey changed"... former owner Peter Pocklington is still a villain,in Edmonton,for selling(trading)Gretzky,to Kings... however it was a dispute,between Gretzky,and Pocklington,over his contract,and the fact that Gretzky changed his personal services contract,to a standard five year contract,and making him a free agent,in 1988-1989,and the fact that Gretzky would not renegotiate his contract,during the season... that was not known to the fans,at that time... the press conference in Edmonton,for Gretzky,saying goodbye to the fans was a tear jerker...
collective bargaining agreement update...
the collective bargaining agreement(CBA)negotiations yesterday focused on supplemental discipline issues,in their ongoing talks,and it will go on... old CBA expires September 15th,and both sides have said that there is still time to come up with new CBA,before that date... until then,i will be upbeat about the negotiations...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
collective agreement talks update...
NHL,and NHLPA met again yesterday in collective bargaining agreement(CBA)talks... they go through today... the NHLPA is close in giving a counter-proposal in contract talks...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Kocur's cause...
former Red Wings' enforcer Joey Kocur has a charity softball game,near Detroit,at least for the last four years,to benefit The Joe Kocur Foundation,for Children... Team White beat Team Red,14-7... it is an event,with four different games that day;a Little League game,a sponsor appreciation game,a law enforcement vs. firefighters game,and a celebrities game,with many Detroit-area professional players playing,along with announcers involved,playing,and commentating the game... last year(2011),it raised $75,000... to help children,it was a class act,and a whole lot of fun...
Red Wings' news...
Red Wings signed Tomas Jurco,their 2011 second round pick,to a three year entry level contract(rookie contract),and will play with the Grand Rapids Griffiths,their American Hockey League affiliate...
Monday, August 6, 2012
commentary...
the Boston Bruins have a problem in goal,this upcoming season... they lost their starting goaltender(Tim Thomas),to "personal reasons"(his words),and they did sign his backup(Tuukka Rask),to an one year contract,last week,but the Bruins are saying that it is no big deal... only thing is:to go into a complete 82 game NHL season,with one proven(no matter how good that guy is)goaltender,is major trouble(example:2009-2010 Red Wings',and last half,of last season(2012-2013),with the Red Wings,when they had major injuries,and they called up players,from Grand Rapids)... no matter what the Bruins say,they have major trouble,this upcoming season...
Sunday, August 5, 2012
NHL news...
Phoenix Coyotes' free agent Shane Doan reiterated his desire to re-sign with the only club that he has been with,throughout his NHL career... he was drafted by the original Winnipeg Jets,and moved to Phoenix with the franchise... he is holding up his decision,because of the instability of the ownership situation... he has visited five,or so,teams for salary offers,but really wants to end his career,with Phoenix... i really hope the ownership situation in Phoenix,is cleared up soon... two things do hold it up,and they are:a possible referendum,and lawsuit,aiming to reverse the city of Glendale(Arizona),and its arena deal,with possible owner Greg Jamison,and a possible "gift clause" lawsuit,being pondered,by the Goldwater Institute... by the way,the NHL-NHLPA collective bargaining agreement talks also hold up the entire season...
Saturday, August 4, 2012
trivia...
what head coach guided the Red Wings to their very first Stanley Cup,in 1936? answer:Jack Adams,whom the coach of the year trophy is named for...
what Hockey Hall of Fame member played his last game,in the Stanley Cup playoffs,against Detroit,for the Toronto Maple Leafs,in 1936? answer:Frank "King" Clancy,who later refereed 20 Stanley Cup Finals' games,and was inducted into the HHOF,IN 1958... when he died,in 1986,he was the last surviving member of the great 1922-1923 original Ottawa Senators' Stanley Cup-winning team(it was before the formation of the NHL)... the King Clancy Memorial Trophy is named for him,for leadership,on,and off the ice... his nickname,"King",came from his father who played Canadian football,for Ottawa,and his father,was known as,"the King of the Heelers",and then shortened to "King"... heeling was the way that they snapped the football,back in the early 20th century...
