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NHL Lockout Basics

In an effort to help you understand the NHL lockout, we cut through the numbers and the jargon with our quick and easy NHL Lockout Basics. Here are the issues at stake in negotiations between the NHL and its Players' Association.
THEY HAVE A DEAL!
July 13/05 - On the 301st day of the NHL lockout, the NHL and its Players' Association have announced a tentative collective agreement.
NHL Free Agents Explained
Can't tell a Group Two from a Group Six? Here's an explanation of who qualifies for free agency in the NHL, and what rights each group has.
How NHL Free Agents Hit the Jackpot
As is often said, by hockey fans and non-fans alike, the money these guys make is crazy, completely out of control. How did such madness come to grip the NHL, and pro sports in general?
How NHL Salary Arbitration Works
If regular contract negotiations don't work out, some NHL players have the right to hand the decision over to a neutral arbitrator. Here's how the NHL salary arbitration process works.

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