Over the last 27 years, there have been 3 lockouts and 1 strike, causing the NHL to cancel 152 games including an entire dang season in 2004.
According to The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun, the NHL must decide by September 1 and the NHLPA must decide by September 15 if they will opt-out of the current CBA for 2020.
NHLPA Executive Board plus other players to meet Wednesday in Chicago for a CBA update discussion. Players have until Sept. 15 to decide on the CBA opt-out for 2020. The NHL has until Sunday to make the same decision. I would expect an announcement from the NHL by end of weekend
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) August 29, 2019
The NHL and NHLPA have had numerous CBA meetings with each other all summer long. But where this all leads, I’m not ready to guess yet
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) August 29, 2019
Oh, fun!
Beyond escrow and the NHL’s participation in the Olympics, there are not many significant issues between the NHL and NHLPA, but here’s a recap of how the two sides have solved their problems in the past.
- The 1992 NHL strike. NHL Players sat out for 10 days in April, postponing 30 games of the 1991–92 season
- The 1994–95 NHL lockout. The NHL wanted to cap raising player salaries and help teams in weaker markets. The result ended up being a 48-game season.
- The 2004–05 NHL lockout, which lasted 10 months and six days. The NHL canceled the entire 2004–05 season. The result was a salary cap.
- The 2012–13 NHL lockout. Lasting until January 12, 2013, the NHL shortened the regular season to 48 games.
Let’s not do that this time. 🤞
can they both not be stupid
— Mathew Rubinstein (@MRR14) August 29, 2019