what Hockey Hall of Fame member played his last game,in the Stanley Cup playoffs,against Detroit,for the Toronto Maple Leafs,in 1936? answer:Frank "King" Clancy,who later refereed 20 Stanley Cup Finals' games,and was inducted into the HHOF,IN 1958... when he died,in 1986,he was the last surviving member of the great 1922-1923 original Ottawa Senators' Stanley Cup-winning team(it was before the formation of the NHL)... the King Clancy Memorial Trophy is named for him,for leadership,on,and off the ice... his nickname,"King",came from his father who played Canadian football,for Ottawa,and his father,was known as,"the King of the Heelers",and then shortened to "King"... heeling was the way that they snapped the football,back in the early 20th century...
Friday, August 3, 2012
Red Wings' news...
former Red Wings' coach Scotty Bowman will coach the Red Wings' alumni during the 2013 Bridgestone Winter Classic alumni game,the day before the Winter Classic game between the Toronto Maple Leafs,and the Detroit Red Wings,and Sergei Fedorov,and members of "the Russian Five" will also play in the game...
Red Wings renew agreement with the East Coast Hockey League's Toledo Walleye through the 2013-2014 season...
Red Wings renew agreement with the East Coast Hockey League's Toledo Walleye through the 2013-2014 season...
Thursday, August 2, 2012
KHL news...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl opens KHL regular season,6 Septembre 2012,one day,before anniversary of KHL plane crash,at Sibir(Qashliq);historical capital of the Khanate of Sibir(it is also the Russian name for Siberia)...
KHL preseason action...
Lokomotiv Jaroslavl returned to KHL preseason hockey action,last night... they lost to CSKA Moscow,4-1... THE TRAIN WILL RISE...
Happy Birthday,Leo...
former Red Wings' player,and Hockey Hall of Fame member(class of 1986),Leo Boivin was born on this day,in 1932... Boivin played 1,150 games,for Toronto Maple Leafs,Boston Bruins,Red Wings,Pittsburgh Penguins,and the Minnesota North Stars,from 1951-1952,to 1969-1970,and had 1,192 penalty minutes in his NHL career... he coached the Ottawa 67's,of the Ontario Hockey League,for brief period,tutoring a young Denis Potvin,who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame,in 1991...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
NHL news...
Philadelphia Flyers re-signed head coach Peter LaViolette to a two year contract extension...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Red Wings' news...
Red Wings signed Martin Frk,their second round pick to an entry level contract... they did not have a first round pick in this year's NHL Draft...
commentary...
i am a Detroit Red Wings' fan... a die-hard fan,if you must know... i do remember the "Dead Wings" era,of the 70's,and the 80's... i root for the team... the team history is sacred to me... i am just waiting to see what the Red Wings are going to do,because the Red Wings may be an underdog this upcoming season,and the fans may have been spoiled by this 20+year run of playoff success that the Red Wings have had,and yet,they still have talent to compete,unlike the "Dead Wings" era,which was horrible,period...
to me,the team is what i root for,good,or bad,and there are fair-weather fans out there,who only root for a team,when they are winning,and do not realize that the team that they root for may not have a good year,or two... the true fans are the ones who stand with the team,when the good times are good,and the bad things happen... the Red Wings do have enough talent,to compete,or the talent will fall short,and the Red Wings struggle for a playoff spot...
i am a die-hard fan of the Red Wings,period...
to me,the team is what i root for,good,or bad,and there are fair-weather fans out there,who only root for a team,when they are winning,and do not realize that the team that they root for may not have a good year,or two... the true fans are the ones who stand with the team,when the good times are good,and the bad things happen... the Red Wings do have enough talent,to compete,or the talent will fall short,and the Red Wings struggle for a playoff spot...
i am a die-hard fan of the Red Wings,period...
not all players go for the money,just yet...
