NHL impasse could have been avoided
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Alan Eagleson&#39;s opinion doesn&#39;t carry the weight it once did in hockey&#39;s union circles, but the man who founded the NHL Players&#39; Association believes a deal to end the league&#39;s labour dispute could be reached by December.
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One day after the NHL players' association rejected the league's latest salary-cap proposal, the sides met again in what could be the last chance to save the hockey season.
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Ottawa, ON (Sports Network) - The negotiations to save the National Hockey League from a work stoppage seemed to take a turn for the worse on Thursday.
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No progress doesn't mean no hockey -- at least not yet. NHL labor talks ended yesterday after a four-hour meeting, without a resolution or a historic announcement that the season has been lost.
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With nothing to lose but the rest of the hockey season, Vancouver Canuck Trevor Linden thought his idea was worth a shot: Get together a small group of representatives from NHL management and the players' union and try to find some middle ground that would jump-start talks toward ending the 125-day lockout. Today, six people -- three from each side ...
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NEW YORK  The NHL and the players association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting Tuesday. In fact, the sides even took a slight detour.
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The NHL and the players' association are taking another shot at saving the hockey season, which has been on the brink of cancellation for weeks. A two-day meeting last week produced no tangible progress toward a labor agreement. The league and the union will meet again Wednesday in Toronto, but no formal proposal will be presented by the league.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - In the realm of the  National Hockey League lockout there was a meeting held last  week, as well as a meeting scheduled.
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The NHL and the players' association were still talking. With the season on the brink of being canceled, negotiations were planned Thursday night in New York with the chance of another get-together Friday.
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-- Any hope of saving the NHL season hinges on whether the next proposal by the players&#39; association stirs serious negotiating.
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After two days of negotiations, the NHL and the players' association appeared no closer to a deal that could save the hockey season.
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TORONTO - ESPN analyst Bill Clement offered a headline-grabbing analysis Wednesday when asked the significance of today&#39;s meeting between the NHL and its Players Association, aimed at resolving the labor impasse between the two.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman isn&#39;t taking signs of dissension within the player ranks very seriously. &quot;I view it as a part of the process,&quot; Bettman told TSN in an interview broadcast Monday night.
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By next Friday we should have a good idea as to whether the NHL will play this year or if we are to see the entire season lost. On Thursday the players association invited the NHL to meet next week for a bargaining session.
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Not likely, but at least it looks like there might finally be some negotiations about ending the NHL lockout. The National Hockey League Players&#39; Association confirmed that NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow
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TORONTO -- Some of his former teammates said he didn&#39;t want to come. People close to the negotiations were doubtful he would come.
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The NHL and the players' association are talking again. With the season on the brink of being canceled, negotiations resumed late Thursday afternoon in New York and lasted for about five hours before breaking up shortly after 9 p.m. There were no immediate details released.