Anybody remember the NHL? well, it'll be back!!!

sasquatch95 · 07-13-2005, 01:17 PM

GAME ON!!!!!:

story

for the lazy:
NHL agrees to deal after all-night bargaining session
ESPN.com news services

NEW YORK -- The NHL and the players' association reached an agreement in principle on a new labor deal, ending a lockout that wiped out last season, the sides announced in statements Wednesday.

The sides met for 24 hours from Tuesday into Wednesday to hammer out the collective bargaining agreement that will return the NHL to the ice.

Both sides still need to raitfy the deal. That process is expected to be completed next week, the league and the union said in a joint news release.

A prominent player agent told ESPN The Magazine's E.J. Hradek that the draft lottery will be held on July 21, with the entry draft being held in Ottawa on July 30.

"We met all night," NHL chief legal officer Bill Daly said in an e-mail.

It took all night and then some for the final round of negotiations to produce an agreement.

The sides met for 10 straight days in New York, and it became clear Wednesday morning -- the 301st day of the lockout -- that they weren't going to leave the room without an agreement in hand.

The expected salary cap will likely have a ceiling approaching $40 million and a minimum somewhere between $20 million and $25 million.

Player salaries will not exceed 54 percent of league-wide revenues.

Some players in recent days have voiced their displeasure over what will be included in the new deal.

Commissioner Gary Bettman warned in February when he canceled the season that the offers the union passed up were better than any it would see once a year of hockey was lost.

Just days before the NHL became the first North American sports league to wipe out a full season, the players' association said for the first time it would accept a salary cap if the NHL dropped its desire to link player costs to revenues.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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tcs007 · 07-13-2005, 01:18 PM

I'm not holding my breath

HalfBaked · 07-13-2005, 01:18 PM

Hockey sucks anyways.

I've liked my sportscenter without a side of a hockey.

Strider · 07-13-2005, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcs007

I'm not holding my breath

Oh, but you should! Then you can end up in the news.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/13/cho....ap/index.html

I had a thread earlier today about how they were gonna announce this. I'm glad they finally did.

TheNookie · 07-13-2005, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HalfBaked

Hockey sucks anyways.

I've liked my sportscenter without a side of a hockey.

We'll ESPN didn't renew their contract if I remember correctly so who knows where you will be able to watch it.

I just read this over on si.com. This is great. Why the hell they couldn't do this last year....that's what I want to know.

And knowing is half the battle.

TheNookie · 07-13-2005, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StriderTB

Oh, but you should! Then you can end up in the news.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/13/cho....ap/index.html

I had a thread earlier today about how they were gonna announce this. I'm glad they finally did.

NICE

ZINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG !!!

chri3 · 07-13-2005, 01:21 PM

sasquatch95 · 07-13-2005, 01:21 PM

I think the players realized they ran out of booze money and had to get playing again.

Janq · 07-13-2005, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HalfBaked

Hockey sucks anyways.

I've liked my sportscenter without a side of a hockey.

What he said.
Hockey is like Roller Derby, a bunch of off balance folk slappin' each other.

In other news baseball got the boot from the Olympics last week.
Yet another boring sport put on pause...

- Janq

Hamsterstyle · 07-13-2005, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheNookie

Why the hell they couldn't do this last year....that's what I want to know.

Because the players decided to gamble and they lost...and lost huge.

The only side that lost bigger than the players were the fans.

chri3 · 07-13-2005, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janq

What he said.
Hockey is like Roller Derby, a bunch of off balance folk slappin' each other.

In other news baseball got the boot from the Olympics last week.
Yet another boring sport put on pause...

- Janq

Janq has recited some incorrect information......run for the hills!!!!

sasquatch95 · 07-13-2005, 01:26 PM

this will also justify purchasing an HDTV. Hockey benefits from HD more than any other sport (except womens beach volleyball)

Hamsterstyle · 07-13-2005, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janq

What he said.
Hockey is like Roller Derby, a bunch of off balance folk slappin' each other.

In other news baseball got the boot from the Olympics last week.
Yet another boring sport put on pause...

- Janq

Wait, are you trying to tell me that black people don't like hockey???

Janq · 07-13-2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chri3

Janq has recited some incorrect information......run for the hills!!!!

Baseball axed from London Olympics

SINGAPORE -- London will stage a reduced Olympic Games in 2012 after baseball and softball were wiped from the program in a controversial vote on Friday.

London's showpiece will now feature 26 sports rather than 28.

This came after after International Olympic Committee members rejected proposals to replace the axed sports with two from rugby sevens, golf, squash, karate and roller sports.

Baseball and softball failed to win a majority of votes in a ballot of members at the IOC Session and became the first sports to be cut from the Games since polo in 1936....

The full story can be found at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8504326

- Janq

phillywrx · 07-13-2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sasquatch95

this will also justify purchasing an HDTV. Hockey benefits from HD more than any other sport (except womens beach volleyball)

i agree. seeing the puck without that blur behind it is nice. tennis benefits alot too, that is, if you are one of the few that watches it.

Janq · 07-13-2005, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamsterstyle

Wait, are you trying to tell me that black people don't like hockey???

Nope...whats hockey got to do with Black folks?
There are and have been Black hockey players.

- Janq

HalfBaked · 07-13-2005, 01:31 PM

Cutting Baseball from the olympics is crap.

Hawkeye · 07-13-2005, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janq

Baseball axed from London Olympics

SINGAPORE -- London will stage a reduced Olympic Games in 2012 after baseball and softball were wiped from the program in a controversial vote on Friday.

London's showpiece will now feature 26 sports rather than 28.

This came after after International Olympic Committee members rejected proposals to replace the axed sports with two from rugby sevens, golf, squash, karate and roller sports.

