Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

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NHL Draft Date is Set – New CBA Details

On Sunday more information about the new NHL CBA was released and it was all over the internet.  Random drug testing is going to become common place in the NHL and it should be interesting to see what…Read More

NHLPA Vote Ends, NHL and NHLPA To Sign Agreement

This morning at 7am the NHLPA vote to ratify the new NHL CBA came to a conclusion.  Initial reports have suggested that nothing will be officially announced until later today or possibly even tomorrow.…Read More

Lockout Over… Tentatively

Blues fans, what better to start a Sunday morning than waking up to the news that the NHL and NHLPA have come to a tentative agreement.  According to TSN, the deal is a 10 year CBA, with an opt-out clause…Read More

NHL To Cancel Winter Classic?

After canceling all November games last week, sources tell ESPNNewYork.com that if no deal is reached by Thursday, the Winter Classic set for New Years Day will be cancelled as well. The NHL and NHLPA…Read More

Another Deadline Passes And Still No NHL

As Thursday came to close so did all hope of the NHL playing a full 82 game season in 2012-2013. Once the deadline set by the NHL on 10/25 passed with no agreement the league pulled the offer. The 50/50…Read More

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NHL Needs Deal By Thursday To Salvage Full Season

After canceling all games through November first last Friday amid a breakdown of negotiations between…Read More

More Details Released On NHL’s Newest Proposal

It is clear that the owners and commissioner Gary Bettman took a big step forward by proposing a 50-50…Read More

The Puck is in the Player’s Zone

October 16th, 2012 may be known as one of the key days that ended the lockout of the year 2012.  Today,…Read More

NHL Cancels First Two Weeks of Regular Season

The NHL cut 82 regular season games tonight, deleting the schedule from October 11 through October 24.…Read More

Ich Bin Ein Berliner

Flyers superstars Claude Giroux and Daniel Briere have decided to take their respective talents to Germany…Read More

Blues May Lose A Prime Year Due To Lockout

Although we have already discussed which Central Division team will be hurt the most by a missed preseason…Read More

Will Fans Return After Lockout?

While owners and players are arguing over who gets more money I wonder if they realize how much money…Read More

Blues Ticket Reimbursement Plan Announced

As the NHL lockout moved swiftly into its second week, the St. Louis ownership group has announced season…Read More

Central Division: Who Does the Lockout Hurt The Most?

Chicago- Being that the Chicago Blackhawks return most of their team that got knocked out of the Western…Read More

Lockout Affects More Than Just Players

Clearly, the lockout that began last weekend strains the wallets of more than just the owners and players.…Read More

Blues’ Message To Fans Regarding Lockout

On Sunday, the St. Louis Blues organization released a statement regarding the state of hockey and more…Read More

Stars Moving To Europe

In response to the onset of the NHL lockout at midnight on Saturday, numerous NHLers are playing in Europe…Read More

Locked Up

After a carear year in his first season with Flyers, Wayne Simmonds has decided to sign a long term…Read More

Around The NHL: Possibility of Lockout, Contract Extensions

Toronto With owners threatening a lockout if a new CBA is not reached by September 15, the NHLPA will…Read More

The Big Fish Keep Getting Bigger- Long-Term Contracts and The New CBA

The recent offer sheet, 110 million over 14 years, which the Philadelphia Flyers gave to Nashville Predators…Read More