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NHL and NHLPA reach agreement on return-to-play protocols which includes hefty punishments for players leaving bubble without permission

TSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting that the NHL and NHLPA have struck a deal on Phase 3 and Phase 4 return-to-play protocols, paving the way for a possible resumption of the season with a 24-team playoff beginning in early August. The NHL and NHLPA continue to negotiate terms to a new six-year CBA.

Once both are agreed to, the return-to-play protocols and CBA will need to be ratified by both the NHLPA executive committee and a simple majority of all NHL players.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Report: NHL and NHLPA closing in on tentative agreement on new 6-year CBA and return-to-play plan

The NHL and NHLPA are nearing agreement on a tentative memorandum of understanding for a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement and a return-to-play plan that would see the NHL complete the 2020 season with a 24-team playoff. TSN’s Frank Seravalli is reporting that “the deal is believed to be imminent” and that “multiple stakeholders in the NHL community have now been apprised of the details.”

TSN’s Bob McKenzie added that the “real significance of this massive agreement” is that it provides an “economic roadmap” for the NHL and NHLPA to recover from the harmful business effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The news comes on the heels of the St. Louis Blues canceling practice on Friday due to multiple players testing positive for COVID-19 and the NHL reporting on Monday that 26 players total have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since early June.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Report: One anonymous NHL’er estimates 75 percent of players don’t want to resume season due to safety concerns

The NHL announced on Monday that 26 different players have contracted COVID-19 since the start of Phase 2 activities in early June. This number does not include staff who have reportedly tested positive as well.

While more players across the world have begun making the trek back to North America for training camps — most recently for the Capitals Jakub Vrana, Michal Kempny, and Radko Gudas flew back from the Czech Republic — there is growing unease from players privately about resuming the season. The spread of COVID-19 in the United States is growing out of control as the US sets new daily records for positive cases. The country is not out of a first wave that has tragically killed over 125k Americans.

Players are understandably skeptical they can pull off a safe resumption of the season and Sportsnet’s Eric Engels voiced their concerns in a Twitter thread Tuesday.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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NHLPA officially approves NHL’s 24-team playoff format

The NHLPA announced shortly before 10 PM that its 31 player representatives have approved the NHL’s 24-team playoff, return-to-play format.

The NHLPA stressed in its announcement however that more details and negotiations must happen before the NHL can return such as testing, safety protocols, PPE sourcing, and players’ families.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Report: Don Fehr believed to have enough votes to ratify NHL’s 24-team playoff, return-to-play plan

The NHL Players’ Association is voting on a return-to-play plan Friday that would begin a process potentially allowing the NHL to restart the 2019-20 season. The NHLPA’s 31 player representatives are voting on the conference-based “play-in” proposal.

Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston was the first to report the news.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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NHL issues statement on paused 2019-20 season, targets mid-to-late May for small group activities

The NHL confirmed the creation of the “Return to Play Committee” and threw cold water on John Scott’s tweet in a release to the public, Wednesday evening. The most noteworthy piece of news is that the NHL believes they may be able to return to some “small group activities in NHL training facilities” in mid to late May.

“The precise date of transition to Phase 2, during which Players might return to small group activities in NHL Club training facilities, remains undetermined,” the NHL wrote. “However, provided that conditions continue to trend favorably – and, subject to potential competitive concerns as between disparately situated markets – we believe we may be able to move to Phase 2 at some point in the mid-to-later portion of May.”

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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The NHLPA has declined to re-open the CBA meaning labor peace for the next three years

Hey, here’s some good news. The NHLPA has announced that it will not re-open the current CBA after the 2019-20 season ends.

The players’ union had until today, September 16 (the first business day after September 15), to let the NHL know its decision. The CBA will now last until the conclusion of the 2021-22 season.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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In September, the NHL and NHLPA will decide if they want to opt-out of the CBA for 2020

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.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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NHL and NHLPA agree to stick with current playoff format for one more year

In a move that will surprise some and likely enrage fans, the NHL and NHLPA agreed to continue the divisional and wild card playoff format for at least another year. That format holds that the top three teams in each division automatically qualify for a playoff berth, and the next two closest teams in the East and West lock up the wild card spots.

The news was first reported by Pierre LeBrun.

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By Julia Karron 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin’s shot voted the best by his peers in NHLPA Player Poll

Wednesday morning, the NHLPA released the results from their annual Player Poll, which surveys roughly 500 NHL players on everything from how good other players are, to skills, and arenas and fans.

This season, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin received the most love as the player with the best shot at a whopping 50.2 percent of the vote.

Others receiving votes in the category were Shea Weber, Patrik Laine, Auston Matthews, and Steven Stamkos.

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By Julia Karron 3 years ago

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