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More Confusion Over Player Transfer Agreement
by Paul on 03/20/07 at 11:26 AM ET
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from Pierre Lebrun of the CP,
A key meeting set for Wednesday which many hoped would lead to a new IIHF/NHL player transfer agreement has been postponed.
Just why exactly seems up for debate. The IIHF sent out a letter to federations Tuesday advising them that the meeting, to be held at its Swiss headquarters, needed to be re-scheduled because the NHLPA, going through turbulent times, could not send a representative.
But the union issued a statement giving a different reason.
“The NHLPA was fully prepared to take part in the IIHF meetings but informed the NHL in advance of the meetings that we would not be consenting to a new transfer agreement until we had an opportunity to complete our analysis of potential agreement structures,” the statement said. “The NHL and the NHLPA agreed that it was appropriate to defer the meetings for a short period of time until the NHLPA analysis is complete.”
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That’s a cop-out. The NHL’s attempting to force the PA into rushing their search for an executive director, despite the fact that the NHLPA’s never been an active part of transfer agreement negotiations.
The NHL can’t blame the PA if it chooses not to act.
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 03/20/07 at 12:33 PM ET