Season on ice: NHL imposes lockout
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHL">NHL</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="Unable">Unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Hockey">Hockey</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12:01 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="stoppage">stoppage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 18 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NFL">NFL</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHL">NHL</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1992, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> 2004-05 <span word="season">season</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="cap">cap</span>.</p><p><span word="NHL">NHL</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Daly">Daly</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="money">money</span> - <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="a">a</span> $3.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> $1.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foregone">foregone</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="substantive">substantive</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="convening">convening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bargaining">bargaining</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="Daly">Daly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>."</p>
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