The NHL Players' Association announced its inaugural panel of advisers on Thursday, according to a Canadian Press report.
The group includes former Canadian Auto Workers Union president Buzz Hargrove and former Molson CEO Dan O?Neill.
It?s also comprised of two other longtime executives (Ron Lloyd, Ian Troop), two former NHLers (Steve Larmer, Ken Baumgartner) and two lawyers (Ron Pink, George Cohen).
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Ex-Avs' Coach Quenneville Faces DUI Charge
Former Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville is due in court next month on a drunken driving charge, reports the Associated Press on Sunday.
Players' Association Takes NHL To Court Over Pension Dispute
The NHL Players? Association hopes to see a pension dispute with the league solved in court.
The union announced Thursday it had filed an application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking an interpretation of the league?s pension plan, according to an Associated Press report.
Judge Rejects Plea Deal For Ducks' Samueli
A federal judge rejected a plea deal that had called for Broadcom Corp. co-founder and Anaheim Ducks' owner Henry Samueli to get probation rather than prison for his role in a stock options backdating case that led to the largest corporate writedown of its kind, according to an Associated Press report on Monday.
Radulov Transfer Appears Headed To Court
The dispute between the NHL and a newly formed Russian hockey league over Alexander Radulov appears headed for court, according to an Associated Press.
The Continental Hockey League withdrew its appeal on five other player transfers at a meeting on Saturday between the International Ice Hockey Federation and nine member countries, but couldn?t resolve the Radulov case, the IIHF said in a statement.