Video of Gary Bettman’s and Don Fehr’s press conferences from today
Gary Bettman's press conference after the NHL presented the NHLPA a new CBA offer. Don Fehr after the NHL presented the NHLPA an offer.
NHL gives the NHLPA a new proposal … A listing of offer details
2:28 PM: John Shannon via twitter: Entry level contracts are for 3 years and not for 4 years that was reported earlier. Dan Rosen via twitter: To get in an 82 game schedual, 1 extra game every 5 weeks per…
Meetings this week are ‘huge’ … Large chunk of games could be cancelled … Drop-dead date for Winter Classic
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: The economic issues will be discussed at today's meetings. Economic issues that need to be talked about are the division of revenue, escrow percentages, terms of contracts and expansion. Ratifying any new agreement wouldn't…
CBA talks resume tomorrow … NHL may make next offer … NHLPA going radical?
Darren Dreger via twitter: CBA meetings will be in Toronto tomorrow. Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Gary Bettman, Bill Daly, Don and Steve Fehr will be at the meetings. Renaud Lavoie via twitter: Talks to resume at 11 am tomorrow. Sam…
All on the owners … Fans growing tired of NHL … Quincey going to CHL … Barker gets AHL tryout … Teravainen breaks finger
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Brooks says that there shouldn't be the notion of shared responsibility for the lockout, that it's all on the owners. Only the players have offered concessions in attempt to get a deal done. Everyone…
Talks to resume on Tuesday … Myers to Austria … Hockey Central video
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The NHL and NHLPA will go back to negotiating on Tuesday. Players will miss their first pay check on Monday, but they will receive their escrow checks in the next 2 weeks. No new…
Sides no further along … McKenzie’s 2 obstacles … Billionaire owners missing revenue? Lost player salaries so far
Andy Strickland via twitter: Source said that NHL and NHLPA are not any further along in the CBA process than they were on Sept. 15th. (It's mind boggling that, that is even possible. Sigh) Bob McKenzie of TSN: McKenzie thinks…
2 Canadian expansion teams? The no progress meetings … Crosby talks lockout
Jason Kay via twitter: There is strong speculation that Toronto and Quebec could get expansion teams once the new CBA is struck. More in The Hockey News October 29th issue. Darren Dreger via twitter: Two days of meetings resulted in…
Locked out player news involving Semin, Skille, Bernier, Beleskey, Jokinen, Bishop, Gomez and Pavelski
Matias Strozyk via twitter: "Swedish Market Court has rejected the appeal that was made by Elitserien teams. NHL players are free to join any SEL team." Slava Malamud via twitter: Alex Semin terminated his contract with Sokol and will join…
Little or no progress made yesterday … They didn’t talk economics, well maybe they did … ALB sides with NHL
Darren Dreger via twitter: The "Big Four," Bettman, Daly and both Fehr's met for an hour yesterday morning, accomplished little. Darren Dreger via twitter: No surprise that yesterday's afternoon meetings ended with little or no progress. There won't be progressive…
NHL and NHLPA to meet today … Players may grow unhappier of salary cap … Owners need to help Owners
Darren Dreger via twitter: Both Fehr's, Gary Bettman and Bill Daly are expected to meet at about 11 am. A larger bargaining session will happen in the afternoon. Improving ice conditions is one issue the NHLPA wants the NHL to…
Quick CBA notes
Jason Brough of Pro Hockey Talk: The NHL and NHLPA will meet in New York on Wednesday and Thursday. They will focus on secondary issues and not revenues. Bill Daly said in an email to the NY Post that “major…