Gretzky fears two-year shutdown
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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. The NHL's all-time leading scorer and part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes said an "even more alarming" scenario could await the league if the lockout is not settled in the next few days. "I'm scared we could ...
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For the second time in 10 years, the NHL has closed its doors. In 1994, we were a nation unprepared - how do you fill the void of turning the TV on once or twice a winter for five minutes or so to watch a game?
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Is there a potential thaw in the cold war between National Hockey League owners and players?
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Right up until 1 p.m. yesterday, when National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman stepped to the microphone in a function room at a Manhattan hotel, Bruins president Harry Sinden was in the dark about whether the 2004-05 season was going to be salvaged or canceled.
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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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Here are the choices the NHL owners faced when evaluating the Dec. 9 offer from the NHL Players&#39; Association: - Shut down the season and take a guaranteed loss.
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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 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.
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TORONTO - Now, for the first time, there is some hope that the NHL season will not be cancelled. Now, for the first time, there is bound to be significant internal pressure
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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  - 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.
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Consider the phrase "Wait Until Next Year" out of retirement. Those four words now have a new place among the fandom in Boston as the NHL canceled its season yesterday, 154 days into an ownership-imposed lockout.
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Ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky has admitted he has no solution to offer which might help end the current NHL lockout. The &#39;Great One&#39;, now part-owner of the Phoenix Coyotes, and says he can see both sides of the dispute between team owners and players.
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So, two months into Lockout II, how are you enjoying the 2004-05 hockey season? Sure is quiet around the rink, and given that no one is sashaying up to the bargaining table, it sure looks like it's going to remain quiet for a lot longer.
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The industry has run into regulatory, political and economic pressures that may drive it out of Canada altogether.
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When the National Hockey League announced it was locking out its players when the collective-bargaining agreement expired Sept. 15, it had an immediate impact on the league's staff, which was trimmed by roughly 50 percent.
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Wayne Gretzky, perhaps the greatest player to lace on skates, sat in front of a large gathering of reporters from many of the world&#39;s hockey-playing nations yesterday at the World Cup