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• Paul Kelly Is Still The Best Man For The Job

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from Stan Fischler at the Hockey Journal, Paul Kelly (Newton Highlands, Mass.) should be reinstated as executive director of the NHL Players’ Association. That is because he is the best man available for the job. And he is better than anybody that the bumbling union could possibly sign on for more millions of ...
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• News of Hockey, 11/9/09: Two Hits to the Head, One Suspension

  
  Slap Shot — Authority: 634
  Calgarys Curtis Glencross is banned three games for his check to the head of the Rangers Chris Drury. Now Minnesota wants a ban for the Dallas player who knocked out Petr Sykora.
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• Afternoon Line

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  Greg Hardy in his Power Rankings (sports related) at ESPN tries to be funny… It looks like a senior staff member of Alberta’s health services was fired after arranging for members of the Calgary Flames and their families to skip ahead of thousands of other patient Canucks in order to receive their H1N1 shots. ...
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• The Morning Skate: A Headshot Hearing, a Union Adrift and a Lot of Hurting

  
  Slap Shot — Authority: 634
  The N.H.L. is reportedly penalizing Flames forward Curtis Glencross for his hit on the Rangers Chris Drury after a rare hearing in response to a head shot this season.
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• Interim Ombudsman Resigns From NHLPA

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from TSN, On Sunday, Buzz Hargrove announced that he is leaving his post as interim Ombudsman for the NHLPA. He had held the role since March 1, 2009 after serving on the Advisory Board for five months prior to that. Eric Lindros was Ombudsman before Hargrove. “After much reflection I have come to the conclusion ...
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• The Battle In The NHLPA Continues

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from Elliotte Friedman of CBC, On the surface, the fight inside the NHLPA is all about Paul Kelly’s firing. But, it goes deeper than that. Right now, the union finds itself at a crossroads, in the middle of its most important decisions since the overthrow of Alan Eagleson. It’s not only about who will lead - ...
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• NHLPA To Blame For Safety Issues, Not The NHL

  
  T.O. Sports — Authority: 144
  By Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter… In 1979, after years of resistance by NHL players, the NHL made helmets mandatory for  players entering the league. Veteran players that were currently helmet-less would be allowed to let their locks fly if they chose, but the goal was to have all players wearing helmets ...
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• The Mystery Man For The NHLPA

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette, What they need is someone with a hockey background who has played on both sides of the street. The best-case scenario is that he’s a lawyer, has worked in the NHL front office, must have held an executive position with an NHL team to understand the players’ needs, and ...
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• Announced crowds???

  
  The Hockey Writers — Authority: 597
  Was it just me…or did anyone else notice the attendance Wednesday night at the Bank Atlantic Center, in Sunrise, FL, for the Hurricanes/Panther game? I’m not talking about the “announced” crowd of 12,424 that the team posts on the official scoresheet. I was wondering if my eyes have finally given way to old ...
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• More On The Heatley Grievance

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, Publicly, the NHL’s position – on the rare occasions when commissioner Gary Bettman will discuss the NHLPA’s trials and tribulations – is that the league believes a strong union is good for business. Deep down, it is hard to imagine they truly believe that. ...
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• The Latest From The NHLPA

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, The executive board of the NHL Players’ Association held an emergency conference call Sunday night, sources told ESPN.com, feeling the need to quickly convene after a turbulent weekend. In the wake of Ian Penny’s departure Friday as general counsel and interim executive director as ...
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• Evening Line

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  “Private union matters should remain in the locker room and PA offices.  Internal disagreements should not be waged through the press. “Some members of the media may have conflicting interests, leading to biased or inaccurate reporting.” -Ken Baumgartner who resigned from his advisory board position this ...
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• NHLPA in Turmoil, Knock it Off

  
  SportsRoids Inject Yourself — Authority: 116
  In case you hadn’t heard Paul Kelly was ousted as head of the NHLPA (players’ union) over the summer and the fallout from that has been remarkable; and when I say remarkable I mean a bit of a disaster. An interim director has yet to be selected, people are resigning left and right from many parts of the players’ ...
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• Another NHLPA Letter

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from Sportsnet, Former NHL star Steve Larmer is very concerned about the fate of the NHL Players Association. In a letter of resignation to the NHLPA obtained by Hockeycentral, Larmer wrote: The NHLPA constitution that was created in 2005 has now been suspended. Certain players with the assistance of their agents ...
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• Saturdays News of Hockey, 10/31/09: Gretzky Wont Stand in Way of Coyotes Sale

  
  Slap Shot — Authority: 634
  Wayne Gretzky refrains from filing an objection to the prospective sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to the N.H.L., a deal that contains no provision for the payment of $8.2 million he contends the Coyotes owe him.
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• Trouble in the Henhouse: Ian Penny Resigns

  
  Fantasy Hockey News — Authority: 127
  The infighting associated with the NHLPA is working into a frenzy and Ian Penny has proven to be the first to go down in the firefight. The interim executive director, named so after the firing of Paul Kelly, resigned on Friday. The NHLPA released a statement covering the matter: “Interim executive director Ian ...
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• Letter From Penney To NHLPA

  
  KK Hockey — Authority: 653
  from CBC, This is a letter written by Ian Penny, former interim executive director of the NHLPA on October 23, 2009 to the organization’s player executive board. It details reasons why he believes he was constructively dismissed by the NHLPA. It was obtained by CBCSports.ca Executive Board Members: I am writing ...
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• Fridays News of Hockey, 10/30/09: More N.H.L.P.A. Drama as Interim Director Resigns

  
  Slap Shot — Authority: 634
  Interim director Ian Penny becomes the fourth head of the N.H.L. Players Association to leave the job in five years as the turmoil inside the troubled union continues.
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• Chelios And the NHLPA: Ian Penny Letter to NHLPA

  
  Michelle Kenneth's Weblog — Authority: 118
  It is exactly what I thought would happen if Chris Chelios was given any power in the NHLPA. CBC.CA has posted up Ian Penny’s Letter to the NHLPA. Here it is: This is a letter written by Ian Penny, former interim executive director of the NHLPA on October 23, 2009 to the organization’s player executive board. ...
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• Actually, Its All Good

  
  The Spin — Authority: 523
  There will be those who interpret todays announcement that Ian Penny has left the troubled NHL Players Association as the latest disastrous development for the union. Not really. In fact, this is good news. It follows last weeks news that...
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