Articles for tag: NHL

Karla News

What is the Fascination with Barry Melrose’s Hair?

The NHL season has begun once again. How do I know this? Is it because I’m a huge NHL fan and have been counting down the days to the new NHL season? No. Is it because some hockey fan has excitedly informed me that the NHL season is beginning? No. The only reason I know ...

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With NHL Lockout Over, Will AHL Attendance Fall?

With it’s sibling sidelined for 113 days, the American Hockey League temporarily enjoyed pro-hockey supremacy in North America. And with that supremacy came more more media interest, more exposure, and apparently, more fans in seats. AHL.com reported that “through Jan. 1, AHL attendance league-wide is up 6.8 percent from the same point last season, with ...

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The NHL Network Should Be Free

At the beginning of this hockey season, Cablevision in Hoboken decided to play quite the little prank on yours truly. For the first week of the NHL season, I discovered that I had the NHL Network. Unbelievable! I now had a televised 24-hour outlet for constant NHL news, scores and highlights. Then, to my delight, ...

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Why the NHL Cancelled the 2004-2005 Season

For the first time in American history, a sports season was cancelled. The National Hockey League (NHL) cancelled their 2004 – 2005 hockey season after the league and the Players’ Association failed to come to an agreement to new bargaining terms. While other professional sports league, such as Major League Baseball (MLB), had to either ...