The playoffs start tonight.
Ryan Callahan’s insane goal from tonight’s game against the Jets. I was at the game. This might be the prettiest goal I’ve seen in person.
Cally is amazing. He had three assists and a goal tonight. He’s carrying this team on his back into the post season.
![The new (proposed) NHL realignment. The NHLPA has approved it now the Board of Governors needs to approve it.
I’d like to welcome Detroit and Columbus to the Eastern Conference. It’s as if they’ve been in this time zone all along. Also anything that takes Winnipeg out of the South Eastern Division makes sense to me.
It’s going to be a really crazy season next year.
[via TSN]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/543587a4faa24b0b1d1c9f278ae417a6/tumblr_mjcuwegA801qz9nvbo1_500.png)
The new (proposed) NHL realignment. The NHLPA has approved it now the Board of Governors needs to approve it.
I’d like to welcome Detroit and Columbus to the Eastern Conference. It’s as if they’ve been in this time zone all along. Also anything that takes Winnipeg out of the South Eastern Division makes sense to me.
It’s going to be a really crazy season next year.
[via TSN]
Finally a Sports Center commercial for Muppets and Hockey fans alike.
Muppets, check. Hockey, check. Reblog, check.
ESPN’s NHL Power Rankings Week 1
To parallel Zanussi’s post. Yes, It’s like the lockout never happened.
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I would be hard pressed to find something that compares to hockey….not just NHL hockey, but the speed and fury in which it is played in ice skating rinks, concrete parks, and ponds across many countries. If it has ever been important to you, it stains your psyche with an undying love for the spirit of the game. This weekend, it returns to our shores in the form of the NHL, but it has never stopped everywhere else. Our love for the game sits elbow to elbow with you… We at ApK made this video for every fan, every night-leaguer, every hockey addict. We’re looking forward to seeing the ice torn up.
#welcomeback
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Season starts this week. PUMPED.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/73fffe52bfc32039bc581b6ff0fa9b7c/tumblr_mgq8a55V3S1qz8s4go1_500.jpg)
I would be hard pressed to find something that compares to hockey….not just NHL hockey, but the speed and fury in which it is played in ice skating rinks, concrete parks, and ponds across many countries. If it has ever been important to you, it stains your psyche with an undying love for the spirit of the game. This weekend, it returns to our shores in the form of the NHL, but it has never stopped everywhere else. Our love for the game sits elbow to elbow with you… We at ApK made this video for every fan, every night-leaguer, every hockey addict. We’re looking forward to seeing the ice torn up.
#welcomeback[click to view in full screen]
Season starts this week. PUMPED.
“Don Fehr and I are here to tell you that we have reached an agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement…” said Commissioner Gary Bettman.
Finally. Hockey is BACK!
Now, when do Bettman and Fehr come out and say “3 lockouts in 17 years is too many. We are obviously out of touch so we’re stepping down”? Because this is how these things are supposed to work. But I can yell about that in the coming weeks. For now, I’m just happy that the NHL is back.
Yesterday the NHL canceled the entire November schedule. The picture above is the front page of NHL.com. See that tiny sentence of text near the upper right, that’s where you can find the news about the canceled games.
It’s really shitty that NHL.com is as silent about the lockout as ESPN, ESPN.com, and (somehow) ESPN.com/NHL. I know the site is run by the NHL but they should still be upfront about lockout information instead of trying to distract us with The Mighty Ducks.
It also really bothers me that no one in the mainstream media is talking about hockey. The closest thing we got was President Obama talking about it on Leno:
“Every time these things happens, I just want to remind the owners and the players, you guys make money becuase you’ve got a whole bunch of fans out there who are working really hard, they buy tickets, they’re watching on TV. Y’all should be able to figure this out. Get this done”
This comment came just days before the NHL canceled the November schedule. To make things worse, the New York Rangers Blog thinks the Winter Classic will be canceled on Monday.
If the Winter Classic is canceled on Monday the NHL loses it’s most watched regular season game and a chance to get fans on board for the rest of the season. Canceling the Winter Classic pretty much guarantees that there will not be a season at all.
I’ve said this before, but I really believe to force a deal we need to raise the public awareness of the lockout. I watched Twitter and Facebook explode after the replacement refs blew the Packers / Seahawks game. I wasn’t even aware the NFL was using replacement refs until that night. Days later a deal was on the table and signed. I think the swiftness of the deal had something to do with the public outcry.
Right now the public isn’t really asking for the lockout to end - the media is silent. Neither ESPN, Bleacher Report, or SB Nation have NHL lockout news on the front page. The public perception of the NHL is… well… nonexistent. The owners and players don’t look bad because they’re staying out of the media while they argue over how to split up their millions of dollars.
They’re screwing over fans, they’re screwing over arena employees (stats coming soon… i’m working on it), and the NHL is not being held accountable in the public’s eye.
So take time out of your day and tweet something at @NHL. Urge them to make a deal. Or don’t. I mean NHL.com has video of Joshua Jackson at the NHL awards in 1993. You should probably just watch that instead.
