As NHL lockout drags on, few cracks starting to develop in players ...
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The NHL Players Association is gathering its players representatives in Toronto for discussions Tuesday, an information session that, when finished, could resemble the biggest pep rally this side of Friday nights in South Bend.
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With the final sands of the National  Hockey League's season slipping through the hourglass due to a  labor dispute, many players are desperately turning to far  flung regions to salvage some playing time.
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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.    While rinks from Pittsburgh to Montreal to Anaheim figure to be quiet in the coming weeks, the ice will be crowded with high-priced talent in places such as the Czech Republic...
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A look at European hockey rosters shows that Sweden&#39;s MoDo might have benefited the most from the NHL&#39;s lockout. By Karl Gehring, AP/The Denver Post.
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There is no secret that time is running out to save the NHL season. How the NHL and the players association are working to prevent that has become a very big mystery.
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Jocelyn Thibault and the handful of his Blackhawks teammates still in town waiting out the lockout have stepped up their workouts recently just in case there&#39;s a season.
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Chicagoâ An NHL lockout that&#39;s already nine weeks old won&#39;t end anytime soon unless owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players&#39; union.
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Most conversations with NHL insiders about Alex Ovechkin end with some variation of the following: ". . . and he's only going to get better."
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Though their differences appear irreconcilable, the National Hockey League and its Players Association are at least back on speaking terms.
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A year removed from a crippling labor dispute, the NHL is back on its feet ready to take the next step down the road to recovery on Wednesday as a new season opens with as much angst as anticipation.
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NEW YORK : The National Hockey League was in the deep freeze, with no indication that the league&#39;s labor woes could be resolved in time to save any of the 2004-05 season.
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The NHL players&#39; association will begin issuing lockout pay to more than 730 players. Payments will start this month, and players will get $10,000 each for November and another $10,000 for December, with subsequent
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Someday, after the NHL lockout ends, there will be stories to tell about how this hockey hiatus changed the direction of people's careers. Because things will never be the same.
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With the NHL closed for business, minor league hockey is thriving. Attendance is up and some players with NHL experience welcome the playing time in the minors. Ten of the American Hockey League's top 13 scorers were on NHL rosters a year ago.
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An NHL lockout nine weeks old won&#39;t end any time soon unless owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players&#39; union.
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OTTAWAâThe NHL turned up the heat in its ongoing stalemate with its players&#39; association counterparts here yesterday. And as the two parties - two solitudes, actually â-xited the latest round of inertia
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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.