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Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:29 +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/2013/01/27/kenny-hotz-has-a-new-job-and-he-doesnt-care-if-he-gets-fired/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/kenny-hotz-has-a-new-job-and-he-doesnt-care-if-he-gets-fired/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:10:49 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341007 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/kenny-hotz-has-a-new-job-and-he-doesnt-care-if-he-gets-fired/feed/ 0 A chat about his new radio show and, of course, Spenny 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/2013/01/17/large-majority-will-tune-in-to-nhl-games-just-like-before-poll/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/large-majority-will-tune-in-to-nhl-games-just-like-before-poll/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:50:48 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/large-majority-will-tune-in-to-nhl-games-just-like-before-poll/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman’s assessment of the loyalty of hockey fans appears... 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/2013/01/03/nhl-players-start-voting-on-disclaimer-shortly-after-first-deadline-passes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/nhl-players-start-voting-on-disclaimer-shortly-after-first-deadline-passes/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:51:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/nhl-players-start-voting-on-disclaimer-shortly-after-first-deadline-passes/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Less than a day after letting a self-imposed deadline pass... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/nhl-labour-talks-expected-to-resume-after-late-night-of-negotiations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/nhl-labour-talks-expected-to-resume-after-late-night-of-negotiations/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:19:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/nhl-labour-talks-expected-to-resume-after-late-night-of-negotiations/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Talks between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association did not... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/nhl-reviewing-new-proposal-while-nhlpa-faces-deadline-to-file-disclaimer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/nhl-reviewing-new-proposal-while-nhlpa-faces-deadline-to-file-disclaimer/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:25:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332847 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/nhl-reviewing-new-proposal-while-nhlpa-faces-deadline-to-file-disclaimer/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, – With the NHL’s labour talks now shrouded in secrecy, a barometer... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/nhl-delivers-counter-proposal-to-union-in-push-to-save-the-season/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/nhl-delivers-counter-proposal-to-union-in-push-to-save-the-season/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 04:12:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/nhl-delivers-counter-proposal-to-union-in-push-to-save-the-season/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL delivered a comprehensive counter-proposal to the NHL Players’... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/long-day-ahead-as-nhl-and-union-make-plans-for-full-day-of-labour-talks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/long-day-ahead-as-nhl-and-union-make-plans-for-full-day-of-labour-talks/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:16:09 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/long-day-ahead-as-nhl-and-union-make-plans-for-full-day-of-labour-talks/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The push towards a deal that would save a shortened... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/28/nhl-makes-movement-on-buyouts-contract-length-in-new-proposal-to-nhlpa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/28/nhl-makes-movement-on-buyouts-contract-length-in-new-proposal-to-nhlpa/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:38:11 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332177 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/28/nhl-makes-movement-on-buyouts-contract-length-in-new-proposal-to-nhlpa/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The NHL is making a serious bid to save the season. With... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/players-vote-to-give-nhlpa-board-power-to-dissolve-union-source/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/players-vote-to-give-nhlpa-board-power-to-dissolve-union-source/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:37:32 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/players-vote-to-give-nhlpa-board-power-to-dissolve-union-source/feed/ 0 TORONTO – NHL players have moved a step closer to dissolving their union. A... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/nhl-cancels-games-through-jan-14-moves-closer-to-calling-off-season/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/nhl-cancels-games-through-jan-14-moves-closer-to-calling-off-season/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:06:26 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/nhl-cancels-games-through-jan-14-moves-closer-to-calling-off-season/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL is believed to be one step away from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-prime-minister-at-years-end/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-prime-minister-at-years-end/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:30:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/the-prime-minister-at-years-end/feed/ 0 From a pair of year-end interviews, the Prime Minister discusses the NHL lockout, Newtown,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-brent-rathgeber-save-the-stanley-cup/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-brent-rathgeber-save-the-stanley-cup/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:46:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/will-brent-rathgeber-save-the-stanley-cup/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP suggests, if the NHL season is cancelled, that the Stanley Cup’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/nhl-nhlpa-to-resume-talks-with-mediators-at-private-location/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/nhl-nhlpa-to-resume-talks-with-mediators-at-private-location/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:16:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326754 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/nhl-nhlpa-to-resume-talks-with-mediators-at-private-location/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The NHL and NHL Players’ Association will resume their collective bargaining negotiations... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/nhl-to-cancel-games-through-dec-30-as-lockout-continues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/nhl-to-cancel-games-through-dec-30-as-lockout-continues/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:26:54 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326118 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/nhl-to-cancel-games-through-dec-30-as-lockout-continues/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, – The earliest a shortened NHL season will start is Dec. 31.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/nhl-talks-break-down-after-two-days-of-optimism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/nhl-talks-break-down-after-two-days-of-optimism/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:16:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/nhl-talks-break-down-after-two-days-of-optimism/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL labour talks have hit another roadblock — and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/nhl-players-association-says-league-rejects-its-offer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/nhl-players-association-says-league-rejects-its-offer/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:45:16 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324796 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/nhl-players-association-says-league-rejects-its-offer/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL labour situation has hit another roadblock. The NHL... