Donald Fehr

NHLPA’s Donald Fehr believes international expansion should happen, and ‘the sooner the better’

Donald Fehr, the executive director of the NHL’s Player Association, says that if the logistics of a trans-ocean league can be worked out, the NHL should do it as soon as possible.

Fehr clarified that this is a personal opinion, “not discussed with the players.” But despite the lack of conversation, he has put some thought into it–he worked out a schedule previously that would make it feasible for five European-based teams to be incorporated in the regular-season schedule.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 5 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin: I Will Annul My Contract If There Are Major Rollbacks

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Let’s start with a disclosure: we aren’t actively covering the lockout. Financial negotiations (and their public face) are all about posturing, tedium, and equivocation, whereas our principal interest in hockey has always been scoar, moar, and goals. That said, our Alex Ovechkin has spoken out about the ongoing melee between NHL ownership and players, and it’s definitely newsworthy.

Talking with SovSport’s Dmitry Ponomarenko after Saturday’s game, Ovechkin gave his spin on the NHL’s offer to the players earlier this week, dismissing the proposal as “nothing new” and “good only after a quick look.” Ovechkin continued:

If we speak in Russian, the NHL provided a beautiful dream to the media and fans, but in reality it’s a lie. It’s showboating. The league is trying to show that they are kind of working, trying to save the season, but they offer nothing new. It’s all the same, just in different words.

In the interview, Ovechkin carries some water for the players’ association, but he ends with a bombshell: he is willing to walk away from the NHL if the new CBA is no good.

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By Peter Hassett 11 years ago

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