ESPN has sources that have told them the announcement comes this afternoon.
yes plz
Winter Classic to be cancelled at 2 pm
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:20 PM
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Winter Classic to be cancelled at 2 pm
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:21 PM | 
Fire Bettman. I don't care
Fire Bettman. I don't care
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:24 PM |
It's not his fault. He's just
It's not his fault. He's just
It's not his fault. He's just a puppet of the owners
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:34 PM |
Not
Not
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:34 PM |
That doesn't really mean this
That doesn't really mean this
That doesn't really mean this is all Bettman's fault. That just supported what is already known. A few teams (BOS, ANA, CLB, FLA, NYI, PHX, STL, WSH and DAL) are driving this thing and Bettman is just a puppet for them.
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
November 2nd, 2012 at 5:43 PM |
Stop it. Bettman is the
Stop it. Bettman is the
Stop it. Bettman is the worst commish by far, and it will be laughable when all the talent signs in comparable Euro leagues. The players have tried to bring reasonable offers only to be immediately shot down. If I was a top player I'd sign in another league. Bettman will kill the NHL or die trying.
Hail to the Victors!
November 2nd, 2012 at 6:18 PM |
There's no doubt that Bettman
There's no doubt that Bettman
There's no doubt that Bettman is the worst commish in pro sports, definitely one of the worst of all time, but this lockout is being driven by the owners.
To say anything else is just foolish
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:28 PM |
Assassinate bettman!!! I'm so
Assassinate bettman!!! I'm so
Assassinate bettman!!! I'm so pissed right now. Was looking forward to the two days of the GLI and of course the WC itself
If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:33 PM |
You poor, poor Canadian
You poor, poor Canadian
You poor hockey fan.
Hail! to the Victors Valiant Hail!
November 2nd, 2012 at 4:22 PM |
I follow college hockey a lot
I follow college hockey a lot
I follow college hockey a lot closer than I do the NHL. All I cared about was going to see the two days of the GLI and being able to bring my mother over to see her fav team (Toronto) play in an aMAIZEing venue with what was expected to be just crazy atmosphere
If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field
November 2nd, 2012 at 4:24 PM |
In fact after this game being
In fact after this game being
In fact after this game being cancelled I hope the just cancel the whole season. I'm tired of having to hear about how the NHL might die. Just fucking die already
If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:18 PM |
Well, that a little—you
Well, that a little—you
Well, that a little—you know—extreme...
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011
November 2nd, 2012 at 3:32 PM |
Well...
Well...
There's always curling.
EDIT: What are the odds that Chip Kelly would see those pants and think, "Hmmmmm...."?
"If life is the road, then Ohio is simply a place to stop for gas." -- Scott Burgess, Detroit News, 9/16/2010
November 3rd, 2012 at 6:28 AM |
I'd be just as afraid of Urban Meyer
I'd be just as afraid of Urban Meyer
getting any ideas from those pants. Are those guys even aware that they're wearing Ohio colors?
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:51 AM |
assassinate?
assassinate?
calm down buddy... it is just sports. no matter how important you think it is you need to calm down.
jdon
We are the dead.
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:45 PM |
The Worst!
The Worst!
Worst commisioner in the history of sports.
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:27 PM |
I hate everyone. Everyone in
I hate everyone. Everyone in
I hate everyone. Everyone in the whole world.
I've decided to lay off the food for a while, and go on the booze.
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:30 PM |
Jim, you back on the liquor
Jim, you back on the liquor
Jim, you back on the liquor yet?
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:32 PM |
Dammit, Jim, you're drunk
Dammit, Jim, you're drunk
Dammit, Jim, you're drunk again!
Alas, I also hate everyone... everyone named Gary F'ing Bettman!
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:38 PM |
So you are tellin me there's
So you are tellin me there's
So you are tellin me there's a chance!
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:42 PM |
thats too bad. not really a
thats too bad. not really a
thats too bad. not really a surprise though
-UM class of 2018
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:49 PM |
The NHL is so well run.
The NHL is so well run.
