Essays Tagged: "nhl team"
Down In the Pitts
ct result of it. It starts with the National Hockey League's decision to award Pittsburgh an NHL team in the 1967 expansion to follow in the city's solid minor league tradition. The Pittsburgh ... not, and it came in the form of a draft pick. So after a series of depressing seasons as the NHL's lowest of low, the team found themselves in last place in the league in 1983 and the first ove ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Thoughts on the NHL Lockout (written before the start of the new NHL)
The NHL lockout is extremely sad. There is apparently no urgency to get hockey started again. For those ... ners are forced to pay their workers simply to retain them. This is the exact same situation in the NHL.Now that both sides are locked out, it looks as if the NHL (the owners) wants to break the playe ... at both sides are locked out, it looks as if the NHL (the owners) wants to break the players union (NHLPA/the players). The owners are determined to set a hard salary cap (a team cannot exceed a certa ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Bringing an NHL Team To Saskatchewan
chewan has been known for its love affair with hockey and has produced such National Hockey League (NHL) stars as Gordie Howe, Theoren Fluery, and 2007 Stanley Cup winner and Regina native Ryan Getzla ... ewan would be greeted with open arms. Some people may contend the economic feasibility of having an NHL team in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have some of the highest attendance records i ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing
NHL Strike
As of 12:01 AM on September 16, 2004 the National Hockey League (NHL) owners were forced to lock-out their players for the first time since the 94-95 season (the 94- ... games, which consisted of games played solely in each conference). This is the third time that the NHL has gone into lock-out/strike mode and there is no foreseeable end. Several leagues have popped ... nd the continuation of the American Hockey League (AHL- which is the next level of hockey below the NHL, think of it as the AAA level like in Major League Baseball) is the Original Stars Hockey League ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports