DONALD FEHR RUMORS & GOSSIP
Not exactly surprising news: NHL tells NHLPA it won’t renew the CBA
Per USA Today’s Kevin Allen...
The NHL Players Association has notified its players Wednesday through a memo that the NHL has sent written notice it plans to “terminate and/or modify” the collective bargaining agreement when it expires on Sept. 15. This is a formality because it was well understood by the NHLPA that the league wanted to negotiate a new deal.
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Via Kukla's Korner
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10 days ago
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10 days ago
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Brooks points out that the year of the underdog applies to their salary structures, too
Given the rumbles from those “in the know” regarding the NHL’s empowerment by the NBA and NFL lockouts to squeeze the NHLPA for both across-the-board rollbacks in salaries, a reduction in the players’ share of revenues and, most likely, a lower payroll ceiling, even if doing so costs the NHL, say, half of the 2012-2013 season, it’s entirely possible...
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Bettman, Fehr discuss NHL CBA, admit negotiations haven't begun yet
OTTAWA — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr talked a lot Saturday about the upcoming collective bargaining agreement. But both said little about the whole situation. It's a subject that will be in the spotlight from now through an uncertain offseason, with the CBA set ...
Via Washington Times
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January 28, 2012
All Donald Fehr
from Adam Proteau of The Hockey News, The Hockey News: In regard to realignment, many have focused on your rejection of the league’s plans, but fewer have focused on the league’s insistence of a hard deadline, which is ultimately what caused your rejection. This isn’t the first instance the league has been aggressive with the PA during the current CBA, is it?
Donald...
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January 25, 2012
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January 25, 2012
Faith in Fehr: NHLPA head holds steady on realignment
The NHLPA's decision to obliterate the NHL's realignment plan rocked the hockey world. Yet standing steady following Friday's news is Donald Fehr, the executive director of the NHLPA who orchestrated the surprise move.
Via Pittsburghlive.com
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January 08, 2012
NHL union wary of proposed realignment
One of the early messages to players from Donald Fehr, first-year executive director of the NHL Players Association, was that he wanted a lot of communication. Apparently, that's happening. The NHL nixed a realignment plan for next season Friday because the NHLPA declined to approve it. Penguins players were aware of two issues that held things up.
Via Post-Gazette
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January 08, 2012
NHLPA Rejection of Realignment Raises Bigger Issue
If you’ve ever been flipping through the channels, then you may have come across the prank show Scare Tactics. A show that puts prank victims in the middle of their worst nightmares only to have the actors reveal the prank by asking them, “are you scared?” Then going on to say, “well you shouldn’t be, cause you’re on Scare Tactics!”
It was seven years ago that hockey...
Via Islanders Hockey Blog
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January 07, 2012
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January 07, 2012
Fehr Talks Realignment And CBA
Some of the NHL’s hot topics were up for discussion on Wednesday when NHL Players’ Association executive director Donald Fehr joined host James Cybulski on Cybulski and Company on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto.
In the days following the announcement of the league’s proposed realignment, Cybulski asked Fehr how the Players’ Association is reacting the news of a new...
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December 08, 2011
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December 08, 2011
NHL Realignment Scraps Six Divisions For Four Conferences
The NHL approved a completely new and “radical” realignment of its teams Monday night, changing its six-division format to four conferences.
Talks about making changes to the six-division format really heated up when the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg this offseason. With two options on the table – one dramatic, one simple – the NHL picked the more drastic...
Via Midwest Sports Fans
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
Bizball Radio with Seth Everett and Maury Brown - Inaugural NHL Edition
Welcome to the inaugural NHL edition of Bizball Radio with Seth Everett and Maury Brown!
The NHL is back, if it was ever gone at all. The game, with arguably the most rabid core fan base, is seeing growth with fringe fans.
Seth and Maury talk about popularity of the game, whether relocation to Canada is a matter of the strength of popularity or strength of the Canadian dollar;...
Via The Biz of Hockey
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October 29, 2011
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October 29, 2011
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