May 19, 2013

NHL teams return to rinks

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PLYMOUTH, Mich. — On a sheet of ice a few miles from sandy beaches, the Los Angeles Kings finally got to begin their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup again. Several hundred fans packed wooden bleachers in El Segundo, Calif., on Sunday, eager to watch the Kings practice four months after [...]

NHL Locout: It’s officially over, NHL owners ratify new labor agreement

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NHL commish Gary Bettman announces owners approve new CBA at Wednesday press conference.(Frank Franklin II/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman secured unanimous ownership support for the pending labor deal, then apologized to everyone hurt by the long lockout and said he isn’t going anywhere. The league’s board of governors met in a [...]

NHL Unlocked: NHL targets 48-game season starting Jan. 19

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Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby begins a rush up ice behind teammate James Neal during an informal workout with a dozen of the NHL hockey team’s players in Pittsburgh on Monday. (Gene Puskar/Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL appears headed toward a 48-game season for the second time in two decades. “I think [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL lockout talks break off again

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jaymes Hall had a question for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the lockout, which already has wiped out more than a quarter of the regular season: Why not put aside the money in dispute and get back on the ice. Hall tried to get in his question while Bettman was responding [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL, union to meet Friday for fourth straight day

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NEW YORK (AP) — The best that can be said about the ongoing NHL labor negotiations is that they are still going, and will continue for at least a fourth straight day. The league and the locked-out players’ association got back together Thursday and accomplished enough over five-plus hours to make plans to meet again [...]

NHL Lockout: Sidney Crosby optimistic NHL season will be salvaged

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Penguins star Sidney Crosby has spent the last few weeks skating with a few of his teammates at Pittsburgh’s practice facility. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Sidney Crosby can’t even get through a conversation with his grandmother without the topic being raised. A phone call back to Nova Scotia over Thanksgiving weekend [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL CBA talks to resume Friday

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(L-R) Bill Daly and Bob Batterman of the NHL listen to Commissioner Gary Bettman’s media conference at Crowne Plaza Times Square on September 13, 2012 in New York City. (September 12, 2012 – Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) TORONTO (AP) — The NHL and its players’ union plan to resume bargaining Friday for the [...]

NHL Lockout: 5 questions points that need to be answered

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Referee Dan O’Halloran is one of the NHL’s senior officials who will be out of work if regular-season games are missed due to the lockout. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — We here at CBCSports.ca want to guide you through the NHL’s lockout and we also want you to get involved. In the [...]