Madferret
5-20-05, 11:02 AM
NHL labour meetings roll into Friday
Canadian Press
5/20/2005
The NHL and NHL Players' Association will meet this morning in New York to resume CBA talks, following a marathon 14-hour meeting on Thursday. A source close to the talks said little progress was made Thursday although a healthy discussion on a variety of subjects took place. The two sides convened around 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday morning and wrapped things up just before midnight EDT.
Neither side wanted to comment after the meeting.
Sources said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow would talk Friday morning regarding setting up future meetings. The two sides hope to meet every week from here on in until a deal is finally agreed upon. The lockout is more than eight months old and wiped out the entire NHL season.
After two days of small group meetings examining the financial practices of teams around the league, a larger group got together Thursday to examine the findings. The two sides hope to agree on what constitutes revenue in order to flesh out the union's April 4 offer. That system featured an upper and lower limit on team-by-team payrolls _ a salary cap _ which fluctuates year to year depending on revenues.
Representing the league Thursday was Bettman, chief legal officer and executive vice-president Bill Daly, director of hockey operations Colin Campbell, NHL general counsel David Zimmerman, board of governors chairman Harley Hotchkiss of the Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils CEO and GM Lou Lamoriello, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs, Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold, outside counsel Bob Batterman and lawyer Shep Goldfein.
The NHLPA roster included Goodenow, senior director Ted Saskin, associate counsel Ian Pulver, director of business relations Mike Gartner, outside counsel McCambridge, Detroit Red Wings veteran player Brendan Shanahan, and the players' executive committee: president Trevor Linden and vice-presidents Vincent Damphousse, Bill Guerin, Daniel Alfredsson, Arturs Irbe, Trent Klatt and Bob Boughner.
The presence of Shanahan and Campbell likely signified the need to talk about rule changes which will be made part of the CBA. The most contentious issue has been the reduction of goalie equipment, something the league needs the union to sign off on before going ahead with it.
Canadian Press
5/20/2005
The NHL and NHL Players' Association will meet this morning in New York to resume CBA talks, following a marathon 14-hour meeting on Thursday. A source close to the talks said little progress was made Thursday although a healthy discussion on a variety of subjects took place. The two sides convened around 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday morning and wrapped things up just before midnight EDT.
Neither side wanted to comment after the meeting.
Sources said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow would talk Friday morning regarding setting up future meetings. The two sides hope to meet every week from here on in until a deal is finally agreed upon. The lockout is more than eight months old and wiped out the entire NHL season.
After two days of small group meetings examining the financial practices of teams around the league, a larger group got together Thursday to examine the findings. The two sides hope to agree on what constitutes revenue in order to flesh out the union's April 4 offer. That system featured an upper and lower limit on team-by-team payrolls _ a salary cap _ which fluctuates year to year depending on revenues.
Representing the league Thursday was Bettman, chief legal officer and executive vice-president Bill Daly, director of hockey operations Colin Campbell, NHL general counsel David Zimmerman, board of governors chairman Harley Hotchkiss of the Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils CEO and GM Lou Lamoriello, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs, Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold, outside counsel Bob Batterman and lawyer Shep Goldfein.
The NHLPA roster included Goodenow, senior director Ted Saskin, associate counsel Ian Pulver, director of business relations Mike Gartner, outside counsel McCambridge, Detroit Red Wings veteran player Brendan Shanahan, and the players' executive committee: president Trevor Linden and vice-presidents Vincent Damphousse, Bill Guerin, Daniel Alfredsson, Arturs Irbe, Trent Klatt and Bob Boughner.
The presence of Shanahan and Campbell likely signified the need to talk about rule changes which will be made part of the CBA. The most contentious issue has been the reduction of goalie equipment, something the league needs the union to sign off on before going ahead with it.