Bill Daly
Bill Daly
William "Bill" L. Daly III is an attorney and the current Deputy Commissioner and chief legal officer of the National Hockey Leagueunder Commissioner Gary Bettman. He is also a Hockey Hall of Fame Board Member and former NHL Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Before joining the NHL front office he worked for the New York law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. He received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from New...
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They need to start moving forward in Pittsburgh.
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We really have no expectations at this point. This meeting is about seeing where we are, and what the parties' thoughts are about where we go from here. It remains our objective to reach a new agreement with the union at the earliest possible date.
We really have no expectations at this point,
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The fact that only one of the six proposals actually contemplated a salary cap exposes the union for its true motivation - to do everything necessary to precipitate a fight in an attempt to preserve the status quo.
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Our position on enhanced revenue-sharing has been consistent since the beginning of this negotiation. I don't anticipate that it will change.
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Our partnership with NASN represents a significant step by the league to re-establish its relationship with its existing European-based fans, as well as begin the process of developing new ones.
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Our league has never qualified individual records over our 90-year history, despite many significant changes in the rules and the way the game was played. (That's) including varying lengths of schedule and different rules for regular-season overtime.
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We now have a national product we can sell in United States, ... When you're perceived as a regional sport, you can't sell national sponsorship agreements.
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I remain optimistic for two reasons. One is it's not as if we haven't done anything to date. We have done a lot of the work that needs to be done in these types of negotiations. I also believe there is an understanding on the other side with respect to the issues that are facing the game. The only thing we need to get our arms around and come to an agreement on, and I'm not going to suggest it's insignificant, is what's the proper way to resolve these issues.
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Injuries are also an issue and a concern of our clubs and our players.
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In a lot of respects, the litigation was the sole remaining vestige of a year-long labor dispute that was difficult for us and for our fans. It was time to turn the page and move on.
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In terms of the effect of, for lack of a better term, capping minor-league salaries at $75,000, that was clearly not the intent of the provision but I suppose I'm not surprised by the impact of the provision,
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In addition to the rule changes, we went out of our way with the players association to make the attitude and environment around the NHL different than in the past.
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I'm afraid our gas prices aren't helping things. We certainly can't blame the weather. The attendance is a little light.