Everyone knows that if the NHL and NHLPA didn't agree on a new collective bargaining by September 15th...that the NHL would close all it's doors for a lockout. Here is the Message from the NHL to the fans. Well it's already 9/23/2012 and haven't heard a single thing about the NHL and NHLPA getting together to work out a plan so that hockey could resume. What we have heard is that NHL announces cancellation of preseason schedule through Sept. 30 ....which is pretty sad. The NHL told it's staff that it plans 20% pay cut. There are a few teams that have already announced lay offs. Florida Panthers lay off employees, including mascot Stanley C. Panther,Canucks' front office will take pay cut over lockout, and Blue Jackets executives, coaches to take salary cuts of up to 50 percent because of lockout. Now to me this is the craziest out of all that I've read....."NHL has instructed the insurers to cancel all insurance coverage, effective September 16, 2012. This includes Medical and Dental coverage for Players and their families, Disability insurance, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance, and Spousal Life insurance. Thank goodness the NHLPA is working to restore players' cancelled insurance.
Honestly I could careless who is to blame either NHL or NHLPA or both. Just get your shit together cause you're really screwing everyone over....being fans, employees, or even yourself. It's almost October and the pre-season should begin but don't hold your breath....this lockout will go on for a while. There's a lot of teams are giving an incentive for Season Ticket Holders during the lockout to keep their money with the team. This is a list of a few of them.
Chicago Blackhawks 2%
Minnesota Wild 10%
Washington Capitals 1%
Anaheim Ducks 5%
Buffalo Sabres 4%
Columbus Blue Jackets 4%
Winnipeg Jets 3%
Carolina Hurricanes 3%
Philadelphia Flyers 2%
Pittsburgh Penguins 1.5%
Dallas Stars 5%
| Now for anyone getting worried that their favorite player is going oversea to play hockey and gets hurts.....well blame it on the NHL. At least the players have an option to play somewhere else since the owners are a little too greedy. Im not saying the players are right...just need to work something out asap so that us fans aren't sad and people that work for the NHL aren't getting laid off or taking a paycut. Thanks your fan of NHL hockey! |
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| Here's a list of NHL Players Playing Overseas so far according to TSN |
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| (it is updated often so check back anytime) |
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| Anisimov, Artem | C | Columbus | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL |
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| Backstrom, Niklas | G | Minnesota | Dynamo Minsk | KHL |
| Berglund, Patrik | RW | St. Louis | Vasteras | Swedish Elite |
| Bobrovsky, Sergei | G | Columbus | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL |
| Brunner, Damien | F | Detroit | EV Zug | Swiss Elite |
| Bryzgalov, Ilya | G | Philadelphia | CSKA Moscow | KHL |
| Cervenka, Roman | C | Calgary | Slavia Praha | Czech League |
| Couture, Logan | C | San Jose | Geneva-Servette | Swiss Elite |
| Datsyuk, Pavel | C | Detroit | CSKA Moscow | KHL |
| Daugavins, Kaspars | D | Ottawa | Dynamo Riga | KHL |
| Demers, Jason | D | San Jose | Oulu | Finnish Elite |
| Diaz, Raphael | D | Montreal | EV Zug | Swiss Elite |
| Ehrhoff, Christian | D | Buffalo | Krefeld | German Elite |
| Ennis, Tyler | C | Buffalo | SC Langnau | Swiss Elite |
| Fasth, Viktor | G | Anaheim | Tingsryd | Swedish League (T2) |
| Fedotenko, Ruslan | LW | Philadelphia | HC Donbass | KHL |
