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Fans of the National Hockey League received what they have come to expect over the course of the past few months on Thursday night...bitter disappointment.

"The Instigator", Jonathon Gatehouse's book about Gary Bettman's time as NHL commissioner, is a timely read for NHL fans.

There has been much speculation as to whether or not the NHL will lockout its players, but at this point, it looks like a done deal.

A women's hockey league? CBA Armageddon for the NHL? Finally, a deal for Ilya Kovalchuk? It's to catch up with The Week In Hockey Blogging.

The leader of the 1994 MLBPA strike is going to head the NHLPA on the eve of CBA negotiations. Get the whole scope and have your say on whether this is a good or bad thing.