Gretzky Says Lockout Could Last 2 Years
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Wayne Gretzky fears the NHL could be shut down for as long as two years if a labor deal is not reached soon.
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Nearly five months into the NHL lockout, the players' association still won't accept the league's demand for a salary cap. The league says it's too late to talk about alternatives. And now time is about to run out on the hockey season.
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Gretzky, executive director of Team Canada, says each player should treat tonight&#39;s World Cup of Hockey championship game against Finland as &quot;one of the greatest nights of their life.
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With the cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season Wednesday, there is speculation about where the 88-year-old league goes from here and whether it can survive.
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Patrick Marleau agreed to a two-year, $12.6 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks yesterday, keeping the longtime captain with the club through 2010.
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NEW YORK -- Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers agreed Thursday on a six-year, $41.25 million contract extension that will keep the two-time Vezina Trophy finalist in the fold through the 2013-14 season.
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After almost three months without any movement, the NHL Players&#39; Association announced Thursday it has prepared a new proposal to end the NHL lockout, which stretches into its 79th day today.
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The prospects of saving the National Hockey League (NHL) season are grim and unless owners and players start talking soon to end a lockout the 2005-2006 season is also at risk, Montreal&#39;s Saku Koivu said.
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The good news: An NHL settlement is close, perhaps as close as two hours of serious discussion and compromise. The bad news: It might be a year, or longer, before the parties spend those two hours together.
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Alex Ovechkin agreed to a $124 million, 13-year contract extension Thursday with the Washington Capitals, working out the details himself in negotiations with owner Ted Leonsis and general manager George McPhee.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Patrick Marleau agreed to a two-year, $12.6 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Friday, keeping the longtime captain with the club through 2010.
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As the National Hockey League imposed its second lockout in 10 years Wednesday, the biggest difference this time around is the two sides are well prepared for a long time out.
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A look at the NHL lockout through Saturday, Dec. 4:
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An NHL lockout that is nine weeks old will not end soon unless the owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players union.
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NEW YORK - The National Hockey League will lock out its players Thursday, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season. The long-expected decision was approved unanimously Wednesday by NHL owners, who are demanding cost certainty, which players say would be tantamount to a salary cap...
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ANAHEIM, California  - When Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the NHL saw the move as a major breakthrough in its ambitious expansion dreams into non-traditional markets.
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A lockout looms for the National Hockey League and its players union as the clock ticks down on a collective bargaining agreement that expires at midnight Wednesday.