| Ference, Andrew | D | Boston | Ceske Budejovice | Czech League |
| Filppula, Valtteri | LW | Detroit | Jokerit | Finland |
| Frolik, Michael | F | Chicago | HC Chomutov | Czech League |
| Gonchar, Sergei | D | Ottawa | Metallurg | KHL |
| Hemsky, Ales | RW | Edmonton | Pardubice | Czech League |
| Hudler, Jiri | C | Calgary | Lev Praha | KHL |
| Jagr, Jaromir | RW | Dallas | Kladno | Czech League |
| Joensuu, Jesse | RW | NY Islanders | Assat | Finnish League |
| Jokinen, Jussi | LW | Carolina | Oulu | Finnish Elite |
| Josi, Roman | D | Nashville | Bern | Swiss Elite |
| Kaberle, Tomas | D | Montreal | Kladno | Czech Extraliga |
| Klesla, Rostislav | D | Phoenix | Trinec | Czech Extraliga |
| Kopitar, Anze | C | Los Angeles | Mora | Swedish Elite |
| Kovalchuk, Ilya | LW | New Jersey | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL |
| Kubina, Pavel | D | Philadelphia | Vitkovice | Czech Extraliga |
| Kulemin, Nikolai | LW | Toronto | Metallurg | KHL |
| Martinek, Radek | D | Columbus | Ceske Budejovice | Czech League |
| Malkin, Evgeni | C | Pittsburgh | Metallurg | KHL |
| Nash, Rick | LW | NY Rangers | Davos | Swiss Elite |
| Neuvirth, Michal | LW | Washington | Sparta Praha | Czech League |
| Ovechkin, Alex | LW | Washington | Dynamo Moscow | KHL |
| Pavelec, Ondrej | G | Winnipeg | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech Extraliga |
| Petrell, Lennart | C | Edmonton | HIFK | Finnish Elite |
| Plekanec, Tomas | C | Montreal | Kladno | Czech League |
| Ponikarovsky, Alexei | RW | Winnipeg | HC Donbass | KHL |
| Sbisa, Luca | D | Anaheim | HC Lugano | Swiss Elite |
| Seguin, Tyler | RW | Boston | EHC Biel | Swiss Elite |
| Smid, Ladislav | D | Edmonton | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech Extraliga |
| Sobotka, Vladimir | C | St. Louis | Slavia Praha | Czech League |
| Spezza, Jason | C | Ottawa | Rapperswil-Jona | Swiss Elite |
| Spurgeon, Jared | D | Minnesota | SC Langnau | Swiss Elite |
| Streit, Mark | D | NY Islanders | Bern | Swiss Elite |
| Tarasenko, Vladmir | F | St. Louis | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL |
| Tatar, Tomas | LW | Detroit | SHK 37 Piestany | Slovakia |
| Thornton, Joe | C | San Jose | Davos | Swiss Elite |
| Tlusty, Jiri | LW | Carolina | Kladno | Czech League |
| Varlamov, Semyon | G | Colorado | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL |
| Visnovsky, Lubomir | D | NY Islanders | Slovan Bratislava | KHL |
| Voracek, Jakub | RW | Philadelphia | HC Lev Praha | KHL |
| Weber, Yannick | D | Montreal | Geneva-Servette | Swiss Elite |
| Yakupov, Nail | RW | Edmonton | Neftekhimik | KHL |
| Zidlicky, Marek | D | New Jersey | Kladno | Czech League |
Me being from Chicago...I have heard of one hockey team taking advantage of the situation....Chicago Steel Hockey Team...Lock in with the Steel this season. As a result of the NHL strike, the Steel would like to offer a “Lockout Ticket Package”. For only $40, you can get four tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas, four pucks signed by MacEachern and Slavin, a locker room tour, and free parking. Blackhawks and Chicago Express season ticket holders from the 2011-12 season, can also purchase discounted Steel season tickets and flex plans simply by showing their 2011-12 season ticket invoice. For $150, you can cheer on the Steel at all 32 home games and for $60 you get 12 undated ticket vouchers and can select the games that work best for you. ----Not a bad option to watch live hockey.
Of course we have to end it with a few good videos on You Tube which explains are heartache of this lockout.
The lockout Song (No More Merch)
Wake Me Up When The Lockout Ends
