NHL cancels entire season in a first for sports
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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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On the darkest day in NHL history,  Wayne Gretzky painted an even bleaker picture of the sport's  future with one season canceled because of a bitter labor  dispute and the next already in jeopardy.
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N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman will hold a news conference on Wednesday, presumably to cancel the rest of the season.
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Contract talks broke off today between the National Hockey League and its locked-out players union, leaving the sport a step closer to wiping out its whole season.
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The National Hockey League appeared to  be one day away from canceling its season due to a labor  dispute after owners rejected a salary cap proposal from  locked-out players.
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For the second time in 10 years, the National (ice) Hockey League (NHL) has decided to lock out its players and suspend operations.
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NHL owners carried out their threat to  lock out players on Wednesday, shutting down the league after  the two sides failed to reach a new labor deal.
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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...
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PALM BEACH, Fla. -- NHL officials decided Tuesday that there will be no immediate changes in regular-season scheduling or in the way playoffs matches are determined.
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The league, which has been shut down since Sept. 15 by a lockout, announced the 2005 All-Star Game scheduled for Feb. 15 in Atlanta has been canceled.
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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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In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star Game because of the lockout. The season was supposed to have begun Oct. 13.
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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 NHL canceled its season exactly five months after the lockout started. Now there's no telling when there will be games again.
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The NHL season is finally cancelled after players and owners fail to reach a last-ditch agreement.
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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.
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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.