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NHL delivers yet another gimmick for overtime, but once again fails to...
The National Hockey League has once again decided to tinker with its rules while ignoring the elephant in the room. Today Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the Board of Governors has approved...
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NHL scuttles wrong-headed "coach & executive compensation" policy, but not...
When it comes to redefining the Law of Unintended Consequences, the National Hockey League has few peers. The latest example is the short-lived policy forcing teams to provide compensation in the form...
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Cult of Hockey: The John Scott fiasco is the latest example of the NHL’s...
There’s a reason why NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is routinely greeted by a chorus of boos whenever he makes an appearance. The commissioner is the public face of a league which is often both...
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Oilers Entertainment Group will bid for next World Cup of Hockey
The Edmonton Oilers will bid for the 2020 World Cup of Hockey “as soon as they roll out the process.” That’s the word from Oilers Entertainment Group CEO Bob Nicholson, who said he has already informed...
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Edmonton Oilers get another crack at an outdoor NHL game, this time in Winnipeg
Winnipeg – It was confirmed Sunday that the Edmonton Oilers will play the Jets in an outdoor NHL game in Winnipeg on Oct. 23. The first Heritage Classic, between Edmonton and Montreal, was played in...
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Cult of Hockey: How will NHL expansion to Las Vegas affect the Edmonton Oilers?
The show started 20 minutes late for no apparent reason, but when it did it unfolded pretty much exactly as scripted. After a few bon mots about how great his league is in general, NHL Commissioner...
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"Katz & Co. need to stop acting like spoiled, entitled brats"— essential...
Part 2: Where Daryl Katz battles Northlands and is accused of the old “bait and switch” This is the second part of an ongoing series on the essential quotes about Edmonton’s downtown arena project. If...
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Dan Barnes: Heritage Classic in 2003 saved in "the frozen moment"
There will be no anxiety-filled “frozen moment” at this Heritage Classic. The weather is going to co-operate on Sunday for the game between the Oilers and Jets. But 13 years ago, the first regular...
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Terry Jones: Edmonton now home to Bettman's best barn
It was Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, when your correspondent boarded Air Canada Flight 1156 to New York’s La Guardia airport on the same plane as then-Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel. Edmonton Oilers owner...
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Dan Barnes: Money making it messy at all levels of hockey
The economic hierarchy of hockey is in some turmoil, and games played in courts and meeting rooms could impact those played on the major junior, world championship and Olympic ice. The issue they have...
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