15°c Clear
25°c Variable cloudiness
Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
NHL divisions, labour deal a combined issue now: Hainsey
Winnipeg Jets' Ron Hainsey, right, says players have taken issue with the fairness of qualifying for the playoffs and travel issues in a propsoal approved by the NHL’s board of governors. (PAUL CHIASSON / THE CANADIAN PRESS ARCHIVES)
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jets defenceman Ron Hainsey, the team’s player representative to the National Hockey League Players Association, today declared the collective bargaining agreement season open between the NHL and the PA.
Hainsey was asked this morning if Friday’s scuttled realignment of the league’s divisions was related to upcoming negotiations for a new labour deal.
"I think the two are unrelated, but now they will be related from how I understood the wording of everything last night," Hainsey said after the Jets morning skate today. "It looks like it willl be one big issue now."
Hainsey said the players have taken issue with the fairness of qualifying for the playoffs and travel issues of the propsoal which was approved by the NHL’s board of governors in December.
He said travel for western teams and Winnpeg could be potentially be worse with the new plan. While that’s possible for Winnipeg, it seems highly unlikely unless the league went out of its way to make it worse.
Hainsey was asked if the players still want to talk about fixing the problem for next season so the Jets don’t have to play another season as a member of the Southeast Division.
"It was told that we were more than willing to sit down," he said. "We were given two deadlines this week. The plug was pulled on it last night when we sent essentially the same concerns we had on Tuesday. We continued to request to meet and last night they decided to go on the offensive with their press release, claiming the players were being unreasonable and that they were going to shut the idea of it down.
"Now it’s a judgment of what’s reasonable and unreasonable and you guys can have fun writing about that for the next couple months."
By Tim Campbell
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jets defenceman Ron Hainsey, the team’s player representative to the National Hockey League Players Association, today declared the collective bargaining agreement season open between the NHL and the PA.
Hainsey was asked this morning if Friday’s scuttled realignment of the league’s divisions was related to upcoming negotiations for a new labour deal.
"I think the two are unrelated, but now they will be related from how I understood the wording of everything last night," Hainsey said after the Jets morning skate today. "It looks like it willl be one big issue now."
Hainsey said the players have taken issue with the fairness of qualifying for the playoffs and travel issues of the propsoal which was approved by the NHL’s board of governors in December.
He said travel for western teams and Winnpeg could be potentially be worse with the new plan. While that’s possible for Winnipeg, it seems highly unlikely unless the league went out of its way to make it worse.
Hainsey was asked if the players still want to talk about f
By Tim Campbell
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jets defenceman Ron Hainsey, the team’s player representative to the National Hockey League Players Association, today declared the collective bargaining agreement season open between the NHL and the PA.
Hainsey was asked this morning if Friday’s scuttled realignment of the league’s divisions was related to upcoming negotiations for a new labour deal.
"I think the two are unrelated, but now they will be related from how I understood the wording of everything last night," Hainsey said after the Jets morning skate today. "It looks like it willl be one big issue now."
Hainsey said the players have taken issue with the fairness of qualifying for the playoffs and travel issues of the propsoal which was approved by the NHL’s board of governors in December.
He said travel for western teams and Winnpeg could be potentially be worse with the new plan. While that’s possible for Winnipeg, it seems highly unlikely unless the league went out of its way to make it worse.
Hainsey was asked if the players still want to talk about fixing the problem for next season so the Jets don’t have to play another season as a member of the Southeast Division.
"It was told that we were more than willing to sit down," he said. "We were given two deadlines this week. The plug was pulled on it last night when we sent essentially the same concerns we had on Tuesday. We continued to request to meet and last night they decided to go on the offensive with their press release, claiming the players were being unreasonable and that they were going to shut the idea of it down.
"Now it’s a judgment of what’s reasonable and unreasonable and you guys can have fun writing about that for the next couple months."
ixing the problem for next season so the Jets don’t have to play another season as a member of the Southeast Division.
"It was told that we were more than willing to sit down," he said. "We were given two deadlines this week. The plug was pulled on it last night when we sent essentially the same concerns we had on Tuesday. We continued to request to meet and last night they decided to go on the offensive with their press release, claiming the players were being unreasonable and that they were going to shut the idea of it down.