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/nhl-nhlpa-exchange-offers-as-tension-rises-in-collective-bargaining-talks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/nhl-nhlpa-exchange-offers-as-tension-rises-in-collective-bargaining-talks/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:50:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/nhl-nhlpa-exchange-offers-as-tension-rises-in-collective-bargaining-talks/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – A wave of optimism gave way to tension as the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/collective-bargaining-talks-between-nhl-owners-and-players-stretch-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/collective-bargaining-talks-between-nhl-owners-and-players-stretch-on/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:40:20 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323486 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/collective-bargaining-talks-between-nhl-owners-and-players-stretch-on/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The latest round of NHL labour talks is stretching well... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/nhl-requests-complete-proposal-from-nhlpa-during-bargaining-session/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/nhl-requests-complete-proposal-from-nhlpa-during-bargaining-session/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:14:06 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/nhl-requests-complete-proposal-from-nhlpa-during-bargaining-session/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL wants to see everything put in writing. With... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/bettman-suggests-to-nhlpa-that-sides-take-a-break-in-negotiations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/bettman-suggests-to-nhlpa-that-sides-take-a-break-in-negotiations/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:44:30 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315564 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/bettman-suggests-to-nhlpa-that-sides-take-a-break-in-negotiations/feed/ 0 TORONTO – After a lockout spanning almost nine weeks, about the only thing the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/nhl-talks-to-continue-for-4th-straight-day-bettman-says-still-a-lot-of-work-to-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/nhl-talks-to-continue-for-4th-straight-day-bettman-says-still-a-lot-of-work-to-do/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:30:56 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313143 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/nhl-talks-to-continue-for-4th-straight-day-bettman-says-still-a-lot-of-work-to-do/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL and NHL Players’ Association will meet for a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/nhl-negotiations-stretch-through-dinner-hour-for-second-straight-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/nhl-negotiations-stretch-through-dinner-hour-for-second-straight-day/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:19:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/nhl-negotiations-stretch-through-dinner-hour-for-second-straight-day/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL’s collective bargaining talks stretched well into the evening... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/nhl-nhlpa-return-to-bargaining-table-with-session-that-lasts-into-the-evening/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/nhl-nhlpa-return-to-bargaining-table-with-session-that-lasts-into-the-evening/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:05:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/nhl-nhlpa-return-to-bargaining-table-with-session-that-lasts-into-the-evening/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, – The NHL and NHL Players’ Association didn’t just return to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/04/bill-daly-says-marathon-cba-session-with-steve-fehr-covered-a-lot-of-ground/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/04/bill-daly-says-marathon-cba-session-with-steve-fehr-covered-a-lot-of-ground/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:32:53 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311174 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/04/bill-daly-says-marathon-cba-session-with-steve-fehr-covered-a-lot-of-ground/feed/ 0 The conversation is flowing again between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. A marathon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/no-hockey-before-nov-1-as-more-nhl-games-are-cancelled/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/no-hockey-before-nov-1-as-more-nhl-games-are-cancelled/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:48:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/no-hockey-before-nov-1-as-more-nhl-games-are-cancelled/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The National Hockey League is cancelling another batch of regular-season... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/gary-bettman-offers-new-deal-to-players-hopes-to-save-the-season/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/gary-bettman-offers-new-deal-to-players-hopes-to-save-the-season/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:33:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303878 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/gary-bettman-offers-new-deal-to-players-hopes-to-save-the-season/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The NHL has presented a new offer to the players that it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/good-news-9/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/good-news-9/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/good-news-9/feed/ 0 This week: the NHL, Twitter over sex, and why going bald is better http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/alberta-labour-board-allows-nhl-lockout-of-oilers-flames-to-continue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/alberta-labour-board-allows-nhl-lockout-of-oilers-flames-to-continue/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:38:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302002 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/alberta-labour-board-allows-nhl-lockout-of-oilers-flames-to-continue/feed/ 0 EDMONTON – The Alberta Labour Relations Board has decided that the NHL’s lockout of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/newsmakers-sept-27-oct-4-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/newsmakers-sept-27-oct-4-2012/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:20:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299636 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/07/newsmakers-sept-27-oct-4-2012/feed/ 0 Sept 27-Oct 4, 2012: Anne Hathaway gets hitched, the Supreme Court adds one to the bench, and a new Oscar host 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/2012/09/09/what-the-nhl-needs-to-fix-its-labour-problems-more-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/09/what-the-nhl-needs-to-fix-its-labour-problems-more-canada/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289666 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/09/what-the-nhl-needs-to-fix-its-labour-problems-more-canada/feed/ 0 So who’s to blame? There is no disguising the obvious candidate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/didnt-we-just-have-one-of-those/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/didnt-we-just-have-one-of-those/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:00:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/didnt-we-just-have-one-of-those/feed/ 0 Scott Feschuk on players, owners and the PR war