Handicapping the CBA: No winners, only fans lose

By PattiDawnSwansson | Feb 22nd 2019 | 6 min read |

You know what's going to happen. At some point later today or tomorrow (perhaps both), Gary Bettman will stand behind a bank of microphones, his h...

The 2012 NHL Lockout meets its end: NHL and NHLPA agree on tentative 10-year Collective Bargaining Agreement

By TrevorMaughan | Feb 22nd 2019 | 4 min read |

Wake up Winnipeg Jets‘ fans! In case you weren’t one of the few burning your midnight oils while rapidly refreshing Twitter (don’t w...

The myth of 'Lost Livelihoods' through the NHL lockout

By YawAxis | Feb 22nd 2019 | 4 min read |

One of the main arguments people make against the lack of settlement in the ongoing NHL lockout is that so many people are losing their livelihoods be...

Why would Evander Kane want to play in Winnipeg?

By PattiDawnSwansson | Feb 22nd 2019 | 4 min read |

I’m afraid the Kane scrutiny will never end. Not as long as Evander Kane wears Winnipeg Jets linen, it won’t. That's why at some point...

CBC wants to know, Canada: What are you doing with your free time during the NHL lockout?

By TrevorMaughan | Feb 22nd 2019 | 3 min read |

Last week, Arctic Ice Hockey and members from other Canadian-based SB Nation hockey blogs were contacted by Marcy Cuttler, a producer for CBC's Do...

Why NHL owners hate capitalism

By YawAxis | Feb 22nd 2019 | 6 min read |

If you’re one of the people who are supporting the owners in this lockout, a lot of your reasoning likely comes back to the economic system we live ...

Alexander Burmistrov takes to Instagram; expresses desire to play in the KHL should NHL lockout wipe out an entire season

By TrevorMaughan | Feb 22nd 2019 | 4 min read |

Before Alexander Burmistrov accepted his assignment to the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps, I was a huge proponent of his choice to play in the K...

The NHL has cancelled games through December 30, 2012 as hopes for a season hang in the balance

By TrevorMaughan | Feb 22nd 2019 | 9 min read |

And so, we come that much closer to reaching the end game. After promising talks between then NHL and NHLPA heated up through the early part of last w...

Winnipeg Jets' owner Mark Chipman "disappointed" with NHL's inability to reach a deal

By TrevorMaughan | Feb 21st 2019 | 3 min read |

Well, that was unexpected. After days of promising labour discussions taking place between NHL owners and their players at the Westin Times Hotel in N...

An open letter to Mark Chipman and True North Sports and Entertainment

By TrevorMaughan | Feb 21st 2019 | 4 min read |

Dear Mr. Chipman, I'm sure you and business partner David Thomson didn't have this in mind amid your May 2011 purchase of the Atlanta Thrasher...