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Simmonds Target Of Racist Czech Chants

Oct 1, 2014 1:40 PM

The Czech Republic's ice hockey federation says it has fined a club after its fans aimed racist chants toward Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds, who is playing in the top Czech league during the lockout.

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Tags: Philadelphia Flyers, Misc Rumor

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NHL Likely To Cancel Winter Classic

Oct 29, 2014 5:17 PM

Although there was communication between NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly over the weekend, the stalemate between the sides continues, making it likely that the Winter Classic will be canceled, according to an ESPN.com report.

Daly said Monday that the two sides had no plans to meet but that the league is ready and willing to meet.

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Tags: Misc Rumor

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KHL Moves Brooklyn Games Back To Russia

Oct 17, 2014 2:32 AM

The KHL says two games between Dynamo Moscow and SKA St. Petersburg that had been set for Brooklyn's new Barclays Center have been moved back to Russia, according to an ESPN.com report on Friday.

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Tags: Misc Rumor

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Suter Disappointed In NHL Lockout

Oct 17, 2014 2:48 AM

On the day the NHL wiped out the remainder of the regular-season games in November, Ryan Suter is now wondering if his contract was negotiated in good faith.

"From what's going on right now? Yes. Definitely," Suter told ESPN The Magazine. "I haven't done any interviews. I haven't said anything, but yeah, it's disappointing that the owners, they sign all these guys and some guys were signed within the last week before the CBA was up. Now, they're trying to go back on their word. It's frustrating, disappointing. It doesn't seem like that's the way you operate a relationship or business."

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Tags: Minnesota Wild, Misc Rumor

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NHL Cancels Games Through November

Oct 16, 2014 10:18 AM

The National Hockey League announced today the cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through November 30 because of the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players' Association and the NHL.

A total of 326 regular-season games - 26.5 percent of the season were scheduled for Oct. 11 through Nov. 30.

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Tags: Misc Rumor

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NHL Withdrawing Offer To Players

Oct 17, 2014 2:26 AM

The NHL will withdraw its latest proposal to the NHLPA once Thursday's deadline to have a new deal in place comes and goes.

There were no talks held again Thursday and none have been held since last week's NHL proposal and counter-proposals from the NHLPA. 

"When we delivered the proposal last Tuesday, we told them it would be on the table through today," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN.com. 

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Tags: Misc Rumor

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Jackets Hire John Davidson To Run Hockey Operations

Oct 1, 2014 1:41 PM

The Blue Jackets today announced the hiring of longtime NHL executive, Hall of Fame broadcaster and former goaltender John Davidson as the club’s president of hockey operations.  In a newly created role, Davidson will oversee all hockey operations activities for the organization and serve as an alternate governor to the NHL’s Board of Governors.  He signed a multi-year contract with the club.
 
“This is a very exciting day for the Columbus Blue Jackets and our fans as John Davidson is a proven winner who brings a tremendous amount of experience, knowledge and leadership to our organization,” said Blue Jackets Majority Owner John P. McConnell.   “We believe he is the perfect person to lead our hockey operations efforts.”

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Tags: Columbus Blue Jackets, Signing

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Bettman: Full NHL Schedule Unlikely

Jun 22, 2014 4:54 AM

With labor negotiations stalled, there does not appear to be any hope of preserving a full 82-game NHL season by Thursday's deadline. 

"Unfortunately, it looks like an 82-game season is not going to be a reality," commissioner Gary Bettman said at a news conference from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Bettman painted a bleak picture on the state of negotiations with players and said the union "has chosen not to engage on our proposal."

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Tags: Misc Rumor

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Islanders Will Move To Brooklyn In 2015

Oct 1, 2014 1:39 PM

The New York Islanders will announce their intent to move to Brooklyn in 2015 to play at the Barclays Center.

The Islanders are locked into their lease at Nassau Coliseum until 2015.

Bruce Ratner had said earlier that he was "trying like hell" to lure the Islanders to Brooklyn from Long Island.

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Tags: New York Islanders

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League, Player's Union Can't Agree To Meet

Oct 17, 2014 3:33 AM

The NHL and NHLPA can't agree to meet, according to a late report by ESPN.com.

The NHLPA says it has invited the league back to the table as long as there are no strings attached.

After the union's executive board call Tuesday, the NHLPA "informed the NHL we are willing to meet tomorrow or any other date, without preconditions, to try to reach an agreement," spokesman Jonathan Weatherdon said via email. "We hope to hear from them soon."

But the NHL's response was swift.

"They have made it clear to us that they have very little interest in the proposal we made last Tuesday," deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Tuesday night. "They also told us they have no intention of making a new proposal. I'm not sure what we would be meeting about."

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Patrick Kane To Play In Swiss League
Blackhawks star Patrick Kane has agreed to a deal with EHC Biel.

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NHL GMs Spoke To Players
The NHLPA was not informed that the league gave its 30 general managers time to answer questions from players.

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Anton Volchenkov Suffers Broken Bone
Anton Volchenkov suffered a broken bone in his foot while playing in the KHL.

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Source: NHL, NHLPA Labor Talks Likely This Week
Talks between the two labor sides are likely to resume at some point this week.

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Savard Still Suffering From Concussion Symptoms
Marc Savard is not making any progress in his recovery from post-concussion syndrome.

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Ben Eager Charged With Assault In Bar
Ben Eager has been charged with assault following a disturbance in a Toronto bar over the weekend.

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NHL, NHLPA Have Conference Call
The NHL and player's union continue to communicate, but don't seem close to getting back to the table.

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Labor Reps Meet Briefly, But No New Talks Scheduled
Bill Daly and Steve Fehr spoke to each other on Saturday.

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NHL Cancels Games Through November 1
A total of 135 NHL games have been canceled, which amounts to 11 percent of the regular season.

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Bettman, NHL Unhappy With Union's Response
Gary Bettman says the player's union is "nowhere close" to what the league offered Tuesday.

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NHLPA Reviews Proposal, More Talks Thursday
Labor negotiations between the league and the players' union will resume on Thursday.

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Pacioretty Leaves Swiss Club With Minor Injuries
Max Pacioretty is dealing with minor injuries and has decided to leave the Swiss club HC Ambri Piotta.

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NHL Offers Players 50-50 Split
The NHL has offered players a new deal, proposing a 50-50 split in hockey-related revenue.

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$490M Seattle Arena Plan Approved
The County Council approved the basketball and hockey arena plan unanimously, while the Seattle City Council voted 7-2.

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Agent: Taylor Heading To Oklahoma City For Rehab
Oilers forward Taylor Hall is heading to Oklahoma City to continue rehab on his shoulder.

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Modano, Lamoriello, Olczyk Join HOF
Mike Modano, the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history, was one of the new inductees to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night.

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NHL, NHLPA Labor Talks Set To Resume
Labor talks are scheduled to resume Tuesday in Toronto.

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NHL Labor Talks May Resume Tuesday
Labor negotiations may resume on Tuesday after a four-day break.

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Crosby: 'Still Time For Deal'
Penguins star Sidney Crosby insits the NHL has not squandered all of its goodwill.

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Labor Sides Talk Free Agency, Not Money
The labor session Thursday dealt only with free agency and drug testing, not economic issues.

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