Hockey-Mad Canadians Face Disappointing Christmas
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For hockey-mad Canadians, tickets to an NHL game are the ultimate Christmas gift. This year, though, they are worthless after NHL owners locked out players in a labor dispute
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A look at the NHL lockout through Saturday, Dec. 4:
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LOS ANGELES  - Those darn aliens and predators upset the box office hierarchy established during the weekend before Christmas.
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Christmas comes today, but the Nets don&#39;t have any new big men under their tree. And it&#39;s not even like the team was naughty this year.
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With the final sands of the National  Hockey League's season slipping through the hourglass due to a  labor dispute, many players are desperately turning to far  flung regions to salvage some playing time.
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Set aside, for a moment, the Twelve Days of Christmas. And consider what the coming holiday season would be like with the Twelve Teams of Playoffs.
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Like an NHL player in search of some real live hockey, the New York Yankees find themselves with nothing to do this weekend, unless you consider adding up the cost of another disappointing season something to do.
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For hockey-mad Canadians, tickets to an NHL game are the ultimate Christmas gift. This year, though, they were worthless after NHL owners locked out players in a labor dispute that is threatening to wipe out an entire season.
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CALGARY (CP) - Oksana Oliynyk will be home for Christmas, well, Ukrainian Christmas at least.
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Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky called this game against the Florida Panthers his team's biggest of the season. It turned out to be a big disappointment.
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TORONTO - Now, for the first time, there is some hope that the NHL season will not be cancelled. Now, for the first time, there is bound to be significant internal pressure
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A hockey fan disgruntled by the NHL lockout is taking his frustration to the streets.
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This could be the year that gridlock steals Christmas.
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The stage has been set for another last-minute showdown between Christmas shoppers and store owners, who are coming off a disappointing weekend.
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If fans can get past the strong possibility that the 2004 World Cup of Hockey will be the last meaningful games involving National Hockey League players for months, Canadian assistant
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Wayne Gretzky will nervously watch Canada&#39;s game against Russia tomorrow night and, after seeing two defencemen go down in two games, is hoping he doesn&#39;t lose another blueliner.
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NHL players are now on the receiving end of that mantra and they don&#39;t like it one bit. But until they accept the business as the owners see it, we&#39;ll continue to ride the merry-go-round that spun us dizzy over the last week.