18 March, 2010

Category Archives: Gary Bettman

Olympic Hockey To Remember — and Perpetuate

1 March, 2010

Just how good was hockey in Vancouver’s Olympics, and what should the future of the Games hold in terms of the NHL’s participation? We share our post-Olympics thoughts.
Andrew
For the U.S., these Olympics were anything but a failure — across the board and most particularly in hockey. Not only did the Yanks push the gold medal [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Hockey Heroes, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Olympic hockey, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics, Washington Capitals | Comments (18)

Mes Amis, Let Us Contract and Realign!

11 December, 2009

A few of our readers yesterday thought us advocates for General Sherman’s re-entry into, and reigniting of, Atlanta. Not true. We only want the rink there burned down. The good news is that were you to do that on a game night no one would get hurt.
Jokes, people, jokes.
(Sherman’s dead, after all.)
These same readers thought [...]

Also filed in Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Quebec Nordiques, Southeast Division, The Great Old Patrick Division | Comments (2)

Roadtrip to Russia: An Update

13 November, 2009

A bit of a Cold War summit took place this week in Washington, with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman convening with his Russian counterpart, KHL President Alexander Medvedev. They chatted a bit about player contracts, as you might imagine. Dmitry Chesnokov had the opportunity to interview Medvedev mere moments after the meeting, and recounted the exchange [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, National Hockey League, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

ASG Roster Announced, Caps Fans Underwhelmed

8 January, 2009

With the release of the Eastern Conference roster for this year’s NHL All-Star Game, one thing is clear: the NHL is clueless.

Also filed in Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League | Comments (11)

A Would-Be Zebra's Code of Behavior

22 October, 2008

A morning shower train of thought: were I an NHL referee, how would players, coaches, and fans commonly characterize my officiating style?
For starters, I would¬†well withstand¬†charges of blindness; thanks to Lasik, I’m a fella who can read the tiny scroll on the corner hanging television viewed from the tavern’s most secluded corner.
But more importantly, every [...]

Also filed in Incompetent Referees, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League | Comments (4)

These Are Not Your Father's Capitals

17 October, 2008

Among the many marvelous associations we’ll reminisce about from Thursday night, October 16, 2008, years from now, let romance be ascendant. At the Capitol Hill game-watch gathering I attended married women fell into my embrace moments after Michael Nylander’s game-tying goal, and lingered there. Not-so-Platonic kissing accompanied Boyd Gordon’s game-winner.
This was a 10 o’clock hour [...]

Also filed in Hardcore Hockey Fans, Matt Bradley, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (9)

If Matt Bradley Was King

7 August, 2008

Throughout the month of August, Puck Daddy Greg Wyshynski will be soliciting hockey journalists, authors, players, bloggers, etc., for a simple list.  Name 5 ways you would change the NHL.
It’s early in August and Puck Daddy’s feature is already a gold mine.¬† Some highlights:
Helene Elliott, LA Times columnist : Tell Gary Bettman, “You know [...]

Also filed in Internet, Matt Bradley, Media, National Hockey League, Puck Daddy | Comments (4)

Bettman's Apocalypse – A Distraction from Hockeyless Summer

31 July, 2008

As July winds down and August draws near, hockey fans everywhere are itching for the NHL to return. This time of hockey drought is difficult; sure, a few storylines remain, like Mats Sundin (the NHL’s version of the Brett Favre saga) and for Washington Capitals fans the team’s salary cap management decisions. But this is [...]

Also filed in Frivolous Summer File, NHL Salary Cap, Puck Daddy, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Windy City Winter Classic Confirmed

16 July, 2008

The NHL today confirmed what had long been suspected: that its next outdoor game would take place at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, on January 1, 2009.
The Original Six matchup between the Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will be the 701st between the clubs –¬†the most¬†of¬†any¬†NHL clubs.
Back in May, when we wondered about the next iteration [...]

Also filed in Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey, Hockey Rinks, Hockey Towns, Hockey Weather, Ice, National Hockey League, Winter Classic, detroit red wings | Comments (1)

It's Time To Realign and Bring Back the Heat Among Hated Rivals

9 June, 2008

I have six principles guiding a much-needed, rigorous realignment of NHL teams for the 2009-10 season. They are:
(1) There is widespread support among general managers, owners, players, media, the presidential candidates, and hockey fans to have the Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby rivalry, such as it is, coronated formally in a [...]

Also filed in Conferences, Eastern Conference, Hockey Legends, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington Capitals, Western Conference | Comments (32)

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