Monday, January 7, 2013
The Bruins are returning to Wilmington. But will you go see them after they were involved in a bitter labor dispute along with the rest of the league?
The NHL lockout is over. But will you be heading out to see the local team any time soon? Players, owners and fans reacted with excitement on Sunday as it was announced that the National Hockey League and its players association agreed to the framework of a deal that will end the standoff that lasted more than 100 days. Now the team is set to return to Ristuccia Arena, its officially practice facility, possibly within the next several weeks and the black and gold may be back on the ice of TD Garden by January 19. But has the lockout impacted your desire to go see the team play? Historically, labor disputes have had some impact on attendance on games and practices, at least temporarily. So we want to know. Did the NHL lockout make you less …
Sunday, January 6, 2013
After a lockout that lasted more than 100 days, the National Hockey League and its players association have reached an agreement and will return to work almost immediately.
For hockey fans, it's been a seemingly never ending nightmare. But according to reports, that changed on Sunday. The National Hockey League is heading back to work, and the Boston Bruins will likely soon be heading back to Wilmington. According to multiple reports, the NHL and NHL Players Association worked through a lengthy negotiation on Saturday night into Sunday morning to get a deal done on a new collective bargaining agreement. As a result, a shortened season is likely to begin on January 19. “I’m just happy this madness is over so I can get back to work,” Bruins forward and enforcer Shawn Thornton told Joe Haggerty of Comcast Sportsnet New England. Haggerty also reported that the once the deal is ratified by the NHL Board of …
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
With a lockout on the horizon for the National Hockey League, the Bruins will soon be unable to practice in Wilmington until a deal is reached.
Members of the Boston Bruins have been in Wilmington for informal skates in recent days. It may, however, be the last time they're in town for the near future. The team took to the ice at Ristuccia Arena as recently as Friday, but as of midnight on Saturday the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement expires. A work stoppage is likely to occur if a new deal is not reached prior to that deadline. According to Joe Haggerty of Comcast SportsNet New England, the team is slated to take the weekend off from practicing before finding a new sheet of ice next week. The reason the team must find a new venue is that they are locked out and barred from the ice and locker rooms at Ristuccia until the lockout ends, according to Haggerty. “We all want to …
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Kevin MacDonald
11:12 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
It appears that the timing of the settlement came at a time when the NHL (product) will not have to compete with baseball and football. People should be angry at the billionaire owners for not caring about the various industries whose workers suffered from this fiasco. more ›