Detroit Quiet Without Year-End Hockey Game
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There's a hole in the heart of Hockeytown. Joe Louis Arena was dark and empty New Year's Eve. It's the place where thousands traditionally begin their night of revelry with a pre-holiday Detroit Red Wings game.
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NEW YORK (CP) - The NHL has cancelled the Feb. 12-13 all-star weekend in Atlanta because of the lockout. There&#39;s still a chance hockey will resume this year but a shortened season will need all the dates possible
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A year removed from a crippling labor dispute, the NHL is back on its feet ready to take the next step down the road to recovery on Wednesday as a new season opens with as much angst as anticipation.
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The response of fans and media to Thursday&#39;s unexpected request from NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow for a Dec. 9 meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has been subdued, as was the response when Bettman agreed to the meeting.
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NHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.    While rinks from Pittsburgh to Montreal to Anaheim figure to be quiet in the coming weeks, the ice will be crowded with high-priced talent in places such as the Czech Republic...
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The NHL is disappearing right before our eyes, and the reason is simple.
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The Detroit Red Wings dominated the first half of the NHL season. Now they're taking over the All-Star game, too.
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Representatives for team owners and  locked-out players met under a cloak of secrecy Wednesday, with  no indication if the two sides had come closer to resolving the  labor dispute threatening to wipe out the entire ice hockey  season.
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The NHL lockout forced the cancellation of this season&#39;s All-Star game, scheduled to be held in Atlanta in February. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin on Oct.
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The dark cloud hovering these past two years over the National Hockey League has descended, and we may not see the light of play for quite some time.
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The last time Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman played in an NHL game, during the 2004 playoffs, he had to be helped off the ice when a puck broke bones near his left eye. Yzerman vowed to return, with a visor, but didn't get the chance.
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Detroit is 39-10-0-4 (first in the Central Division with 82 points); Boston is 27-19-2-3 (third in the Northeast Division with 59 points). Goals: Henrik Zetterberg 30, Tomas Holmstrom 20, Dan Cleary 19. Assists: Pavel Datsyuk 46, Nicklas Lidstrom 44, Brian Rafalski 35. Goaltending : Chris Osgood ...
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The Detroit Red Wings have five games against the Nashville Predators on the horizon and captain Nicklas Lidstrom is circling the dates on his calendar.
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It's usually easy to avoid Thanksgiving games, especially the early one. That's because Detroit is always involved and the Lions are what might be called "traditionally challenged" on a traditional day.
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TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistons will not have coach Larry Brown on the sideline when they visit the Toronto Raptors Friday.
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Given the current state of the National Hockey League, it's a giant long shot if the game comes back for any part of the 2004-05 season. What the product will look like when it does resume remains to be seen. Will the 82-game season be shortened? It certainly should be. Will they find a way to legislate the trap out ...
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The NHL canceled its annual all-star game on Wednesday, the showcase event becoming the latest casualty in the ongoing labor dispute between owners and players.