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NHL, union to return to bargaining table Tuesday
The NHL and the players' association stuck to their word and made quick plans to get back to the bargaining table. After all-day negotiations ...
NHL and union make progress, will meet again soon
A secret, long-awaited bargaining session has done some good in the NHL labor fight — so much so that the sides already have plans to get back to the ...
NHL on ice: All games canceled through November
It will be December before the NHL returns to the ice, and that is a best-case scenario. With no deal in place, and no plans to resume negotiations ...
Bettman says full NHL season unrealistic
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman still hasn't heard what he wants from the players' association, so he won't return to the bargaining table and he won't ...
NHL rejects union bid to return to negotiations
Forget about a deal to save a full hockey season: the NHL and the players' association can't even agree to get together to talk. The union wants ...
NHL rejects players' attempt to restart talks
The little hope that existed for a full NHL season appears to be gone. Shortly after the players' reached out to the league on Tuesday night to ...
NHL, union speak but no new negotiations set up
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and players' association special counsel Steve Fehr spoke to each other on Saturday, but the sides still have no ...
On thin ice: Optimism lost in NHL labor talks
The NHL and the players' association agree on one thing: Thursday was a bad day at the negotiating table. Any optimism that existed following the ...
NHL's Bettman disappointed with union's proposals
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received three counterproposals from the players' association on Thursday and left the negotiating table "thoroughly ...
Bettman, NHL make new offer in hope of full season
The stalled talks between the NHL and the players' association finally got a jumpstart. After watching 34 days pass without a new proposal being ...
NHL, union talk again _ but not about money
Manny Malhotra is spending his days in the boardroom instead of on the ice in North America or Europe. The Vancouver Canucks forward is craving the ...
NHL, union resume talks to try to resolve lockout
The NHL and the players' association are talking again as the lockout reaches its 25th day. The sides are meeting Wednesday in New York. On Friday, ...
NHL, players' association meet in Toronto
The NHL and the players' association quietly resumed collective bargaining talks Friday and expect to be in contact again in the upcoming days.
NHL: We're still waiting for new union proposal
The rhetoric is rising, while the time before the planned start of the NHL regular season is running out. And now it seems more likely than not that ...
NHL, locked-out players meet for 3rd straight day
The NHL and the players' association met for a third straight day Sunday, and again avoided the troublesome money issues that are fueling the ongoing ...
NHL, locked-out players resume bargaining
The NHL and the players' association seemingly had a good day on Friday as they returned to the negotiating table. It just wasn't good enough to bring ...
On ice: NHL locks out its players
The clock struck midnight, and the NHL turned into another sports league closed for business. Unable to reach agreement on a new labor deal, the ...
NHL, union have contact, but no talks scheduled
The NHL entered the final full day of its collective bargaining agreement with no sign of the owners and players coming together to hammer out a new ...
Bettman says another NHL lockout looms
With only two days left to avoid another damaging NHL lockout, players and owners huddled in separate circles to discuss what now seems inevitable.
NHL, NHLPA exchange offers as talks resume in NYC
While the NHL and its players now agree on what qualifies as hockey-related revenue, the two sides still haven't figured out how to split up the money ...