Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Sports: Hockey (NHL pros): Will tomorrow's meet with player's association re-launch the league for the season?



Washington Post Sports (Dec11,2k12)





The NHL [pro league - owners] and NHLPA [hockey players] are scheduled to resume negotiations Wednesday at an undisclosed location in New York. The meeting will mark the first formal session between the two sides since talks broke down last Thursday
Meanwhile…
• Capitals defenseman Roman Hamrlik has made no secret of wanting to get back on the ice and has been one of the most outspoken players throughout the labor dispute. He spoke with Josh Rimer of Nextsportstar.com on Monday and was asked whether the NHLPA should vote on the latest offer. 
“Maybe this week something’s going to happen. I’m not against that,” Hamrlik said. “This is NHLPA we’re talking about stay together. I think it’s good. We should maybe do it and we will see how many guys are going to be with or without. I think maybe it’s going to happen, I don’t know.”
Hamrlik went on to say he was against the idea of a secret vote by union members. You can check out the full 13-minute interview in the video below.

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