"Now it’s a judgment of what’s reasonable and unreasonable and you guys can have fun writing about that for the next couple months."
tim.campbell@freepress.mb.ca
More Latest News
- Back to Top
- Return to Latest News
More Latest News
(1 of 50 articles for this week)
100K protesters flood Brazil streets in protests venting anger over poor government services
1:29 AM 0
Poll
Most Popular Latest News
- Young girl found dead on railway tracks
- Toronto woman dead in rural Manitoba ATV wreck
- Report: Saatchi cautioned over London assault on TV presenter wife Nigella Lawson
- Kenyan wins Manitoba Marathon
- Three-year-old girl drowns at Cross Lake First Nation
- Montreal's interim mayor, a self-styled corruption fighter, faces fraud charges
- HSC Home Lottery winners announced
- UFC army conquers Winnipeg in one day
- Hong Kong flight with passenger who claimed everybody poisoned lands in US; police greet plane
- Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth several weeks ahead of due date
- Young girl found dead on railway tracks
- Hailstorm wreaks havoc on Winnipeg garden centre
- HSC Home Lottery winners announced
- Jaimie Creasy becomes first woman to graduate from RRC with degree
- RCMP say woman deliberately murdered her sister with her car
- Toronto woman dead in rural Manitoba ATV wreck
- Manitoba restaurant stops selling giant hamburger "for obvious reasons"
- Bomber fans wowed by new stadium
- Portage Ave. stretch re-opens after Friday-night bomb scare
- Kenyan wins Manitoba Marathon
- Young girl found dead on railway tracks
- Man dies after being pulled from vehicle submerged in Winnipeg retention pond
- Hailstorm wreaks havoc on Winnipeg garden centre
- 87-year-old woman tells jurors, 'Somebody had to stand up to' Donald Trump
- Two people killed in crash north of Winnipeg
- Two Winnipeg teens identified as victims of crash
- Father, daughter seriously injured in ATV crash
- Chiropractor guilty of sexually assaulting, beating ex-girlfriend
- Filipino singer Charice comes out as lesbian; Catholic official says she's in identity crisis
- HSC Home Lottery winners announced
- Three-year-old girl drowns at Cross Lake First Nation
- Report: Saatchi cautioned over London assault on TV presenter wife Nigella Lawson
- MTS providing tower, charging station for Dauphin Countryfest fans
- Winnipeg's got the REIT stuff
- The crime fighter's revolution
- To hike or not to hike? Retailers unsure what to charge for PST on July 1
- Blood, sweat and cheers: Mixed martial arts goes from gory nights to glory days
- Exchange District BIZ rolls out recycling bins
- HSC Home Lottery winners announced
- Two men dead in house fire near Elie
- App could give Winnipeggers chance to report bad parking, get paid
- Hailstorm wreaks havoc on Winnipeg garden centre
- Sobeys gobbles up Safeway
- Jaimie Creasy becomes first woman to graduate from RRC with degree
- Priest kept silent about accusations against Storheim, court hears
- Manitoba restaurant stops selling giant hamburger "for obvious reasons"
- Yaz and Yasmin pills linked to 23 deaths, say Health Canada documents
- Geothermal heat coming to some Manitoba First Nations
- Spiralling cost of land raises new home prices
- Rogers and MTS announce new network sharing agreement
- New owner for lumber stores
- Chiropractor guilty of sexually assaulting, beating ex-girlfriend
- Grocer Joe Cantor dies at 88
- Door openers being used to break into garages, police warn
- Province formally opens Mental Health Crisis Response Centre
- Hailstorm wreaks havoc on Winnipeg garden centre
- New rules let customers cancel phone contracts without penalty after two years
- App could give Winnipeggers chance to report bad parking, get paid
- MTS to sell Allstream to Egyptian investment group, focus on Manitoba market
- Police: US driver drove drunk while having sex, crashed, hid behind cactus
Ads by Google
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is be a Winnipeg Free Press print or e-edition subscriber to join the conversation and give your feedback.
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is be a Winnipeg Free Press print or e-edition subscriber to join the conversation and give your feedback.
Have Your Say
New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
Have Your Say
Comments are open to Winnipeg Free Press print or e-edition subscribers only. why?
Login SubscribeHave Your Say
Comments are open to Winnipeg Free Press Subscribers only. why?
SubscribeThe Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010.