Wild trail 1-0 in NHL playoffs against Blackhawks
It happened too fast. Josh Harding, the backup goalie for the Minnesota Wild, never saw starter Niklas Backstrom crumple to the ice during warm-ups Tuesday night. The Wild’s captain, Mikko Koivu, yelled for Harding to take over as trainers helped Backstrom to the dressing room at the United Center in Chicago with an apparent left leg injury.
“The NHL has tendered a new proposal to the NHLPA that moves closer to the players in certain areas,” blogs Michael Russo at the Star Tribune.
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“It’s 1 a.m. in the East, and the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association just broke up for the day. They are expected to meet again Thursday afternoon — a third day in a row between a select group of owners and players.
“That’s a good thing because about two hours ago, it nearly blew. But the two sides are working through what’s been a tense-filled, yet productive day as they work toward trying to reach a collective bargaining agreement and end the now-82-day lockout,” via Star Tribune.
“With owners and players still far apart on negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, the NHL on Friday canceled all regular-season games through Nov. 1. The cancellations mean three weeks of lost pay for players, or about 11.5% of their 2012-13 salary. The total of canceled games equals 135,” reports USA Today.
“The NHL announced Thursday it has canceled games for the 2012 season through Oct. 24. That adds up to 82 games total, including five Minnesota Wild games,” reports FOX9.
Wild offers season-ticket holders 10% APR interest to keep money in accounts
via Star Tribune.
Minnesota Wild’s Darroll Powe (14) and Winnipeg Jets’ Tanner Glass exchange punches during a fight. AP Photo/Jim Mone)
“The start date for the Minnesota Wild season may be delayed or even canceled. The National Hockey League and the NHL Player’s Association are at an impasse which could lead to a lockout as early as Saturday.”
