NEW YORK -- Commissioner Gary Bettman said the NHL will open collective bargaining agreement talks with the players at the start of 2025 and is optimistic about getting a deal done. The current CBA expires Sept. 15, 2026. Bettman informed the league's board of governors about opening negotia...
But one thing that stands out in the NHL is its collective bargaining agreement. The NHL has a hard cap at both the league and team level without some of the loopholes found in other leagues. The NHL cap was introduced in 2005 and has transformed the profit profile of owning a team, ...
It's the same lament being uttered across Canada on the eve of a National Hockey League lockout. After all, in Canada hockey isn't just a game - it's part of the national fabric, a passion that borders on obsession.The NHL's collective-bargaining agreement expires at the stroke of ...
TORONTO (Sports Network) -NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr provided updates on the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations after talks ended on Thursday in Toronto. Bettman said the two sides remain far apart on key financial elements. "We are focused on m...
Under the contract between the NHL and the NHLPA, either party can request, in writing, formal negotiations on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement to begin 120 days before the contract expires (i.e., May 18, 2004). The parties may choose to begin negotiating before that, bu...
At the same time, Daly raised another concern by suggesting the issue of Olympic participation might be resolved easier if it were tied to ongoing negotiations to extend the league’s collective bargaining agreement with its players. The two sides are scheduled to spent the next two days in CBA...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects negotiations with the players' association on a new collective bargaining agreement to begin in a couple of weeks. In a wide-ranging 25-minute news conference before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Los Angeles Kings an...
Clock Runs out as NHL Locks Doors; Collective Bargaining Agreement Expires, Frustrated Blues, Fans Place Promising New Season on HoldBefore the NHL lockout became official late Saturday night, theBlues had played to several...By Rutherford
coaches would most like to build a team around; Martin Brodeur who was voted best goaltender in the NHL; Coaches that have never known a player who has taken steroids; Hope that there will not be a lockout when the collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of the 2003-2004 ...
The NHL is studying the 12-year, $62.8 million deal right winger Marian Hossa signed with the Chicago Blackhawks.The Ottawa Sun reported late Thursday that the league is trying to determine if the deal Hossa signed on July 1 circumvents the collective bargaining agreement and salary cap.The ...