NHL to Lock Out Players Thursday
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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, unable to  reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled  the rest of its season on Wednesday.
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The NHL and the players' association broke off talks Thursday as the clock ticked down to a weekend deadline for saving what little is left of the season.
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NEW YORK - The NHL and the playersâ association will resume talks next week in an effort to end the 78-day lockout and save the season.
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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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A look at the NHL lockout through Friday, Oct. 29:
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - A lockout for the National Hockey League looks to be inevitable after Thursday&#39;s proposal from the NHLPA did little to narrow the impasse between the owners and players.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - After meeting with the Board of Governors Wednesday, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announced that a lockout of the players will begin at midnight (et.
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From veteran players who won't collect their paychecks to young prospects who had hoped to earn a roster spot, the NHL lockout will touch everyone in the organization.
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Representatives for NHL owners and  locked out players will meet Wednesday in what is regarded as a  last-ditch effort to save the season.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The National Hockey League will reject last week&#39;s National Hockey League Players&#39; Association proposal on Tuesday, according to The Sports Network of Canada.
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The NHL owners have shut down the league by opting to lock out its players. This stoppage is not the result of the players striking.
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NHL owners carried out their threat to  lockout players on Wednesday, shutting down the league after  the two sides were unable to reach a new labor deal.
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The National Hockey League 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.
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In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star game Wednesday because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
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Seeking to end the lockout that threatens this season, the National Hockey League Players Association offered an immediate pay reduction of 24 percent Thursday and other concessions
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NEW YORK - The National Hockey League locked out its players Thursday, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond in an effort by management to gain massive economic change.    After the long-expected decision was approved unanimously Wednesday by NHL owners, commissioner Gary Bettman repeatedly belittled the union's bargaining position, talked about the possibility the confrontation could extend into the 2005-06 season and said the conflict has jeopardized the NHL's participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics...