The NHLPA made a number of presentations to owners on Thursday, as talks between the union and the NHL concluded for the week. Player pensions, length of training camp and ice conditions were the topics of this round, as the two sides agreed to continue negotiations toward a new CBA on Monday.

Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien has avoided a trial on drunken boating charges by pleading guilty to careless boating. Byfuglien reached a plea deal on Monday, the day his trial was to start in Minneapolis, according to an ESPN.com report.

The NHL and the NHL Players' Association are set for another round of negotiations this week with the hope of establishing a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires on Sept. 15, according to an ESPN.com report.

Day 3 of labor talks between the NHL and NHLPA yielded little news. The two sides met for approximately 2½ hours Friday to discuss "technical matters" before wrapping up for the weekend, according to an ESPN.com report.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association met Wednesday in the latest round of discussions over the league's collective bargaining agreement. The meeting lasted approximately 2½ hours, the majority of which devoted to a more detailed explanation of the league's initial proposal submitted last Friday.

Prosecutors have declined to file a date-rape charge against the Kings' Drew Doughty, citing insufficient evidence. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office issued a report Wednesday concluding there was not enough evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec has been banned from driving for 20 months in his native Czech Republic for drunk driving. Pavelec also received a six-month suspended prison sentence for causing a traffic accident May 26 in his hometown of Kladno, west of the capital Prague.

The Glendale City Clerk's Office has rejected petitions that sought to put a referendum on the November ballot about the Coyotes' pending arena management deal, according to an ESPN.com report.

As the NHL's labor negotiations begin to take shape, the league has made its first collective bargaining offer to the Players' Association, one that reportedly includes massive changes to the league's current CBA, league and union sources confirmed to ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.

Negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA continued for three hours Tuesday in Toronto as the sides work toward a new CBA before the current one is due to expire Sept. 15. "The parties are approaching this in an appropriate and businesslike manner and have got meetings scheduled going out into the future," NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr told Newsday. "I wouldn't draw any particular significance to it beyond that." Talks are due to continue Friday.