Europe Welcomes Locked Out NHL Players
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European hockey has taken on an NHL look. With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden), Jaromir Jagr with Kladmo (Czech Republic) and Ilya Kovalchuk with AK Bars Kazan (Russia).
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Milan and Inter believe their famous San Siro home will be able to host European ties despite being ordered to play games behind closed doors in a government-backed security clampdown.
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NHL officials have accepted the NHL Players&#39; Association&#39;s invitation to meet next week in Toronto and discuss a new proposal as the hockey owners&#39; lockout nears its third month.
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has come in for fierce criticism following a meeting of locked-out players. The NHL Players Assocation leaders briefed 74 players on Tuesday about the team owners&#39; lockout which
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- First, Peter Forsberg watched as his retired jersey No. 21 was lowered from the rafters at Kempehallen. Then, after getting a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd, the locked-out Colorado
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ZURICH, Switzerland - The International Ice Hockey Federation Friday barred Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi from transferring to Europe, citing the player&#39;s violent conduct on the rink.
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The lockout of ice hockey players by the National Hockey League is sending a chill through US arena operators who rely on professional hockey as a vital audience puller.
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The Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, and Switzerland ratified a four-year transfer agreement between the International Ice Hockey Federation member associations and the NHL on Thursday.
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The NHL Players&#39; Association will pay out between $29 million and $44 million US in lockout pay this season. The payments will start this month with more than 730 players getting $10,000 each for November and another $10,000 for December.
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The NHL said Wednesday it was imposing a lockout of the players association, effective Thursday &#151; the day after the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement.
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The NHL said Wednesday it was imposing a lockout of the players association, effective Thursday -- the day after the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement.
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Alexei Kovalev became the latest NHL player to join a European team during the lockout, agreeing to play in his native Russia.
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With North America's season on hold, ice hockey stars are coming to Europe. But will they stay?
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The lockout of NHL players by the league&#39;s owners moved into its eighth day today, with the stalemate expected to last for months.
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With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Peter Forsberg and Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden).
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NEW YORK - The NHL will lock out its players Thursday, starting a work stoppage that threatens to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season.    The long-expected decision was confirmed by NHL owners Wednesday following a meeting in New York...
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The National Hockey League lockout may be officially a week old, but already a considerable number of its players are finding employment elsewhere.