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Quite an interesting day, dear readers, on the NHL labor front. Nobody should have expected anything different from federal mediators, who essentially threw their hands in the air after two days of conversations with the NHL and NHLPA. Given the ideological divide between owners and players, it is hard to blame the kind souls at [...]

A few quick Hump Day morning hits for the dear readers: • The first mediated negotiation between the NHL and its Players’ Association is slated to be held this afternoon. Neither side is disclosing the location. The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) has said it will not comment about any nature of the talks [...]

A busy Monday, dear readers, as the NHL lockout hit Day 72. A story is on the Triblive.com site – http://triblive.com/sports/3022898-85/fmcs-nhl-negotiations-director-labor-league-mediation-nhlpa-players-union#axzz2DMykuQT0 – about the big news, which is that federal mediators are getting involved in the NHL/NHLPA negotiations. Statements from the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, the NHL and NHLPA: • FMCS director George Cohen: [...]

A cheery Saturday morning to the dear readers, though a loss by this blog author’s beloved Everton to a Reading in the EPL has started this weekend sour. Fortunately, one of Chipped Ice’s best beat buddies, Frank Seravalli, provided hockey fans with a glimmer of hope with this column: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20121116_Is_Flyers_Snider_helping_thaw_NHL_talks_.html Interesting, eh?   • Addressing [...]

Friday was many things, but probably mostly the best example of how Twitter has re-shaped – and probably not in a good way – the way we among the unwashed media do our jobs. First, the Trib’s story about the actual NHL and NHLPA labor negotiations: http://triblive.com/sports/2926918-85/negotiations-players-nhl-union-friday-labor-week-adams-penguins-lockout#axzz2BmP55pI4 • On any other day that would be [...]

Not one dear reader should be surprised if this lengthy stretch of negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA breaks off either Friday or at some point this weekend. After three days and nearly 20 hours of face-to-face sessions, there remains a reality that cannot be ignored: Not one person associated with the NHL is certain [...]

Well, dear readers, there are seemingly reasons to believe the negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA somewhere in New York are going well. After all, the sessions will continue Thursday. These sides have not met for three consecutive days since the lockout began 43 days ago. (Yes, it has been only that long.) There was [...]

Oh, what a wonderful last day of this pre-election season – eh, dear readers? At least hockey fans will have something to keep them occupied between exit polling reports on Tuesday, as the NHL and NHLPA are scheduled to meet in New York. Certainly there was no great feel of optimism about that development from [...]

This is a strange Friday for hockey fans. The NHL is minutes away from cancelling the Winter Classic. In fact, depending on when you read this, the annual outdoor game may be officially bagged. This may be viewed by some as the worst development yet during an NHL lockout that hit Day 48 as of [...]