The NHL is so well run.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:50 PM |
I dont get why they keep
I dont get why they keep
I dont get why they keep coming out and putting a deadline on when it will be canceled. We all know that no deal is going to be done anytime soon
Hail Yes
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:58 PM |
I think each deadline
I think each deadline
Had to do with an increase in money owed for cancellation.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 2nd, 2012 at 3:00 PM |
Not really, all fees except
Not really, all fees except
Not really, all fees except the 100,000 were refundable. So they could cancel it December 31st, and still get all of their money back from UM
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
November 2nd, 2012 at 3:23 PM |
Except that doesn't seem to be the case at all.
Except that doesn't seem to be the case at all.
They could be wrong, but-
If it doesn’t do so by Friday, the league will be stuck with a $250,000 bill from the University of Michigan.
After Friday, the next payment deadline for the NHL is December 7 at which point the league will owe Michigan another $1 million.
I guess it depends on how much "out of pocket expenses" would have happened by that point.
http://www.annarbor.com/2012/02/20/NHL%20AGREEMENT.pdf
But I wouldn't put it past AA.com to have the contract and misread it.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
November 2nd, 2012 at 1:56 PM |
Players & Owners try to
Players & Owners try to
Players & Owners try to negotiate a settlement once again...
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:02 PM |
Well
Well
I don't care anymore. College hockey has always been more enjoyable for me anyways.
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:28 PM |
Not that it matters much...
Not that it matters much...
because getting the Wings on TV is hard enough as it is, but college needs more TV exposure to completely replace the NHL in the way NCAA football does with the NFL for me.
Go Blue!
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:02 PM |
The Bud Ice Penguin would do
The Bud Ice Penguin would do
The Bud Ice Penguin would do a better job than Bettman. He hates the players, the Red Wings and orphans.
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:14 PM |
It's truly amazing how the
It's truly amazing how the
It's truly amazing how the NHL is the only league that can't fucking figure out how to play a fucking season in a bargaining year. It's not like the other leagues don't have basically the same labor issues.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
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November 2nd, 2012 at 2:29 PM |
Ripple Effect
Ripple Effect
Supposedly, this would have brought $75 to $80 million in mainly tourism revenue to the I-94 corridor between Detroit and Ann Arbor, but revenue all the same for the area, so there's that as well. Thanks, NHL...the fact that you and the NHLPA haven't spoken in two weeks but have "tenatively agreed to resume bargaining" gives me so much hope.
Fairly soon, "to lock out" will be "to Bettman". For example - I left my keys in the car and Bettmaned myself.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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November 2nd, 2012 at 2:30 PM |
I had tickets to the Winter
I had tickets to the Winter
I had tickets to the Winter Classic...so seeing as how now I don't plan on spending any money on the NHL again any time real soon I would love to purchase a Michigan hockey jersey. I've been a fan for a while (since starting undergrad in 2006) but have never put my meager (now medical student) funds towards a nice jersey. Anyway, the problem is that I really do not like the "block M" Michigan jerseys that have been worn recently. Is there anywhere I can find a regular men's large/XL of the older maize with a giant blue Block M hockey jersey? I will buy it today with my now recouped winter classic funds if anyone knows where to get one online. Help me mgofriends!
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:35 PM |
I would check eBay
I would check eBay
You can get a vintage 80s-90s jerseys and be the talk of the town.
I do it for my love of the Streets
November 2nd, 2012 at 2:34 PM |
It's hard not to just give up
It's hard not to just give up
on hockey altogether. Second major workstoppage in recent years is just frustrating as all hell. This is annoying because I'm a Blackhawks fan and they've finally seemed to have gotten great again, it had been hard to root for them from 1995-2007. I'm used to hating the owners though, because former team owner Bill Wirtz was a cheap douche much hated in the city for being a cheap douche (seriously, the fans booed at the moment of silence after his death). I'm not surprised that the owners are being greedy (not that the players aren't as well) but I wish they could just get their crap together like the other sports and avoid major labor issues for a change. Oh well.
