Friday, June 6, 2008

What? No Cup?!?

Did you know that the 2004-2005 season wasn't the only NHL season that didn't award the Stanley Cup to a team?
In recent history the Stanley Cup was put aside for men's wallets. The 2004-2005 season was completely scrapped because of a player lockout. NHL league officials wanted to create a new salary structure based on the league revenues. Many of the NHLPA (National Hockey League Players Association) thought that this was some way of implementing a salary cap.Without going into too many details, the lockout started on September 16, 2004. The season was officially cancelled on February 16,2005
In 1919, becuase of the ongoing Spanish epidemic there was no decision. In a deadlocked series after game 5, Seattle health officials were forced to cancel the series between the Montreal Canadiens and Seattle Metropolitans. Both teams had won two, lost two and tied one. Several players on both teams became seriously ill, including Canadiens' defenseman Joe Hall, who died less than a week after the cancelation.

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