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Just Add Ice! Hockey Is Back!

Pete Hausmann — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:33:32 +0000

Dust off the Zamboni, here come the Buffalo Sabres! The NHL and its players’ union have announced a tentative agreement that will bring the current lockout to an end. The deal came after a marathon 16 hour bargaining session with a federal mediator. Sources say the new deal would be for 10 years but would [...]

Sabres And NHL Pre-season Canceled

Brian Russel — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:52:02 +0000

This could be a bad sign of things to come, especially if you are a Sabres and hockey fan. The NHL has officially cancelled the 2012 hockey preseason. The cancellation of the preseason schedule was necessary because of the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players’ Association and the NHL. Opening night [...]

The NFL Refs are Back!

Rob Banks — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:40:10 +0000

Goodbye, replacement refs. It's a breath of fresh air knowing that we can have a little more assurance with the decisions the refs make now that the crew is back. It's been tough to not blame some of the calls, games and headaches on some of these replacement refs. But, can we blame them entirely? If the true refs weren't so greedy asking for MORE money, they would not have been in the situation to begin with. What are they making now?

Sabres Lockout: What To Do With Your Tickets

Rob Banks — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:29:36 +0000

Welp, the preseason for the NHL has officially been canceled. Cross your fingers that the rest of the season isn’t going down the same path. It’s super annoying to the fans when the NHL goes into lockout. It’s more annoying to think that the players and owners are fighting over money and work when they [...]