Twitter: @MikeCohodes
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November 2nd, 2012 at 4:20 PM |
Good news: You can give up on
Good news: You can give up on
Good news: You can give up on the NHL without giving up on hockey. There is lots of other hockey being played that you can focus on.
Trust me; there are a lot of people who will be doing just this if the NHL blows up the season.
Servant. Pastor. Husband. Michigan fan in Duluth.
November 2nd, 2012 at 4:35 PM |
correction
correction
I meant to say *NHL* Hockey in my original post, didn't notice my mistake until you pointed it out, my bad. I enjoy Chicago Wolves games, they're fun and cheap. And obviously if I can get back up to AA in the winter I try and take in a game at Yost.
Twitter: @MikeCohodes
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November 2nd, 2012 at 2:43 PM |
Winter classic back in A2 next year
Winter classic back in A2 next year
According to SI.com, and assuming the labor dispute will be settled by next season, the plan is to have the Winter Classic still occur at the Big House, just a year later.
Twitter: @MikeCohodes
My Blog - posts on movies, tv, and books; politics; and fatherhood Updates minimum 3x a week
November 2nd, 2012 at 3:25 PM |
fuck the NHL. they are dead to me for a
fuck the NHL. they are dead to me for a
while now because of all this. Also FYI I have two NHL jerseys left. Both size XL one LA Kings black mid 2000s and Carolina Hurricanes red. Both CCM and in great shape. Drop me a message at schembechler69@yahoo.com if interested.
We hate Michigan State. We don't like Penn State too. We don't care for Minnesota, Wisconsin or Notre Dame but we all hate O-S-U.
Michigan Blue 2008 block M hockey jersey still for sale for 50.00. FREE S/H
November 2nd, 2012 at 4:07 PM |
Staggering stupidity by Bettman and the owners
Staggering stupidity by Bettman and the owners
How to kill a league in 90 days...
November 2nd, 2012 at 4:31 PM |
May Bettman and the owners
May Bettman and the owners
May Bettman and the owners take flying leaps at rolling doughnuts.
Michigan Resurgent? Michigan Resurgent!
The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!
November 2nd, 2012 at 4:31 PM |
The saddest/most ironic thing
The saddest/most ironic thing
The saddest/most ironic thing about Bettman? He majored in Industrial and Labor Relations in college (Cornell).
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
November 2nd, 2012 at 7:16 PM |
Donald Fehr: 6 labor
Donald Fehr: 6 labor
Donald Fehr: 6 labor stoppages
Gary Bettman: 3 labor stoppages
Let's stop pretending the NHL is 110% at fault. The writing was on the wall when the players hired Fehr.
The reason the owners walked out of the last meeting is because while the plans were "reasonable" from a percentages stand point, the players association was attempting to redefine what constituted hockey related revenues. Essentially, they said sure we'll do 50:50 if we can redefine revenues such that 50% new revenues > or = 57% old revenues. HRR had already been agreed upon by the NHL and PA and the owners refused to start from scratch with those negotiations.
The owners certainly aren't perfect, far from it, but the players aren't giving a fair effort either. So can we stop with the Gary Bettman sucks worst commishoner ever? NHL revenues doubling over the past 7 years and unanimous support from the owners (i.e. his boses) would strongly suggest otherwise.
November 3rd, 2012 at 1:07 AM |
well that sucks
well that sucks
at least they plan to do it next year.
We deserve to see many, many drunk Maple Leafs fans in Ann Arbor.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:48 AM |
Blow the whole thing up.
Blow the whole thing up.
Blow the whole thing up. Have the players make their own teams, then they can keep 100% of the money!
Seriously though, get rid of PHX, Tampa Bay, Florida, Anaheim. Fold 2 of them, move 2 to Canada.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:11 AM |
There is no God
There is no God
The NHL is on the verge of another cancelled season while the NBA resolved its dispute last year just in time for the nauseating Heat to win it all. There is no God
Fire Bettman. I don't care to know the specifics of this situation, just fire him.
Hail.