by Adam Proteau - March 22, 2012 3:50 PM EDT
The NFL, another league with player safety issues, isn't afraid to dish out big penalties and neither should the NHL be.
In all my time at The Hockey News, I’ve rarely met an NHLer who was more of a stand-up guy than Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith. The first time I spoke with him – at the 2009 Winter Classic in Chicago – I mentioned I wrote for THN and Keith immediately perked up in a show of respect for the publication.
by Adam Proteau - February 29, 2012 3:10 PM EST
When the Blue Jackets GM announced it was Rick Nash who asked for a trade, he set off a string of events that will end with Columbus not getting enough for its star player.
I was prepared to defend Scott Howson right through Monday’s 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline. Then the Columbus GM stepped to the podium after it was over, opened his mouth and praise-proofed himself in the saga of the Blue Jackets’ now forever-fractured relationship with franchise cornerstone Rick Nash.
by Adam Proteau - February 23, 2012 1:28 PM EST
When Graham James is sentenced for his crimes, it's not about how long it's for, but what lessons we learn.
When Graham James is sentenced to prison for his heinous crimes, there will be no shortage of people arguing the penalty he got was too light, no matter what the punishment winds up being.
by Adam Proteau - February 16, 2012 2:35 PM EST
If the new CBA includes an amnesty buyout, which player on your team would be picked and what are the chances of it happening?
There remains talk among some NHL agents that the league’s next collective bargaining agreement will include a provision allowing the opportunity for each team to “amnesty” one unwieldy player contract from its salary cap books without any penalty other than the financial buyout itself.
by Adam Proteau - February 9, 2012 2:26 PM EST
If the new CBA includes an amnesty buyout, which player on your team would be picked and what are the chances of it happening?
There remains talk among some NHL agents that the league’s next collective bargaining agreement will include a provision allowing the opportunity for each team to “amnesty” one unwieldy player contract from its salary cap books without any penalty other than the financial buyout itself.
by Adam Proteau - February 2, 2012 3:07 PM EST
Every NHL team has something to be sorry for so Adam Proteau does it for them in this week's column.
The Montreal Canadiens raised eyebrows around the hockey world after issuing an apology for hiring a unilingual head coach to replace the fired Jacques Martin.
by Adam Proteau - January 28, 2012 4:47 PM EST
After the board of governors meeting, Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr both spoke to the media about CBA talks.
OTTAWA – After the NHL Board of Governors meetings finished up late Saturday morning, league commissioner Gary Bettman was more than willing to share the good news – namely, that the league is heading toward record revenues and attendance and that the city of Columbus was awarded hosting duties for the 2013 All-Star Game – but was less willing to talk pessimistically or aggressively when it came to some of his business’ tender areas.
by Adam Proteau - January 25, 2012 2:47 PM EST
Adam Proteau sat down with Donald Fehr for a story in a recent issue of THN and we present the interview in its entirety.
After a year on the job as executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, Donald Fehr is as calm as he ever was during his 26 years running Major League Baseball’s players union.
by Adam Proteau - January 19, 2012 1:30 PM EST
Putting the All-Star Game outdoors would create a new buzz around the event that currently doesn't mean much to most hockey fans.
There’s a lot to like about the NHL’s massively successful Winter Classic experiment. There’s not as much to like about the NHL’s All-Star Game weekend.
by Adam Proteau - January 12, 2012 1:45 PM EST
While a coach has many hockey people over his head that determine his fate, the GM is in more control.
When Scott Arniel was made to walk the Blue Jackets’ plank Monday, some felt it was unfair GM Scott Howson didn’t join his now-former coach wearing the latest in sandwich board couture on the unemployment lines.
by Adam Proteau - January 9, 2012 4:30 PM EST
With injuries, suspensions and many other problems getting in the way, the Blue Jackets, and their coach, never stood a chance.
It’s hard for him to see at the moment, but Scott Arniel’s luck got a lot better with his dismissal as Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Monday.
by Adam Proteau - January 5, 2012 2:35 PM EST
Brendan Shanahan was supposed to usher in a new era of justice, but as the season has moved along, it has proven to be the same as it ever was.
When the NHL replaced chief disciplinarian Colin Campbell with Brendan Shanahan last spring and gave him the reassuring title of senior vice-president, player safety, I really wanted to believe things were going to change.
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