NHL to lockout players if no deal by Sept. 15
Sidney Crosby - C - Pittsburgh Penguins
Aug. 9, 2012 - 5:00 PM ET
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said that the league will lock out its players if there is no new collective bargaining agreement by the time the old one expires on Sept. 15.
"We reiterated to the union that the owners will not play another year under the current agreement," said Bettman. According to ESPN's Katie Strang, one of the bigger issues that needs resolution is related to revenue sharing. In the initial proposal, the owners were seeking a decrease from 57 percent to 46 percent for the hockey-related revenue that the players receive.
Source: Washington Post
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