The last fifteen years have not been king to hockey. The labor dispute may be the most devastating in American professional sports history. Coming on the heels of a period during which the NHL overexpanded–not in terms of talent, but in terms of the rate of growth of the potential fanbase–coupled with the relocation of [...]

The NHL continues to tout golden-boy Sidney Crosby’s eclipsing of Jaromir Jagr’s All-Star record (1,020,736 votes) set back in 2000. Yet again, Commissioner Gary Bettman has shown that he will let nothing stand in the way of the league’s promotion of the Pittsburgh center, even context.
I honestly admire the Penguins’ fans efforts to counteract [...]