NHL / NHLPA Talks

[Eazy_b97 1]

Apperantly there has been some serious talks about limiting the schedule to 72 games. In this schedule ther would be no "interlock" play between confrences. 10 games for each team in your division and then 4 more against each other team in your confrence, or something similar. I think this is an awful idea, it means season ticket holders will no longer get to see some of the great players in the NHL and great rivalries will be cut out, but they have also been building up towards eliminating this.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Thats about the most ghetto thing I ever heard of. The schedule is ONE of the things in the NHL that ISN'T messed up, why change that again too!?

[Chadd 916]

Shorter travel should save some costs and fewer games should mean every game is more important. It does suck that Detroit and Chicago won't play the other original 6 teams.

[bulletproof_funk 0]

Would this mean there will be less times between games, or would the playoffs start earlier?

[Chadd 916]

Season won't be as heavy in October and I'd guess there will be more time between games.

[G.M. 0]

All the latest updates on what is happening can be found at http://www.nhlcbanews.com/

GM

[flamesfanatic 0]

I dont get any of this stuff, what is the CBA? and why would there not be hockey next year? what is a lockout and why would there be a work stoppage?

[Eazy_b97 1]

I dont get any of this stuff, what is the CBA? and why would there not be hockey next year? what is a lockout and why would there be a work stoppage?

CBA = Collective Barganing Agreement

It's the contact the players and owners are currently working under, it states the rules and other stuff like that (free agency ages, terms, picks, ect.) This agreement is about to expire and they are currently working on getting a new deal done. If they are not in agreement the NHL owner's will probably "lock them out" and thus having no NHL season, because they are "locked out" from playing and there is no contract in place. I'm sure somebody else may be able to help with anymore questions, this isn't really my area of expertise and I appologize if I messed up anything.

[G.M. 0]

There is a book called "MoneyPlayers" that is written by Bruce Dowbiggin. It talks about the about the CBA and how the NHL teams have come to their financial position.

I picked it up on amazon.ca, although, I am sure you could find it just about anywhere in Canada. Not sure about the US.