NHL cancels games through December 14, including All-Star Game
The All-Star Game, announced with fanfare in Columbus, has been cancelled due to the lockout. (Jamie Sabau, Getty Images) The NHL lockout will continue into December and has claimed another of the...
View ArticleNHL, players’ association agree to mediation
The NHL and NHLPA agreed to meet with a mediator in attempts to end the lockout. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association have agreed to meet with a...
View ArticleWill failed NHL-NHLPA mediation lead to players-owners meeting?
Bringing the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service into the NHL-NHLPA labor negotiations has failed to make a dent in the league’s 75-day-old lockout. Two days of meetings with third-party...
View ArticleReport: MSG CEO James Dolan willing to enter talks to end NHL lockout
MSG CEO James Dolan reportedly would be willing to get involved in talks to help end the NHL lockout. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images) Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan says he is willing to join talks...
View ArticleReport: NHLPA authorizes $10,000 stipend for players
The NHLPA authorized a $10,000 stipend for its players due to the lockout. ( Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The National Hockey League Players Association’s Executive Board on Saturday approved...
View ArticleNHL commissioner Gary Bettman ‘pleased with procress’ of CBA talks
After a two-hour meeting with the NHL board of governors, commissioner Gary Bettman said that he is “please with the process that is ongoing” in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement....
View ArticleNHL owners and players exchange offers, mediators may enter process
The NHL lockout entered its 82nd day on Thursday, and long meetings between the two sides continue to yield no results. The league and players’ association met on Tuesday and then again for 9 hours on...
View ArticleNHL cancels games through December 30
The NHL Lockout has officially wiped out almost all of 2012 from the 2012-2013 season. The league announced Monday that, due to the ongoing labor dispute, the league has canceled all of its games games...
View ArticleNHL files Class Action Complaint seeking a Declaration ‘confirming the...
The NHL filed a class action complaint in Federal Court in New York on Friday to confirm the ongoing legality of the lockout. The NHL reacted in response to information suggesting the NHL Players may...
View ArticleNHL to seek to void all player contracts if union dissolves
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s league is now in the 91st day of the lockout. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The National Hockey League will seek to void all player contracts if the players association...
View ArticleNHL cancels regular-season games through Jan. 14
The National Hockey League announced Thursday the cancellation of 2012-13 regular-season games through January 14 due to the league’s labor dispute with the NHLPA. The move will leave 625...
View ArticleBill Daly says no talks on NHL lockout are scheduled this week
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly announced that no additional meetings were scheduled this week. Games through Jan. 14 have already been cancelled. The NHL’s deputy commissioner, Bill Daly, announced...
View ArticleReport: NHL extends new offer to NHLPA according to player
The NHL sent a new offer to the NHLPA on Thursday that includes some compromise according to an NHL player in a report by ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun. The player, who requested anonymity, said the new...
View ArticleNHL considering NHLPA offer, meetings resume in New York on Tuesday
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will meet the NHLPA to discuss counterproposal submitted by the players’ association on Monday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The NHL and NHLPA met for three hours on...
View ArticleNHL, NHLPA reportedly discussing expanded 20-team postseason
Though it has not been a negotiation topic, the NHL and NHLPA have each internally discussed the possibility of expanding the postseason to 20 teams, according to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos. The league’s...
View ArticleNHLPA keeps union in tact, meetings continue on Thursday
The NHL decided not to disband the union by the Wednesday midnight deadline, and negotiations with the league to end the lockout continue, reports the New York Daily News. The two sides had a nearly...
View ArticleNHL players will re-vote on ‘disclaimer of interest’ as lockout drags on
The NHLPA began a vote to decide whether a disclaimer of interest is a necessary next step in the lockout. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) NHL players began a vote Thursday night to decide whether they...
View ArticleReport: NHL season to start Jan. 19
The NHL will start a 48-game schedule for teams on Jan. 19. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The National Hockey League will begin the 2012-13 season on January 19 after the league and the NHL Players...
View ArticleNHL ratifies new CBA
Hockey is (almost) officially back. The NHL board of governors met today to complete their review of the CBA and vote on it. The 113-day lockout was tentatively brought to an end last week when the NHL...
View ArticleNHL lockout officially over with MOU signed
The NHL will start a 48-game schedule for teams on Jan. 19 after the league and the NHLPA signed a MOU on Saturday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The National Hockey League is officially back after a...
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