Mark Jankowski,the first scholastic player picked,at 21st,in first round,of the 2012 NHL draft,by the Calgary Flames,has elected to go continue his education,and play collegiate hockey,at Providence College,this upcoming season...
Monday, July 30, 2012
feel good story...
in Ogdensburg,New York,hometown boy,Detroit Red Wings' goaltender Jimmy Howard outfitted their junior hockey team,with everything needed for a hockey team,out of his own pocket... at the Richard G. Lockwood Community Center,in Ogdensburg,the ice rink is named after Jimmy Howard...
Sunday, July 29, 2012
injury update...
remember Jack Jablonski? there was a fundraiser that raised $120,000,over the weekend,for his medical needs,at the XCEL Energy Center,in St. Paul,Minnesota(home of the Minnesota Wild)... he was injured December 30th,2011,in a junior-varsity game,between Benilde-St. Margaret's High School,and Wayzata High School,in Minnesota... update:during an appointment to see how he is doing,in mid-May,he actually moved his little finger,and his leg,and ankle,slightly... the hospital staff got excited... he tweeted,at that time,"just slightly moved little finger,and left leg/ankle" #bigday"... he also visited his school,May 30th...
Saturday, July 28, 2012
update...
the Steve Moore vs Todd Bertuzzi,Marc Crawford,and the Vancouver Canucks,et al lawsuit hearing has been moved again,to January,2013... this lawsuit goes back to a game,between the Colorado Avalanche,and the Vancouver Canucks,before the NHL's lost season(lockout),in which Bertuzzi jumped onto the back of Moore,and drove Moore's head and neck onto the ice,in a hotly contested game,in which both teams were very nasty,in the game... no argument about what happened in game(as far as what Bertuzzi did to Moore)... this lawsuit was filed,in 2006,and has been delayed for six years,by requests by the defense lawyers... only question is:how much money will every defendant pay to Moore??? Bertuzzi's stupidity was the worst thing that i ever saw on the ice,period...
Friday, July 27, 2012
collective bargaining agreement update...
NHL,and NHLPA discussed player benefits,and length of training camp,among other things,in a very informative,and so far,very cordial collective bargaining agreement talks over the last three days...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
commentary...
being a Red Wings' fan this off-season is not very fun,because Ken Holland(Red Wings' general manager)has sat on about $16 million dollar salary cap space,and has done very little to fill the major holes left on the blueline,with the departure of discontented Brad Stuart(to San Jose),and the retirement of seven-time Norris Trophy,and four time Stanley Cup winner,Nicklas Lidstrom... what in the world is Holland doing? being prudent,but the Red Wings' fans are on edge,because they see a huge hole in the blueline,and nothing being done,so they say... honestly,the top of the line defensivemen out in free agency wanted long term contract(example:Shea Weber's 14 year,$110 million re-signing,by the Nashville Predators,and the twin signings,by the Minnesota Wild,of Ryan Suter,and Zach Parise-basically both wanted to play near home,or had family considerations),and even though Red Wings had a lot of salary cap space,they were priced out of the signing wars,this year,so far... it is the team that i support,no matter what happens,but it will be a tough season for the fans,but,at least,i will give Holland time to reform the Red Wings' roster... i believe that the Red Wings will be an underdog this upcoming NHL season,whenever that happens(depending on collective bargaining agreement talks),and because of that they will fight for a playoff spot(as of right now)...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
record that will not be broken...
the best plus/minus mark for a NHL player,is an amazing plus-700,by Larry Robinson,one of the best NHL defensivemen,in NHL history,who played for the Montreal Canadiens,and won five Stanley Cups... the second man on that list is Wayne "the Great One" Gretzky,with a plus-551... Robinson,and the recently retired Nicklas Lidstrom are the only NHL players,never to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs(20 years),in their careers...
NHL news...
NHL,and NHLPA resume negotiations for the new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday,discussing discipline,and other issues... negotiations continue today,and Thursday...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
NHL news...
