NHL: No Hockey League
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National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman has locked the players out, but he isnât speculating on how far he is going to throw the key.
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National Hockey League owners carried  out their threat to lock out players on Wednesday, shutting  down the league after the two sides were unable to reach a new  labor deal.
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Gary Bettman and the NHL return to the negotiating table with the players&#39; association today in Toronto, but the league is expected to formally reject the offer made by the union last Thursday.
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A hockey league formed for locked-out N.H.L. players denies that it suspended play, saying a statement released with league letterhead was not legitimate.
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The NHL reportedly will reject the latest proposal from the players' union that was meant to end the lockout and salvage the season.
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The NHL plans to reject the players&#39; association&#39;s latest collective bargaining agreement proposal today in Toronto, and the 2004-05 season appears destined for cancellation.
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First, the talking stopped. Now, the games have, too. Hockey has run out of time and tournaments. All that's left is a lockout.
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Few hockey purists will bemoan Wednesday&#39;s announcement that the National Hockey League has cancelled the 2005 All-Star Game in Atlanta.
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The NHL lockout forced the cancellation of this season&#39;s All-Star game, scheduled to be held in Atlanta in February. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin on Oct.
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In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league yesterday canceled its All-Star Game because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
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The National Hockey League appeared to  be one day away from cancelling its season due to a labor  dispute after owners rejected a salary cap proposal from  locked-out players.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) - With the season spiraling toward oblivion, the National Hockey League moved one step closer Wednesday. With no sign of an agreement between the league and the players association on the
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It's all over but the official announcement. The National Hockey League will formally pull the plug on the 2004-05 season tomorrow at 1 p.m. when commissioner Gary Bettman holds a news conference at a Manhattan hotel.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - With no sign that the lockout of its players will end in the near future, the National Hockey League has cancelled the 2005 All-Star Game.
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A hockey league formed for locked-out NHL players denies that it suspended play, saying a statement released with league letterhead was not legitimate.
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----- TORONTO (Ticker) - The start of the 2004-05 NHL season was put in extreme jeopardy Thursday when the league rejected a proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement from the Players Association.
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The NHL canceled next week's meeting with its board of governors on Thursday because the league has nothing new to report in the stagnant collective bargaining process.