Brad Richards, who spent last season with the Detroit Red Wings, is calling it a career. The 36-year-old is ready to hang up his skates after 15 seasons in the NHL, including two Stanley Cup Championships. He made the announcement today, via the NHLPA’s official website. Brad Richards Retires The Tampa Bay Lightning drafted Richards in the […] READ MORE
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2016-17 NHL Salary Cap Set
The NHL and NHLPA announced the salary cap for the 2016-17 season earlier today. The upper limit of the cap will be set at $73 million, up $1.6 million from last year. The lower limit of the cap will be set at $54 million. This is up from $52.8 million in 2014-15. The mid-point is […] READ MORE
The NHL and NHLPA agree to expansion draft rules
The National Hockey League is hitting the second gear on plans for expansion by deciding the rules for an NHL Expansion Draft. According to Gary Lawless of TSN, the NHL and National Hockey League Players Association have come to terms on what the expansion draft would entail, before it goes to the NHL executive committee […] READ MORE
Dennis Wideman Suspension: The NHL Got it Right
Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman simply had to pay for his crime. And pay he will, to the tune of $ 564,516.20. While Last Word on Sports reported on the suspension earlier today, this subject is worthy of deeper analysis. Feel free to weigh in below… Dennis Wideman Suspension: The NHL Got it Right The NHL got […] READ MORE
Shawn Horcoff Suspended 20 games for PEDs
The Anaheim Ducks announced this afternoon that forward Shawn Horcoff has been suspended 20 games without pay for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA’s Performance Enhancing Substances Program. As part of the suspension, Horcoff will lose $357,526.88 of his salary for this year. He will be referred to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health […] READ MORE
Zack Kassian Deserves Respect for Overcoming Substance Abuse
Today, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they placed forward Zack Kassian on waivers, just after it was announced that the NHL and NHLPA had granted Kassian eligibility to return to the NHL after going through substance abuse and behavioral programs. Zack Kassian Deserves Respect for Overcoming Substance Abuse The Canadiens acquired Zack Kassian and a […] READ MORE
NHLPA files Grievance on Behalf of Mike Richards
When the Los Angeles Kings terminated the contract of forward Mike Richards on June 29th of this year, there were many questions as to why they did it, and how they could get away with terminating a guaranteed contract. The Kings claimed that Richards breached the terms of his contract, but the exact details were […] READ MORE
Coach’s Challenge: Is it Enough?
Yesterday, the NHL/NHLPA Competition Committee met in New York to discuss a set of new rule recommendations. Among them, a change to defensive zone face-offs where the defensive player is to place his stick on the ice first. Neutral zone face-offs will remain the same, with the visiting team having to place their stick on […] READ MORE
NHL/NHLPA Competition Committee statement
A NHL / NHLPA Competition Committee statement has been released today, Thursday, June 4th, 2015. NEW YORK — Co-chairs of the NHL / NHLPA Competition Committee – Mathieu Schneider, National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) Special Assistant to the Executive Director, and Colin Campbell, National Hockey League (NHL) Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations […] READ MORE
Mike Babcock: Leafs Finally Attract A Big Free Agent
The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the Mike Babcock sweepstakes. Now what's left to be seen is what that means for the organization going forward. READ MORE
