Covid

Breaking: Chuck Fletcher Fired by Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired General Manager Chuck Fletcher. Former Flyer legend Danny Briere will replace him on an interim basis. After another trade deadline that saw the Flyers add nothing of significance and fail to unload any of their bloated contracts, the writing was on the wall for Fletcher, and the axe finally fell […]

Source: The NHL May Need To Extend Their Season If Things Don’t Change

The NHL has been having significant issues with COVID all season, and right before the holiday, the league shut down and canceled their trips to the Olympics. That three weeks from the Olympics was supposed to be enough to cover for the COVID shutdown, but just a few weeks removed from the holiday break, it […]

Could Covid-19 Have an Impact on the NHL Trade Deadline

DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor or scientist. While Covid-19 has thrown the 2021-2022 NHL season into disarray already this season, could there be some positive(no pun intended) outcomes heading into the trade deadline? We have all seen the expectation that contracting the Covid-19 virus will give you some sort of natural immunities moving forward, […]

NHL Files Lawsuit Against Insurance Companies for Over $1 Billion in Losses

According to Rick Westhead of the popular TSN Canada website, the NHL filed a lawsuit against multiple insurance companies for losses sustained due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This news comes as many teams have been feeling the financial pressures of the pandemic and as Canadian buildings have started reopening with reduced capacity. According to Westhead’s […]

Breaking News: Covid-19 guidelines changing for the NHL

The NHL announced massive news regarding changes to Covid protocols. The NHL is following the footsteps of the CDC and changed the isolation period from ten days to five days with a negative test. The maximum is still ten days, so this does not mean a player will only be in the protocol for five […]

NHL Adjusts Covid Mechanisms To Meet Growing Issues

There has been a tremendous amount of covid issues surrounding the NHL. As the outbreak continues to grow, it would appear the NHL has finally decided to acknowledge that playing games with fewer than the needed players isn’t a great idea. The two primary changes agreed to by the NHL and NHLPA are the re-introduction […]

Where Does The NHL Go From Here With Covid?

There’s been a lot of discussion around Covid-19 and its impact on sports. 100’s of athletes have now been put on a covid protocol list, and leagues are looking at changing rules and adjusting their methods on safety. The NHL is one of those leagues, and as is true with most things the NHL does, […]

Covid 19 concerns and how they may impact the near future of the NHL

Chaos ensued this morning as the NHL announced several new personnel and teams were headed into the Covid 19 protocol. Head Coach of the Boston Bruins, Bruce Cassidy, was placed on the Covid Protocol List. To make matters worse, Don Sweeny, the General Manager, was available for media today and announced that the Bruins would […]

Opinion: Bring back the Taxi Squad

After a season with the Taxi squad and no fans in the stands, the NHL has returned to a somewhat regular schedule once again. With all but one player in the League vaccinated, NHL players and staff members alike looked at this as a “return to normalcy.” Reality has shown us this season is far […]

Opinion: The Blackhawks Win, Kane’s Historic Night.

The gorilla is finally off Chicago’s back! It took until November 1st for Chicago to finally give the fans something to cheer about. It was an excellent final 40 minutes of the game for the Blackhawks after another slow first period where Fleury kept the team in the game and allowed the players to get […]