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OPINION
3/21/20
STEVEN ELLIS: The Canucks are committed to ending the rebuild sooner rather than later
(The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: The Blackhawks don’t plan on making changes, but change is exactly what they need to move forward
(The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher on being ‘very isolated’ at home
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Prospect Jack Rathbone pauses pro decision as Canucks rave of his talent
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Additions of Mackey, Poolman have GM Treliving excited for Flames' future
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' task of resolving Puljujarvi dilemma will resume when hockey returns
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHLCA expedites new mentorship program to seize opportunity to inspire
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flames land two top NCAA free agents in Mackey, Poolman
(TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: ECHL Players Left in Financial Lurch After Season's Abrupt Cancellation
(Si.com)
BRETT CYRGALIS: NHL must make this painful coronavirus decision
(New York Post)
MARK MADDEN: Penguins legend Mario Lemieux was snubbed 31 years ago, and it’s still hard to believe
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MIKE McINTYRE: Province well represented in North American pro hockey leagues
(Winnipeg Free Press)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Fearless predictions for McDavid, Drake and COVID-1
(Edmonton Sun)
3/20/20
STEVEN ELLIS: Milestone Men: Which players will miss major marks if the regular season doesn’t resume?
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks hoping to win lottery again with Michaelis, Lockwood signings
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Uncertainty from COVID-19 has players leaning on agents for support
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL looking at different factors that could determine return to action
(Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Inside the 'excruciating' decisions to cancel seasons for two hockey leagues
(ESPN)
ED GRANEY: Golden Knights do the right thing in helping arena workers
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
KEN WARREN: With an Ottawa Senator now positive, we revisit club's trek to California
(Ottawa Citizen)
TIM BENZ: What’s the Pittsburgh equivalent of Tom Brady leaving New England?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour: 'It's tough for everyone'
(Buffalo News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators were already told to 'self-isolate' before player tested positive
(Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Former Leafs defenceman Tom Kurvers understands the need for social distancing but the cancer patient misses hockey’s camaraderie
(Toronto Star)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks sign draftee Will Lockwood, NCAA free agent Marc Michaelis
(Vancouver Province)
3/19/20
STEVEN ELLIS: The battle to be Rask’s successor in Boston will heat up with signing of Jeremy Swayman
(The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: No Final Chapter: How one player’s career came to a sudden conclusion amid coronavirus outbreak
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks could suffer serious cap ramifications due to NHL shutdown
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: NHL's pause has silver lining as journeyman Sam Gagner returns home
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: In tough season, Canadiens still showed little things that make teams special
(Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: NHL teams prepping for anything amid COVID-19 suspension
(Sportsnet)
IAN MENDES: Sens ‘actively monitoring’ players and staff after positive COVID-19 test
(TSN)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Your hockey week for a week when there's no hockey
(ESPN)
SIMON HOUPT: The Hockey News owner jousts with TSN’s Bob McKenzie over tweet causing ‘mass confusion’
(Globe & Mail)
KEN WARREN: With a Senator positive, it's time to look back at team's path through California
(Ottawa Citizen)
ED WILLES: The 'bust' Canucks fans remember as Cody Hodgson requires a closer look
(Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: So you're sayin' there's a chance? Nobody is ready to give up on hockey
(Edmonton Sun)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: In uncertain times, we could all use a dose of Laila Anderson, St. Louis' little fighter
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Unidentified Senators player tests positive for COVID-19, others undergoing testing
(Ottawa Sun)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Steveston ECHL pro on long drive home after COVID-19 cuts season short
(Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Old phone book brings up memories of days and people gone by
(Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Unlike NHL players, minor-leaguers return home empty-handed
(Edmonton Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Hellebuyck a force to be reckoned with in Winnipeg net
(Winnipeg Free Press)
3/18/20
STEVEN ELLIS: With hockey on the sidelines, NHL esports has a unique opportunity to step into the spotlight
(The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: ECHL faces challenges after cancellation, but commissioner has faith league will bounce back
(The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Rick Vaive laments Matthews’ missed shot at Maple Leafs goals record
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Comets GM dealing with hardship of brother’s death, sending players home
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' Benning, family living through strangest spring of their hockey lives
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Zach Boychuk reflects on oddities of fan-less games in Swiss League
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL players spitballing late-July return, August postseason
(TSN)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ottawa Senators among teams helping out workers during NHL season suspension
(Los Angeles Times)
PAUL SULLIVAN: By taking care of United Center workers, Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz is taking on the coronavirus the Chicago Way
(Chicago Tribune)
JEFF GORDON: Playoffs or no playoffs, Blues will remain solid
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MICHAEL ARACE: Player, manager left their marks on a youthful sportswriter
(Columbus Dispatch)
NEIL BEST: An unceremonious end to Isles' tenure in Brooklyn
(New York Newsday)
BOB FORD: Want to take away our sports seasons? Take these.
