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Executives at Molson Coors, the oldest and largest beer company in Canada, are not very happy with this whole NHL lockout thing. The brewing giant says the lockout is to blame for a sobering decline in beer sales.

Hockey is back! Hockey is dead! Today may be the day that we find out which of those statements will turn out correct. The NHL preseason has already been cancelled, and the lockout is about to enter its third week. Stunningly, today is the first time the players and the owners have even met to discuss anything since September 15.

Just seven years removed from the cancelled 2004-05 season, the NHL is moving perilously close to another major work stoppage. The regular season is still scheduled to begin October 11, just two weeks away, but the owners, who locked the players out earlier this month, have now decided to fully cancel the preseason. This does not bode well if you're a hockey fan.

A hockey commentator for ESPN.com and The Sporting News reported that Boston Bruins goaltender and Flint native Tim Thomas is considering taking the 2012-13 season off. According to SI.com, Pierre LeBrun made the comments on Wednesday saying he was told Thomas is considering taking the season off and that it's not going to happen for sure...

The NHL has announced plans for realignment and the Detroit Red Wings would move into an eight-team, Midwest-based conference. According to the Detroit News, the NHL Board of Commissioners has given authority to commissioner Gary Bettman to implement the four-conference format beginning next season...