FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012, file photo, Boston Bruins' Tyler Seguin takes part in the NHL All-Star skills hockey competition in Ottawa, Ontario. The NHL announced Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, that they are calling off all games through Dec. 14, plus the 2013 NHL All-Star Weekend scheduled for Jan. 26-27 in Columbus, Ohio. A total of 422 regular-season games, more than 34 percent of the season, have now been lost becuase of the NHL's lockout of its players. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick, File)
NHL lockout threatens entire hockey season
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012, file photo, Boston Bruins' Tyler Seguin takes part in the NHL All-Star skills hockey competition in Ottawa, Ontario. The NHL announced Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, that they are calling off all games through Dec. 14, plus the 2013 NHL All-Star Weekend scheduled for Jan. 26-27 in Columbus, Ohio. A total of 422 regular-season games, more than 34 percent of the season, have now been lost becuase of the NHL's lockout of its players. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick, File)
By IRA PODELL
AP Sports Writer /
November 24, 2012
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Q: WILL THERE BE HOCKEY THIS SEASON?
A: As more time is lost, additional games are canceled and the rhetoric on both sides increases, optimism wanes that a deal will be reached in time for the season to get going. History says that a deal can be made as late as January that will assure a season. While an 82-game-per-team schedule no longer is possible, a schedule of 60 games or 48 again can be salvaged. If so, those games will likely be limited to intra-conference matchups to cut down on travel and allow for more games to be crammed in.
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