Baseball and softball failed to win a majority of votes in a ballot of members at the IOC Session and became the first sports to be cut from the Games since polo in 1936....

The full story can be found at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8504326

- Janq

I think the incorrect information was

"Hockey is like Roller Derby, a bunch of off balance folk slappin' each other"

Hocket requires a great amount of balance and skill. And there is no slappin' going on just hitting and punching.

Hamsterstyle · 07-13-2005, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janq

Nope...whats hockey got to do with Black folks?
There are and have been Black hockey players.

- Janq

I know man...it was a joke. Hockey is perdominately white...ha ha ha. Nevermind.

Janq · 07-13-2005, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamsterstyle

I know man...it was a joke. Hockey is perdominately white...ha ha ha. Nevermind.

Meh...my comedy/sarchasm circuityr is on the fritz today.
Also I think I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

We're all out of bananas today which is making me grumpy.

- Janq

Chromer · 07-13-2005, 01:36 PM

Oh thank God.

Now someone please show Bettman and Goodnow the door.

Quote:

Changes to the game

With hockey now expected to return this season, most hockey fans will be interested in finding out what changes are coming, says Steve McAllister, the sports editor of The Globe and Mail.

"I think everybody's pretty tired of the talk about salary arbitration, and salary caps and revenue sharing," McAllister told CTV Newsnet.

He said that making hockey a product that people can embrace will likely be his toughest sell.

"It's obvious when you look at the league, and look at the attendance and look at television ratings, especially in the United States, that it's not a very good product right now."

To revitalize their on-ice product, the league is expected next week to announce, along with details of the new agreement, major changes to the game's rules which are intended to increase the game's appeal and win more fans.

These include:

* A three-minute overtime period with three players from each team, should the score remain tied following the current five-minute overtime.
* The fan-friendly shootout, which will be used if games remain tied.
* Removing the red line to allow two-line passes without an off-side being called. This would presumably open up offensive chances and allow for more breakaways.
* Reducing the size of goalie equipment, intended to allow for more goals to be scored.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
All good stuff, IMO.

chri3 · 07-13-2005, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I think the incorrect information was

"Hockey is like Roller Derby, a bunch of off balance folk slappin' each other"

Hocket requires a great amount of balance and skill. And there is no slappin' going on just hitting and punching.

12619

Hamsterstyle · 07-13-2005, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chromer

Oh thank God.

Now someone please show Bettman and Goodnow the door.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
All good stuff, IMO.

Call me a purist, but those changes are bull****. They'd better at least leave the playoffs alone.

<--- Would rather see a well played 2-1 game, then a 9-7 game.

LJG33 · 07-13-2005, 01:45 PM

This is great! I hope the B's can get the first pick so they can draft Sidney Crosby. And the game needs to opened up again. I want to see a bunch of 6-5 games this year.

HalfBaked · 07-13-2005, 01:46 PM

More people would watch if they saw more goals.

Atleast they got rid of the offsides.

07-13-2005, 01:17 PM	#1
sasquatch95 Scooby Specialist Member#: 17163 Join Date: Apr 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: New Jersey Vehicle: 2006 Legacy Non-GT white	Anybody remember the NHL? well, it'll be back!!! GAME ON!!!!!: story for the lazy: NHL agrees to deal after all-night bargaining session ESPN.com news services NEW YORK -- The NHL and the players' association reached an agreement in principle on a new labor deal, ending a lockout that wiped out last season, the sides announced in statements Wednesday. The sides met for 24 hours from Tuesday into Wednesday to hammer out the collective bargaining agreement that will return the NHL to the ice. Both sides still need to raitfy the deal. That process is expected to be completed next week, the league and the union said in a joint news release. A prominent player agent told ESPN The Magazine's E.J. Hradek that the draft lottery will be held on July 21, with the entry draft being held in Ottawa on July 30. "We met all night," NHL chief legal officer Bill Daly said in an e-mail. It took all night and then some for the final round of negotiations to produce an agreement. The sides met for 10 straight days in New York, and it became clear Wednesday morning -- the 301st day of the lockout -- that they weren't going to leave the room without an agreement in hand. The expected salary cap will likely have a ceiling approaching $40 million and a minimum somewhere between $20 million and $25 million. Player salaries will not exceed 54 percent of league-wide revenues. Some players in recent days have voiced their displeasure over what will be included in the new deal. Commissioner Gary Bettman warned in February when he canceled the season that the offers the union passed up were better than any it would see once a year of hockey was lost. Just days before the NHL became the first North American sports league to wipe out a full season, the players' association said for the first time it would accept a salary cap if the NHL dropped its desire to link player costs to revenues. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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tcs007 Scooby Specialist Member#: 4103 Join Date: Feb 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Madtown Vehicle: 2003 WRX Wagon Reddish	I'm not holding my breath

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HalfBaked Scooby Specialist Member#: 24759 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Portsmouth, VA Vehicle: 1992 Nissan Sentra 13.5@106	Hockey sucks anyways. I've liked my sportscenter without a side of a hockey.

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sasquatch95 Scooby Specialist Member#: 17163 Join Date: Apr 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: New Jersey Vehicle: 2006 Legacy Non-GT white	this will also justify purchasing an HDTV. Hockey benefits from HD more than any other sport (except womens beach volleyball)

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LJG33 Scooby Specialist Member#: 51932 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Norwich, CT Vehicle: 2005 STi Wagon OBP	This is great! I hope the B's can get the first pick so they can draft Sidney Crosby. And the game needs to opened up again. I want to see a bunch of 6-5 games this year.

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HalfBaked Scooby Specialist Member#: 24759 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Portsmouth, VA Vehicle: 1992 Nissan Sentra 13.5@106	More people would watch if they saw more goals. Atleast they got rid of the offsides.