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NHL files complaint against NHLPA in court

The focus of the NHL lockout is shifting from the bargaining room to the courtroom. A class-action complaint was filed by the league on Friday which asked a federal court in New York to make a declaration on the legality of the lockout -- a pre-emptive legal manoeuvre that came with the NHL Players' Association moving towards dissolving. 1

With lockout deadline looming, NHLPA head Don Fehr says negotiations are 'recessed'

Contract talks with the National Hockey League broke off in New York and will not resume until the league expresses its intention to negotiate, the head of the players’ association said Friday.
NHL Players' Association preparing new proposal

The NHL Players' Association needed some overtime to work on its next offer in collective bargaining. Donald Fehr, the NHLPA's executive director, had hoped to table a counter-proposal Thursday but instead called off the session to devote more time to drafting it.
NHLPA mulls proposal that includes a change in stance from the NHL

In passing a new collective bargaining proposal across the table Tuesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gave the players some food for thought.
Top union, NHL execs to meet next week

The two sides in the NHL labour negotiations are hoping to make some progress next week by putting the four main players in the talks in a room together.

NHL files complaint against NHLPA in court