http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:09:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/randumbness-the-new-nhl-is-less-predictable-than-you-think/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/randumbness-the-new-nhl-is-less-predictable-than-you-think/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:28:59 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/randumbness-the-new-nhl-is-less-predictable-than-you-think/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on how the shootout has changed the NHL's regular season — for the crazier http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/bettman-is-sorry-so-sorry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/bettman-is-sorry-so-sorry/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/bettman-is-sorry-so-sorry/feed/ 0 The NHL commish is sorry, writes Scott Feschuk. So all is forgiven, right? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/a-winning-record/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/a-winning-record/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:00:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/a-winning-record/feed/ 0 Three times now, the commissioner has locked out his players. Three times now, he's delivered a win http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-last-of-the-nhl-labour-wars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-last-of-the-nhl-labour-wars/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:56:07 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334139 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-last-of-the-nhl-labour-wars/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on what hockey can learn from the NBA http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/lockout-over-blame-game-just-getting-started/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/lockout-over-blame-game-just-getting-started/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:37:17 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/lockout-over-blame-game-just-getting-started/feed/ 0 Jonathon Gatehouse explains why the end of the lockout is hardly a cause for celebration http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/good-news-15/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/good-news-15/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:55:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317418 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/good-news-15/feed/ 0 Toronto hosts the 100th Grey Cup and lunar phases have no effect on incidences of psychological problems http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/delay-of-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/delay-of-game/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:47:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306870 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/delay-of-game/feed/ 0 While the league and its players sweat the small stuff, the NHL wastes its potential http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/less-hockey-but-look-more-bettman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/less-hockey-but-look-more-bettman/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297108 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/less-hockey-but-look-more-bettman/feed/ 0 Let us take a moment to consider the upside of the NHL lockout http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/on-what-nhl-players-want-why-theyre-underpaid-and-their-message-to-the-fans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/on-what-nhl-players-want-why-theyre-underpaid-and-their-message-to-the-fans/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:43:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295255 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/on-what-nhl-players-want-why-theyre-underpaid-and-their-message-to-the-fans/feed/ 0 In conversation with Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/garys-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/garys-game/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/garys-game/feed/ 0 The NHL commissioner brought hockey to its knees, twice. Get ready for the third period. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/canada%e2%80%99s-game-gets-dirty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/canada%e2%80%99s-game-gets-dirty/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:40:36 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217504 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/canada%e2%80%99s-game-gets-dirty/feed/ 0 Even today, racism creeps into the NHL http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/high-stakes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/high-stakes/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:20:41 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201951 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/18/high-stakes/feed/ 0 Jeffrey Pollack's newly created poker league aims to turn players into pampered sports celebrities http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/gary-bettman-in-conversation-with-with-jonathon-gatehouse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/gary-bettman-in-conversation-with-with-jonathon-gatehouse/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:38 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/gary-bettman-in-conversation-with-with-jonathon-gatehouse/feed/ 5 What he thinks of future franchise relocation, the Aaron Rome hit and the culture of the game http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/how-we-got-our-team-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/how-we-got-our-team-back/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:40:29 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195112 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/06/how-we-got-our-team-back/feed/ 12 It took a new arena, US$170 million, and Mark Chipman's persistence http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/dust-up-in-the-desert/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/dust-up-in-the-desert/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:32:29 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182886 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/dust-up-in-the-desert/feed/ 39 Death threats, hate mail, conspiracy theories. Welcome to hockey night in Phoenix. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/the-most-expensive-game-on-earth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/the-most-expensive-game-on-earth/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:48:28 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/the-most-expensive-game-on-earth/feed/ 23 When it comes to extracting money from local governments, the NHL has it down to a science http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/we-dont-want-people-building-a-building-on-our-account/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/we-dont-want-people-building-a-building-on-our-account/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:04:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/we-dont-want-people-building-a-building-on-our-account/feed/ 13 Speaking over the weekend in Carolina, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the question of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/a-modest-proposal-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/a-modest-proposal-2/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:45:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/a-modest-proposal-2/feed/ 0 As our Paul Wells reported yesterday, the Prime Minister has broached the subject of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/the-devils-hell-and-the-nhl/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/the-devils-hell-and-the-nhl/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:08:39 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141974 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/the-devils-hell-and-the-nhl/feed/ 0 "It is no longer clear exactly which frontloaded contracts are kosher and which are treyf" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/why-the-nhl-needs-to-be-in-the-games/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/why-the-nhl-needs-to-be-in-the-games/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=106971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/why-the-nhl-needs-to-be-in-the-games/feed/ 15 NHL commissioner Gary Bettman can think of a lot of reasons why his league should not participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics, to be held in Sochi, Russia. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/a-real-game-changer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/a-real-game-changer/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:30 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=106653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/15/a-real-game-changer/feed/ 3 Will the NHL let its players compete in the next Winter Games? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/the-commons-this-is-our-game-and-we-need-to-protect-our-players/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/the-commons-this-is-our-game-and-we-need-to-protect-our-players/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:11:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/the-commons-this-is-our-game-and-we-need-to-protect-our-players/feed/ 34 Oh, Patrice Cormier, look what ye hath wrought http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/the-interview-gary-bettman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/the-interview-gary-bettman/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=91637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/the-interview-gary-bettman/feed/ 52 NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Canada, the ‘covenant’ with fans, Gretzky and on trying to do the right things http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-commons-huzzah-mr-ignatieff-asks-a-question-that-is-not-entirely-rhetorical/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-commons-huzzah-mr-ignatieff-asks-a-question-that-is-not-entirely-rhetorical/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:45:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-commons-huzzah-mr-ignatieff-asks-a-question-that-is-not-entirely-rhetorical/feed/ 33 But never let it be said Parliament is no place for a Ringo joke http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/this-week-week-of-june-25th/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/this-week-week-of-june-25th/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=66798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/this-week-week-of-june-25th/feed/ 0 Plus a week in the life of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-commons-general-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-commons-general-canada/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:46:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=43303 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/13/the-commons-general-canada/feed/ 31 Hillier shares some of his wisdom—and a joke about George Stroumboulopoulos http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/can-we-please-now-ban-fighting-in-hockey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/can-we-please-now-ban-fighting-in-hockey/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:35:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=1684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/03/can-we-please-now-ban-fighting-in-hockey/feed/ 788 A young man dies on the ice. A father hopes for change. Why isn’t the NHL listening? http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/admittedly-not-everything-can-be-his-fault/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/admittedly-not-everything-can-be-his-fault/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:56:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=18398 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/18/admittedly-not-everything-can-be-his-fault/feed/ 4 While the Prime Minister should be held to account at all times and made... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/25/small-balls-wednesday-june-25-2008/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/25/small-balls-wednesday-june-25-2008/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:51:05 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2451 La première étoile:... Russian Marat Safin caused a sensational upset today at Wimbledon by]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/25/small-balls-wednesday-june-25-2008/feed/ 0 La première étoile:... Russian Marat Safin caused a sensational upset today at Wimbledon by http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/16/three-cheers-for-the-iihf/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/16/three-cheers-for-the-iihf/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 15:32:52 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1062 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/16/three-cheers-for-the-iihf/feed/ 1 Some speculate that Gary Bettman is celebrating at NHL h.q. that the semifinals are...