Stereotypically men deal with things by ignoring about it and women deal with things by talking about it. In this day and age, it seems like both genders deal by tweeting about it. That’s how I learnt today in a tweet by @JayOnrait that Brian Burke’s son Brendan had passed. It is always sad . . . → Read More: In Remembrance of What Was and What Will Continue
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“Christmas” (noun) – a day of the year that falls one day before the World Junior Hockey Championship officially starts. I fell in love with World Juniors during the lock out. I’d only been around hockey for a few years at that point and with internet game streaming practically non-existent at this point (I . . . → Read More: The Love Affair with World Juniors Article 8 – The Entry DraftI love the entry draft. All those fresh faced young hockey players, surrounded by their family and friends and still fill of hopes and dreams that GM’s and the real world are just waiting to crush. My most recent favourite draft moments involve Brian Burke, whether it be watching his soul being crushed as the Kings draft Brayden Schenn and ending his Schenn and Schenn dreams, or the steely glee as he in turn crushes Bryan Murray’s dreams of drafting Nazem Kadri, with a simple “well we’re going to take him”, the draft holds a lot of excitement for those of us who love the jr leagues, and gossiping about what our team’s futures holds. But what governs the draft? Article 8.1 sets out that the draft shall be held in June every league year at a date determined by the commissioner. Each draft (8.2) shall consist of 7 rounds, and each of those rounds shall consist of the same number of selections as there shall be clubs in the following league year. 8.3 sets out the guidelines for compensatory draft picks obtained from a loss of a draft pick (they are different rules for loss of a Group III Free agent), requiring that the additional number of picks shall not exceed the number of clubs in the league the following year. The right to a compensatory pick arises if they lose rights to an unsigned draft choice, who was drafted in the first round. This loss of rights cannot arise if the loss is due to their own failure to tender a Bona Fide Offer. The pick they are granted shall be of the same numerical choice as before but in the 2nd round of the entry draft which immediately follows the date a which the loss of rights occur. A recent example of this was the Phoneix Coyotes and the loss of Blake Wheeler. Whilst the Coyotes made a legitmate Bona Fide Offer to Wheeler, they failed to retain his services on contract (as he wished to run off somewhere other than Phoenix as a FA) and were awarded the 5th pick in the 2nd round as their compensation. Continue reading Naked Shoot Out: Article 8 – A big-Ass Look at Entry Draft Regulations Articles 1 – 7 of the CBA are your precursors. They set out some general guides which whilst important to the functioning of the agreement, don’t make-up the “pith and marrow” of the agreement. Article 1 – Definitions. Definitions! I love definitions sections of legislation and agreements. For a lack of a better description, and with points awarded for complete obviousness of the term, definitions define what certain teams. Such definition is really essentially, particularly when they get in the hands of shifty lawyers, who like to suggest certain interpretations of a term to suit their goals. The CBA definitions section enlightens with such pearls as: “League” or “NHL” refers to the National Hockey League. “All-Star Game” means the hockey game so designated by the NHL in which All-Star Players play. However, as not to make light completely of the definitions system, which as I said actually serves a very useful function there are many useful definitions contained within the agreement. A useful examples of this include “European Player” which affects draft exceptions on the basis of having not played in North America and being above a certain age; or a “Free Agent” which is the umbrella term which breaks down into “Restricted Free Agent” and “Unrestricted Free Agent” all defined. Continue reading Naked Shootout : Article 1 – 7 – A Collection The CBA is a big, scary 457 page document which has been legalised to death. How do I know it’s been legalised to death? I’m a law student. I see this shit every single day with fabulously over-written legislation and research papers as well as within ancient textbooks. I’m used to it. I decipher . . . → Read More: Naked Shootout: A Stripped Down Look at the CBA My first ever NHL game was San Jose v Toronto at the Shark Tank. It was Ron Wilson’s return to San Jose and a match up between the first NHL team I’d fallen in love with and the team I loved the most now. After watching for so many years, I finally got to . . . → Read More: It’s not so much me… It’s Roenick Thursday, instead of paying attention to the Private International Law lecture I was in, I got involved in a twitter based debate about the shootout with my favourite HNIC Host Jeff Marek (who has managed to push aside my adoration of PJ Stock by being so damn nice to me on twitter) and good . . . → Read More: Arguments about the Shoot Out with Jeff Marek and Brynna In a sport that often lacks real characters, with its very high proportionate of softly spoken and awkwardly shy men from Middle Canadians, when someone steps forward with something that even resembles a bit of spark and a sense of humour that they’re willing to show in front of a television camera, we latch on. Today’s example, and one of my personal favourites of our new/next generation of interview comedians is the irrepressible and down right smart mouthed Stefan Legein. Legein’s most known for being the kid that, when faced with making the jump from the OHL to the AHL, instead chose to walk away from the game, having burn out at barely 20 or so the media kept telling us. With many friends in the CHL, and after seeing what a life of nothing but hockey can actually do to some people I honestly can’t blame the guy at all. Since then, and thankfully, for many of us who are fans of the Oakville forward’s in your face, tear your helmet from your head (as exhibited below) style of play, Legein has returned to the game, and now graces Syracuse, Columbus and a town near you with his wickedly quick sense of humor. Three of my favourite moments of Stefan Legein. Everyone has a take, this is mine It’s been all over the news lately. You can’t miss it. We’re talking about Georges Laraque and the whole Octane 7.0 drama. Whilst I fail completely as a feminist and don’t have an issue with the scantily clad women in the advert, ones whom compared to recent . . . → Read More: The Uproar re: Georges Laraque Dear Toronto Maple Leafs, Our love affair has been an ongoing one. Besides the Mighty Ducks and Red Wings (loves which occured through accident and peer pressure), you were one of my first hockey loves. You were there for me as a scrawny 15 year old, yelling at the inanimate box score as Philadelphia . . . → Read More: An Open Letter to the Toronto Maple Leaf |
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