"Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the
National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating
around the clock to reach a new CBA that is fair to the Players and to
the 30 NHL teams.
"Thanks to the conditions fostered by seven seasons under the previous
CBA, competitive balance has created arguably the most meaningful
regular season in pro sports; a different team has won the Stanley Cup
every year; fans and sponsors have agreed the game is at its best, and
the League has generated remarkable growth and momentum. While our last
CBA negotiation resulted in a seismic change in the League's economic
system, and produced corresponding on-ice benefits, our current
negotiation is focused on a fairer and more sustainable division of
revenues with the Players -- as well as other necessary adjustments
consistent with the objectives of the economic system we developed
jointly with the NHL Players' Association seven years ago. Those
adjustments are attainable through sensible, focused negotiation -- not
through rhetoric.
"This is a time of year for all attention to be focused on the ice,
not on a meeting room. The League, the Clubs and the Players all have a
stake in resolving our bargaining issues appropriately and getting the
puck dropped as soon as possible. We owe it to each other, to the game
and, most of all, to the fans."
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