Nashville Predators matched offer sheet,given by the Philadelphia Flyers,to Shea Weber;14 years,$110 million...
NHL news...
Rick Nash was dealt,by the Columbus Blue Jackets,to the New York Rangers,yesterday,along with Steven Delisle,and a conditional third round 2013 NHL Draft pick,for Brandon Dubinsky,Artem Anisimov,Tim Erixon,and the Rangers' 2013 NHL first round draft pick... if the Rangers make it to the Stanley Cup Final,Columbus keeps its third round draft pick,next year...
Monday, July 23, 2012
NHL news...
Rick Nash has been traded to the New York Rangers,by the Columbus Blue Jackets... more later on this trade...
NHL news...
Nail Yakupov,the first overall draft pick,in the 2012 NHL Draft,signed a three year entry level contract,with the Edmonton Oilers,today...
NHL news...
Kris Versteeg re-signed with the Florida Panthers with a four year contract... terms were not released...
Sunday, July 22, 2012
NHL oddities...
there are two fourth generation NHL players,in the "pipeline",maybe for playing in NHL,this upcoming season... one is Blake Geoffrion(noted in this blog,earlier,on July 16th,2012)... the other one would be Brett Hextall,whose grandfather,Bryan Sr.,won the Stanley Cup,in 1940,with the New York Rangers... Brett Hextall was drafted,in 2008,by the Phoenix Coyotes,and was called up,by the Coyotes,during the playoffs,last season...
Saturday, July 21, 2012
collective bargaining agreement update...
the NHL,and NHLPA concluded a three day collective bargaining agreement negotiation session,yesterday... talks continue next week... plan is to get new collective bargaining agreement in place by time old one expires on September 15,2012...
Friday, July 20, 2012
RIP movie theater victims...
this morning's Aurora(CO) movie theater disaster was a tragedy,for the families involved... condolences,and deep respect to families involved...
personal side note:i spent time at the mall nearest the movie theater,in the mid-90's,so i personally know the area well..
personal side note:i spent time at the mall nearest the movie theater,in the mid-90's,so i personally know the area well..
NHL news...
T.J. Oshie re-signed with the St. Louis Blues;five years,$20.875 million... good signing by the Blues...
Thursday, July 19, 2012
free agent offer sheet signing...
defenseman Shea Weber signed free agent offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers;fourteen years,worth $110 million,$68 million in bonuses,over the first six years... Nashville Predators have a week to match offer,or get four first round picks,from Philadelphia...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
hockey dead time...
during the NHL league year,this is the dead time,because all you hear about players being signed to various lengths of contracts,and you hear about retired players wanting to give it,"one more try",like Mike Modano,who retired after the 2010-2011 season... so it is trivia time,starting tomorrow...
Monday, July 16, 2012
NHL news,and NHL history...
Montreal Canadiens re-signed Blake Geoffrion,the only (as i believe)fourth generation NHL player(great-grandson of Hockey Hall of Fame member Howie Morenz,and grandson of Hockey Hall of Fame member Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion)... he signed a two way contract,worth $803,250,in the NHL...
in one of the most tragic twists,in NHL history,Morenz suffered a severely broken left leg,when his skate got stuck in the boards,and then a Chicago Black Hawks'(spelling of team name,in the 1930's) player fell on his leg,during a game,between Montreal,and Chicago,on January 28,1937,in Montreal... he never played in NHL,again,and tragically got depressed,and suffered a heart attack,in the hospital,while walking to the washroom,on March 8,1937... his funeral was at the Montreal Forum,and broadcast live throughout Canada,on radio,and had a rotating military honor guard,of four around the casket,as fans lined up to view the casket,and say last respects to Morenz...
personal note:when i read the story of Morenz's tragic death,i cried...
in one of the most tragic twists,in NHL history,Morenz suffered a severely broken left leg,when his skate got stuck in the boards,and then a Chicago Black Hawks'(spelling of team name,in the 1930's) player fell on his leg,during a game,between Montreal,and Chicago,on January 28,1937,in Montreal... he never played in NHL,again,and tragically got depressed,and suffered a heart attack,in the hospital,while walking to the washroom,on March 8,1937... his funeral was at the Montreal Forum,and broadcast live throughout Canada,on radio,and had a rotating military honor guard,of four around the casket,as fans lined up to view the casket,and say last respects to Morenz...
personal note:when i read the story of Morenz's tragic death,i cried...
