2012 NHL Lockout

CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Brooks Orpik had a good reason to head back to Pittsburgh after spending the first three months of the NHL lockout in Massachusetts, and the Penguins defenseman insists it had nothing to do with optimism he and the rest of his...

5:30 - 9 a.m.  Jonathon Brandmeier 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.  Mike McConnell  10:35 a.m.  Confession time! Mike McConnell wants to know what Christmas gift was a little disappointing. Share yours. 12 - 3 p.m.   John Williams 1:35 p.m.  The Cubs need a...

Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice. With the season on the line, the NHL and the players’ association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout and save what was left of a...

NEW YORK (AP) — They walked into a Manhattan hotel, knowing they were running out of time to save their season.   After 16 hours of tense talks, the NHL and its players finally achieved their elusive deal early Sunday morning, finding a way to...

DETROIT (AP) — Hockeytown was abuzz with talk Sunday about the return of the Detroit Red Wings after a 113-day lockout that threatened to cancel the entire NHL season. The players association and the league reached a tentative settlement early...

Here come the Hawks, the mighty Blackhawks. Admit it, hockey fans in the city: You never have been happier to hum that hokey song in your head. You have missed the winter soundtrack of your sport in our city. You cannot wait to hear the familiar music...

It's why our games have shootouts, extra innings, overtime or penalty kicks. Sports fans like to have a clearly defined winner and loser, and they want to pass judgment quickly. Ties have become unacceptable even if a deadlock accurately reflects the...

With any luck, terms like hockey-related revenues, variance, defined-benefit pension, make-whole provision and disclaimer of interest will soon seem like nothing but murmurs from an old nightmare. But on Monday, as several members of the Kings skated in...

Sitting in a hockey locker room, Steve Chase became the latest die-hard fan fed up with the NHL lockout.  Living in Los Angeles, Chase believed the league had squandered all the goodwill built in the area after the Kings won the Stanley Cup. His...

The latest round of NHL labor talks ended with the two sides in different rooms from each other.  The players’ association and league negotiators met separately Wednesday with federal mediators in suburban New Jersey, holding discussions that...

TORONTO -- NHL labor negotiations will resume today, with mediators rejoining the talks at an undisclosed location in an effort to save the hockey season.   The Canadian Press on Tuesday reported the restart of bargaining between the league and union,...

With a new year comes new hopes and anticipations. It’s what makes New Year’s so great. It’s also part of what defines sports. Happy New Year Northern Michigan. There’s a lot of reasons to look forward to a great 2013 year in...