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...
agreement earliest meeting objective possible reach remains seeing thoughts union
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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Speaking for the clubs and the NHL, we would like to have another World Cup of Hockey tournament, we would like to make it a more regular event. But obviously we need the players' participation and agreement on that point. So that's something we'll discuss as times goes on.
cordial discussed remain resolved revealed talks
The talks were cordial and informative, but revealed that there remain significant differences that need to be discussed and resolved by the parties,
bargaining collective continued dialogue early healthy issues meeting next progress relating resume
There was healthy dialogue and progress continued to be made on many operational issues relating to a new collective bargaining agreement. We will resume meeting early next week.
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Contraction is a plan to buy back franchises and essentially put them out of business. We have no interest in contraction as a strategic matter or a bargaining strategy, ... We believe 30 franchises can be healthy given the economic right system. The bottom line is if we don't get the right system, we are at risk of losing franchises.
addition attitude environment players rule
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.
clubs concern injuries issue
Injuries are also an issue and a concern of our clubs and our players.
responses virtually
The responses we are getting in-market have been very strong, virtually without exception.
agreement committed continue either meetings process proposals remain until
No new proposals were made by either side. While no new meetings are scheduled, we remain committed to continue working through the process until a new agreement can be reached.
business embraced fans game
The game is good, the fans have embraced it, business is good. That's because of what we were able to do with the collective-bargaining agreement.
fans sticking
It's one way of thanking our fans for sticking with us,
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The bottom line is that Bryan didn't test positive in our program. Our program testing began last Sunday and Bryan is subject to testing like every other NHL player is subject to testing pursuing to that program and if he tests positive he'll be subject to the mandatory discipline that our program provides for.
agreed bargaining collective communication further future intention lines meetings relating season status
While there are no future meetings scheduled, we have agreed to keep the lines of communication open. We have no intention of making any further announcement relating to collective bargaining or the status of the season at this time.