NHL news...
Washington Capitals re-signed defenseman Mike Green,to a $18.25 million dollar three year contract extension...
Sunday, July 15, 2012
feel good story...
23 year old Red Wings' prospect Bryan Rufenach died earlier this summer traveling in Europe(noted also earlier on this blog),so the Red Wings during their development camp,in Traverse City,Michigan,and the entire Red Wings' organization,and teams(Red Wings,Grand Rapids Griffiths,of the American Hockey League(AHL),and the Toledo Walleye,of the East Coast Hockey League(ECHL),proclaimed July 10th,2012,Bryan Rufenach Day,in Traverse City,Michigan...
NHL news...
fourteen free agents will have their salary arbitration hearings,starting July 20th,through August 4th... four free agents of note:Kyle Quincey,with the Detroit Red Wings,and Kris Versteeg,who won Stanley Cup,with Chicago,in 2009-2010,with the Florida Panthers,T.J. Oshie,with the St. Louis Blues,and Sam Gagner(Mister eight point(my words)-scored eight points in game,against the Chicago Blackhawks),with the Edmonton Oilers...
Saturday, July 14, 2012
a letter to Tomas Holmstrom...
dear Tomas:you have played 1,026 regular season games,have been the best in-front of net player,in NHL history,have absorbed hits to your ribs,and your knees are not what they were,in the past,but you are a player with character... you have said that you will play for the Red Wings,next season,or retire... i would love for you to play for the Red Wings,for,at least,one more year,but if you decide to retire,that is just fine,with this Red Wings' fan,but i really hope you have a great life,and simply do what your heart tells you,and if you play for the Red Wings,next season,i really hope you are really healthy,all season,because your health is most important than the beautiful game of hockey...
NHL'S collective bargaining agreement initial propositions....
1:trim player revenue,from 57%,to 46%,of total revenue...
2:player contracts would be limited to five years...
3:players would be have to wait ten years to become an unrestricted free agent,up from seven years,now...
4:salary arbitration would be eliminated...
5:entry level contracts would be extended to five years,up from three years...
6:eliminate signing bonuses,as,according to NHL,they alter players' share of hockey-related revenue...
7:range of salary cap revenue,from top to bottom,would go from $16 million,now,to $12 million,in the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)...
my opinion:this is a long process,and some of these proposals have no chance... expect a dogfight...
2:player contracts would be limited to five years...
3:players would be have to wait ten years to become an unrestricted free agent,up from seven years,now...
4:salary arbitration would be eliminated...
5:entry level contracts would be extended to five years,up from three years...
6:eliminate signing bonuses,as,according to NHL,they alter players' share of hockey-related revenue...
7:range of salary cap revenue,from top to bottom,would go from $16 million,now,to $12 million,in the new collective bargaining agreement(CBA)...
my opinion:this is a long process,and some of these proposals have no chance... expect a dogfight...
NHL news...
in the category of,"no big surprise",the Anaheim Ducks re-signed Teemu Selanne,to an one year contract... Selanne holds NHL rookie goal-scoring record,when he scored 76 goals,in 1992-1993,with the original Winnipeg Jets... he has scored 663 goals,in his nineteen year career,and 466 goals(all-time leader),in Anaheim...
Friday, July 13, 2012
Red Wings' news...
Nicklas Lidstrom will remain with the Red Wings,as a scout,most likely in Europe....
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