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NHL and NHLPA launch Female Hockey Advisory Committee on #InternationalWomensDay

Friday is International Women’s Day, a day that celebrates the women’s equality movement and has been used as a day not only for celebration, but also protest.

As part of their Hockey Is For Everyone initiative, the NHL and NHLPA have established the NHL & NHLPA Female Hockey Advisory Committee, which will try to grow the game more in North America. This is part of a broader campaign for the first-ever Gender Equality Month, another initiative to celebrate Hockey Is For Everyone throughout the year.

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By Julia Karron 3 years ago

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NHL and NHLPA announce World Cup of Hockey in 2020 won’t happen

The NHL and NHLPA announced in separate releases Wednesday that there will be no World Cup of Hockey in 2020.

Both the league and the players’ union have been meeting — last week in Las Vegas and this week in Toronto — to try and ensure labor peace in 2020 but were unable to come to a quick agreement.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Gary Bettman upholds Tom Wilson’s 20-game suspension

Capitals forward Tom Wilson met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in New York last week to appeal his 20-game suspension. The hearing, according to Sportsnet’s John Shannon, lasted a marathon seven hours. After taking nearly a week to review the transcripts, Bettman has finally made a decision.

Wilson’s request to have his 20-game suspension reduced has been denied. Bettman’s decision comes in a 31-page long PDF.

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By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago

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Ilya Samsonov debuts new Capitals-themed mask at NHLPA’s Rookie Showcase

Dave Gunnarsson is known for his eclectic airbrush artwork on goalie helmets. His past clients include Braden Holtby, Philipp Grubauer, and Phoenix Copley.

Gunnarsson can now add Capitals goalie prospect Ilya Samsonov to his list of goaltenders whose helmets are decorated with his work.

Gunnarsson showed off Samosonov’s new mask on his Instagram last Friday.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Report: NHLPA voting to raise salary cap to $75 million

The on and off again saga that is the NHL Escalator Clause has taken another sharp turn.

The NHLPA, who was widely expected to raise the cap to $78 million and then nope, totally not doing that, is now reportedly voting to raise the salary cap to $75 million. For the salary cap-strapped Washington Capitals, this is welcome news.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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With salary cap likely to remain flat, Brian MacLellan will have to get creative to bring TJ Oshie back

The New York Post’s Larry Brooks is reporting that the NHLPA will decline to use its 5% escalator clause for next season, meaning the NHL salary cap will remain around $73 million mark for 2017-18.

This could have a big effect on how the Caps approach re-signing their 11 free agents, especially 33-goal scorer TJ Oshie.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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‘Extraordinarily disappointed’ NHLPA calls NHL’s decision to skip 2018 Olympics ‘shortsighted’

Monday afternoon the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, essentially blaming the NHLPA in the process. Reportedly, the Olympic negotiations soured when the NHL asked the Players’ Association to guarantee it would not opt out of the current CBA to participate.

The NHLPA balked at the offer and the NHL moved forward with their decision. Monday night, the NHLPA responded to the NHL and let’s just say it uses a lot of adverbs.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Ted Leonsis Follows NHLPA on Twitter, Gets Sassed

Ted shields his eyes — as he should — while walking past the Stanley Cup. (Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla)

When the NHL lockout ended in the early morning hours of January 6, some wondered if the fans would come back. Having endured their third work stoppage since 1994, a fair number of hockey fans insisted they wouldn’t. But, in the end, fans showed up at the rink.

Despite its delayed start, this was a successful year for the NHL and the Players Association. Despite shooting themselves in the foot, the bleeding appears to have been minimal. Wednesday’s game between the Bruins and Hawks became the most watched game one of the Stanley Cup Final since 1997.

With the CBA sorted out for the next ten years and the sport doing well, the owners and the players are starting to reconcile.

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By Chris Gordon 8 years ago

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