NHL lockout drains Quebec of jobs, spirit
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It was the best Martin Gaucher could do, earning $8.34 an hour ($10.30 Canadian) making pucks and packaging souvenirs for the National Hockey League. His bonus was watching his NHL idols compete with the pucks he helped produce.
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NEW YORK -- Paralyzed by a labor dispute, the National Hockey League yesterday officially canceled its 2004-05 season, further alienating the sport from its once-loyal fan base and raising serious questions about the league's economic future.
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When the National Hockey League announced it was locking out its players when the collective-bargaining agreement expired Sept. 15, it had an immediate impact on the league's staff, which was trimmed by roughly 50 percent.
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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 and the players' association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off yesterday after the union's first new proposal in nearly a year.
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The dark cloud hovering these past two years over the National Hockey League has descended, and we may not see the light of play for quite some time.
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Both sides of the National Hockey League&#39;s labour impasse seem to be dug in for the long haul. Team owners, claiming heavy losses, are steadfast in their demand that a salary cap be included in the new collective
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NEW YORK - It's been a week without progress in the NHL lockout. So far, there have been no overtures from the league or the players to resume talks to save a season that is already starting to slip away...
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EDMONTON - This NHL season died from neglect ages ago and on Tuesday it became obvious. Two wrongs make for last rites. The NHL and its players have accomplished nothing through 90 days of this lockout other
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Itâs too bad a lockout is days away in the NHL. Hockey like Saturdayâs dramatic 4-3 Canadian victory over the Czech Republic displays the sport at its best.
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Keith Primeau still has his heart in hockey. It's the persistent fuzzy feeling in his head that's forcing the former Philadelphia Flyers captain to quit playing.
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TORONTO - Now, for the first time, there is some hope that the NHL season will not be cancelled. Now, for the first time, there is bound to be significant internal pressure
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NHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.
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TORONTO: A labour shutdown in North Americaâs elite professional ice hockey league has not just left Canada bereft of its premier sporting love - it has started to bite into the countryâs economic prosperity.
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A hockey fan disgruntled by the NHL lockout is taking his frustration to the streets.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada&#39;s NHL teams came out Thursday and voiced their support for the league&#39;s decision to lockout its players.
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It's been a week without progress in the NHL lockout. So far, there have been no overtures from the league or the players to resume talks to save a season that is already starting to slip away.