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
MATT VENSEN: What might the NHL playoffs look like if play resumes?
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STEVE CONROY: Bruins fans have felt this pain before
(Boston Herald)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Bill Daly admits COVID-19 keeps NHL braintrust scrambling for clarity
(Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says all options are on the table for resuming play
(Ottawa Sun)
3/17/20
JARED CLINTON: NHL allows players to return home, will provide update on potential training camp
(The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: Amid season suspension, the signing of K’Andre Miller is a bright spot for New York Rangers
(The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: NHLers describe what the first weekend without hockey was like
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Jim Benning: Fighting virus 'more important' than hockey
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: How 24-team Stanley Cup Playoffs could look after halted season
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL allowing players to head home in the wake of CDC recommendation
(TSN)
SCOTT STINSON: The return of sports will be welcome, but it can't come too early
(National Post)
RON COOK: CDC guidelines present new hurdle for future of sports
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
TIM BENZ: Can this NHL season survive a 45 day pause? If so, how can the playoffs work?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: NHL hopes for resuming season seem wildly optimistic
(Edmonton Sun)
BRENDAN KELLY: As NHL goes dark, loss of hockey's put into perspective
(Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: National Hockey League gives players new directives with season on pause
(Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: The power of the Maple Leafs: In the midst of a pandemic, with our world changing daily, people still want to talk Leafs
(Toronto Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: True North corrects blunder, but fans might not forget
(Winnipeg Free Press)
TERRY JONES: NHL best bet to start play after COVID-19 pause
(Edmonton Sun)
3/16/20
JARED CLINTON: The latest CDC recommendation means the NHL is unlikely to return until May
(The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Why NHL players must remain in the cities where they play
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: ECHLer shares reality of how cancelled season will impact players
(Sportsnet)
PAUL SULLIVAN: Sports will be very different when play resumes after the coronavirus break. Here’s how to salvage the MLB, NBA and NHL seasons.
(Chicago Inquirer)
PAT HICKEY: COVID-19 could have two key repercussions on NHL
(Montreal Gazette)
TIM BENZ: Players, teams that could suffer most under coronavirus sports shutdown
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
JACK TODD: Perhaps it takes a global catastrophe to reorder our priorities
(Montreal Gazette)
MATT PORTER: Taking stock of the NHL
(Boston Globe)
BEN KUZMA: Coronavirus detection, part-time workers agreement test Canucks' C.O.O.'s mettle
(Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: Even if the NHL somehow salvages the season, there’s no way it will be the same
(Toronto Star)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets finally end self-inflicted PR nightmare
(Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: Grandson suggest NHL playing for TV audience only
(Edmonton Sun)
3/15/20
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL season ‘pause’ because of the coronavirus has an unpredictable aura
(Los Angeles Times)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Health is more important than hockey, but Avalanche to benefit during “pause”
(Denver Post)
JOHN SHIPLEY: Stopped by COVID-19, sports must protect overall health
(St. Paul Pioneer Press)
BEN KUZMA: Passionate patrons hoping Canucks' season is salvaged
(Vancouver Province)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Without sports, what do we do now?
(Boston Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Gate-driven NHL has plan to deal with potentially enormous lost revenues
(Toronto Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers do the right thing to help part-time staff during COVID-19 crisis
(Edmonton Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes owner Tom Dundon commits to relief for PNC part-timers: “We’ll do something”
(Raleigh News & Observer)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: If NHL pushes play after pause, Canucks would have a healthier lineup
(Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: How far NHL would go to ensure Stanley Cup is awarded
(New York Post)
GENE COLLIER: The message behind invoking Wayne Gretzky during COVID-19 pandemic
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: While we await the next faceoff, the Sabres and NHL face lots of questions
(Buffalo News)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Spanish Flu resulted in Stanley Cup not being awarded in 1919
(Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Players and staff advised to 'self-quarantine' with NHL schedule on hold
(Ottawa Sun)